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Vernon councillor grills Interior Health on claim that 99 per cent of needles are disposed of properly
VERNON – A Vernon city councillor says Interior Health’s claim that it properly disposes of…
Vernon RCMP make three arrests related to local drug trade
VERNON – Police in Vernon say they are continuing to crack down on drug dealers.…
Hundreds of thousands of Interior Health needles remain unaccounted for
HOW INTERIOR HEALTH CALCULATED ITS CLAIM THAT 99 PER CENT OF NEEDLES ARE PROPERLY DISPOSED…
Two Kamloops men found guilty of participation in drug operation
KAMLOOPS – One Kamloops man has been found guilty of allowing a meth lab to…
Man charged with producing methamphetamine and fentanyl at Vernon drug lab
VERNON – Charges have been laid in connection with a drug lab that was busted…
Spike in illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C.
More than 160 people died from illicit drug overdoses in B.C. in March, the second-highest…
Vernon shelter believes safe drug use area would reduce overdoses, discarded needles
VERNON – With no supervised drug consumption site currently available in Vernon, one local agency…
Mobile drug lab crashes in North Okanagan; police looking for suspects
LUMBY – Turns out a cube van that ended up in the ditch on Highway…
How a Shuswap man smuggled loads of cocaine, ecstasy and pot across the border
He used a fictitious company, helicopters, and encrypted Blackberries to move the drugs back and…
‘Extremely dangerous’ man wanted for allegedly beating autistic man has Kelowna connection
A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant out of Mississauga, Ont. for allegedly beating an…
Vernon judge calls drug dealer ‘reckless’ in selling heroin amid overdose crisis
VERNON – A judge noted the high death toll from drug overdoses in the Vernon…
Big downturn in complaints about discarded needles in Vernon leaves questions
VERNON – The number of discarded needles found around Vernon doesn’t seem to be the…
Shuswap man pleads not guilty to drug trafficking following extradition to U.S.
A Shuswap man recently extradited to the U.S. on allegations of drug trafficking continues to…
Kamloops police get guns, fentanyl in raid
KAMLOOPS – Police got five guns and lots of ammunition, as well as drugs and…
Meth, cocaine and fentanyl found during weekend traffic stop in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A 45-year-old West Kootenay man is in police custody after he was pulled…
Alleged Shuswap drug smuggler turns himself in after losing extradition battle in court
SHUSWAP – A Shuswap man accused of participating in a massive cross-border drug smuggling operation…
Okanagan has already surpassed number of overdoses in all of 2016
Fentanyl has claimed more than 100 lives in the Okanagan so far this year. The…
An inside look at what goes on at the Vernon Methadone Clinic
“PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT US” VERNON – Whether there for pain management or for…
It’s another red and blue Christmas as Kamloops RCMP prepare to catch impaired drivers
KAMLOOPS – The holiday season is a time for celebration and the RCMP have launched…
Note from ‘yesterday’s child’ in Vernon shows shame and heartbreak of addiction
VERNON – It’s only three sentences long, but it sums up well the anguish of…
Outreach workers, province looking at new way to save lives in overdose crisis
Desperate times call for desperate measures. That’s why one Kamloops outreach worker wants to see…
17-year-old among suspects charged in Vernon drug ring investigation
VERNON – A recent drug bust will have a significant impact on the supply of…
Vernon businesses express frustration over illegal activity and transients downtown
VERNON – Vernon business owner Vicki Eide says she had to clean up vomit, excrement…
The hidden population dying from B.C.’s overdose crisis
Chances are, you already know him. He's likely successful, has some money, a good job,…