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Vernon’s ‘Mission Impossible’ robber gets an assist to get his life together
A Vernon man who, in a "Mission Impossible-type robbery," crashed through the ceiling of Cash…
Two Okanagan suspects charged after big drug, fentanyl raid last year
KELOWNA – Two people have been charged with drug trafficking stemming from a massive police…
Former Vernon Viper receives conditional discharge for drug possession
KELOWNA – A former Vernon Viper received a conditional discharge at court today for possessing…
Heroin, bogus bills found in stolen motor home in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – Police have a Penticton man in custody after finding a stolen motor…
Court case alleges heroin mixed with fentanyl, methylfentanyl was dealt in Vernon
VERNON – A man accused of trafficking heroin laced with fentanyl and methylfentanyl won’t have…
Police seize heroin, cash in Kamloops raid
KAMLOOPS – A man is behind bars after a raid on a North Shore house…
Clean, medical-grade heroin for drug users? B.C.’s chief coroner thinks it’s worth considering
VICTORIA – As the number of illicit drug deaths remains on a steady pace, the…
RCMP seize drugs, make arrests during raid at Kelowna home
KELOWNA – A man and two women were arrested Friday night in Kelowna after RCMP…
Vernon man guilty in international heroin importation case
VERNON – A Vernon man has been found guilty of 21 drug, weapons and other…
Disappointed director says Rutland safe consumption site would have been ‘great for the neighbourhood’
KELOWNA – After scrambling to be ready on less than one weeks' notice, staff at…
Alberta case offers hope for Interior families wanting manslaughter charges for fentanyl suppliers
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Edmonton Police just announced manslaughter charges against an alleged drug dealer after one of…
Addiction killed their kids but these Kelowna moms are fighting back
KELOWNA – Helen Jennens wishes her group wasn’t growing. It’s made up of moms from…
Convicted Vernon drug dealer on the lam as judge imposes jail sentence
VERNON – On one day alone, roughly 270 calls and 250 text messages were found…
Kamloops mother wants to see social stigma around drug use fade after son dies of overdose
KAMLOOPS – The mother of a son lost to an overdose in Kamloops says a…
Kamloops gang activity leads to 10 arrests
KAMLOOPS – In the last four months local RCMP officers have been looking into potential…
Overdose deaths in B.C. up 88 per cent this year
FENTANYL INCREASING AS CULPRIT IN DEATHS BRITISH COLUMBIA – The B.C. Coroners Service says there…
A drug 100 times stronger than fentanyl is in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A synthetic opioid nearly 100 times more potent than fentanyl has shown up…
Six arrests during early morning RCMP drug raid in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Police executed search warrants at two homes on the North Shore in Kamloops…
Coroner confirms teen who thought she was taking ecstasy in 2013 overdosed on heroin
KELOWNA – A young Kelowna woman who died in 2013 after taking what she thought…
Drug trafficking investigation leads to heroin, methamphetamine in Vernon hotel room
VERNON – A man suspected of running a dial-a-dope operation has been arrested by Vernon…
Kamloops RCMP issue warning about illicit drugs after seven overdoses in 24 hours
KAMLOOPS – RCMP are sounding off the alarm about illicit drugs in Kamloops after seven…
Three men face charges from June police raids in Kamloops including huge meth lab
POLICE SAID IT WAS THE LARGEST METH LAB EVER DISCOVERED IN KAMLOOPS KAMLOOPS – Three…
UPDATE: Bag of drugs, assault rifle lead to charges after man runs from cops
KELOWNA - A Midway man is facing trafficking and weapons charges after fleeing a traffic stop with a bagful of guns, drugs and money. Kelowna RCMP spokesman Const. Jesse O’Donaghey reported in a media release on Thursday that 29-year-old Anthony Graham bolted from his black Mercedes SUV after police stopped him Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 6,...
UPDATE: Cracks show in testimony of ex-wife of former Vernon Mountie charged with child porn
KELOWNA – The actions and recollections of a woman accusing her ex-husband of downloading child porn in 2013 were put under fire on the second day of his trial this morning, July 14. Valerie Little, 30, says she caught her ex-husband, former Vernon RCMP officer Ryan Hampton, searching for child porn on a pink laptop computer...