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Dealer gets six years jail for sophisticated Vernon drug trafficking operation
A Vancouver Island man, who was living in a luxury lakeside Vernon apartment and dealing…
Kelowna woman who started North Okanagan fires released
A Kelowna woman who started fires in Enderby earlier this year had walked 90 kilometres…
Manitoba man who harassed total stranger in Vernon gets jail
A Manitoba man who skipped bail and ended up in B.C. only to then follow…
Vernon woman’s ‘mid-level’ fentanyl dealing nets her 3 years jail
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Allan Betton said he "admired and respected" the steps that Selina…
Prolific Vernon offender had thumb cut off in revenge for drug debt
A Vernon prolific offender who had his thumb cut off in revenge for unpaid drug…
‘Unacceptable’: B.C. Ombudsperson calls for oversight of municipal jails
In the wake of a Prince George man who was left on a jail cell…
Suspected wildfire arsonist’s release from custody last straw for Okanagan MLA
As the B.C. Liberal’s housing critic, Kelowna West MLA Ben Stewart has travelled the province…
Dangerous Vernon driver gets less jail time because of police mistakes
His dangerous driving has already left a Vernon nurse paralyzed from the neck down but…
Medical incident behind helicopter activity at Okanagan prison
B.C. Corrections isn’t saying much about an incident at the Okanagan Correctional Centre in Oliver that…
Kamloops man serving time for beating teenager files lawsuit alleging privacy breach in jail
A Kamloops man who is currently in jail after beating a teenager is now leading…
Jail ‘only option’ for Shuswap Band member, freeman-on-the-land who ignored court order, used hot tub
A Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band member who is referred to in court documents as…
Correctional officers rally outside of Kamloops prison to raise awareness about workplace violence
Correctional officers gathered at the front gates of Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre today to raise…
Kamloops correctional officers to rally against violence in prisons later this week
Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre staff are expected to rally outside of the local prison on…
Young offender gets surprise birthday cake in Coquitlam RCMP cells
COQUITLAM – A weekend stint in a Coquitlam jail turned into a birthday celebration for…