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Family of woman killed by former Penticton cop shocked by freedoms granted
Learning her sister’s killer was being granted escorted temporary absences just six years into his…
Man accused of vicious Okanagan Lake Beach assault facing new charges while on bail
The man accused of a violent assault on a man at Okanagan Lake Beach last…
West Kelowna teacher charged with sexual exploitation awaiting sentence
A former West Kelowna high school teacher who pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a…
West Kelowna teacher charged with sexual exploitation awaiting sentence
KELOWNA – A former West Kelowna high school teacher who pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation…
Kelowna man shot by police in high-stakes takedown sentenced to time served
KELOWNA – The Kelowna man who was shot by police at a CIBC parking lot…
Remembering Clara: Family of slain Kelowna woman and children moving on in wake of killer’s guilty plea
KELOWNA – When Jacob Forman is sentenced for the 2017 murders of his wife and…
Look mom, no hands: Kelowna woman ticketed for driving with bowl in one hand, chopsticks in the other
KELOWNA – With a bowl in her left hand, holding chopsticks in her right, Corinne…
Kelowna man charged with killing wife, daughters pleads not guilty
KELOWNA – It’s been nearly two years since Jacob Forman was charged in the deaths…
South Okanagan dangerous offender admits sending letter from prison to man he shot
PENTICTON – After more than a half dozen appearances on a charge of failing to…
Indigenous justice consulting session comes to Kelowna
KELOWNA – An upcoming meeting in Kelowna will give everyone a chance to have their…
Kelowna RCMP had their eyes on the man charged in Chris Ausman’s death years earlier
KELOWNA – RCMP had their sights set on Steven Pirko long before he was arrested…
Accused Rutland killer was in withdrawal when police took him into custody
KELOWNA – Steven Pirko was dry heaving and suffering from withdrawal from heroin when he…
Man found with drugs in Kelowna acquitted of trafficking charges
KELOWNA – In January of last year, Thomas Dill borrowed a jacket and went for…
Man found guilty of beating Penticton psychiatrist successfully appeals conviction
PENTICTON – The Summerland man found guilty of badly beating a psychiatrist at Penticton Regional…
North Okanagan murderer loses appeal of sentence
VERNON – A Lumby man convicted of murdering his spouse in 2017 has lost an…
South Okanagan woman finally sentenced for 2015 drug conviction
KELOWNA – A South Okanagan woman tried to use the fact that she fled from…
Man who shot, wounded his own threatening tenant in West Kelowna facing lengthy jail term
KELOWNA – An aging West Kelowna man could spend more than four years in prison…
Former baseball hopeful developed addiction after sports surgery; convicted for drug trafficking in North Okanagan
VERNON – A former baseball player with a scholarship to a U.S. college was handed…
North Okanagan woman fined under cruelty act for tying elastic band around dog’s scrotum
SALMON ARM – The owner of a dog boarding and training facility in the North…
Mother accused of assaulting son during violent tantrum in Vernon found not guilty
VERNON – A mother accused of assaulting her eight-year-old son during a violent tantrum in…
‘I wish I could bring them back’: Drunk driver apologizes for causing the deaths of two friends
VERNON – Two lives were lost and many more changed forever as a result of…
Police ‘picking and choosing facts’ led to child porn case against Vernon man being thrown out
VERNON – Serious breaches of an accused’s charter rights by police caused a judge to…
Vernon man spared prison sentence for having sex with minors
VERNON – A judge has thrown out a mandatory minimum sentence of one year in…
Vernon lawyer will be one of B.C.’s newest provincial court judges
VERNON – A Vernon Crown lawyer is moving up in the justice system. Jeremy Guild…