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Convicted Kamloops killer files appeal to overturn guilty verdict
The B.C. Court of Appeal will allow a Kamloops man who was convicted of second-degree…
Salmon Arm man charged in fatal church shooting now faces arson charge
A man charged with first-degree murder following the fatal shooting of a 78-year-old parishioner in…
Friends of Okanagan woman whose husband is accused of her murder awaiting ‘justice’
Friends of Lake Country woman Arlene Westervelt are awaiting justice, “whatever that may look like.”…
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…
Charges laid against two men in Williams Lake murder
WILLIAMS LAKE – RCMP have charged two men in connection with a murder in Williams…
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…
Kelowna man charged in murder of daughters, wife says he’s ‘responsible, not guilty’
KELOWNA – The day Jacob Forman was arrested for the murder of his wife and…
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…
Police locate and arrest suspect allegedly involved in kidnapping, attempted murder
WILLIAMS LAKE – Williams Lake RCMP has two men in custody on charges of kidnapping…
Gangster involved in Bacon murder in Kelowna fails in bid to apply for parole early
KELOWNA – Jujhar Khun-Khun lost an appeal to apply for full parole a year earlier…
Father of slain Kelowna teen wants people to learn from his son’s death
KELOWNA – Elijah-Iain Beauregard had been living on Kelowna’s streets and finding refuge in the…
Prosecutors drop murder charge after Logan Lake suspect dies
LOGAN LAKE — A man charged with murder in connection to a Logan Lake homicide…
‘I was dope sick’: Pirko admits to going through withdrawal during police questioning
KELOWNA – In Steven Pirko's own words, he was "dope sick" when police questioned him…
Arresting officer of Dylan Judd testifies about night he was brought into custody
KAMLOOPS — The mother of a former Kamloops prisoner who died in his cell more…
Defence lawyer challenges prison guard’s memory in Kamloops murder trial
KAMLOOPS — A prison guard supervisor who was the first person to come across a…
Murder trial hears Kelowna man died from skull fracture
KELOWNA – Chris Ausman died from a skull fracture that was the likely result of…
‘I’m sorry, mom,’ accused Rutland killer says
KELOWNA – Steven Pirko collapsed into his mother’s arms and sobbed Nov. 19, 2016, just…
Lillooet man convicted of second degree murder of former drug dealer wins new trial
KAMLOOPS — A Lillooet man sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his drug…
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…
Kamloops man convicted of second degree murder awaits decision on parole eligibility
KAMLOOPS – A 59-year-old Kamloops man who beat and stabbed his former friend and work…
Merritt RCMP investigate suspicious death
MERRITT – A man is in custody as Merritt police investigate the sudden death of…
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…
It wasn’t the fight: Chris Ausman was killed on Kelowna street in 2014 with a hammer
KELOWNA – Christopher Michael Ausman had just left the Rutland 7-Eleven at around 1:30 a.m.…
UPDATE: Penticton murder suspect identified
PENTICTON – The man who shot and killed four people in Penticton yesterday, April 15,…