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‘Do you not know what no means?’: Penticton 18-year-old jailed for rape
CONTENT ADVISORY: This story contains details of sexual violence Penticton resident Cale Neil Dunseith was…
North Okanagan mom who urged son to fight teen guilty of assault
CONTENT ADVISORY An Enderby mom who encouraged her teenage son to fight another boy over…
For teens who drink and do drugs, here’s how to reduce the harm
About 40 per cent of Canadian teenagers drank alcohol in the last year and one…
Employees at Kamloops liquor store bear sprayed during robbery
Two young people had to be picked up by their guardians from the cop shop…
Signs your teen’s mental health is taking a hit from COVID pandemic restrictions
With the pandemic well into its fourth wave, some young people appear to be struggling…
Multiple fundraisers underway after tragic deaths of 3 Kelowna teens in car crash
Another online fundraiser has been started for the family of one of the Kelowna high…
Judge convicts 14-year-old girl of assault with a weapon — hot ramen noodles
A provincial court judge has ruled a cup of hot ramen noodles can be classified…
Pair of teenagers arrested after West Kelowna man assaulted with baton, rock
WEST KELOWNA – A man in West Kelowna was assaulted by two teenagers armed with…
Teens learn hard way yellow light means stop not hit the gas
KELOWNA - Two teens involved in a serious collision at a Kelowna intersection managed to escape with only minor injuries Sunday night. Kelowna RCMP say an officer came upon the accident at Harvey Avenue and Spall Road at 8:09 p.m. Nov. 30. Witnesses say a black Chevy Impala traveling west on Harvey was moving fast,...
Two teens suspected of involvement with stolen vehicle, trunk full of guns
KAMLOOPS - The lead investigators of a case involving an erratic driver, several guns, a stolen vehicle and three men running from police have released the identity of one of the suspects in custody. Around 2 p.m. on June 20, police received reports of a white 1998 Dodge Stratus with Alberta plates driving erratically near...
Teens crash small car into power pole
VERNON - Two teens suffered serious injuries including broken bones when they crashed a compact car into a pole in the area of 48 Avenue and 20 Street late last night. An officer happened upon the single vehicle accident at about 11:45 p.m. The Honda Civic was flipped, lying on the passenger side against the...
Two Lumby teens arrested in connection with stolen truck
VERNON – RCMP have charged two men in connection with a stolen Dodge pickup truck from Lumby. The truck was reported stolen from the Lumby arena parking lot on May 29. Police received two separate reports of the truck, sighted at a Vernon Tim Horton’s and of a suspicious vehicle of the same make and model...
Young hikers rescued from cliff on Mount Boucherie
WEST KELOWNA - Two young men were forced to call 9-1-1 and had to be rescued from the edge of a cliff on Mt. Boucherie Friday evening. West Kelowna Assistant Fire Chief Chad Gartrell says the hikers made the right decision to call for help after one of them slipped and became too scared to...