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UPDATE: Kelowna man was protecting friend when he fatally swung hammer
KELOWNA – When Steven Pirko fatally swung his hammer into Chris Ausman's head, he didn't…

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…

Murder trial hears Kelowna man died from skull fracture
KELOWNA – Chris Ausman died from a skull fracture that was the likely result of…
Lake Country man caught masturbating near kids park acquitted of indecent exhibition
KELOWNA – Barry Anderson claimed he saw John Allan fondling himself in a car near…

Five years for West Kelowna man convicted of rape
CONTENT ADVISORY KELOWNA – A West Kelowna man is heading to prison for five years…

Armstrong sexual assault retrial dropped after witness’s inability to testify
VERNON – Joseph Vance Caron walked out of the Vernon courthouse a free man today…

Victim’s fuzzy memory challenged on witness stand in Penticton kidnapping trial
PENTICTON – A kidnapping trial underway in B.C. Supreme Court in Penticton took an unexpected…

Oliver man convicted of sexual offences against young boy
PENTICTON – An emotionally-charged courtroom heard a Penticton Supreme Court judge today declare TJB guilty…
Man accused of intentionally hitting Vernon woman with his car was also bleeding, trial hears
VERNON – The man accused of intentionally hitting a North Okanagan woman with his car…

Kelowna man accused of killing passed out roommate with a hammer in 2015
KELOWNA – Daniel Ruff killed his roommate with a hammer in June 2015 because they…
BREAKING: Beckett guilty of first degree murder of his wife
KELOWNA – Peter Beckett has been found guilty of first degree murder of his wife. …
Police informant spells out plot to intimidate witnesses in drowning murder trial in Kelowna
KELOWNA – There was more colourful and candid testimony today from a career-criminal-turned-informant at a…

‘Not possible’ Armstrong woman died of self-strangulation during sex, pathologist testifies
CONTENT ADVISORY VERNON – Logan Scott’s story of what happened the night Armstrong woman Jillian…

Trial date set for Vernon man charged in 2015 murder
VERNON – A Supreme Court trial into a 2015 Vernon murder is expected to start…

Kelowna RCMP accused of trying to run prolific offender out of town
KELOWNA – Donald Brodie’s lawyer says Kelowna RCMP intimidated and misled the well-known criminal to…