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Arson
HELSTON: One tiny, burning ember can do a lot of damage
All of us were reminded this week how destructive fire can be, in so many different ways. On Tuesday night, we saw how fire can take down a building in mere hours, leaving nothing but ash and rubble. It’s awe-inspiring in the most horrific way. But the physical damage is just the beginning. When Vernon’s...
Attempted arson at Penticton cafe and marijuana dispensary
PENTICTON – A local cafe and marijuana dispensary was the target of an attempted arson…
Arsonist admits guilt in Vernon pet shop fire
VERNON – A Vernon man admitted he set a fire outside a local pet shop…
Arson charges laid in connection with explosion in Vernon apartment
VERNON – Charges have been laid in connection with an apartment fire in Vernon last…
UPDATE: Merritt RCMP recommending arson charge after suspicious fire at high school
MERRITT – A small fire at Merritt Secondary School that led to an evacuation and…
Suspicious fire at abandoned Rutland house
KELOWNA – An early morning fire at a boarded up house in Rutland has been…
Unoccupied Rutland building damaged by fire
KELOWNA – An early morning fire at an unoccupied building in Rutland caused major damage…
Convicted arsonist awaiting sentence expected to plead guilty in unrelated assault case
KAMLOOPS – A man convicted of arson and manslaughter is facing additional charges in an…
Lawyers reviewing psychiatric report to determine sentence for Kamloops arsonist who killed house guest
KAMLOOPS – The psychiatric report is in for a local man convicted of arson and…
Fire at North Okanagan high school believed to be arson
ENDERBY – A fire inside a North Okanagan high school is being investigated as an…
Mystery continues for Vernon’s rash of arson cases, despite recent arrest
VERNON – A series of suspicious fires in Vernon is not being pinned on a…
Vernon man sentenced for setting fire outside pet shop had history of arson
LIGHTING FIRES MADE HIM FEEL BETTER VERNON – In sentencing a Vernon man to three…
Suspicious fires in Vernon now at 77 in past two years
VERNON – If you paid attention to the news during the past couple of years,…
Police investigating after someone douses Kamloops duplex in gasoline, starts fire
KAMLOOPS – Mounties are investigating a house fire as suspicious after it appears gasoline was…
UPDATE: Vernon man charged with arsons submitted photos to news outlets
HOME UNDER POLICE GUARD VERNON – Police have arrested and laid a series of arson…