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Alleged Kelowna gas station robber charged
KELOWNA – An 18-year-old West Kelowna man faces criminal charges following an alleged gas station…
Car thief nabbed in Kelowna after day-long crime spree
SICAMOUS – A 47-year-old man wanted in Alberta has been arrested in Kelowna following a…
Kelowna teen’s death devastates street youth, outreach workers
KELOWNA – Eli Beauregard’s death has left a mark on Kelowna’s street population that won’t…
Property crime appears to have jumped around new supportive housing projects in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Crime in the neighbourhood of two recently opened supportive housing projects in Kelowna…
Vernon cops bust suspected fentanyl dealer in raid on ‘problem property’
VERNON – A North Okanagan woman has been charged with drug trafficking after police raided…
Private security unlikely to hit Vernon streets this year
VERNON – If downtown Vernon is going to have private security patrols on the city's…
UPDATE: Vernon police identify fraud suspect
UPDATE – RCMP have identified a man caught on surveillance camera suspected of using a…
Smaller communities feel crime pinch in Okanagan
LAKE COUNTRY – When police crackdown on criminal elements in Kelowna, Vernon and other large…
RCMP seize guns and over $300,000 in stolen property in Shuswap raid
CHASE – A cache of guns and more than $300,000 worth of stolen property were…
Vernon physiotherapist accused of sexual assault facing more restrictions
VERNON – The College of Physical Therapists of B.C. has imposed more conditions on a…
Owner of property dumped in Lake Country comes forward
KELOWNA – A cozy family portrait may have been the key to an Okanagan family…
Armstrong sex offender has charges dismissed
VERNON – An Armstrong man with a long history of sexual offences had two sexual…
Stolen first aid cart driven into crowd at Princeton music festival
KELOWNA – Four people were hurt when a man stole a UTV from first aid…
Kelowna youth dies in hospital after stabbing
KELOWNA – A Kelowna youth who was stabbed earlier this week passed away in hospital…
Downtown Kelowna stabbing suspect found
KELOWNA – Police have identified a suspect in a downtown Kelowna stabbing that sent a…
Penticton man found guilty of assaulting Vancouver police officer
VANCOUVER – A Penticton man has been found guilty of an assault that left a…
Kelowna’s crime problem shouldn’t fall on mayor and council’s shoulders, says business owner
KELOWNA – Kim Williams has owned a downtown Kelowna business for decades, and knows the…
Vernon physiotherapist facing 10 more charges of sexual assault
VERNON – A Vernon physiotherapist is now facing 14 charges of sexual assault after 10…
Vernon family issues plea for thieves to return stolen necklace containing son ashes
VERNON – A Vernon family is desperate to be reunited with a necklace containing the…
Man in hospital as Kelowna RCMP hunt for stabbing suspect
KELOWNA – A man is in critical condition after a stabbing on last night and…
Rutlanders asked to ‘start complaining’
KELOWNA – “Start complaining,” says Don Grant, who alongside a group of friends and neighbours…
Kelowna man robbed banks to avoid homelessness, court hears
KELOWNA -A "financially desperate" Kelowna man pleaded guilty Wednesday, June 26, to three counts of…
Vernon cops nab suspected drug dealer passed out in car
VERNON – A suspected drug dealer has been arrested after he was found passed out…
Former Vernon Judo coach pleads guilty to child pornography charges
VERNON – Former Vernon Judo coach Bryan McLachlan pleaded guilty today, June 26, to two…