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UPDATE: Kelowna man charged in nearly three-year-old murder
KELOWNA – A local man has been charged with second-degree murder in a case police…
Wigs for cancer patients stolen in Vernon store break-in
VERNON – A Vernon business owner is still reeling after a large group of thieves…
Travelling fraudsters caught in Kelowna; five suspects in custody
KELOWNA – A group of five fraud artists are under arrest after scamming businesses out…
Vernon, Kelowna men accused of trafficking pot in hollowed-out logs to be extradited to US
OKANAGAN – Four men with ties to the Okanagan are being extradited to the U.S.…
Man charged with selling bear paws, gall bladders in Cache Creek area
KAMLOOPS – Nine charges have been laid against a man who is accused of trafficking…
Vernon man charged with trafficking fentanyl, cocaine awaits trial
VERNON – A Vernon man accused of dealing fentanyl and cocaine will face a judge…
RCMP in B.C. getting out the word about scams
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – RCMP in B.C. are working to spread the word about scams for International…
Kelowna crime rate continues to climb
KELOWNA – A Kelowna RCMP report says the city’s crime rate is on the rise.…
Alleged Vernon arsonist to stand trial on child porn charges next year
VERNON – A former school teacher in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District will stand trial…
Rash of thefts meant busy weekend for North Okanagan cops and criminals
VERNON – The North Okanagan RCMP are investigating a recent string of thefts and brazen…
Police investigate after electric toothbrushes stolen from Vernon drug store
VERNON – Police are investigating an unusual theft involving high-end, oral hygiene products. Police say…
HIT AND RUN: Roadside memorial grows for Kamloops teen struck and killed
KAMLOOPS – As you walk up to the bus stop on Pacific Way near Abbeyglenn…
West Kelowna man bear sprayed and shot in early morning attack
WEST KELOWNA – Two suspects are in police custody after they allegedly attacked a man…
Teen charged for prank bomb threat in Vernon
VERNON – A youth has been criminally charged in relation to a prank bomb threat…
Kelowna drug dealer granted one last chance to stay in Canada
KELOWNA – The B.C. Court of Appeal gave a Kelowna man convicted of dealing cocaine…
Vernon man charged with 15 new counts of arson including Kin Race Track fire
ALREADY CHARGED WITH FOUR ARSONS, CHILD PORN VERNON – Two years after a rash of…
No wrong doing in death of assailant in rampage at First Nation office near Lillooet
BRIDGE RIVER – There was no wrong doing in the death of an assailant in…
CONCERN AND FEAR: How a Clearwater family was lost to alcohol, drugs, obsession and murder
'I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR THAT YOU LOVE ME ANYMORE.' LANGUAGE ADVISORY KAMLOOPS –…
RCMP looking for witnesses to drunken Kelowna crime spree
KELOWNA – Police may have arrested a man they say is responsible for a series…
Two men accused of assaulting Mountie in Pritchard plead guilty
KAMLOOPS – Two men accused of assaulting and disfiguring a Mountie in Pritchard have pleaded…
Accused pleads guilty to 2011 drive-by shooting death of Shuswap man
KAMLOOPS – The gallery in a Kamloops courtroom was packed with people who listened to…
Man found guilty in brutal 2014 assault at Vernon bar
VERNON – A man has been convicted of aggravated assault in relation to a brutal…
Woman approached, pushed to the ground by lone man in North Okanagan
VERNON – Police are investigating what they believe to be a sexually motivated assault in…
Judge sides with North Okanagan man who stabbed driver trying to save girlfriend in bizarre case
VERNON – A man who punched through a car window and stabbed the driver with…