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Addiction killed their kids but these Kelowna moms are fighting back
KELOWNA – Helen Jennens wishes her group wasn’t growing. It’s made up of moms from…
After three senior deaths and three years, Interior Health no closer to preventing another, families say
“WE’RE LOOKING FOR SOME FEET HELD TO THE FIRE FOR CHANGE BECAUSE THIS IS BECOMING…
Kamloops firefighters to begin administering drug overdose antidote
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops firefighters are being handed a life-saving tool at a time when overdose…
Dive team on site of possible Lake Country drowning
LAKE COUNTRY – A search of Lake Okanagan resumed this morning after a woman did…
One dead following motorcycle crash on Coquihalla Highway
KAMLOOPS – A man is dead following a motorcycle crash on the Coquihalla Highway late…
Why an overdose death in Dawson Creek is being treated differently than anywhere else
DAWSON CREEK RCMP PLAN TO HOLD DRUG DEALERS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERDOSE DEATHS KAMLOOPS – Earlier…
RCMP Taser was functioning normally when teen jumped to his death at Kamloops hospital: investigator
KAMLOOPS – A Taser used to subdue a patient who escaped from the psychiatric ward…
Taser failed to subdue mentally ill man before he jumped three storeys to death
KAMLOOPS – The officer in charge of a tense scene involving a psychiatric patient who…
Teen sought help for mental illness before he died, Kamloops inquest hears
KAMLOOPS – Family members say the 18-year-old subject of a coroner's inquest showed signs of…
Date set for murder trial into North Okanagan teacher’s death
VERNON – A North Okanagan man accused of murdering a local school teacher will stand…
Investigation into Celista dog’s shooting death suspended
CELISTA – The investigation into a dog found fatally shot in a Celista parking lot…
Snowmobiler who died in Sicamous-area avalanche identified
SICAMOUS – The B.C. Coroners Service has identified the man who died in an avalanche…
Seven years for manslaughter in Kamloops schoolyard slaying
KAMLOOPS – When Anthony Scotchman was handed a seven-year prison term for manslaughter this afternoon…
Police appeal for tips after bodies found in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – The bodies of a man and a woman were found in West…
Coroner’s inquest set to examine teen’s death at Kamloops hospital
KAMLOOPS – An inquest will look into the events that led up to death of…
CARE HOME HOMICIDE: Her mother’s gone, but a Kamloops woman wants you to know her story
"I LOOKED AFTER HER WHEN SHE WAS ALIVE AND I'M LOOKING AFTER HER WHEN SHE'S…
UPDATE: Body found at Salmon Arm high school, foul play ruled out
SALMON ARM – Foul play has been ruled out in the death of a man…
Tracking drug overdoses needs improvement to curb the ‘fentanyl crisis’: Kamloops doctor
'THERE'S NO WAY WE'VE SEEN THE END OF THIS' THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – When a community worker…
Suspicious death at Kamloops motel deemed a homicide
KAMLOOPS – A suspicious death at a Valleyview motel is now a homicide investigation, RCMP…
Recommendations made after Kamloops truck driver crushed to death
VERNON – A Kamloops truck driver was in the most dangerous area possible when a…
Deceased’s name withheld as authorities continue investigation of suspicious death in the Shuswap
LEE CREEK – Investigators are still examining the events which led to a suspicious death…
2015 TOP STORIES: Deaths, and near-drownings, on local waterways
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – It was a deadly year on the region’s waterways, from houseboat-related deaths to…
Woman found dead at West Kelowna house fire identified
WEST KELOWNA - A body found at the scene of a West Kelowna house fire last week has been identified as a resident of the house. The body of Hazel Delgado Budiongan, 37, was found inside the house, which was the scene of an early morning fire on Nov. 4. RCMP consider both her death...
Crown drops charges against North Okanagan man accused of dangerous driving causing death of three people
VERNON - Charges have been dropped against a North Okanagan driver involved in a tragic accident over two years ago. Crown spokesperson Neil MacKenzie says evidence in the dangerous driving causing death case of Brandon McGregor did not support a conviction. McGregor, 23, from Spallumcheen, was previously scheduled to go on trial Oct. 19 on...