Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
Drugs
Thief detained in Vernon citizen’s arrest finally getting help for drug addiction
VERNON – A thief apprehended in a very public citizen’s arrest last year was sentenced…
April worst month so far for 2017 drug overdose deaths in B.C.
The number of suspected drug overdose deaths in April measures out to roughly four lives…
Kamloops man charged after year-long RCMP drug investigation
KAMLOOPS – After a 14-month investigation into drug trafficking in Northern B.C. and the Fraser…
Vernon drug trafficking investigation leads to arrest
VERNON – A local man was arrested last week in connection with a dial-a-dope drug…
Polson Park shooter handed nine years in jail
VERNON – A Vernon man will spend the next several years in jail for his…
RCMP offering harm reduction seminar for Kamloops parents
KAMLOOPS – As the summer months roll around and kids get a break from school,…
Merritt man gets three years jail for selling shotgun to drug dealer
KAMLOOPS – After losing an appeal, a Merritt man will spend three years behind bars…
UPDATE: Wolfpack gang member to be sentenced in Kamloops next week
KAMLOOPS – A man who came to Kamloops and became involved with drug trafficking will…
Vernon man convicted of numerous gun and drug charges hopes to limit time behind bars
VERNON – Lawyers continue to spar in Vernon court over a fit sentence for a…
Vernon judge makes an example of man convicted of more than 20 gun, drug and identity charges
VERNON – Ronald Learning will spend six years in jail for putting the community at…
Kettle Valley residents worried about recent spike in crime
KELOWNA – Ashley and Jonathan Lupul chose Kettle Valley as their home eight years ago…
Prolific Vernon offender sent back to jail for break-and-enters, stolen property crimes
VERNON – A Vernon judge said it was sadly “not surprising” that a petty criminal…
Drug-fuelled assault left North Okanagan man naked, beaten, and pepper sprayed
VERNON – A violent assault that left a man naked, beaten and pepper sprayed earned…
‘I am terrified’: Vernon woman days away from running out of life-changing drug
VERNON – Time is running out for Melissa Verleg. The Vernon woman, who suffers from…
Light sentence for former Kelowna drug dealer who started a new life
KELOWNA – A former addict who turned his life around was given a second chance…