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House arrest upgraded to jail for North Okanagan horse owner
VERNON – Armstrong senior Gary Roberts will be serving his sentence behind bars rather than…
North Okanagan senior receives longest jail sentence in B.C. history for animal cruelty: SPCA
VERNON – The B.C. SPCA hopes a jail sentence imposed against a North Okanagan horse…
Robbers couldn’t get past security at licensed North Okanagan grow-op
“ARE YOU DEAD?" FRIEND TEXTS. "YEAH BABE, NO, BUT I LOOK GOOD IN A SKI…
“I was high for my entire stay:” Why B.C. prisons aren’t helping addicts
His parents thought a few months in jail would force him to sober up. They…
Kelowna jail guards re-issue strike notice
KELOWNA – Jail guards at the Kelowna RCMP detachment have re-issued a 72-hour strike notice…
Arrest made in connection to 2014 Kamloops homicide
KAMLOOPS – After more than three years, Kamloops RCMP have made an arrest in connection…
23-year-old Kelowna man pleads guilty to new charge of sexual interference of a minor
KELOWNA – A 23-year-old Kelowna man who was sentenced in 2013 for pushing the head…
Why courthouse security was beefed up for Matthew Foerster sentencing
VERNON – When Matthew Foerster was sentenced this week at the Vernon courthouse, there was…
Young offender gets surprise birthday cake in Coquitlam RCMP cells
COQUITLAM – A weekend stint in a Coquitlam jail turned into a birthday celebration for…
Kamloops correctional officers to rally against violence in prisons later this week
Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre staff are expected to rally outside of the local prison on…
Correctional officers rally outside of Kamloops prison to raise awareness about workplace violence
Correctional officers gathered at the front gates of Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre today to raise…
Jail ‘only option’ for Shuswap Band member, freeman-on-the-land who ignored court order, used hot tub
A Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band member who is referred to in court documents as…
Kamloops man serving time for beating teenager files lawsuit alleging privacy breach in jail
A Kamloops man who is currently in jail after beating a teenager is now leading…
Medical incident behind helicopter activity at Okanagan prison
B.C. Corrections isn’t saying much about an incident at the Okanagan Correctional Centre in Oliver that…
Dangerous Vernon driver gets less jail time because of police mistakes
His dangerous driving has already left a Vernon nurse paralyzed from the neck down but…