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Murder
Slain Vancouver-born actress asked dance teacher not to judge rapper husband
VANCOUVER – The first question Stephanie Moseley's former dance teacher asked the Vancouver-born actress when the cable TV star last dropped by her old studio was about her gleaming engagement ring.
Father of slain Kelowna teen wants people to learn from his son’s death
KELOWNA – Elijah-Iain Beauregard had been living on Kelowna’s streets and finding refuge in the…
Prosecutors drop murder charge after Logan Lake suspect dies
LOGAN LAKE — A man charged with murder in connection to a Logan Lake homicide…
‘I was dope sick’: Pirko admits to going through withdrawal during police questioning
KELOWNA – In Steven Pirko's own words, he was "dope sick" when police questioned him…
Murder trial hears Kelowna man died from skull fracture
KELOWNA – Chris Ausman died from a skull fracture that was the likely result of…
‘I’m sorry, mom,’ accused Rutland killer says
KELOWNA – Steven Pirko collapsed into his mother’s arms and sobbed Nov. 19, 2016, just…
Lillooet man convicted of second degree murder of former drug dealer wins new trial
KAMLOOPS — A Lillooet man sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his drug…
Kelowna RCMP had their eyes on the man charged in Chris Ausman’s death years earlier
KELOWNA – RCMP had their sights set on Steven Pirko long before he was arrested…
Merritt RCMP investigate suspicious death
MERRITT – A man is in custody as Merritt police investigate the sudden death of…
Accused Rutland killer was in withdrawal when police took him into custody
KELOWNA – Steven Pirko was dry heaving and suffering from withdrawal from heroin when he…
It wasn’t the fight: Chris Ausman was killed on Kelowna street in 2014 with a hammer
KELOWNA – Christopher Michael Ausman had just left the Rutland 7-Eleven at around 1:30 a.m.…
UPDATE: Penticton murder suspect identified
PENTICTON – The man who shot and killed four people in Penticton yesterday, April 15,…
Lake Country man charged with murdering his wife granted bail
KELOWNA – A Lake Country man accused of killing his wife nearly three years ago…
First degree murder charge for 25-year-old who allegedly shot senior in Salmon Arm church
SALMON ARM – A 25-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder following the shooting…
Mother recalls final days with dying son after Kamloops shooting
KAMLOOPS — It had been years since Jason Glover’s mom, Jennifer, saw her son in…
‘We’re all devastated’: Lake Country man charged with wife’s murder appears in court
KELOWNA – Friends of Arlene and Lambertus Westervelt filled the Kelowna courtroom this morning as…
Cache Creek man charged with murder released on bail again
KAMLOOPS — A Cache Creek man charged with second degree murder has been granted bail…
RCMP arrest one of two Kamloops murder suspects in Langley
KAMLOOPS — A man wanted for the murder of a Kamloops man was arrested earlier…
Kamloops RCMP on the hunt for two murder suspects
KAMLOOPS – Police in Kamloops are searching for two men after a murder in the…
Why police believe a Kamloops homicide victim may have been a case of mistaken identity
KAMLOOPS — The shooting of a Penticton man outside of a Kamloops hotel last month…
North Okanagan murderer loses appeal of sentence
VERNON – A Lumby man convicted of murdering his spouse in 2017 has lost an…
Vernon woman seeks justice reform after brother’s killer’s absolute discharge
VERNON – A woman and her family are seeking to spark a change in the…
UPDATE: Jay Thomson pleads guilty to murder of Theresa Neville
KELOWNA – Jay Sinclaire Thomson stabbed his common-law partner Theresa Neville "at least 35 times"…
Penticton RCMP bringing cold case murder back to light
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP are re-releasing information on a 20-year-old murder in the hopes of…