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Defence suggests ‘rough sex’ in Kamloops murder trial
CONTENT WARNING The defence lawyer for a Abbotsford man charged with the first-degree murder of…
Defence calling no evidence in Kamloops motel murder trial
A defence lawyer representing an Abbotsford man charged with first-degree murder for killing a 52-year-old…
Violent Vernon domestic abuse case takes worrying turn
A domestic abuse case took a disturbing turn in court yesterday, Feb. 5, with the…
Man who exposed himself to women in Kamloops will be released
A Kamloops man facing charges of indecent acts in public will serve one additional day…
Vernon man convicted in 2016 murder of Japanese exchange student wins new trial
A Vernon man found guilty of murdering a Japanese exchange student in 2016 has won…
Mountie accused of sexual assault takes stand at Kelowna trial
CONTENT ADVISORY A Kelowna Mountie denies he sexually assaulted his girlfriend while she was sunbathing…
Canada Day killing trial to resume in Kelowna in July
The trial of two Kelowna men accused of a 2018 Canada Day killing should wrap-up…
Missing links in Vernon trail soon to be connected
A section of the popular Grey Canal Trail in Vernon will soon be connected following…
Slow start to Curtis Sagmoen trial on charge of assaulting a police officer
The first day of the trial of a North Okanagan man, charged with assaulting a…
Fellow officer takes stand at Kamloops cop’s dangerous driving trial
A Kamloops RCMP constable took the stand in B.C. Supreme Court as a fellow officer…
Ashcroft murder trial to resume this spring after lengthy delay
KAMLOOPS - A man accused of murdering his uncle will return to court this spring for his trial to continue after it was adjourned indefinitely last summer. Shane Takeshi Gyoba is charged with second degree murder after his uncle Ed Gyoba died from blunt force trauma in the backyard of the home they shared in...
Trial postponed for Armstrong man facing animal cruelty charges
VERNON - The trial of a man accused of mistreating a large herd of horses in Armstrong has been postponed. Gary Roberts, 69, was scheduled to begin a three-day trial in Vernon Provincial Court Monday, Nov. 9 on charges of causing unnecessary pain or suffering to an animal, failing to provide necessities, and uttering threats...
GORDON TRIAL: Police charged accused with causing death before woman died
KAMLOOPS - After a police officer told a man he was being charged with criminal negligence causing death on April 25, 2013, he was confused and said he had no idea whose death he caused — at the time no one had died at all. The charges changed for David Peter Gordon, born 1980, who...
Man accused in Armstrong woman’s death ordered to stand trial
VERNON - The man accused of killing an Armstrong mother of two has been ordered to stand trial. Logan Scott, 31, of Salmon Arm was charged with manslaughter and theft under $5,000 in August 2014, nine months after Jillian McKinty, 27, was found dead in her Armstrong home. Following a preliminary inquiry this week in...
TAYLOR TRIAL UPDATE: Guilty of murdering pregnant 16-year-old girlfriend
KAMLOOPS — It took a jury mere hours to decide Damien Taylor was guilty of murdering his 16-year-old pregnant girlfriend CJ Fowler. After hearing evidence each day for the last two weeks, the 11-person jury in Kamloops Supreme Court was sequestered around 11 a.m. today, Oct. 14 and delivered its verdict before 5 p.m. today....