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Homeless Penticton man sent to jail for pulling knife on bylaw officer
October 08, 2025 - 4:30 PM

A Penticton man who pulled a knife on a female bylaw officer and threatened to kill her was sentenced to 10 months in jail and placed on probation for two years following an emotional sentencing hearing at the Penticton courthouse Monday.
Vernon man who threatened to kill cops, soup kitchen staff gets jail time
September 11, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A North Okanagan man previously found in contempt of court for swearing at the judge has been released from jail having pleaded guilty to threatening staff at a soup kitchen and telling police officers he was going to kill them.
Keremeos senior texted daughters before slashing wife's throat, stabbing himself
September 10, 2025 - 6:00 PM

In the minutes before Keremeos senior Brian Reum sliced his wife's throat with a knife before stabbing himself in the chest, he sent a text message to his daughters.
No housing plan for Kelowna man released after police dog attack
September 09, 2025 - 4:48 PM

A Kelowna man who tried to sue the RCMP after he was badly bitten by a police dog told a judge he had nowhere to live and had been barred from all the city's shelters shortly before being released.
Drugs, cash, weapons seized as police target crime in downtown West Kelowna
August 19, 2025 - 2:37 PM

Police in West Kelowna have been targeting crime in the city's downtown over the past several weeks making arrests and seizing drugs, cash and weapons.
'Kill God, kill yourself:' Mentally ill Kelowna man stabbed cop in eye, asked to be shot
July 29, 2025 - 6:00 PM

It was shortly before midnight when Kelowna RCMP Const. Jason Tymofichuk responded to what he called a "fairly routine" call from a supportive housing unit.
Terrifying 12-hour ordeal: Enderby man jailed for lengthy assault on ex
July 23, 2025 - 1:37 PM

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Kamloops killer found not criminally responsible due to mental illness
July 03, 2025 - 3:46 PM

A Kamloops jury found a man who stabbed four men in 2020, killing one, is not criminally responsible due to his mental illness.
Kamloops man accused in stabbing spree led police to hidden knives
June 05, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A man accused in a 2020 stabbing spree stowed away two knives before he returned to the scene.
Former Kamloops woman, domestic assault survivor fights back for others with comfort kits
May 28, 2025 - 6:00 AM

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Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
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Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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