News Items tag as: Kevin Lee Barrett

UPDATED: West Kelowna mom beater sentenced to another 2.5 years in prison
January 29, 2021 - 12:07 PM

Kevin Lee Barrett has been sentenced to six years in prison today for beating his elderly mother in 2019.
West Kelowna mother-beater suffered from bipolar disorder, lawyer says
January 26, 2021 - 5:30 PM

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'I'm terrified of Kevin:' Elderly West Kelowna woman still afraid of son who brutally beat her
January 26, 2021 - 11:02 AM

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'It was a bloodbath': Woman who rescued West Kelowna senior testifies at son's attempted murder trial
January 19, 2021 - 11:28 AM

Alexandria Davies was driving along a remote West Kelowna logging road with her boyfriend April 29, 2019 when she saw a lone figure, clearly in distress.
Brutal treatment of West Kelowna senior laid out at son's attempted murder trial
January 18, 2021 - 11:53 AM

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Elderly West Kelowna woman assaulted, left for dead in bush was suspect's mother
May 02, 2019 - 3:43 PM

WEST KELOWNA - A man facing an attempted murder charge is fairly well known around his mobile home park as a trouble maker.
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THOMPSON: Don't speak ill of the dead; speak the truth
OPINION I’ve always heard folks say, “Don’t speak ill of the dead.” Presumably, the reasoning is that they’re no longer here to defend their comments or actions. Sorry, but sometimes we h

New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

UPDATED: West Kelowna mom beater sentenced to another 2.5 years in prison