News Items tag as: Oliver News

South Okanagan woman charged with attempted murder
November 20, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A 28-year-old Oliver woman has been charged with attempted murder.
'Very suspicious': But no proof South Okanagan man tried to kill relative
October 24, 2024 - 3:00 PM

Only three people know what exactly took place around a campfire near Oliver in May 2019 that left a shotgun blast in a couch and a 25-year-old charged with attempted murder.
Man pulls down pants, exposes himself to youths in Oliver
August 29, 2024 - 3:34 PM

RCMP are looking for witnesses to come forward after a man exposed himself to a teenaged female and her younger brother earlier this week.
Man fined for campfire in South Okanagan that got away from him
August 07, 2024 - 5:15 PM

A man camping in Oliver on BC Day lit a campfire and it got away from him sparking a grass fire.
RCMP looking for witnesses to fatal head-on crash in South Okanagan
August 06, 2024 - 3:44 PM
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One person was killed in a head-on crash on Highway 97 in Oliver last week.
Highway 97 near Oliver closed due to serious crash
July 31, 2024 - 9:18 AM
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A stretch of Highway 97 south of Oliver is closed until further notice following a serious car crash this morning.
Motorcyclist in Oliver flees too fast for police to pursue
July 18, 2024 - 4:49 PM

Oliver police are on the lookout for a motorcyclist who fled from police.
Police looking for tips in 2020 South Okanagan homicide
June 13, 2024 - 12:15 PM

Four years ago a 21-year-old Oliver man was shot and killed in his home but police have yet to solve the murder.
Two killed in sports car crash at Area 27 private racetrack in Oliver
June 06, 2024 - 4:18 PM
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Two people were killed in a crash on the Area 27 luxury motorsports club racetrack in Oliver on Wednesday.
Two car crashes lead to back-to-back drug busts in Oliver
June 06, 2024 - 3:48 PM

Two suspected drug traffickers crashed their vehicles in separate incidents leading to their arrests in South Okanagan.
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News Items tag as: Oliver News

South Okanagan woman charged with attempted murder

'Very suspicious': But no proof South Okanagan man tried to kill relative

Man pulls down pants, exposes himself to youths in Oliver

Man fined for campfire in South Okanagan that got away from him

RCMP looking for witnesses to fatal head-on crash in South Okanagan

Highway 97 near Oliver closed due to serious crash

Motorcyclist in Oliver flees too fast for police to pursue

Police looking for tips in 2020 South Okanagan homicide

Two killed in sports car crash at Area 27 private racetrack in Oliver

Two car crashes lead to back-to-back drug busts in Oliver

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