News Items tag as: Vernon court 2024

Enderby farmer lied, fed abattoir waste to hogs for 'financial gain'
December 24, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A BC Judge told an Enderby farmer Monday that some jail time might have been appropriate after he fed animal carcasses to his pigs.
'The most unsuccessful criminal:' 70-year-old Vernon man jailed for bank robbery
December 06, 2024 - 1:26 PM

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'Deep injustice': No jail for North Okanagan mom accused of role in son's death
November 21, 2024 - 3:35 PM

While there's no denying that former Lumby resident Keisha Marie McCrea assaulted her son Ethan shortly before he died, Crown prosecutors couldn't prove the assault ultimately caused the boy's death.
Government closing Enderby abattoir that fed animal waste to pigs
October 28, 2024 - 7:00 AM

When health inspectors arrived at Richard Yntema's Enderby farm, they found pigs roaming around in a pit full of slaughterhouse waste.
North Okanagan winery owner charged with drunk driving
September 24, 2024 - 6:30 PM

A North Okanagan winery owner has been charged with drunk driving.
No jail for Vernon driver involved in fatal hit and run
September 20, 2024 - 7:00 PM

It was dark and raining on the November morning last year when Blake Eric Martin left his Vernon home at roughly 4:30 a.m. to drive to work.
Violent offender released after guilty plea in Vernon court
July 16, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A BC man charged with sexual assault and violence against his partner will be released from custody having spent seven months behind bars.
Vernon man with 20 driving convictions charged with drunk driving causing death
July 16, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A Vernon man, charged with drunk driving causing death following a 2021 crash in Kelowna that killed a 30-year-old woman, has more than 20 driving convictions.
Lumby man, shot three times in home invasion, kept fighting
July 11, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A Lumby man was shot three times with a shotgun in a violent home invasion in 2022, and continued to fight two robbers.
Crown loses appeal to have Kelowna firefighter put behind bars
June 19, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Crown prosecutors have failed in their attempt to get jail time for a former Kelowna fire captain who was found guilty of filming a teenager in the shower.
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Penticton company building 60 tiny homes for Kelowna's homeless
One of Penticton’s longstanding construction contractors has landed the contract to build 60 “tiny homes” to house the homeless in Kelowna. Greyback Construction Ltd. landed the contract with the City of Kelowna and BC Hou

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