News Items tag as: VNJUN2022

Vernon RCMP checking boaters, handing out tickets on Kal Lake
August 04, 2022 - 2:53 PM

Vernon RCMP officers handed out four tickets yesterday while checking boaters on Kalamalka Lake.
‘This rally lacks logic’: Vernon man counters conspiracy theorists with his own protest signs
July 19, 2022 - 7:00 AM

For the last 12 weeks, a Vernon man has decided to try and change the narrative of a COVID-19 denial rally happening weekly outside of Polson Park.
Vernon man acquitted of sexual assault allegations against 17-year-old
July 06, 2022 - 8:30 PM

A B.C. judge has acquitted a Vernon man charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl after concluding that the man had an honest but mistaken belief in communicated consent and it couldn't be proved that the girl was too drunk to know what was going on.
No jail for Kamloops man who sexually assaulted Vernon teen on Tinder date
July 03, 2022 - 7:53 AM

A former Kamloops man who sexually assaulted an 18-year-old teen while on a Tinder date has avoided jail after a B.C. judge says the teen will be safer if he continued rehab rather than go to prison.
Jail for North Okanagan man caught with 50,000 images of child sex abuse
July 02, 2022 - 6:52 AM

A North Okanagan man who was found with 50,000 images of child sexual abuse has been sentenced to 14 months in jail.
Former police officer committed "discreditable conduct" in Lake Country woman's murder investigation
July 01, 2022 - 10:31 AM

A one-day suspension isn’t enough for the former RCMP officer who allegedly meddled in an homicide investigation after a Lake Country woman's death.
Privacy commissioner orders North Okanagan Jehovah's Witnesses to hand over private records
July 01, 2022 - 8:00 AM

A former North Okanagan Jehovah's Witness has scored a minor legal victory in getting the religious organization to hand over personal information it holds about them, following a ruling from B.C.'s privacy commissioner.
OKIB member found guilty after hunting incident with conservation officer
June 30, 2022 - 7:30 AM

An Okanagan Indian Band member has been found guilty of obstructing a B.C. conservation officer for refusing to give his name while hunting at night on the reserve.
Vernon looks for regulations after Airbnb 'party house' fined $15K
June 29, 2022 - 1:30 PM
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The City of Vernon has banned a property owner from renting their "party house" as a short-term rental and come to an out-of-court settlement for $15,000.
Woman charged with murder after death at Vernon motel released on bail
June 28, 2022 - 7:00 PM

A 28-year-old woman charged with the second-degree murder of Alishia Lemp, who was found dead in a Vernon motel room in February 2020, has been granted bail.
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