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Two people have been sentenced for the homicide of a Maple Ridge man in 2023. Maple Ridge residents Kimberley Buitenweg and Joseph McWilliams were both sentenced to five years in prison on Monday, Dec. 8, for the manslaughter of Surinderjit “Jack” Singh. The court also imposed a 10-year firearms prohibition on the pair. Singh, 55, […]

Officials in Princeton are monitoring the river levels of the Tulameen and Similkameen Rivers in advance of an incoming atmospheric river. The town is monitoring the Tulameen River below Vuich Creek, the Similkameen River above Goodfellow Creek, the Pasayten River above Calcite Creek and the Similkameen River at Princeton, where the two rivers join. Some

A body found in Vernon earlier this summer has now been identified as a man missing from Penticton. The RCMP E Division says Mauricio Gudino-Figueroa was located deceased and his remains were only recently identified. “The investigation is with the Southeast District Major Crimes Unit (SED MCU) who are working with the BC Coroners Service

Tears were shed as a Vernon man who fatally struck local teen Lynza Henke with his truck in a downtown crosswalk was sentenced for inattentive driving Wednesday afternoon. Gregg Veinpel pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle without due care and attention at the Vernon courthouse, which on Dec. 10 was filled with family and friends

B.C.’s Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene says parts of the province are in a “dynamic situation” amid the latest series of atmospheric rivers. Greene said Wednesday (Dec. 10) that the B.C. River Forecast Centre has upgraded several flood advisories, watches and warnings in the Lower Mainland. A warning is the highest category in B.C. “This