A 17 year-old woman was found suffering from a gunshot wound on Canning Road in Grand Forks, Saturday, Sept. 22. The teen, who is not from Grand Forks, called 911 from her cell phone requesting an ambulance at 12:10 a.m. When the ambulance and Grand Forks RCMP arrived on scene, they found the woman lying […]

Police are asking for the public’s help in investigating the shooting of a 17-year-old girl in Grand Forks. “On Sept. 22 (Saturday) at approximately 12:10 a.m., RCMP received a report of a 17-year-old female suffering from a gunshot wound,” he said. “She was lying on the roadway at Canning Road. The area where the young woman was […]

Two young Castlegar men have been sentenced to jail time after being convicted or drug charges, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew.   “On Sept. 19, at just after midnight, a routine traffic stop in Castlegar led to several charges being laid against a 22-year-old Castlegar man,” she said.   “An officer on patrol noted a vehicle at […]

The residents of Greenwood are reeling after the potential contamination of their drinking water was announced on Monday, Sept. 17. “There is a level of stress in the community, especially for some of the older folks,” said Greenwood mayor Nipper Kettle. “Who ever did this — it is ludicrous. It is unthinkable who would do […]

A 22-year-old Castlegar man is facing several drug-related charges stemming from an incident on Sept. 15. Jason Osachoff, who received media attention in the summer of 2011 regarding an exploitative online manual called Deflowered in Seconds (see http://castlegarsource.com/news/general/lobby-group-calls-criminal-charges-against-castlegar-men-who-penned-deflowered-seconds-#.UFj8Ya5idMw), will remain in police custody until his next court appearance. “At (about) 11:50 p.m., a Castlegar RCMP […]

A 39-year-old Trail man has been sentenced to 15 months in jail after being caught with cocaine twice in as many months, according to RCMP Cpl Darryl Orr. According to Orr,  Leonard Ablog Dyoco was arrested July 18 for Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose or Trafficking.   “Members arrested (Dyoco) without incident after he had […]

Greenwood residents are being warned not to use their tap water for anything but flushing their toilets until Interior Health Authority (IHA) has ruled out a possible contamination. Today, Monday Sept. 17, a City of Greenwood crew member discovered the lock on the access hatch to the community's reservoir had been removed by...

Duncan Gary Cameron of Rossland pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual interference at his arraignment hearing in Rossland’s courthouse yesterday, for which the Crown has pursued summary (not indictable) convictions. The court ordered a pre-sentencing report (PSR) from the probation office, and sentencing may occur at the...

A court date and driving prohibition was not enough for a 38-year-old man from Cranbrook, B.C. to stay off the road. On Sunday, Sept. 9, at about 4:00 p.m. Midway RCMP stopped a vehicle on Highway 33 in Rock Creek, B.C.  The male driver, on probation with conditions not to be driving, was known to police as already banned...

“Bear Dude” Allan Piche and his wife, Kathleen Wickie won’t be sentenced for their alleged production and possession of marijuana on their Christina Lake property until Thursday, Oct. 16. The couple was charged for growing and possessing marijuana for the purpose of trafficking after RCMP West Kootenay Traffic Service found 1,102 marijuana plants during a […]