Meaghan Archer

PENTICTON — A baby black bear was found alone in Penticton but has been rescued and taken to a shelter. The cub, who was named Norman, was taken to the Northern Lights Wildlife Society in Smithers, B.C. to be cared for. %%Image2%% To contact the reporter for this story, email Meaghan Archer at marcher@infotelnews.ca or...

SUMMERLAND — A public hearing will be held tonight for the Save Summerland’s Agricultural Land campaign, a movement that started last month after Summerland city councillors announced an amendment to the official community plan. A new draft of the plan is currently being written, and includes the removal of 215 acres of agricultural land so...

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — When James Buhler allegedly stabbed his wife and daughter before trying to commit suicide, he was already facing charges for threatening her. He was released on a promise that he not contact her. That's not all that surprising to the people who run the South Okanagan Victim Assistance Society. While she wouldn't speak about...

PENTICTON — The City will be hosting a special service in honour of B.C. workers who have lost their lives on the job, as part of the Annual Day of Mourning. Last year, 128 British Columbians lost their lives to work-related illness, disease or injury. The Day of Mourning provides families, friends, workers and co-workers...

PENTICTON — Penticton RCMP will discuss their first quarter report with council at next week’s meeting. The report, included in this week’s agenda, compares the first quarter of 2013 to the first quarter of 2014. According to the report, RCMP responded to 16 per cent fewer Criminal Code files in 2014 than 2013. The decline...

PENTICTON — Two men and a local construction company were acquitted of pollution charges today. Penticton Provincial Court Judge Meg Shaw said she wasn't satisfied with evidence against Eneas Kruger, Doug Cotter and Cotter's business, each charged with one count of introducing waste into the environment. B.C. Conservation officers took video of the work site between...

PENTICTON — A Princeton man accused of stabbing his wife and daughter outside a Princeton Dairy Queen in February was under court order to stay away from his wife after threatening to kill her. James Buhler, born in 1961, is charged with the attempted murder of his wife and aggravated assault of his wife and...

PENTICTON — Kaylin Hickey’s name will be on the national sex offender registry for 10 years because he exchanged nude photos with a 15-year-old girl. He also served 30 days in jail after a sentencing earlier this year in Penticton Provincial Court and he wasn't the only one in Penticton she sent the photos to. These...

PENTICTON—It’s a long weekend and a great time to relax, but if you’re looking for something to do this Easter weekend, here are five ideas in the South Okanagan. 1. WHAT: 4th Annual LocoLanding Easter Egg Hunt     WHERE: LocoLanding Adventure Park, 75 Riverside Drive, Penticton     WHEN: Monday, April 21, 2014 from 11 a.m....

PENTICTON — Last week parents got a lesson on online sexual predators and how to protect their children from sex exploitation as part of Victim’s Awareness Week. Sexploitation has been a problem in Penticton, and still is with school age kids and youth. The numbers of sexploitation cases are going up every year, said Diane...

PENTICTON — A man with a lengthy criminal record will face several more years in jail for even more crimes committed across two provinces. Kid Ashley Tye Broadhead, born in 1980, was sentenced in Penticton Provincial Court this afternoon for a long list of charges, including theft, possession of a weapon and fraud. He will...

KEREMEOS – A 10-hectare grass fire on Pincushion Mountain north of Keremeos has been contained. By the time fire crews arrived Friday afternoon, the blaze was already 4-hectares in size. The fire was contained Friday night, but not before it had burned 10-hectares of grass and scrub, according to Kayla Pepper with the B.C. Wildfire...

PENTICTON — Luke Skywalker didn’t stand a chance as students made their cases in a mock trial held at the Penticton courthouse today. Grade 12 law students from Princess Margaret Secondary dressed in full costume depicting famous Star Wars characters for the murder trial of Luke Skywalker. Skywalker was charged with the death of nearly...

PENTICTON — WestJet announced it will be offering flights from Penticton to Calgary beginning in October. “This is phenomenal news for the City of Penticton and entire South Okanagan region,” said Penticton Mayor Garry Litke in a press release. “There has been an overwhelming demand in the South Okanagan for increased air service to Alberta....

PENTICTON — The cause of last month’s chairlift fire at Apex has been determined by the B.C. Safety Authority. The fire was caused by “main diesel engine drive failure,” as reported by Global News. Apex Resort General Manager James Shalman said, the chairlift is currently out of order but will be running again for next...

PENTICTON — A local shop owner caught his own suspects after sharing the surveillance video of a robbery on social media. Early Sunday morning at 3 a.m., Leigh Follestad received a call from his security company alerting him there had a been a break in at his store, SmartShopper on Main Street. After cleaning up...

PENTICTON - Martin Street is undergoing some changes as part of the Downtown Revitalization Plan, and the speed limit is going to change as well. Council voted to reduce the speed limit on Martin Street from 50 kilometres per hour to 30 km/h between Lakeshore Drive and Nanaimo Avenue, beginning in the end of May,...

PENTICTON — A Penticton man will spend 411 more days in jail for a collection of child porn found on his computer and shared in online chatrooms. Mark Henry Snowden, born in 1962, was convicted on one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. In 2012, police found...

PENTICTON — Local cyclists reached out to city council for a hand in securing permission from the federal government to extend bike trails on crown lands. The Penticton and Area Cycling Association has asked councillors to provide a letter of support to Recreation Sites and Trails B.C., the government body that controls the sought-after land....