
Penticton News

RCMP catch 12 impaired drivers over two days in South Okanagan
RCMP officers checked more than 300 vehicles during a weekend drunk driving crackdown in the…

Osoyoos driver caught with no licence gets reduced sentence so he can drive to work
A BC judge has halved the amount of jail time given to a Southern Okanagan…
Pickup truck crashes into Skaha Lake bridge in Penticton
A pickup truck collided with the guard rail on the Skaha Lake bridge in Penticton…

A weekend of racing at the Penticton Speedway’s memorial event
Race car drivers in the South Okanagan are geared up for the Penticton Speedway’s annual…

Major delays continue on Highway 97 near Peachland wildfire
The wildfire near Peachland is under control but drivers should be ready for major delays…

South Okanagan RCMP crack down on car thiefs
South Okanagan RCMP spent five days in June cracking down on car theft in the…

Tourists following Google maps in Okanagan rescued after RV got stuck
A family of Dutch tourists had to be rescued by Central Okanagan search and rescue…

Four dead in collision with semi in Keremeos
Police are investigating a fatal collision involving two cars and a semi truck in Keremeos.…

One dead after head-on collision near Castlegar
A person is dead after a pickup truck crashed head on into a transport truck…

Former Penticton woman gets $1.8M for accident before ICBC’s no fault insurance
A former Penticton woman struggling to recover from a horrific motorcycle crash has been awarded…

Penticton woman hit by car in crosswalk awarded $600,000 in damages
A Penticton woman was awarded $600,000 four years after she was hit by a car…

No blasting closures on Highway 97 near Summerland this long weekend
Drivers can expect a break from the closures along Highway 97 north of Summerland this…

Penticton gets $840K in federal funding to help finish lake to lake bike route
The federal government has announced it's contributing another $840,000 for Penticton’s Lake to Lake Bike…

Penticton first city in BC where youth ride the bus for free
Young people can now ride BC Transit for free in Penticton. The city launched a…

New Okanagan society aims to make rail trails more accessible, one can at a time
Bob Richards has been routinely collecting empty bottles and cans for years to help out…