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iN PHOTOS: South Okanagan senior takes a landscape photo a day
Robert Brunet is an South Okanagan photographer who has a passion for capturing the beauty…
BC Mountie fined for blowing stop sign, colliding with truck in Okanagan Falls
A BC cop was fined colliding with a truck and sending two people to hospital…
South Okanagan developer slapped with $197K fine for faulty sewage
A developer behind a South Okanagan subdivision got hit with a $197,000 fine from the…
RCMP officer charged in serious South Okanagan crash last summer
An officer with the B.C. Highway Patrol is facing two charges in connection with a…
Police watchdog suggests Okanagan RCMP officer face charges in serious crash
BC's police watchdog is recommending an RCMP officer be criminally charged after colliding with a…
South Okanagan town showcased in new episode of TV’s ‘Still Standing’
Okanagan Falls and its award-winning wine industry are about to become more famous thanks to…
Okanagan developer hasn’t fixed sewage outflow issue for years
A South Okanagan developer still hasn't fixed its overflowing septic fields despite years of orders…
Banned driver causes serious crash while high on drugs in Okanagan Falls
A 42-year-old man, who was already banned from driving, has been arrested for allegedly running…
RCMP officer under investigation after car crash in Okanagan Falls
An investigation has been launched following a serious car crash near Okanagan Falls last night.…
Harvester anticipated to finally fight milfoil problem in South Okanagan lake
A harvester is expected to bring balance back to Vaseux Lake in the South Okanagan…
Specialty food store in Okanagan Falls shuttering Tuesday if sales don’t pick up
The struggling shop that sells specialty foods in Okanagan Falls may be on its last…
Pandemic uncertainty continues to challenge Okanagan wedding planners, couples
After two years of the COVID pandemic, brides, grooms and event planners are riding the…
Thousands sign petition for safer highway between Penticton and Okanagan Falls
A petition with tens of thousands of signatures helped convince the province to install concrete…
Okanagan Falls gas station robbed
An Esso gas station and convenience store in Okanagan Falls was robbed yesterday and the…
iN VIDEO: Cyclist tests good, bad and ugly on KVR trail from Penticton to Osoyoos
A cyclist has documented the good, the bad and the ugly of the Kettle Valley…
Small Okanagan community may lose its only grocery store
Dahlia and Derek Millington are left wondering what else they can do to get more…
Deadly virus killed numerous bighorn sheep in South Okanagan this year
After the bluetongue virus began ravaging the bighorn sheep population near Grand Forks in August,…
No new pot shops in Okanagan Falls because ‘everybody wants to try it’
Until the dangers of marijuana are explored further, regional politicians don't want to see any…
Politicians trying to nip new Okanagan Falls pot shops in the bud
Regional directors in the South Okanagan are trying to figure out how to prevent any…
Chinese restaurant in Okanagan Falls taking hiatus while vaccine passports roll out
After witnessing the controversies surrounding the vaccine passport, and having dealt with people frustrated with…
Hot, dry windy conditions challenging firefighting efforts on wildfire near Okanagan Falls
The B.C. Wildfire Service continues to battle a more than 7,000 hectare blaze located near…
Two pioneering South Okanagan wine families join forces
Two pioneering wine families in the South Okanagan are joining forces. Burrowing Owl Vineyards in…
Wildfire crews work to establish guards around Okanagan’s largest wildfire
B.C. Wildfire Service crews are working to establish fire guards around the Okanagan's biggest wildfire…
B.C. buys 10 ha of rare grassland for South Okanagan protected area
B.C. Parks is spending $314,000 for 10 hectares of rare grassland near Okanagan Falls. The…