Osoyoos
Man caught near Osoyoos with eight bricks of cocaine
OSOYOOS - A 19-year-old Mexican National arrested at the border with a backpack full of cocaine faces sentencing later this month. RCMP and the United States Border Patrol combined efforts, arresting two men near the Boot Lake area east of Oroville/Osoyoos Lake January 3, 2014. Andy Garcia-Macias was arrested soon after he and the other...
Osoyoos man pleads guilty to illegal firearm possession
PENTICTON — An Osoyoos man pleaded guilty to possession and storage of unlawful firearms after he was arrested last year in an undercover investigation. Tyler Ryan Cuff, born in 1983, was arrested in Langley, B.C. last August during an undercover investigation led by the U.S. Bureau of Firearms, Tobacco and Alcohol. Cuff was caught when...
Human remains found at Haynes Point Provincial Park
OSOYOOS - Human remains were found at Haynes Point Provincial Park yesterday. The discovery was reported to Osoyoos RCMP after a contractor excavating for washroom upgrade found the bones at a depth of about four to five feet. An investigation has so far determined the bones to be archeological and in close proximity to other...
Osoyoos hosts new summer music festival Desertlive
OSOYOOS — A new music festival is hitting the beaches of Osoyoos this summer, with a mixed lineup of indie, rock and blues artists. The family-friendly event is being held at Gyro Beach in Osoyoos from June 27 to July 1. The concert area will be fenced off and open to anyone wishing to come...