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Penticton man gets jail time for indecent exposure
PENTICTON – A Penticton man who exposed himself to a mother and two children will…
Increasing number of needle pickups prompts call for a safe injection site in Penticton
PENTICTON – Penticton's fire chief is advocating for a safe drug consumption site in the…
Why there are so many little black bugs buzzing around the Interior this year
You can’t walk very far these days without getting a small, winged insect stuck in…
Wine lovers rave about small producers wine festival in Penticton
PENTICTON – Crowds of wine lovers were like kids in a candy shop at the…
Mega winery near Oliver ready to take on the world
OLIVER – The Oliver area is adding to its growing reputation as a destination for…
Lengthy jail term for crime spree that ended in Oliver police standoff
PENTICTON – A man who has spent the better part of his life either in…
Penticton city council to look at designated launch areas for non-motorized watercraft
PENTICTON – Launching a personal, non-motorized watercraft into Okanagan Lake could become more complicated in…
Kelowna man who hit a 15-year-old gets a conditional discharge for the Penticton assault
PENTICTON – A Kelowna man will not serve jail time for “lashing out” at his…
Fraudster gets conditional sentence for Summerland cheque cashing scam
PENTICTON – A man who used a Summerland organization’s chequebook to write cheques to himself…
Penticton high school student pleads guilty to assaulting former friend
PENTICTON – Two Penticton high school students, who were once friends, were in court today…
Mental health issues at heart of man’s attempt to kill wife, himself
PENTICTON – An Osoyoos husband and wife say the mental health system failed them when…
Evicted from Osoyoos band land, Oliver man will be incarcerated there
PENTICTON – An Oliver man sentenced to 150 days in jail for possession of stolen…
Penticton judge to decide ‘defence of necessity’ in impaired, prohibited driving case
PENTICTON – A Penticton judge will decide the case of a prohibited driver who claims…
New insect poses a risk to fruit trees, vineyards, vegetables in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – The B.C. Ministry of Agriculture is asking Okanagan residents to be on the…
South Okanagan man waits in jail for three months to get a three week sentence
PENTICTON – A Keremeos man with a bipolar disorder has paid dearly for his crimes,…
No jail time for young offender involved in South Okanagan break and enter
PENTICTON – A former Okanagan Falls youth will not go to jail for his role…
Why all those discarded needles are signs of progress for HIV, Hep C in Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Nearly 400 new Hepatitis C cases and as many as 15 HIV cases…
Summerland man get lenient jail sentence for attempted break and enter
PENTICTON – A Summerland man can consider himself lucky to be facing intermittent jail time…
No more beer in the fridge for regional fire departments
PENTICTON – Firehalls in the South Okanagan and Similkameen will soon be alcohol free zones.…
Wine and dine events coming to the Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Food and wine events across the region will given foodies the chance to…
Penticton firefighters douse car fire
PENTICTON - Firefighters were called to downtown Penticton this afternoon to put out a car fire. Fire crews arrived at the intersection of Wade Avenue and Martin Street at approximately 12:50 p.m., Dec. 28, to find a Honda Civic parked at the curb with smoke billowing from the hood and flame from the engine compartment....
Local wine scene recognized as among the best in the world
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Wineries from Osoyoos to Kamloops are getting some high-profile exposure and being called…
Curious about the price of marijuana in your city? Check PriceOfWeed website
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - It isn’t legal yet in Canada, but that won’t stop people from keeping a close eye on weed market in their city. Akin to the website Gas Buddy, which monitors gas prices to help consumers find the lowest price in town, there’s a website called Price of Weed, in which users report the...