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Interior hospitals had hundreds of overdose patients in 2017
As more people across the province succumb to the ongoing opioid crisis, the number of…
Penticton council wishes Olympic skier Andi Naude success
PENTICTON – Penticton City Council is sending a collective wish for success to a local…
Heavy metal rockers ‘Slayer’ are coming to Penticton for their final tour
PENTICTON – One of the world's hardest rocking bands is making its way to Penticton…
Extreme weather impacts Okanagan film industry in 2017
Wild weather events resulted in the loss of several film productions in the Okanagan last…
Graffiti damage costs City of Penticton nearly $30,000
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton has been hit by a vandalism spree and are…
Looking for a forever home; Penticton SPCA pet of the week
PENTICTON – Devin came to the Penticton SPCA as a stray. The two-year-old male brown,…
Road trip to B.C. Interior ends with two years in jail for Victoria man
PENTICTON – A Victoria man will spend two years in jail for an armed robbery…
Penticton police concerned after finding second firearm in a vehicle within a week
PENTICTON – RCMP have taken another firearm off the street following an arrest in Okanagan…
Sentencing hearing for truculent gun smuggler goes about as expected
PENTICTON – A Penticton Supreme Court case that has had its share of bizarre moments…
Doubt cast on return of Canucks Young Stars tournament to Penticton
PENTICTON – Was 2017 the last year for the Vancouver Canucks Young Stars Classic hockey…
Penticton school closed after fire
PENTICTON – The Penticton Fire Department was called to a Penticton school this morning after…
Delays from Crown prosecutors are causing problems, defence lawyer says
PENTICTON – What's going on in the Penticton Crown prosecutor's office? A Penticton defence lawyer…
“No good news from the coroner,” Interior Health officials update regional directors on opioid crisis
PENTICTON – The severity of the region’s opioid crisis was brought home to regional directors…
Osoyoos resident faces multiple charges for break and enters
OSOYOOS – Osoyoos police have arrested a suspect in connection with several break-ins and thefts.…
Protect your pickup with an ignition immobilizer, say police
PENTICTON – RCMP are warning owners of big pickup trucks to pay more attention to…
Oliver Main Street landmark for sale
OLIVER – It’s an Oliver icon, having been a familiar landmark on Oliver’s Main Street…
Bald eagle rescued near Similkameen River recovering at B.C. Wildlife Park
KAMLOOPS – It was around noon on Sunday when a rancher in the Princeton area…
Penticton RCMP seek suspect in attempted armed robbery
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP are seeking a man who attempted to rob a downtown pawnbroker…
Nic Cage movie shot in Okanagan coming to theatres this spring
A movie starring Nicolas Cage and partially filmed in the south Okanagan will be released…
Penticton man sentenced to more than five months for credit card fraud
PENTICTON – A Penticton man who went on an unauthorized spending spree with someone else’s…
Weekend jail term for fraud
PENTICTON – A Penticton woman who used her position of trust as a bookkeeper to…
Southern Interior winters are often grey, but fog?
The Southern Interior has seen a number of unusual winter weather patterns so far in…
Penticton woman faces sentencing in $65,000 fraud
PENTICTON – A Penticton bookkeeper who ripped off her employer for more than a year…
Man sentenced to one day in jail for drunken behaviour in Summerland
PENTICTON – A former Penticton man, once referred to as “incorrigible” by a Penticton judge…