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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…
More money needed to attract regional district managers
PENTICTON – The regional district isn’t competitive when it comes to paying managerial salaries, which…
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,…
The lost graves of Penticton’s Lakeview Cemetery
PENTICTON – Is there a lost pauper’s cemetery within Penticton Lakeside Cemetery’s boundaries that has…
Adventures in Penticton commercial air service
PENTICTON – Sight line issues at Penticton Regional Airport are keeping away nighttime flights for…
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…
Thompson-Okanagan Soldiers of Odin: Are these the guys you want protecting your streets?
LANGUAGE ADVISORY THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – They call themselves the Soldiers of Odin and say they are…
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.…
Elevated lead levels found in nine Kelowna-area schools
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Officials in the Central Okanagan school district have tested for elevated lead…
Health authority working to deal with elevated lead levels in water at three Penticton schools
PENTICTON – Interior Health and the Okanagan Skaha school board are working together to remedy…
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...
Everything you need to know about quail in the Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If you ever walk into the middle of a covey of California quail,…
Kelowna CBC reporter’s Twitter mistake pronounces Carlos Santana’s premature death
KELOWNA – The local host of CBC’s Daybreak South was forced to delete several tweets…
Oliver man sentenced for sex crimes against youth
PENTICTON – A 24-year-old Oliver man learned today how much jail time he faces for…
Fire ants found in Naramata concern Kamloops researcher
PENTICTON – A Thompson Rivers University researcher wants to stop a newly-discovered invasive species from…