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Why so many Interior families have to choose between work and family
KAMLOOPS – Brent McFarlen is an electrician and a dad. But for the last six…
Two of the most severe flu strains expected in the Interior this year
Interior Health says they are expecting two of the more serious types of flu in…
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…
Penticton cycling vacation ruined by theft of $10,000 mountain bike
PENTICTON – A Calgary man visiting Penticton for the weekend had his holiday ruined when…
Extreme fire hazard in bush translates to potential firewood shortage in Okanagan
PENTICTON – Having just experienced the hottest and driest summer ever in the Okanagan, 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…
Munson Mountain wedding woes for couple after it collides with Penticton Multisport event
PENTICTON – A Summerland bride and groom’s big day was derailed by the seemingly inexplicable…
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…
Kaleden couple spared wildfire’s wrath
PENTICTON – A Kaleden couple whose residence was right next door to a dry, abandoned…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Is anyone going to fix this South Okanagan dike before it’s too late?
CAWSTON – Cawston's regional district representative is concerned about the state of a section of…
Controlling the flow of water through the Okanagan Lake system an imperfect science
OKANAGAN – It’s shaping up to be a high water year in the Okanagan, but…
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…
Human resources manager latest senior bureaucrat leaving Penticton City Hall
PENTICTON – Another senior staffer is leaving the employ of the City of Penticton. Mayor…
Hangs off cliffs, blows stuff up, and collects hundreds of classic cars: He’s the Rasta Blasta
TAPPEN – When Mike Hall gets out of bed at 6 a.m., it’s pedal to…
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…
One of Europe’s most powerful and wealthy men was an Okanagan tourist in 1893
PENTICTON – More than 120 years ago the man whose assassination is widely blamed for…
Archduke’s Penticton hunting trip comes to a stormy conclusion
PART FOUR OF A FOUR PART SERIES READ PART THREE OF THE SERIES HERE: Archduke's…
Archduke’s cold forces early end to Penticton hunting trip
PART THREE OF A FOUR PART SERIES A CASE OF THE SNIFFLES GETS WORSE AND…
Penticton pioneer Tom Ellis fails to impress Austrian Archduke
PART TWO OF A FOUR PART SERIES THE ARCHDUKE IS A HARD MAN TO SATISFY…
Before his 1914 assassination ignited WWI, Archduke Ferdinand was one of the Okanagan’s first tourists
PART ONE OF A FOUR PART SERIES PENTICTON WAS LITTLE MORE THAN TOM ELLIS'S RANCH…
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…