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Wildfire in Similkameen 100 per cent contained
PENTICTON – A grass fire that broke out yesterday afternoon near Cawston in the Similkameen…
Penticton police investigating vehicle thefts, including a $19,000 excavator
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP are looking for an excavator stolen from an Okanagan Falls worksite…
Penticton police nab woman for vehicle break and enters
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP have arrested a woman in connection with a string of vehicle…
Police surveillance results in Penticton drug bust
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP’s Targeted Enforcement Unit took a good look at some people known…
No clues to origin of mortar shell found in Naramata front yard
PENTICTON – A Naramata couple was shocked to discover an artillery shell in their shrubbery…
UPDATE: Ellis Street fire burns garage, trailer and extends to neighbouring house
PENTICTON – Penticton firefighters put out a garage fire that spread to a nearby trailer…
Break-in at Canada Post facility in Penticton
PENTICTON – RCMP are investigating a break and enter at a Canada Post facility in…
Revitalization of Main Street in Penticton continues to advance
PENTICTON – The revitalization of Main Street has moved a step forward following a council…
Woman targets South Okanagan locker rooms to fuel her addictions
PENTICTON – A woman who stole from South Okanagan locker rooms in a search for…
Penticton city council to take aim at social issues at provincial municipalities conference
PENTICTON – Penticton mayor Andrew Jakubeit hopes a new NDP government will lend a sympathetic…
Warmer than normal temperatures expected across the Okanagan this week
OKANAGAN – The forecast is calling for sunshine this week with some pretty warm weather…
iN PHOTOS: First weekend of fall
THOMPSON OKANAGAN – Fall is in the air in the Thompson Okanagan and people are…
Looking for a forever home; South Okanagan Similkameen SPCA pet of the week
PENTICTON – Scoop is a kitten looking for someone to play with and show him…
Flood, wildfire prevention funding on regional district UBCM wishlist
PENTICTON – Among the issues regional district directors hope to bring up with provincial ministers…
Penticton Indian Band responds to concerns about council, chief
PENTICTON – The Penticton Indian Band addressed governance issues being aired by members of the…
Regional district lifts fire ban in South Okanagan-Similkameen
PENTICTON – Effective this afternoon, regional district residents will once again be able to light…
Changes in the works for regional fire department operations
PENTICTON – The operation of the regional district’s seven fire departments continues to develop in…
Penticton Indian Band files civil suit against former councillors
PENTICTON – The Penticton Indian Band has launched a lawsuit against former councillors in a…
New Interior Health chair, board members appointed under new government
With regime change in the B.C. Legislature comes a purge at boards and offices across…
$20,000 in fines for Similkameen coal mine waste spill
Fines have been handed out four years after a coal mine in the Similkameen spilled…
Sports, music, arts on the list of things to do in Penticton this weekend
PENTICTON – Join the granfondo of dirt track bicycle races, or take part in the…
Campfire ban lifted in Southern Interior on first day of fall
KAMLOOPS – After an unprecedented wildfire season, the campfire ban in the Kamloops Fire Centre…
Salmon watching in the Southern Interior
The annual salmon run is upon us and while there are many rivers and streams…
Political turmoil continues for Penticton Indian Band council
PENTICTON – Former Penticton Indian Band Councillor Dolly Kruger continues to express concerns about a…