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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…
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…