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Inaugural Element Music Festival coming to the Southern Interior
OKANAGAN – Music festivals are always popular in B.C. and a new festival planned for…
Special events enhance Canada Day festivities in Penticton
PENTICTON – Hundreds of people flocked to Penticton’s downtown area on Canada Day to celebrate…
Osoyoos Secondary school to receive rural education funds
PENTICTON – Osoyoos Secondary will benefit from a new rural education fund. The Ministry of…
Staying safe on Southern Interior lakes and rivers
OKANAGAN – The summer is underway and that means boaters and swimmers are eagerly hitting…
New motor vehicle restrictions coming to Oliver Mountain
PENTICTON – New legislation aimed at protecting the sensitive ecosystems on Oliver Mountain will begin…
Gang life took his liberty and his legs, now he wants another chance from judge
'IT'S A BIT OF A CHALLENGE FOR ME TO ACCEPT YOU ARE SINCERE' PENTICTON –…
Canada Day weekend busiest time for province’s search and rescue teams
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – With Canada Day creating a long weekend this year, search and rescue teams…
Police investigate residential and vehicle break ins
PENTICTON – Residential break and enters and theft from vehicles continue to keep Penticton RCMP…
Warm weather for Canada Day long weekend in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Canada Day long weekend is set to begin and Mother Nature looks to…
Grant funding approved to help keep Okanagan Skaha schools open
PENTICTON – The Okanagan Skaha Board of Education is breathing a collective sigh of relief…
Forgot to reserve your provincial campsite? Here’s some other sites to try near Penticton
PENTICTON – Camping season began early in the South Okanagan again this year, and with…
CounterAttack ramps up summer roadchecks in the Southern Interior
OKANAGAN – Forget the frigid cold of B.C. winters, stats from ICBC show that summer…
Senior’s advocate makes recommendations to curb violence in care homes
OKANAGAN – More than 400 seniors were harmed by fellow patients in care homes last…
UPDATE: Power outage being restored in Penticton
PENTICTON – The city is almost done restoring power to parts of Penticton after reported…
Warrant leads to two arrests on drug charges in the South Okanagan
PENTICTON – Police visits to a Penticton residence resulted in three warrants executed last Wednesday…
Canada Day long weekend fun in Penticton
PENTICTON – The long weekend promises to be a busy one in Penticton with festivals,…
Wildfires and wild weather keep Penticton fire crews busy
PENTICTON – Monday was a busy day for the Penticton Fire Department as they responded…
Province flexing muscles against mussels
OKANAGAN – Boaters throughout the Okanagan are still being warned to keep an eye out…
Osoyoos Rotary Club makes $30,000 commitment to hospital fund
PENTICTON – An Osoyoos service club is making a substantial commitment to Penticton’s hospital care…
Cawston fire leaves one person homeless
PENTICTON – An afternoon structure fire in the Similkameen yesterday has left one resident homeless.…
Lightning storm blamed for six new fires across Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Lightning is being blamed for sparking half a dozen new fires in the…
Okanagan College considering sexual violence policy
OKANAGAN – Okanagan College is considering a new policy governing sexual violence and misconduct. A…
RCMP offers summertime home security tips
KAMLOOPS – Summertime is upon us so bring on the camping, road trips and outdoor…
Okanagan Similkameen school board to apply for rural school funds
PENTICTON – Osoyoos Secondary School will stay open if recently announced funding is approved for…