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Penticton anti-vaxxer loses fight against BCGEU
A Penticton anti-vaxxer has lost a fight with her union after she argued her support…
RCMP catch 12 impaired drivers over two days in South Okanagan
RCMP officers checked more than 300 vehicles during a weekend drunk driving crackdown in the…
MEMORY CAFES: South Okanagan researchers tackle the isolation impacting those with dementia
Memory cafes have been popping up in rural communities in the South Okanagan this year…
World-renowned slam poet Shane Koyczan taking stage in Kelowna, Penticton
Okanagan treasure Shane Koyczan brings his spoken word poetry to the stage in Kelowna and…
Penticton ‘potio’ smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success…
Penticton city councillor facing new charges for decades-old sex crimes
Penticton city councillor James Miller is facing new sex crime charges relating allegations from when…
South Okanagan pedophile charged for sexual assault while on bail
In the months and weeks before being sent to prison for 10 years, a South…
Man arrested after barricading himself in Penticton home
A man who posed a high risk to police barricaded himself in a home in…
Randy Bachman and BTO getting ready to rock Penticton
Bachman Turner-Overdrive is hitting the road for the Back in Overdrive Tour 2025 and there…
Interior Health fined $274,000 after Penticton hospital staff exposed to illicit drugs
The Interior Health Authority has been fined $274,000 after two workers fell ill after entering…
Former Penticton Indian Band administrator ordered to repay massive raise he gave himself
The former top employee for the Penticton Indian Band claimed he was wrongfully dismissed after…
‘Very suspicious’: But no proof South Okanagan man tried to kill relative
Only three people know what exactly took place around a campfire near Oliver in May…
Four arrests as Penticton RCMP seize cash, drugs and guns in raid
RCMP executed a search warrant Wednesday at a Penticton home seizing drugs, cash and guns.…
RCMP officer shot and killed a suspect in Penticton
The B.C. civilian police watchdog is investigating an incident where an RCMP officer shot and…
Osoyoos driver caught with no licence gets reduced sentence so he can drive to work
A BC judge has halved the amount of jail time given to a Southern Okanagan…
BC Election 2024: Penticton-Summerland could turn Conservative blue for first time in decades
Voters in the Penticton-Summerland riding will be choosing a new MLA for the first time…
Two-year-old Penticton murder believed to be targeted: RCMP
RCMP are making a plea to the public for tips almost two years after a…
No written contract costs Naramata couple $400K in legal fight with builder
A South Okanagan couple have been left the hook to pay $400,000 after they had…
South Okanagan cannabis lobby shares gripes with local candidates
Cannabis producers and retailers from the Penticton-Summerland riding met recently with four candidates running in…
Penticton’s new ‘Turf Tank’ robot needs a name
The City of Penticton is for help to name a new robot that paints the…
Veteran Summerland RBC manager jailed for swiping $850K from seniors
Summerland resident Terry Lee Sedawie was respected and well-loved and had worked for the Royal…
Former District of Summerland staffer guilty of fraud and breach of trust
In the summer of 2022 when 35-year-old Tracey Ann McEvoy left her job as an admin…
Elections BC throws cold water on feud between Penticton candidates
The BC Conservative candidate in Penticton has a problem with the colours of her competitor's…
Expect mind-blowing tricks as Freestyle Motorcross world tour stops in Penticton
The Freestyle Motorcross World Tour comes to Penticton this November for a night of professional…