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Apex Mountain preparing to use snow-making machines against wildfire
A ski hill near Penticton is preparing to utilize machines that normally create snow in…
Apex Mountain village on evacuation alert due to wildfire
Firefighters continue to battle a large wildfire near Penticton that has placed the Apex Mountain…
One structure lost due to wildfire near Penticton
One residential structure has been lost to the Keremeos Creek wildfire, according to the latest…
Thousands of lightning strikes touch off 40 new wildfires in last 24 hours
Thousands of lightning strikes across B.C. have sparked new wildfires, a majority of which are…
Judge said police standoff in Summerland was like a scene from a horror movie
Robert Austin Teal was hoping Oct. 22, 2021 would be the day he died when…
iN PHOTOS: 2022 Okanagan Dream Rally roars to return after pandemic
Cheering crowds full of smiling children waving checkered flags lined the streets of Downtown Kelowna…
UPDATE: Keremeos Creek wildfire near Penticton grows to 150 hectares
The Keremeos Creek wildfire 21 kms southwest of Penticton has has grown to an estimated…
Little Penticton girl and garbage man form heartwarming friendship
Every Thursday morning, 3-and-a-half-year-old Rylee Petersen from Penticton looks forward to waving at her local…
Multiple Kelowna, Penticton road closures for Dream Rally Saturday
A parade of sports cars – loaded with passengers even more impressive than the luxury vehicles…
Penticton’s Crazy Corn Man known for colourful personality (and great corn)
It doesn’t take long to see how the Crazy Chilliwack Corn Man in Penticton earned…
Penticton fire chief picking a water fight with kids
Penticton firefighters are trying to turn the down the heat this week by throwing down…
Wildfire south of Penticton now 1.4 hectares
A wildfire burning south of Penticton has more than doubled overnight. The Mount Hawthorne wildfire,…
Fire crews hitting wildfire just north of Penticton hard
A wildfire is currently burning around three kilometres north of Penticton on the West. B.C.…
iN PHOTOS: Riding the retro trolley to Naramata
Experiencing the Village of Naramata feels even more quaint when you ride a vintage trolley…
The world’s largest hockey stick was made in Penticton
To help draw epic crowds to Vancouver for the '86 Expo, a Penticton business was…
Gas is going for less than $2 per litre again in Kamloops, Okanagan
Gasoline can finally be purchased for under $2 per litre in Kamloops and the Okanagan…
iN VIDEO: Half a car tows seaplane into Skaha Lake
When seaplane pilots need to get their aircraft into the water from the Penticton Airport,…
Penticton’s drive-in streetcar diner was like a scene from ‘Happy Days’
There used to be a drive-in diner in Penticton where a romanticized era from the…
Outgoing Penticton city councillor reflects on 14-year tenure
Penticton’s longest-serving city councillor has decided to hang up her hat. Judy Sentes announced she…
Grape stomp made famous by Rick Mercer returning to South Okanagan
An entertaining event where people turn grapes into juice with their feet will return after…
iN VIDEO: Playing Rattlesnake Island’s 50-year-old abandoned mini putt course
A couple of explorers from Penticton brought their golf clubs over to Rattlesnake Island to…
Penticton pharmacist suspended yet again
A Penticton pharmacist who had previously been suspended and fined $20,000 has been barred from…
Interior Health warns about dangerous uncut fentanyl in South Okanagan
A batch of stronger than usual fentanyl is making the rounds in the South Okanagan…
Penticton fast food employee saves customer in medical distress
A burrito maker in Penticton is being called a hero after performing CPR on a…