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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…
RV fully engulfed with flames in Osoyoos, eastbound lane damaged
No one was injured in a fire that fully engulfed an RV on Highway 3…
Without much to go on, Dutch couple finds family of fallen WW2 soldier from Penticton
Penticton resident Henry Shaw last saw his cousin, Leslie Frank Bull, when he was four…
Man facing “life-changing injuries” after 40-ft fall from Skaha Bluffs
A climber that fell 40 feet from the South Okanagan's Skaha Bluffs earlier this month…
9-metre-long Ogopogo garden creation entertaining summer Okanagan vacationers
A nine-metre-long Ogopogo sculpted out of plants is drawing attention from summer vacationers in Osoyoos,…
Okanagan hospital’s ER is closed, patients being diverted
The South Okanagan General Hospital's emergency department is closed this afternoon due to limited doctor…
Okanagan salamanders, skinks and lizards have some bizarre features
With neon blue tails and names from alligators and tigers, some of the South Okanagan’s…
Penticton mayor concerned about potential for violence with vigilantes
As citizens patrol the streets looking to seize what they deem to be stolen items…
Penticton vigilante group patrols streets to fight property crime
A Penticton business owner is one of many fed up with property crime and petty…
Banned driver causes serious crash while high on drugs in Okanagan Falls
A 42-year-old man, who was already banned from driving, has been arrested for allegedly running…
Penticton closing road for six weeks to widen bridge for bike lanes
To build the next stretch of the lake-to-lake bike route, drivers in Penticton won’t be…