Penticton news

Violent Penticton domestic abuser delays inevitable jail time
A 58-year-old Penticton man who has been imprisoned multiple times for domestic violence has managed…

Chopping down your own Christmas tree this year? Not so fast…
Now that December is here, and people have started decorating for Christmas, a reminder to…

Outgoing Penticton councillor criticizes byelection candidate
Amelia Boultbee will be replaced on Penticton council in a byelection, but the first person…

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…