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Penticton has highest living wage in Thompson-Okanagan
A national lobby group has calculated the hourly wage required to afford basic expenses in…
Suspect trying to getaway from police in Okanagan smashes stolen car into cruiser
Kelowna RCMP assisted their Penticton counterparts in capturing the driver of vehicle stolen in Osoyoos…
Novel set in Okanagan vineyards ‘Isla Mujeres Mysteries’ spinoff
A murder mystery author has set her newest novel in the Okanagan Valley after moving…
Expect to see smoke, flames from large controlled burns in Penticton-area
More than 1,000 piles of wood debris will be getting burned in the the South…
Penticton Denny’s staffer handles three positions, half the tables in the restaurant during ongoing worker shortage
A supervisor at Denny’s in Penticton is receiving accolades for running the restaurant smoothly while…
Penticton chamber requests province lift ‘unfair’ capacity limits
The province’s approach towards public health orders have been called into question by the Penticton…
The best spots in the Thompson Okanagan to watch tonight’s Northern Lights show
The stars are aligning for a nearly perfect opportunity to witness the northern lights in…
Penticton Indian Band member honoured through Remembrance Day Sentry program
sw?wikist (Corporal Justin George) has been chosen to form part of the vigil for this…
The Offspring, Simple Plan coming to Okanagan in March
The Offspring and Simple Plan are coming to Penticton in March as part of the…
Deadly virus killed numerous bighorn sheep in South Okanagan this year
After the bluetongue virus began ravaging the bighorn sheep population near Grand Forks in August,…
Penticton high school no longer using local photographer for graduation
A local photographer who has been taking portraits of nearly every graduate in the Penticton…
Award-winning film used Penticton to capture small-town Canadiana
A film that used Penticton as the backdrop for life in small-town Canada won an…
No threat to public safety after discovery of bodies in Osoyoos, RCMP say
The discovery of two bodies in Osoyoos poses no threat to the public, the RCMP…
iN PHOTOS: Why the ‘K Streets’ in Penticton get all the trick or treaters
Every year on Halloween, there’s a gravity that pulls hundreds of children into a spooky…
Victim in South Okanagan shooting was targeted: RCMP
A gunshot victim was found by police outside a residence in the Indian Rock community,…
Penticton latest to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for staff, politicians
The City of Penticton has joined a growing number of municipal governments and will be…
One of two suspects arrested in Penticton bear spray robbery
RCMP have arrested a 25-year-old Penticton man believed to have been involved with a robbery…
Penticton RCMP say 26-year-old woman was killed in 3-vehicle crash on weekend
RCMP have released more information about a deadly three-vehicle crash on Highway 97 in the…
RCMP say one dead, several injured in Highway 97 crash south of Penticton
The B.C. RCMP has confirmed one person has died and several more sustained injuries following…
UPDATE: One person dead following three-vehicle accident on Highway 97 south of Penticton
A person has died following a three vehicle accident that has caused massive delays along…
Penticton convenience store owner installing $2,000 turnstile to entrance after latest brazen theft
Customers will soon have to enter a popular convenience store in downtown Penticton through a…
Penticton legacy winery opens new location in South Okanagan wine village
A legacy winery founded by an Okanagan wine pioneer has opened a new location in…
Time running out to shop at Okanagan, Kamloops outdoor farmers’ markets
There may be no spring chickens left, but outdoor farmers' markets are still going strong…
iN VIDEO: ‘Absolutely disgusting’: Divers shocked by litter pulled from Penticton channel
A scuba diving team from Lake Country that hunts for trash every weekend hit the…