Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
Penticton news
South Okanagan’s Half Corked Marathon goes virtual this year
COVID-19 may have put a stop to this year’s Half Corked Marathon, but organizers are…
UPDATE: Coroner investigating drowning at Penticton beach
A 61-year-old Alberta man drowned in Okanagan Lake in Penticton yesterday. Emergency crews were called…
South Okanagan community fighting to reclaim beach from endangered plant
In the early 2000s, the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen bought a sandy beach in…
Penticton company offering not one, but two free houses
How does a free house sound? How about two? Of course, there is one small…
B.C. Wildfire expecting we can breathe easy for the rest of summer
So far, 2020 has spared us one unfortunate aspect of a B.C. summer we've all…
Penticton’s Hooded Merganser restaurant receives international accolades
A Penticton restaurant has made an international profile for itself with a recent honour from…
Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this week
There should be some excellent meteor viewing this week as the Perseid meteor shower reaches…
Cool midweek temperatures in the Okanagan expected to warm up by the weekend
A warm, sunny day today is expected to be replaced by a few days of…
Penticton motel sign turns heads before coming down
A cheeky sign outside a Penticton motel prompted chuckles, raised eyebrows and, in some cases,…
South Okanagan e-bike tour company keeps rolling despite pandemic hit to tourism
A South Okanagan tour company has found a way to stay in the saddle despite…
South Okanagan real estate sales continue at rapid pace in July
The South Okanagan real estate market continues to move in positive territory following a dismal…
Pop up drive-in theatre coming to Penticton’s Apex Mountain
The newly established Apex Community Association has an unusual event planned for Saturday, Aug. 22.…
Investigation started over death involving Penticton RCMP
The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia is looking into a death that may have…
Rain helps wildfire fighting efforts in Kamloops Fire Centre
Some timely rain has helped the B.C. Wildfire Service in its firefighting efforts in the…
UPDATE: Wildfire just north of Penticton in mop-up as highway reopens
Crews are mopping up a wildfire just north of the Penticton and people are being…
Chance of showers today but should still be a nice weekend in the Okanagan
There are a few showers in the Okanagan forecast today, but things should clear up…
COVID-19 cases surging across the border south of Osoyoos
It may be limiting summer fun and summer travel opportunities but some sobering COVID-19 statistics…
Crews make progress on wildfire burning northwest of Princeton
B.C. wildfire crews are gaining ground in their response to the Dry Lake wildfire burning…
Police seek identity of Penticton bike thief
Penticton RCMP are hoping the public can help them apprehend a bicycle thief. Police say…
Penticton crime dropped under pandemic lockdown, CERB payments
The Penticton RCMP’s second quarterly report indicates the city underwent a significant drop in crime…
Similkameen rural area is tops for regional district director’s remuneration in 2019
The same regional district electoral area is laying claim to having the highest remuneration and…
Showers and lower temperatures forecast later this week in the Okanagan
The hot temperatures experienced in the Okanagan over the past week appear to coming to…
Video provides essential information for Osoyoos Lake recreational salmon fishery
Just in time for this year’s recreational salmon fishery on Osoyoos Lake, Tyson Marsel with…
Looking for sockeye? Salmon fishing in Osoyoos Lake is now open
Okanagan sockeye salmon are back in the South Okanagan, and fishermen have been given the…