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Highway 1 closed for avalanche control
REVELSTOKE – If travel to or from Alberta is in your plans this morning expect…
Prolific South Okanagan offender applies for a mental assessment
PENTICTON – A prolific offender whose alleged crimes kicked off a manhunt last summer in…
City council to revisit liquor sales in Penticton grocery stores
PENTICTON – The issue of liquor sales in Penticton grocery stores comes back before city…
Regional District to tighten up building decommissioning policy
PENTICTON – The question of when is a residence not a residence was a topic…
Warm but dreary week ahead in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The mercury is expected to flirt with double digits this week but your…
Snowfall warning, avalanche could cause delays on Highway 3
PENTICTON – A system moving through southern B.C. is expected to drop a lot of…
Ground based birds an issue for flighty horses in Kaleden
PENTICTON – People aren’t the only ones who can have issues accepting the newcomers on…
Policy revision allows limited opportunities to opt out of curbside collection
PENTICTON – An update of the regional district’s rural curbside garbage and recycling collection service…
Current animal control bylaw has no teeth, regional committee hears
PENTICTON – Staff at the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen have been given the go…
Snowfall warning for Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT – The Coquihalla Highway is going to get a dump of snow tonight and…
Skateboarder hit in Penticton crosswalk
PENTICTON – A 12-year-old boy was hit in a crosswalk on a Penticton street last…
Expect a warm, rainy Valentine’s Day in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – If an outdoor date is in your plans this Valentine’s Day, Mother Nature…
Kelowna woman claiming $1M for injuries one of ICBC’s top fraudsters
OKANAGAN – If you claim you can’t work after being injured in a car crash,…
Oliver community forum to focus on area crime
PENTICTON – South Okanagan residents concerned about recent crime in the area will get the…
Osoyoos residents rally to keep schools from closing
PENTICTON – The problems of declining enrolment, excess capacity and reduced funding were shared with…
Opening and closing ceremonies lineups announced for B.C. Winter Games in Penticton
PENTICTON – Local artists will kick off the opening ceremonies for the 2016 B.C. Winter…
Leading talent agency to open office in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A major talent agency is opening up an office in the Okanagan. Boss…
Task force created to move low barrier shelter initiative forward in Penticton
PENTICTON – Penticton’s low-barrier housing initiative continued to forward this week with the establishment of…
Commercial break and enters keep Penticton police busy
PENTICTON – There has been a decline in residential break-ins this month, but with several…
Suspicious vehicle leads to multiple charges in Penticton
PENTICTON – Three people are facing a variety of theft and drug charges after a…
Penticton art gallery’s curator says they weren’t told about city plans to relocate gallery
PENTICTON – Plans by the city to look into consolidating some of its facilities under…
South Okanagan Mounties get assistance from public in getting impaired drivers off the road
PENTICTON – Police were out in force in the South Okanagan and Similkameen this past…
B.C. teacher’s certificate cancelled after texting student she was attracted to him, then lying about it
INVERMERE – A teacher at a Kootenay school agreed to cancel her teaching certificate after…
High risk of seasonal flooding in the Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – While high snowpack levels have dropped in some parts of the region, levels…