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Regional district hopes reduced fees will entice registration of vacation rentals
PENTICTON – The Okanagan Similkameen Regional District wants more residents to formalize their property’s use…
Travel advisory for Highway 1
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Warm weather, rain and snow are making for poor driving conditions on some…
Cafe proprietor says his medical marijuana business not the only one firebombed
PENTICTON – It was business as usual at the Rush In and Finish Cafe in…
Driver involved in Penticton car crash dies in hospital
PENTICTON – The 88-year-old man rushed to hospital last weekend following a car crash has…
Thieves target vehicles, food and mail in the South Okanagan
SOUTH OKANAGAN – Residents in the South Okanagan continue to be victimized by thieves, who…
Festival celebrating beards coming to the Okanagan
PENTICTON – Does your beard hang low? Well if it does, then sign up for…
Regional District celebrating 50 years in 2016
PENTICTON – The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen celebrates its 50th year in 2016. The…
Kamloops family has message after narrowly escaping carbon monoxide tragedy
KAMLOOPS – A local man is urging you to ensure you have carbon monoxide detectors…
Penticton council shakes up regulations with new blasting bylaw
PENTICTON – Rock removal at a construction site in the city last summer led to…
Penticton gets reprieve from ‘social nuisance’ sentenced to one year in jail
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP won’t have to deal with a man well known to the…
Attempted arson at Penticton cafe and marijuana dispensary
PENTICTON – A local cafe and marijuana dispensary was the target of an attempted arson…
Fewer sites and a mobile hub among suggestions to improve Penticton vendor program
PENTICTON – The vending program used by the city could be changing with the hope…
Penticton hospital expansion project moves forward
PENTICTON – The patient care tower at the Penticton Regional Hospital is moving forward to…
Unshovelled laneways may be invitation to thieves: Penticton RCMP
PENTICTON – Snowy winter weather might be contributing to a rash of household break and…
Running away is a better form of self defence than stabbing a man, judge says
PENTICTON – A youth who claimed to have stabbed another man in self defence during…
Hundreds of new nurses coming to the Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Hundreds of new registered nurses are being recruited to work in local hospitals…
Decision on South Okanagan school closures delayed until March
PENTICTON – With a deadline for a decision regarding school closures in School District 67…
Woman to remain in custody following shoplifting spree at Walmart
PENTICTON – A Penticton woman in custody since her Jan. 14 arrest for breaching bail…
Lengthy probation for Osoyoos man sentenced for indecent exposure
PENTICTON – An Osoyoos man faces three years probation for two counts of indecent exposure.…
Expansion plans for Penticton Lakeside Resort to come before council
PENTICTON – Penticton Lakeside Resort wants to expand and the resort’s plans go before city…
Alberta man facing charges after dangerous driving on Okanagan Connector
MERRITT – An Alberta man is facing numerous charges after a RCMP traffic stop on…
Warm temperatures sticking around in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The mercury is staying above seasonal normals and the snow is expected to…
Medical emergency temporarily closes Penticton pool
PENTICTON – The pool at the Penticton Community Centre was closed last night following a…
Crashes keeping emergency crews busy in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – The slippery roads in the South Okanagan kept emergency crews hopping today as…