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This year’s Challenge race a more subdued occasion
PENTICTON – This year’s Challenge Penticton promises to be a low-impact, low-key affair with changes…
Princeton residents can finally return home today as evacuation order lifted
Residents of Princeton will be able to return home as of 10 a.m. today, July…
The UV Index explained
The UV Index is important to understand if you want to protect yourself from the…
Mountie gallops from evacuated Williams Lake on horseback
A Kelowna-born police officer put his cowboy skills to good use to help move an…
Crews continue work containing Princeton wildfire
PRINCETON – Fire crews continue to make progress on the Princeton wildfire. B.C. Wildfire Service…
Penticton Fire chief praises crew for fire knockdown
PENTICTON – Penticton Fire Chief Larry Watkinson had nothing but praise for his firefighters following…
Mega winery near Oliver ready to take on the world
OLIVER – The Oliver area is adding to its growing reputation as a destination for…
Challenge triathlon tops weekend events in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – Challenge Penticton is one of the bigger events this weekend in the South…
UPDATE: Highway 97 in South Okanagan reopens after head-on collision
OKANAGAN FALLS – A head-on crash on Highway 97 in the South Okangan this morning…
Penticton moving to new phase in economic development with long-term strategy
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton is taking advantage of a recent boom in construction…
UPDATE: West Bench wildfire in Penticton 100 per cent contained
PENTICTON – Fire crews have contained a wildfire in Penticton’s West Bench area. Ground crews…
Chance of thunderstorms before a hot weekend in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The last thing crews battling wildfires need is lighting and unfortunately, there is a…
Fines issued for 15 illegal campfires in B.C. last week
Much of the province is burning and shockingly, some people are still having campfires despite…
MAPS: Perspective on how much has been burnt by Southern Interior wildfires
One month into the wildfire season in B.C.and the total number of hectares burned has…
Detour for Naramata motorists in place until November
NARAMATA – Motorists driving to Naramata will be subject to a detour following the start…
Penticton RCMP investigate two residential break and enters
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP are investigating a pair of break and enters, and in one…
Peachfest seeking volunteers
PENTICTON – It was 13 years ago that Audrey Baker became acquainted with the Penticton…
Little change on Princeton wildfire front
PENTICTON – The 3,300 hectare Princeton wildfire is now 60 per cent contained as evacuees…
Sudden death at Penticton beach not suspicious
PENTICTON – A man who went into medical distress at a Penticton beach was pronounced…
Peachland director returns to hometown to shoot a movie
PEACHLAND – A Peachland film maker will be coming home to shoot a second feature…
Supervised drug consumption approved for Kamloops and Kelowna
Kamloops and Kelowna are taking another step forward in the fight against the opioid overdose…
Apocalyptic literature course promises doom and gloom at Okanagan College
PENTICTON – Okanagan College is offering a unique English course that will focus on the…
City of Penticton says no to marijuana dispensaries
PENTICTON – Concerns over legal issues resulted in Penticton City Council turning thumbs down to…
Plans for 2017 Penticton Creek reconstruction shelved
PENTICTON – The Penticton Creek Restoration Committee is shelving plans for this year’s creek revitalization…