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Okanagan fruit growers look to the sky to control starling problem
PENTICTON – The Okanagan Wildlife and Nature Society is hoping that protecting and helping one…

Richter Mountain wildfire spreads, evacuation alert issued
PENTICTON – An evacuation alert has been issued for 10 properties in the south Similkameen…

UPDATE: Similkameen wildfire grows to 80 ha
PENTICTON – The out of control wildfire burning in the Similkameen has grown to 80…

New crime-fighting app going gangbusters in one Okanagan city
PENTICTON – Penticton residents have taken to a new app that promises to help communities…
South Okanagan conservation officers investigate possible bear attack on KVR trail
PENTICTON – Residents of the South Okanagan community of Kaleden are being warned to be…

Mostly sunshine for the Okanagan this weekend
KELOWNA – The Okanagan forecast for the next few days calls for lots of sun…

Similkameen wildfire grows to 60 hectares
PENTICTON – B.C. Wildfire crews continue to fight a 60-hectare wildfire in the Similkameen today.…

Penticton RCMP superintendent is moving on
PENTICTON – Penticton’s top cop is moving on. Penticton RCMP Superintendent Ted De Jager announced…

Air tankers battle Chopaka wildfire near Cawston
PENTICTON – Air tankers are battling a new wildfire that started in the Similkameen valley.…

Concerns rise as downtown Penticton tent camp grows
PENTICTON – Some residents and businesses surrounding a new tent camp on Penticton’s Main Street…

Oliver RCMP arrest knife-wielding suspect involved in two robberies
OLIVER — A man connected to two robberies this month in Oliver has been arrested…

Traffic stop leads Penticton RCMP to fake IDs and stolen property
PENTICTON – Penticton police arrested a man for prohibited driving earlier this month and wound…

Kamloops biologist ready to test new fire ant control method in South Okanagan
KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University biologist Rob Higgins hopes to test a new concept for…

Lightning ignites two small wildfires south of Penticton
PENTICTON – B.C. Wildfire crews are responding to two new spot fires in the South…

Beaver chewed trees along Penticton river channel not a concern, ministry says
PENTICTON – The damage done by busy beavers chewing trees along the Penticton river channel…