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RCMP officer takes school bus ride to fight traffic crime
OLIVER – RCMP in the South Okanagan teamed up with a local school district yesterday…
Flood emergencies ease in some areas as new evacuation order issued for Twin Lakes
PENTICTON – Four emergency flooding situations have eased in the regional district, but residents at…
Police call Penticton shooting ‘targetted’
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP are investigating a shooting in the city last night. Police were…
Penticton city council places limits on election sign placement
PENTICTON – A cleaned up Penticton bylaw and limits on placement of election signs within…
Okanagan Lake may avoid last year’s flood levels
OKANAGAN – Barring some serious rain, the volume of water pouring into Okanagan Lake is…
Penticton city council approves strategy to deal with needles in public places
PENTICTON – A plan to reduce the number of needles left on Penticton streets has…
Penticton city council looking at joining pawnshop database in effort to spot stolen goods
PENTICTON – Penticton council is being asked to support bylaw amendments that would allow for…
Summer-like weather in southern Interior this week
KELOWNA – It’s time to get out the sunscreen and find a beach as the…
Public asked to “help not hinder” flood protection installations
Okanagan lake has risen from yesterday. A media release sent out today, May 20, says…
Okanagan Lake continues to rise
Okanagan Lake is expected to reach levels similar to last year in the coming weeks.…
Okanagan Lake beaches restricted but Skaha Lake’s beaches ready for the long weekend
PENTICTON – City efforts to mitigate flood damage on Okanagan Lake in Penticton has resulted…
Suspected scammer preying on Penticton retailers
PENTICTON – A Penticton merchant is warning of a scam being perpetrated in the city.…
From street markets to a medieval festival; South Okanagan has ‘joust’ the right event for you
PENTICTON – There are a wide variety of events to attract locals and visitors alike…
Armed forces arrive in the South Okanagan, Similkameen to aid flood control effort
PENTICTON – The army has rolled into the South Okanagan. Soldiers from the Canadian Armed…
Emergency officials withheld Okanagan Lake flooding prediction
OKANAGAN – Emergency operations officials throughout the Okanagan have known since at least Monday that…
New flood threats add to South Okanagan, Similkameen emergencies
PENTICTON – There are new areas of concern as flood threats arise in the Similkameen…
Compost giveaways prove successful as city makes room to make more
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton has made some room at its composting facility at…
Flooding impacts camping opportunities at some southern Interior provincial parks
Flooding issues are derailing camping plans in five Thompson-Okanagan provincial parks, but the rest are…
Okanagan Lake beaches in Penticton temporarily closed
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton is temporarily closing some waterfront amenities as it beefs…
Thunderstorms, heavy rain forecast for Okanagan over next two days
OKANAGAN – Environment Canada is issuing a special weather statement for the Okanagan Valley in…
Early morning house fire in Penticton
PENTICTON – Penticton firefighters are mopping up at the scene of a house fire this…
A tale from the Similkameen flood of 1894
PRINCETON – The high water levels of this year’s freshet has evoked memories of the…
Business as usual despite localized flooding in Osoyoos
OSOYOOS – The unseasonably hot weather is rapidly melting the larger than normal snowpack and…
Suspected stabbing in Osoyoos
OSOYOOS – A man is recovering after a suspected stabbing in Osoyoos yesterday. RCMP say…