Steve Arstad

Penticton counterattack program got some help from the pandemic
COVID-19 restrictions may have helped keep impaired drivers off Penticton and area roads this holiday…

Historic film reveals a newly-completed Hope-Princeton Highway
Drivers familiar with the Hope-Princeton Highway may enjoy this Royal B.C. Museum video of the…

Okanagan snowpack well above normal with three months left of snow
The latest data from the British Columbia River Forecast Centre shows Okanagan snow packs well…
Even weather forecasters are asking: Where has winter gone?
Kamloops and Okanagan residents aren’t the only ones wondering what has happened to winter as…

3 more long-term care home deaths in Interior Health region
Three more COVID-19 related deaths have taken place in Interior Health long-term care homes, bringing…

BCHL postpones start of hockey season until February
The British Columbia Hockey League has been forced to postpone the hockey season. The BCHL…

Thieves steal skid steer from Penticton business
Thieves made off with a Bobcat skid steer from a Penticton business yesterday. Crime Stoppers…

Salmon Arm has cheapest gas in B.C. as prices elsewhere begin to rise
It looks like the price at the pumps is on the rise in the southern…

New commercial air service lands in Penticton next week
A new commercial airline begins scheduled flights out of Penticton Regional Airport next week. Pacific…

OOPS: Environment Canada broadcast a tsunami alert for Kelowna, Penticton
Okanagan residents used to following the weather on the area’s weatheradio station received a very…

COVID-19 claims another life at McKinney Place care home in Oliver
Oliver’s McKinney Place long-term care home recorded another COVID-19 related death today. Interior Health said…

UPDATE: Suspect involved in Kootenay double homicide found dead
B.C. RCMP say the suspect allegedly involved in the killings of two Kootenay residents has…

RCMP issue warning after two people in Kamloops ripped off in apartment rental scam
RCMP want people to be aware of an apartment rental scam that recently victimized two…

Unique snow phenomenon spotted on South Okanagan hillside
The new year has begun with some weather conditions in the Okanagan conducive to creating…

Person in medical distress rescued in Fintry area north of Kelowna
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue volunteers were called to to help the RCMP in a search…