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Health officials warn of potentially deadly meningitis disease after fourth case in Okanagan
Interior Health is cautioning people — in particular teens and young adults — to avoid…
Trial for alleged Okanagan gun smuggler to get underway once jurisdictional question is answered
PENTICTON – The trial of an Oliver First Nations man accused of smuggling guns across…
New documentary celebrates the survival of classic movie theatres in the Interior
The Interior, and in particular the Okanagan, is fortunate to have held on to some…
UPDATE: Wildfire from Washington State crosses Canadian border
OSOYOOS – A 19,000-hectare wildfire from Washington State has now crossed the Canadian border and…
Police asking for help to find missing Oliver woman
OLIVER – RCMP are looking to the public for help to find a missing 46-year-old…
Three years in jail for dangerous police chase from Penticton to Kelowna
KELOWNA – One of the two men arrested on the William R. Bennett Bridge in…
Man shot, Oliver neighbourhood evacuated as police hunt for armed suspect
OLIVER – RCMP are looking for a man they say shot someone in the South…
How an Oliver man had his sexual assault conviction against a young boy tossed out
OLIVER – An Oliver man who was accused of lying about his sexual orientation under…
Feature film looking for extras in South Okanagan
OLIVER – Calling all actors, a feature film is set to begin filming in the…
B.C’s newest jail in Oliver will be ready for prisoners early next year
OLIVER – The province's newest, and biggest prison, has been officially opened in Oliver. Politicians…
UPDATE: Family of murder victim dealing with second tragedy following fatal rollover in Oliver
OLIVER – The mother of murder victim Roxanne Louie has been indentified as the woman…
Fatal single vehicle crash north of Osoyoos
OSOYOOS – A woman from Oliver is dead following an early morning single vehicle crash.…
Man charged after fight leads to stabbing near Oliver
OLIVER – A man was left with serious injuries after he was stabbed during a…
Hockey dad wonders what to do after benched 10-year-old left in tears
"DAD, I THOUGHT I PLAYED HARD, WHY DID THEY BENCH ME?" OKANAGAN – A hockey…
Cell tower knocked down by vandals in Oliver
OLIVER – A cell tower purposely knocked down west of Oliver caused service interruptions to…
Oliver ski resort’s future is up, then down
PENTICTON - The status of a South Okanagan ski resort appear headed downhill once again. Less than a month after Mount Baldy Ski Resort announced it was making preparations to open the hill, even announcing an opening date, the resort has posted notice on it’s website page saying it is once again in jeopardy of...
Commemorative shirts to remember 2015 wildfire season in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – A new fundraising effort will help remember the 2015 wildfire season in the…
Controlled burns planned near Oliver
OLIVER – Expect to see an increase in smoke if you are in the South…
Progress made on stubborn wildfire near Oliver
OLIVER – The Testalinden Creek fire burning west of Oliver is now 80 per cent…
Testalinden Creek fire holding for now; gusty winds a concern
OLIVER – Fire crews are holding the huge wildfire burning in the South Okanagan but…
Testalinden Creek fire pushing north; wildfire crews ready for increased activity
OLIVER – The Testalinden Creek fire has grown to over 3.1 square kilometres and will likely be getting even bigger over the next few days. B.C. Wildfire says the extremely dry conditions and the forecast gusty southerly winds mean increased fire activity. The fire, which has been growing in a northerly direction, blew through containment...
Osoyoos Lake drowning victim identified
OSOYOOS – The B.C. Coroners Service has released the name of the young girl who drowned while wading in Osoyoos Lake last week. Naziha Mohammed, 12, of Calgary was wading with a friend near Haynes Point on the west side of the lake around 7:30 p.m., Aug. 17, when rough water caused her to slip...
B.C. Wildfire reporting progress on Oliver wildfires
OLIVER, B.C. – The wildfires burning in the heart of the Okanagan’s wine country continue to threaten prized vineyards and orchards with scores of residents still out of their homes, but B.C. Wildfire says there has been significant progress in the fight against the blazes. Two fires are raging near the picturesque tourist town of...
Uneasy calm in Oliver after frantic night firefighting and evacuating
PENTICTON - Hundreds of people remain out of their homes as crews continue to battle the two wildfires in the Oliver area today. There is an uneasy calm after the frantic firefighting and evacuations last night. Smoke plumes dot the mountainsides west of the community today, Aug. 15, after the Wilsons Mountain and Testalinden Creek fires...