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Have the time of your life at ‘Dirty Dancing in Concert’ in Penticton
A Dirty Dancing in Concert is coming to Penticton. Live musicians and a full-size cinema screen will…
Penticton man arrested for year-old fire at car dealership
Penticton resident Donald Richard Lorenzetto, 40, was arrested yesterday, May 8, and charged with two…
Swan Lake ballet tour stopping in Kamloops, Okanagan
Lower Mainland ballet dancers will be in Kamloops and the Okanagan over the next month…
Snowbirds refuel in the Okanagan on their way back to Moose Jaw
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds made a pit stop in the Okanagan today. They left Comox,…
Can’t afford a home? Buy this historic Midway hotel
This two-storey historic hotel on the main drag of Midway is for sale for $250,000,…
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warnings end in Okanagan, Similkameen
Meteorologists are tracking a line of dangerous severe thunderstorms in Central Okanagan, Boundary and Similkameen…
Highway 97 closed in Summerland due to slide
A slide has closed traffic in both directions on Highway 97 in Summerland. It happened…
Penticton Vees win BCHL championship again
After sweeping the Port Alberni Bulldogs in round four of the BCHL playoffs the Penticton…
Public art from Penticton’s sculpture exhibit will likely become private
Members of the public may have had their last chance to appreciate some of the…
‘Making art accessible’: New sculptures unveiled in Penticton
The public art work that decorates Penticton’s downtown and northern waterfront each year have been…
The 1908 murder of the owner of the historic Midway Hotel
The two-storey Midway Hotel was built in 1900 and has served as a main hub…
Mom who lost son running across B.C. to raise awareness about safe drug supply
A mom who lost her son to an overdose will be stopping in the Okanagan…
Wrongful dismissal suit launched against Penticton’s Ooknakane Friendship Centre
The former Ooknakane Friendship Centre executive director claims the non-profit wrongfully dismissed him and damaged…
Injured trumpeter swan rescued near Penticton
A Penticton resident came across something unusual on a road in the Apex Mountain Resort…
Wrongful termination suits add up at Penticton friendship centre
Five former employees are claiming they were wrongfully terminated by the Penticton friendship centre, each…
B.C.’s lieutenant governor visiting South Okanagan next week
British Columbia's lieutenant governor will be touring the South Okanagan next week. Janet Austin be…
How Okanagan orchardists finally got fruit-stealing starlings under control
A program to reduce and control invasive starlings through trapping in the Okanagan-Similkameen is still…
Newly painted rainbow crosswalk vandalized in Penticton
It wasn’t long before somebody defaced the new two-spirit rainbow crosswalk in Penticton. The symbol…
Some of the Mediterranean’s best hospitality can be found in Penticton
Anyone who's developed an appetite for authentic Greek food from a restaurant that recreated its…
South Okanagan road fixed in four days after severe boulder damage
Green Lake Road in Okanagan Falls has been flattened out, and the boulder that took…
Just in time for summer, new snack shop and patio opens in Penticton
A new lakeside shop just opened in Penticton that offers summertime snacks, coffees, locally made…
Canadian pop-punk band Billy Talent coming to Okanagan
Billy Talent and Gob are playing the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton this fall.…
Cirque Du Soleil’s one-of-a-kind ‘Corteo’ coming to Okanagan
Some of the world’s most famous acrobats will be performing in Penticton. Cirque Du Soleil…
22-year-old facing drunk driving charge after fiery crash in Penticton
A 22-year-old drunk driver had a lucky escape when the car she was driving caught…