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Penticton manufacturer featured in Dragons’ Den soda battle episode tonight
PENTICTON – Penticton's Jason Cox takes the stage in the battle of specialty soda manufacturers…
With spring and melting snow tick season arrives, but don’t panic
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – As spring begins to show up, so do ticks, snakes and bear encounters.…
Penticton RCMP, firefighters respond to series of false 911 calls
PENTICTON – A series of 911 calls that activated Penticton emergency services for approximately 40…
Reunion celebrates heroic Penticton rescue effort
PENTICTON – Rescue and first response teams involved in a critical incident last summer on…
Canada’s favourite space commander coming to Vernon
VERNON – Canada's first space commander will help celebrate the country's 150th birthday in Vernon.…
Spring-like weather in the Okanagan this weekend
KELOWNA – A mix of all sorts of spring weather is coming to the Okanagan…
RCMP lay down the law with Penticton marijuana dispensaries
PENTICTON – Penticton’s embattled marijuana dispensaries have been served another blow with a warning letter…
Oliver could have a resort hotel by 2018: Mayor Hovanes
OLIVER – Oliver’s quest for a highend resort hotel may be at an end. Oliver…
Fentanyl dealers should face harsher sentences: B.C. Court of Appeals
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled a higher sentencing range for fentanyl…
National hockey tournament books Penticton for next three years
PENTICTON – An annual national hockey tournament will stay in Penticton for the next three…
B.C. Interior backcountry searches end with multiple rescues
KELOWNA – This weekend was busy for search and rescue teams as snowmobilers, skiers and…
Grey skies, showers and mild temperatures for the Okanagan this week
KELOWNA – While winter weather has stuck around longer than most would care for, spring-like…
Sublime with Rome and The Offspring coming to Okanagan
PENTICTON – Sublime with Rome and The Offspring have announced a North American tour, including…
Penticton sets snowfall record for March 9; Kelowna and Kamloops come close
PENTICTON – Penticton has broken some unenviable weather records as the city bore the brunt…
Temperatures to hit double-digits in Okanagan this weekend
KELOWNA – It's going to warm up this weekend in the Okanagan, with a high…
Wanted man picks wrong time to stop for gas in Penticton
PENTICTON – A man wanted on several warrants is behind bars in spite of his…
South Okanagan treatment program up and running for disease threatening bighorn sheep
PENTICTON – A project to treat a disease threatening the bighorn sheep population in the…
Bizarre interruption at arson sentencing
PENTICTON – The sentencing hearing of the woman accused of setting fire to a townhouse…
Look to the sky for clouds, rain and snow this week in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – We will have to wait a little longer to break out the patio…
Fraudster gets conditional sentence for Summerland cheque cashing scam
PENTICTON – A man who used a Summerland organization’s chequebook to write cheques to himself…
Okanagan Nation Alliance program to help First Nations youth get ‘good-paying’ jobs
OSOYOOS – A first of its kind project for British Columbia will see the Okanagan…
Jail term for knife attack on pizza deliverer
PENTICTON – The man accused in what a Penticton judge referred to as a “brutal"…
Overdose numbers stabilize in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – Overdose numbers in Penticton and the South Okanagan have stabilized following a spike…
Vehicle fire in Penticton wakes the neighbours
PENTICTON – Explosions from a car fire gave a Penticton city councillor a rude awakening…