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Pnfeb2018
Constitutional battles now brewing over wine boycott
PENTICTON – The legal battle challenging Alberta’s right to stop the flow of B.C. wine…
It’s not just British Columbians suffering from Alberta’s wine ban
PENTICTON – British Columbia wineries aren’t the only ones paying the price for pipeline politics…
Effects of Alberta’s B.C wine boycott already being felt by local wineries
PENTICTON – It hasn’t taken long for the Alberta wine boycott to have an affect…
B.C. wine boycott will have an immediate and negative effect on Okanagan wineries: Industry spokesperson
PENTICTON – Okanagan Valley grape growers will feel the effects of Alberta’s decision to boycott…
South Okanagan RCMP take off the gloves during distracted driver blitz
PENTICTON – South Okanagan Traffic Services ramped up enforcement of distracted drivers with some innovative…
New website wants to create AirBnB for RVs in B.C.
PENTICTON – Uber disrupted the taxi industry, AirBnB disrupted the hotel accommodations industry and now…
Documentary tells an inspirational tale of four Penticton multisport athletes
PENTICTON – A new feature documentary following athletes participating in last year's Multisport Challenge race…
B.C. government spending $10,000 to study this old South Okanagan chimney
PENTICTON – The provincial government is spending $10,000 on a chimney that's more than 100…
Penticton Vees set attendance milestone for Canadian Junior Hockey League rinks
PENTICTON – The Penticton Vees announced an attendance breakthrough today, following 28 games of home…
South Okanagan mourning sudden passing of noted agriculturalist Greg Norton
The Okanagan agricultural community was shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden passing of…
Police investigating after woman treated for gunshot wound at Penticton Regional Hospital
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP are investigating possible foul play after a woman was treated in…
Thief steals pickup in Penticton just two hours after being released from custody
PENTICTON – A Surrey man who stole a pickup in Penticton after just being released…
South Okanagan police pursuit ends with suspect vehicle stuck in snow
PENTICTON – Police have a woman in custody following a dangerous driving spree that began…
Penticton sets cold temperature record, Kamloops and Kelowna come close
If you thought yesterday was especially cold in the Southern Interior, you were right. Penticton…
Greyhound to reduce frequency of routes in the Thompson-Okanagan region
THOMPSON- OKANAGAN – Greyhound routes in the Thompson-Okanagan region will be reduced starting on June…
Axe wielding would-be thief caught by police
OLIVER – An Oliver man who used an axe to break down a door in…
Shots fired through window, police cruiser in Keremeos
KEREMEOS – Keremeos RCMP hope the public can assist them in an investigation involving shots…
Nature’s snowballs litter surface of South Okanagan lake
PENTICTON – Motorists driving Highway 3A along Yellow Lake near Penticton were treated to an…
Environment Canada warns of heavy snowfall for the Southern Interior
Hope you didn't pack away the shovel just yet, the Southern Interior is getting another…
Officer assaulted at Okanagan Correctional Centre
OLIVER – An officer at Okanagan Correctional Centre was the victim of an assault by…
Penticton’s ‘people’s judge’ retiring after three decades behind the bench
PENTICTON – It will be the end of an era when a Penticton judge retires…
Shouldn’t all life-saving drugs should be free, not just naloxone?
PENTICTON – The current fentanyl overdose crisis gripping British Columbia resulted in the province offering…
UPDATE: Missing Summerland man located
UPDATE: 11:52 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 SUMMERLAND – RCMP say a missing 48-year-old Summerland…
New Okanagan prison horse care program provides calming influence on inmates
OLIVER – A new program for inmates at the Okanagan Correctional Centre is helping inmates…