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Cannabis growing facility could provide a big boost to South Okanagan economy
PENTICTON – A proposed large-scale, state of the art medical cannabis growing facility could provide…
Transport truck hauling pigs overturns near Keremeos
KEREMEOS – This past weekend a tractor trailer carrying hundreds of pigs to a slaughterhouse…
Old cars, new technology combine in Okanagan for first Canadian Gambler 500
A Lake Country man is bringing a new kind of driving challenge to Canada for…
The real cost of the comments you post on Facebook
Now more than ever, the stakes are high for people commenting defamatory statements online, and…
Naramata man just wants water to stop flooding his home
PENTICTON – In the span of one year, a Naramata man has twice experienced once-in-a-lifetime…
Woman hits another woman with her car after alleged argument in Oliver
OLIVER – An argument gone wrong has led to possible charges after a woman was…
Kip Moore tour coming to South Okanagan Events Centre
PENTICTON – Multi-platinum country singer and songwriter Kip Moore is bringing his Plead the Fifth…
Police bust Cawston marijuana compassion club
CAWSTON – One man was arrested after police executed a search warrant on a Similkameen…
WestJet beefs up service to Kelowna and Penticton
KELOWNA – WestJet Airlines has added new flights to Kelowna and Penticton as part of…
Flu season half over in Interior Health Authority; confirmed cases way up
With half the season left, close to twice the number of cases of influenza have…
Summerland’s Justin Kripps named to Canada’s Olympic bobsleigh team
PENTICTON – South Okanagan residents will want to tune in to the the bobsleigh competition…
Penticton’s Okanagan beard festival is back
PENTICTON – It’s time to put away the razor and scissors as the Third Annual…
Spike in suspected overdoses prompts warning from Interior Health
Interior Health is sounding the alarm for drug users after a big spike in suspected…
Defence, city lawyers tangle over documents in case against Penticton street person
PENTICTON – The case against a well-known Penticton street person facing city bylaw charges moved…
Interior hospitals had hundreds of overdose patients in 2017
As more people across the province succumb to the ongoing opioid crisis, the number of…
Heavy metal rockers ‘Slayer’ are coming to Penticton for their final tour
PENTICTON – One of the world's hardest rocking bands is making its way to Penticton…
Extreme weather impacts Okanagan film industry in 2017
Wild weather events resulted in the loss of several film productions in the Okanagan last…
Family escapes injury after striking massive moose in Manning Provincial Park
CAWSTON – A Cawston family is lucky to have escaped without injury after colliding with…
Road trip to B.C. Interior ends with two years in jail for Victoria man
PENTICTON – A Victoria man will spend two years in jail for an armed robbery…
Sentencing hearing for truculent gun smuggler goes about as expected
PENTICTON – A Penticton Supreme Court case that has had its share of bizarre moments…
Doubt cast on return of Canucks Young Stars tournament to Penticton
PENTICTON – Was 2017 the last year for the Vancouver Canucks Young Stars Classic hockey…
Vehicle fuel tanks latest target of Penticton thieves
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP are asking residents to report suspicious activity around vehicles following several…
Delays from Crown prosecutors are causing problems, defence lawyer says
PENTICTON – What's going on in the Penticton Crown prosecutor's office? A Penticton defence lawyer…
Protect your pickup with an ignition immobilizer, say police
PENTICTON – RCMP are warning owners of big pickup trucks to pay more attention to…