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Ponderosa Music Festival returning to Rock Creek this summer
PENTICTON – The Ponderosa Music Festival returns to Rock Creek this summer. The festival, which…
Controlling the flow of water through the Okanagan Lake system an imperfect science
OKANAGAN – It’s shaping up to be a high water year in the Okanagan, but…
Flood conditions accelerating with heavy rain, warmer temperatures in South Okanagan, Similkameen
PENTICTON – Last night’s heavy rain has combined with warmer temperatures and an accelerating snowmelt…
UBC Okanagan instructor sees time travel as a mathematical possibility
KELOWNA – A UBC Okanagan instructor’s study using math and physics was recently published in…
Interior rivers and streams on the rise as weather pattern shifts
KELOWNA – A high streamflow advisory has been issued by the province for the Southern…
Penticton purse snatcher gets 14 months in jail
PENTICTON – A Penticton man who helped fuel his cocaine habit through a series of…
Workplace fatality at Penticton car dealership
PENTICTON – A worker has died at a Penticton car dealership. Penticton Fire Department Deputy…
Bomb squad called to scene of a Penticton homicide; townhouse complex evacuated again
PENTICTON – For the second time this week, residents of a townhouse complex in Penticton…
Oliver man gets over two years in jail for break-in and assault
PENTICTON – An Oliver man who took it upon himself to collect compensation for a…
How some people are avoiding the high cost of Penticton real estate
PENTICTON – Wright’s Beach Camp RV Park owner Paul Lionello is exploring a new market…
Runoff causing water woes for Naramata residents
PENTICTON – New watercourses in the hills above Naramata are causing headaches for homeowners below…
Suspect in Penticton murder released without charges
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP are being tight-lipped after releasing the suspect arrested in connection with…
City of Penticton pursuing injunction to shutdown wayward marijuana dispensary
PENTICTON – Legal action is underway to shut down a marijuana dispensary in Penticton that…
Vees win BCHL’S Fred Page Cup with overtime win in Chilliwack
PENTICTON – It took a game seven in overtime, but the Penticton Vees prevailed to…
Why was this Oliver shooting suspect still in Canada?
PENTICTON – A man accused of a shooting in Oliver last week and the subject…
Pickup truck driver killed in crash on Channel Parkway in Penticton
PENTICTON – A pickup truck crash on the Channel Parkway in Penticton Sunday morning claimed…
RCMP on hunt for armed and dangerous Oliver shooting suspect
OLIVER – A Canada wide warrant has been issued for a man in connection with…
Oliver RCMP feeling the effects of new prison
PENTICTON – The South Okanagan’s recently opened prison is starting to tax police resources in…
South Okanagan residents wake up in a rare fog
PENTICTON – The South Okanagan experienced a rare weather event this morning, as heavy fog…
Rollover south of Penticton sends two to hospital
PENTICTON – Two people are in hospital in serious condition following a rollover on Highway…
How the South Okanagan’s exclusive racetrack is fitting in with neighbours
OLIVER – South Okanagan and Oliver businesses are starting to see the impacts of having…
Accused Oliver gun smuggler faces trial by judge and jury, whether he likes it or not
PENTICTON – An Oliver indigenous man who continues his refusal to recognize the Canadian judicial…
Tinhorn Creek’s 2017 Canadian Concert Series lineup announced
OLIVER – A series of well known Canadian musical acts are scheduled to grace the…
Keremeos Grist Mill signs 10-year lease with province
KEREMEOS – After several years of uncertainty, The Grist Mill and Gardens in Keremeos has…