Pipeline blockade decision
HMCS Protecteur launched
Arrest made in homicide
Postal strike ordered to end
Baby boy died before birth
'You have to hope'
Supreme Court challenge
Drones, planes or UFOs? 
Will clock change end?
Avoiding an AI 'dictatorship'
Pension fund cap removed
Body Shop to sell, jobs lost
Price makes world jr squad
Warriors Labre has surgery
Rockets look to depth
Van Dyke carried to safety
Paula Abdul settles lawsuit
Carrey open to Grinch 2
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Penticton News
Council pecking order, hens on agenda
A total of 23 households have applied to have hens in their backyards in Penticton. The item on tonight's, Tuesday's, city council agenda is tied to...
Oliver upset with Kelowna fire dispatch
In two instances yesterday the Kelowna Fire Dispatch called the Oliver Fire Department when it was not necessary according to Danny Skaros. I talked to...
Go for green cycling
Penticton's public works department has been hard at work this week, installing green bike lanes at six intersections in the city. The lanes are one of the...
Elite fire
A small fire contained to the grill broke out in the kitchen at the Elite Restaurant on Penticton's Main Street, Thursday morning. The Penticton Fire...
A Storm drops in on students
A compact blue car lay on the ground a crumpled mess, after falling 25 metres from a crane at an Oliver school on Friday. The car drop was actually a lesson...
Clublife expands in Penticton
A downtown Penticton nightclub that has stood empty since 2011, will spring back to life tonight, Friday. Now under new ownership, Opal - the nite club, will...
Thieves rip off local group
It has been a difficult week for those involved with Penticton BMX. The club, which is in the process of building itself back up, suffered a major blow, when...
Something hatching in the Okanagan
There were songs, stories. prayers and much laughter on the Penticton Indian Reserve on Thursday. Not only, were schoolchildren invited to release salmon fry...
New MLA bids adieu to Oliver council
Following her win in the Boundary-Similkameen riding in Tuesday's election, Linda Larson said she is in clean-up and re-set mode. Her unpaid leave of...
Is Premier eyeing Penticton seat?
The dust has yet to settle on the BC Liberal's stunning victory and leader Christy Clark's personal defeat and already there is speculation as to where...
Ashton asks for extended leave from city
As the dust settles from his victory in Tuesday's BC election, Dan Ashton has requested an extension of his unpaid leave of absence from the city. Ashton...
New leader for Penticton RCMP
Insp. Kevin Hewco has been selected as the successful candidate to lead the Penticton RCMP detachment and South Okanagan regional command. Hewco comes to...
Three arrested in drug bust
Three people are in custody following a drug bust in Summerland over the weekend. Members of the RCMP Drug Task Force out of Penticton pulled over a vehicle...
Event for man who died in crash
Friends of the West Kelowna man who died in a motorcycle crash Saturday night are organizing an event to remember him and help his family. A barbecue, bike...
School district to make reductions
The Okanagan Skaha School District will be making staff reductions for the 2013-2014 school year due to a budget shortfall. The decision was made at...
Motorcycle crash victim ID'd
As of Monday afternoon, the Independent Investigations Office of BC had not released further information on a motorcycle crash Saturday night, between Penticton...
Preventive work at Oliver flood zone
Preventive work is currently underway at Testalinda Creek just south of Oliver, after a high volume of water and debris started flowing down. The effort...
Brush fire
6:20 p.m. update: Fire crews are now in mop-up stage at a large brush fire at Westhill and Sage on property owned by the Penticton Indian Band. The fire burned...
Motorcycle crash kills one near Penticton
Investigators have been deployed to Penticton after a motorcycle crash killed a man and put a woman in hospital late Saturday night. According BC’s...
Councillor wants tourism changes
Penticton councillor John Vassilaki says he will continue to push for the Penticton Hospitality Association and Penticton Tourism to operate as one unit. The...
