Penticton News
Crown seeks conditions for sex offender
The Crown is seeking restrictive conditions for a South Okanagan sex offender. Ronald Teneycke was arrested in June and put on bail with nine conditions,...
Cardboard boat race in Naramata
Visitors and locals are invited to participate in the first annual Naramata cardboard boat race on the long weekend. The new event will take place Aug. 4 at...
Princeton man identified
UPDATE 10 a.m. - The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died following a tractor incident near Princeton on July 27, 2013. He was...
Jeep burns in Penticton
Penticton firefighters put out flames pouring from the engine of a 1992 Jeep Cherokee Laredo on Wednesday afternoon. The Penticton Fire Department and RCMP...
Cyclist struck and killed near Osoyoos
The Osoyoos RCMP are investigating the death of a cyclist who was struck and killed Monday evening alongside Highway 97. The incident happened in the 12000...
Car fire on Penticton Indian Reserve
A fire destroyed a vehicle on the Penticton Indian Reserve Monday afternoon. Penticton Indian Band Fire Chief Barry Phillip said the fire was just off of Old...
Nightclub not licenced for strippers
The Opal Nite Club in Penticton needs to fill out more paperwork, before featuring exotic dancers, according to city staff. Anthony Haddad, the director of...
Former Herald GM running for council
Andre Martin, the former general manager of the Penticton Herald, is the latest resident to announce plans to run for the vacant council seat in the September...
Parking changes at SOEC
Things are about to change at the South Okanagan Events Centre as the venue’s parking lots will become designated as Pay and Display parking. That means...
OK falls wildfire under control
Update 6:15 p.m.: The evacuation alert issued, following the Willowbrook fire, for the 12 properties in the White Lake area has been rescinded. The alert may be...
Wolanski pleads guilty to manslaughter
The young Penticton man accused of stabbing to death a teen at a graduation bush party, pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday in a Penticton court room. Jamie...
Difficult night for Willowbrook residents
Ray and Jennifer Stewart did not sleep Sunday night, knowing a fire was still burning on hillsides near their ranch. The couple who live on Willowbrook Road,...
Evac notice for White Lake fire
8:30 p.m. update: According to forestry crews in charge, the fire is now "under control" and evacuations of homes on Willowbrook Road and Yellowbrick...
RCMP officer found not guilty of perjury
A suspended RCMP officer facing a perjury charge was found not guilty in a Penticton court room on Friday. Justice Bruce Butler handed down the decision after...
Oliver Fire Department battles blaze
Firefighters with the Oliver Fire Department battled a grass fire this morning, Friday, on Seacrest Road near Oliver. The call came in around 5:15 a.m. and four...
Retired Army officer running for mayor
A retired Army officer has announced his plans to run for mayor in the September by-election in Penticton. Vic Powell, who garnered 472 votes in the 2011...
Cyclist slightly injured in Penticton
A male cyclist was slightly injured in a minor motor vehicle collision Friday morning on Vancouver Hill in Penticton. The collision between a single vehicle and...
Penticton cab company operators upset
For years now, Penticton taxicab operators have provided transportation to the thousands of people who float down the Okanagan River Channel. But a change in...
Penticton Creek restoration in initial stages
Penticton Council agreed this week to move ahead with a work plan to restore a creek that flows through their city. But residents should not expect to see...
Former councillor to run in by-election
A former Penticton councillor has announced her intention to run in the upcoming by-election in September. Katie Robinson, who was on the council from 1990 to...