Penticton News
S""land Council Gets Raise
Summerland city council is getting a pay raise. Councillors voted unanimously earlier this week to amend the city's indemnity bylaw, which will allow them to...
Vees Take Game One
The Penticton Vees are off to a good start. The hometown heroes took the ice against the Vernon Vipers at Memorial Arena Wednesday night to an enthusiastic...
Two Jeremy Kroekers
Will the real Jeremy Kroeker please stand up? The Calgary resident has the same name as a man arrested in Princeton Monday morning in connection with a police...
Downtown Clean Awards
The downtown Penticton business community gathered together for the annual Spring Clean Wednesday morning. From 8 to 9 residents and business owners went...
Hostage Taker Identified
RCMP have released the name of the man arrested in connection with the hostage situation in Princeton. Jeremy Scott Kroeker of Calgary, is facing eight counts...
Grow-Op Bust
Immigration officials are investigating after Penticton RCMP arrested two men during a grow-op bust. Just before 4 pm on Tuesday, a search warrant was executed...
Hit And Run Sentence
It was a lesson learned the hard way for a Trail woman as she appeared in Penticton Provincial Court Wednesday morning to receive her sentence. Bindu PuCheok...
Hostage Update
RCMP are hoping to speak with anyone who witnessed Monday’s hostage situation in Princeton. Around 10 pm Sunday, a 26-year-old man took two people hostage as...
Flying Record Attempt
An attempt to break a world record will bring a pair of British pilots to Penticton this week. Jennifer Murray and Colin Bodill will be landing in the Peach...
Job Search Made Easy
The search for employment just got a little easier for people in Penticton. More than 750 current job openings have been posted on the city’s economic...
Prairie Oyster In Penticton
The popular Canadian band Prairie Oyster will be performing in Penticton Tuesday night. The Juno award winning group will be playing at the Cleland Community...
No Fire At Hair Salon
They aren’t there to get their hair done. Firefighters are on scene at Just Curl Up and Dye on Main Street in Penticton, responding to a call reporting a...
S""land Business Sells Big
Playing in the dirt is paying off for a Summerland business. Dave’s Landscape Supply, run by Dave Kranjc, has been given vendor status with RONA, which will...
Princeton Hostage Taking
It was a terrifying end to the weekend for three Princeton residents as they were taken hostage Sunday night by a man trying to escape police pursuit. Just...
Smith Murder Trial Date Set
The man accused of the murder of a Penticton resident has his trial date. Douglas William Smith, 41, will face a charge of second degree murder in the case of...
Folk Fest Lost Money
The music is in the red. Even with big names such as Ian Tyson and Connie Kaldor, the Summerland Folk Festival lost money this year. Summerland Chamber of...
Art Award For Local
A Penticton artist has received some national recognition. Daphne Odjig, 87, won the Governor General’s Visual and Media Arts award in Ottawa late last week....
Big Cats On Prowl
Four lynxes have been spotted feeding on garbage near Princeton. The animals were seen on a back road near Osprey Lake at the end of February. They were seen...
S""land Groundbreaking
Call it an exciting project that blends the best in community support, partnership between School District 67 and Okanagan College, and a great opportunity for...
Summerland Grow-Op
Summerland RCMP have one man in custody following a raid on a home in Trout Creek Friday night. Police busted the home shortly before midnight. In the home,...