Penticton News
Hamlets will be rebuilt
It will be rebuilt. The Hamlets, a newly built retirement centre in Penticton was destroyed by a fire last week. No time line has been given, but H & H Total...
Large power outage in S. Okanagan
The power is back on in parts of the South Okanagan. About 5,000 Fortis BC customers were without power for over an hour Saturday morning. Fortis BC spoke...
Crime of the week - Penticton
April 6 to April 12: On April 8 at approximately 11:59 PM a lone male entered the 7 Eleven store, produced a screwdriver and demanded money. The clerk was...
Vees capture championship
The Penticton Valley First Vees scored two goals in each of the first two periods to defeat the home town Nanaimo Clippers 4-0 to win game four and capture the...
Summerland planned power outage
Some Summerland residents can expect to be in the dark for a few hours this weekend. Fortis BC is informing residents of a planned power outage to take place on...
Woman escaped assault
Penticton RCMP are searching for a man in connection with an attempted sexual assault. A 19-year-old woman was walking on Wade Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Saturday...
Threatening email leads to arrest
The South Okanagan Secondary School in Oliver and nearby elementary schools were in lock down Monday due to an email threat. Staff at S.O.S.S received an email...
Hamlets residents looking for homes
The fire at the Hamlets is an obvious set back to some seniors who were preparing to move into the Penticton seniors complex. A large portion of the facility...
Two facing drug charges
Two South Okanagan residents are facing drug charges. Summerland RCMP arrested Darren Robson, 46, and Angela Keith, 33, after a vehicle stop on Highway 97 at...
Three teens arrested for starting fires
Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with a pair of structure fires which occurred Sunday in Penticton. The fires started less than an hour apart...
Penticton fires under investigation
It's suspicious that two fires would start so close together. That according to Penticton Fire Chief, Wayne Williams, as the investigation into two structure...
Penticton jobs can be viewed online
Looking for a job in Penticton just got a little easier. More than 400 available jobs are posted online on the City's Economic Development Services website....
Fire destroys retirement facility
A large fire has devastated a retirement facility under construction in Penticton. Fire broke out around 6 p.m. at the Hamlet building, located behind the...
Fire burning behind Safeway
A large fire is burning down a building in Penticton. The building is located behind the Main Street Safeway on Duncan Avenue. It’s believed the fire started...
Gunshot incident being investigated
An incident involving a gunshot is being investigated in the South Okanagan. Osoyoos RCMP responded to a call of a domestic dispute on Old Richter Pass Road...
Highway 97 blasting updates
Arthon Contractors will be continuing with smaller rock blasts at the south end of the Highway 97 widening project near Summerland and in areas towards the...
Curbside pick up next week
The year’s first yard waste collection in the South Okanagan will take place next week. On April 7, homes in Okanagan Falls, Twin Lakes, Oliver, Osoyoos,...
Mail thief arrested in South Okanagan
An arrest has been made in connection with a series of mail thefts in the South Okanagan. RCMP in Oliver and Osoyoos have arrested a 26-year-old man in...
Crime of the week - Penticton
March 30 to April 5: At approximately 1 a.m. on April 2, an elderly man was leaving the Lakeside Casino and was approached from behind by a male with a knife...
Search for 100-year-old residents
If you were born in 1908, the Penticton Centennial Advisory Committee wants to talk to you. A reception is being planned to honour people born in Penticton...