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Man shot in the arm in Hedley

Jan 13, 2009 / 10:00 am

One man is in custody and facing charges after allegedly shooting another man in the arm. Princeton RCMP are investigating the January 12 shooting, which was...

Oliver has well water problems

Jan 12, 2009 / 10:43 am

Health Canada has hit the Town of Oliver with a surprise. They’ve informed the town that the uranium content in their drinking water is too high. It seems...

Penticton plans funding symposium

Penticton plans funding symposium

Jan 11, 2009 / 1:05 pm

They are hoping it will become a yearly event. The first annual Arts and Culture Symposium will take place in Penticton January 26 and will bring together three...

Public input needed for financial plan

Jan 11, 2009 / 6:00 am

The City of Penticton is asking for public input into the city's Financial Plan at a series of special Council meetings. Meetings are set for January 12 and 13...

Fire fighter falls through floor

Fire fighter falls through floor

Jan 10, 2009 / 2:00 pm

A South Okanagan fire fighter is back on the job just hours after falling through the floor of a burning building. The Penticton Fire Department responded to a...

Fire pits returning to Penticton

Fire pits returning to Penticton

Jan 10, 2009 / 10:30 am

The fire pits are coming back to Penticton beaches. In a back and forth discussion during last Monday night’s council meeting, councillors finally voted 4 to...

Fire hydrant sheared off on Ekhardt

Fire hydrant sheared off on Ekhardt

Jan 10, 2009 / 9:00 am

A semi tractor created a new water feature on Ekhardt Avenue briefly Friday night. While turning left off of Ekhardt Avenue on to Winnipeg Street just after 7...

Vees dominate Smokies

Vees dominate Smokies

Jan 10, 2009 / 7:29 am

Domination was the word of the night in BCHL action Friday night in Penticton at the SOEC. The Penticton Valley First Vees humiliated the visiting Trail Smoke...

Collisions prompt warning from police

Collisions prompt warning from police

Jan 8, 2009 / 3:30 pm

Police in the South Okanagan have a warning for motorists after a number of crashes over the past 24 hours. RCMP in Keremeos say three accidents Wednesday and...

Trial starts for Olive Hill murder

Trial starts for Olive Hill murder

Jan 7, 2009 / 10:09 am

An elderly Penticton woman’s last words were apparently spoken to her killer. CHBC News reports a neighbour of 85-year-old Olive Hill heard the woman yell...

Penticton over budget for snow removal

Penticton over budget for snow removal

Jan 6, 2009 / 2:22 pm

It's no surprise the City of Penticton, like many others around the province, is over its snow removal budget. There's still lots of snow on the ground and more...

Unsafe drivers busted on NYE

Unsafe drivers busted on NYE

Jan 5, 2009 / 4:30 pm

In a four day period, 20 unsafe drivers were taken off South Okanagan roads. The weekend of New Year’s Eve saw the South Okanagan Traffic Service enforcing...

Strong wind warning ended

Jan 4, 2009 / 9:17 pm

Update: As of 9:17 pm Environment Canada has ended the strong wind warning. Environment Canada has updated a wind warning for the South Okanagan including...

Pen High demolition complete

Pen High demolition complete

Jan 3, 2009 / 1:00 pm

It took several days of hard work, but the demolition of the Penticton High School buildings is complete. Giant FM’s Dennis Walker was on site Thursday,...

Valley wide snowfall warning ended

Jan 1, 2009 / 6:25 am

UPDATE: At 6:15 pm the snowfall warning ended. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the entire Okanagan Valley including Penticton, Kelowna and...

Stolen guns, vehicle recovered

Stolen guns, vehicle recovered

Dec 31, 2008 / 3:30 pm

The guns have been recovered. Acting on a tip from the public, RCMP recovered a missing vehicle connected to a brutal attack on an elderly Penticton couple. The...

Free New Years Eve bus service

Free New Year""s Eve bus service

Dec 31, 2008 / 1:30 pm

Not having exact change for a bus will be no excuse not to take public transit home this New Year’s Eve. Penticton Public Transit is running two free buses...

Penticton top ten, part two

Penticton top ten, part two

Dec 31, 2008 / 5:00 am

Last Sunday we published a list of top 10 clicked on Penticton stories for 2008. Nine of the top ten related to the Summerland highway closure. Here is the rest...

Man accused of beating arrested

Man accused of beating arrested

Dec 30, 2008 / 11:34 am

A man wanted in connection with the brutal beating of an elderly Penticton couple has been arrested. The couple, both in their 70s, were beaten in their Balfour...

Elderly couple brutally attacked

Elderly couple brutally attacked

Dec 29, 2008 / 3:45 pm

A brutal attack on an elderly couple in the South Okanagan has RCMP concerned for the public’s safety. The attack against a Penticton couple, both in their...