Penticton News
Naramata Centre Swim
Staff at the Naramata Centre are taking the plunge. 15 staff members are planning to swim across Okanagan Lake on Saturday August 5 to raise money and awareness...
Car in Lake
A car has ended up in the lake just north of Penticton. Around 10 AM Wednesday a single car entered Okanagan Lake about 2 km north of the city on Highway 97. It...
SOEC Questions Approved
City Council has adopted the final wording for the two referendum questions that will soon be facing Penticton residents. On September 16, voters will take to...
Axe Investigation On-Going
Penticton RCMP have yet to lay charges in connection with the incident at Okanagan Provincial Campground that sent two people to hospital. On Monday morning, an...
Lakeshore Drive Stabbing
Penticton RCMP are investigating a stabbing incident. On Saturday, July 29 a young man was stabbed on Lakeshore Drive near Martin and Winnipeg streets. Around 3...
Property Tax Deadline
The 4 PM Monday deadline to pay property taxes in Penticton had people lining up at City Hall. City Hall officials say that people have been coming in large...
Campground Axe Assault
An altercation at a campground has sent two people to the hospital. Just before 1 am on Monday morning, an assault involving an axe was reported at the Okanagan...
Olalla MVA Fatality IDed
The name of the deceased driver in Saturday's single motor vehicle accident near Olalla has been identified. Around 6:00 AM a 1997 Honda Civic containing two...
McPherson Apartment Fire
A fire broke out in a residential building in Penticton on Saturday evening. The fire started around 5:30 pm at a building on McPherson Place, near Penticton...
Olalla MVA Fatality
At approximately 6:00 AM on July 29th, 2006, a 1997 Honda Civic containing two persons left the roadway a short distance north of Olalla. Olalla is on Highway...
RDOS Local Calling Area?
A local calling area could be in the works for residents and businesses within the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS). Area directors are trying...
Two Car Crash
A two car MVA is slowing down traffic on Government Street near Okanagan Avenue in Penticton. The crash involved a beige car and a grey-blue mini-van. It...
Riot Anniversary
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the Penticton Riot which shocked area residents and required then-mayor Jake Kimberley to read the Riot Act. Back in 1991,...
Downtown Smoke Cloud
A smoky cloud is hanging over downtown Penticton this morning. Fire information officer Dale Bojahara says the smoke is coming from the United States. “There...
SORCO Raptor Releases
The South Okanagan Rehab Center for Owls is planning several raptor releases in early August. Most of our younger birds are ready to go and due to the fact that...
Labour Dispute: Day 11
The meeting between Greenwood Forest Products (GWFP) and the Union Negotiating Committee (UNC) on Monday has not resulted in an end to the labour dispute. The...
Poker Tournaments
Lake City Casinos Penticton will host a series of Poker tournaments every Wednesday evening from July 26 to November 15, 2006. Winners will receive a paid entry...
Two Drug Arrests
Two women have been arrested on drug trafficking charges in Penticton. On Wednesday afternoon, Penticton RCMP arrested two women who were carrying cocaine, cash...
Two Small Grass Fires
The Penticton Fire Department has responded to two small grass fires on Thursday morning. Neither fire caused any damage to property and both were extinguished...
Lottery Scam
Penticton RCMP are warning residents about a lottery scam. Reports are coming in of people receiving letters called 'Win For Me Sweepstakes Lottery,' which...