Penticton News
Packinghouses to amalgamate
Members of the Okanagan Similkameen Cooperative Growers Association have overwhelmingly approved amalgamation with the three other Okanagan cooperative...
Vees Dalpe projected first round
Penticton Valley First Vees Forward, Zac Dalpe, is listed in the first round, 26th Overall (among North American skaters) in the mid season rankings released...
Look out for the truck!
Let this be a warning for drivers, don’t assume that big rig can see you. A Penticton resident is lucky to have escaped injury after getting stuck underneath...
Osoyoos man in serious shape
An Osoyoos man is in intensive care after being hit by a car. The 20-year-old man was walking along 62nd Avenue near Osoyoos Secondary School on January 7 when...
Wellness Centre will be added to SOEC
A wellness centre will be added to the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton. Director of corporate services, Jack Kler, explains how the centre will serve...
Southern Interior avalanches kill three
It was a deadly weekend for avalanches in the Southern Interior. Three people have died following separate incidents over the weekend. Avalanches killed two...
Multiple motel drug arrests
Several people are facing charges following a series of drug arrests over the weekend. Penticton RCMP arrested four adults in a motel parking lot on Main Street...
Fire department wants your tree
The Penticton fire department wants your trees. The department’s annual after Christmas fundraiser is up and running with firefighters volunteering to remove...
Watch for winds Saturday
Environment Canada is keeping a close eye on a storm system set to cross the interior on Saturday. According to weather forecaster Doug Lindquist, winds south...
Vees defeat Trail Smoke Eaters
The Penticton Valley First Vees closed out the year 2008 on New Years Eve at the South Okanagan Events Center with a convincing 4-2 defeat of the Trail Smoke...
Large Penticton drug bust
Penticton RCMP have three men in custody following a large drug bust Saturday. Police entered a home in the 200 block of Maple Street where they seized a large...
100 years, 100 stories
Longtime Penticton Resident Wayne McDougall has started an ambitious project that will be a great showcase of the residents who have helped to shape the Peach...
Chip trees for charity
Fire Fighters are carrying on the tradition of recycling Christmas Trees and raising money for Muscular Dystrophy. The Christmas Tree Pick-up is once again...
Penticton drug force busy
The Penticton Drug Task Force was busy over the Christmas season. Over a 10 day period from December 11 to 20, seven people, five men and two women, were...
Bystanders save a life
A Penticton man owes his life to a quick thinking bystander who performed CPR as well as emergency defibrillator at Memorial Arena Friday night. A 60-year-old...
Honda driver arrested in Hedley
RCMP arrested a 31 year old male Monday in Hedley, BC, a suspect in a fatal accident on Highway 97 north of Summerland. Central Okanagan Traffic Services...
Boil water notice rescinded
A boil water notice for a potion of the Penticton area has been rescinded. The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, says the noticed has been rescinded as...
Slick day on the roads
Deteriorating road conditions made for a busy weekend for first responders in Penticton. RCMP, fire crews and ambulance were all kept busy with a series of...
Cops know who you are
RCMP are calling for witnesses in the wake of a fatal crash on highway 97. It happened about 3 a.m. Sunday, just north of Summerland, closing the highway in...
Crash kills woman near Summerland
One woman is dead after a fatal hit and run motor vehicle accident on Highway 97 north of Summerland. The accident occurred just after 3:00 am Sunday morning....






