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ASK Wellness hiring fair
Jul 23, 2019 / 5:00 am
Photo: City of Penticton The operator of a supportive housing project under construction in Penticton is holding a hiring fair later this week. ASK Wellness will be at the Oasis United Church Friday, 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., taking a variety
Ighani needs a new lawyer
Jul 23, 2019 / 5:00 am
Photo: RCMP A notorious South Okanagan prisoner will need a new lawyer to fight charges associated with two alleged assaults behind bars, after being dumped by his lawyer Monday. Afshin Ighani, 46, appeared in Penticton court Monday
Residents happy with life
Jul 22, 2019 / 7:00 pm
Photo: Castanet file photo Residents of Oliver are happy with the community's quality of life, but would like more spent on policing with the town's single biggest anxiety being crime. Oliver has just completed its first citizens
Backhoe burns in field
Jul 22, 2019 / 5:09 pm
Photo: Bev Van Uden A backhoe in Okanagan Falls burned “right down to the rims” Sunday evening. Fire crews were called to the blaze near Allendale Lake Road and Chapman Road at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday, for an initial report
Police seize suspect truck
Jul 22, 2019 / 4:17 pm
Photo: Monique Tamminga Police tape near the scene of an alleged hit and run in Skaha Lake Park Sunday morning. The Penticton RCMP says it has seized the vehicle believed to be involved in a hit-and-run Sunday morning at Skaha Lake
Body still unidentified
Jul 22, 2019 / 2:56 pm
UPDATE 2:55 p.m. RCMP say they are still working to positively identify a body pulled from Okanagan Lake near the marina breakwater Saturday. In a brief statement Monday afternoon, police reiterated the investigation into the body is not
Motorcycle crash claims life
Jul 22, 2019 / 2:21 pm
Photo: RCMP A Vancouver man is dead after a fatal motorcycle crash on Highway 3 near Princeton last week. Cpl. Mike Halskov says emergency crews were called to the crash near Whipsaw Creek, west of town, at about 7:25 p.m. Friday. “Upon
Wrestling icon visits city
Jul 22, 2019 / 1:42 pm
Photo: Chris Jericho Twitter Wrestling legend Chris Jericho swung through Penticton over the weekend to attend a wedding. Best known for his years with World Wrestling Entertainment, Jericho posted to his Instagram account from
Crashes through power pole
Jul 22, 2019 / 12:20 pm
Photo: Oliver Daily News A driver in Oliver has been ticketed with leaving the scene of an accident, after smashing through a power pole early Monday morning. Oliver Daily News reports emergency crews and FortisBC were dispatched to Ryegrass
No jail for nightclub ambush
Jul 22, 2019 / 11:41 am
Photo: Thomas Kruger / Facebook A Penticton man accused in a brutal beach assault in May was sentenced to house arrest and probation Monday for his role in a separate swarming attack outside the Mule Nightclub in 2017. Thomas
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