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What to do if you see a pet in a hot car in Okanagan, Kamloops
July 04, 2024 - 7:00 PM

The BC SPCA reminds residents to keep pets out of hot cars during the summer to avoid fatality or injury to animals.
Top ten excuses BC RCMP officers get from driver's with no insurance
January 22, 2024 - 2:30 PM

After a massive string of fines for drivers without insurance in the Kootenays, the BC RCMP's Highway Patrol has compiled the top ten terrible excuses it gets from drivers without insurance.
Memorial convoy marks 1 year since Shannon White's disappearance
October 20, 2022 - 7:00 PM
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Everyone is welcome to participate in a memorial ride for missing woman, Shannon White.
Reporter spat on while covering Osoyoos protest
February 19, 2022 - 6:05 PM

Journalists trying to cover “freedom” rallies across the country experienced harassment from protestors this weekend.
‘Ugliest’ race car gets facelift for Penticton mom who helps feed the homeless
February 19, 2022 - 7:00 AM

A Penticton woman who feeds the homeless had no idea that her beaten-up race car would be getting a fresh paint job and sponsorship.
Two Albertans fined for snowmobiling in protected mountain caribou area near Revelstoke
February 15, 2022 - 1:00 PM

Two Alberta snowmobilers are $1,600 out of pocket having been caught by a B.C. Conservation Officer Service helicopter riding in an area closed off to protect mountain caribou.
ICBC to eliminate licence plate decals, offer online insurance renewal
February 14, 2022 - 1:42 PM

Two significant changes are being made to Insurance Corporation of B.C. operations in the coming months.
Relative of missing Kamloops woman grateful for outpouring of community support
November 26, 2021 - 11:34 AM

A relative of a missing Kamloops woman has been forced to watch the search from afar at his home in Hamilton.
Friend of missing Kamloops woman Shannon White asks public to check dashcams
November 05, 2021 - 7:00 AM

It has been four days since a Kamloops woman, Shannon White, went missing, allegedly on her way to work Monday morning, Nov.1.
Police release new clue in Kamloops missing persons case
November 04, 2021 - 3:38 PM

Investigators are again asking for the public's help to find clues to the disappearance of a missing Kamloops woman, including a pink flower found on her abandoned Jeep.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of February 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

BC weed store with 'no babies' policy avoids fine for underage sale
A BC weed store which wouldn't let anyone under 19 enter the premises, including babies, has managed to avoid a $7,000 fine after it sold cannabis to a minor. According to a recently published June 21, 2024 BC Liquor and Cannabis Regula

Another uptick for Okanagan, Kamloops real estate sales
Sales and prices were largely up across the Okanagan and Kamloops in January as the real estate market had its fourth consecutive month of growth. According to figures released by the Rennie Advance and the Association of Interior Realtors,

Local News Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas

What to do if you see a pet in a hot car in Okanagan, Kamloops

Top ten excuses BC RCMP officers get from driver's with no insurance

Memorial convoy marks 1 year since Shannon White's disappearance

Reporter spat on while covering Osoyoos protest

‘Ugliest’ race car gets facelift for Penticton mom who helps feed the homeless

Two Albertans fined for snowmobiling in protected mountain caribou area near Revelstoke

ICBC to eliminate licence plate decals, offer online insurance renewal

Relative of missing Kamloops woman grateful for outpouring of community support

Friend of missing Kamloops woman Shannon White asks public to check dashcams

Police release new clue in Kamloops missing persons case

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