Local News Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas

Young woman fends off attacker in Kamloops
July 29, 2021 - 3:53 PM

Kamloops RCMP responded to a North Shore volleyball court after hearing a young woman scream.
Kelowna teen's killer serves one day in custody
July 19, 2021 - 2:30 PM

The teen who fatally stabbed Elijah Beauregard in a Kelowna alley two years ago served one day in custody.
Woman taken into custody after heated incident at Kamloops motel
July 11, 2021 - 9:52 AM

Mounties deployed gas to remove a woman from a Kamloops motel after a potentially violent situation early this morning.
Osoyoos man stabbed, hit with skateboard during robbery attempt
July 05, 2021 - 1:49 PM

Osoyoos RCMP are on the hunt for a suspect after a man was stabbed and hit with a skateboard during an attempted robbery this past weekend.
Pilot projects look to make housing more affordable and healthier for Okanagan seniors
June 26, 2021 - 6:30 AM

Seniors organizations in Penticton and Kelowna are part of a six-city Seniors Companion Housing pilot project being launched in July.
Former Kamloops security guard caught on video kicking man wants back on patrol
June 22, 2021 - 6:30 AM

Rick Eldridge admits he lost his temper, but he wants to be a security guard once again and patrol West Victoria Street, which he said needs better police presence.
Kamloops man in jail after pulling knife on cops
June 11, 2021 - 11:10 AM

A man is in jail after an armed confrontation with Kamloops RCMP on the North Shore earlier this week.
The lasting impact of surviving Kamloops residential school: Merritt's 'Word Warrior'
June 01, 2021 - 7:30 AM

Dennis Saddleman, the Word Warrior, was transported back to his school days when he arrived at Tk’emlups on Friday.
Meth addict who stabbed random Kamloops stranger in the neck sentenced
May 26, 2021 - 1:48 PM

A meth addict who stabbed a random stranger in the neck on a Kamloops street in 2020 was sentenced to another 140 days in prison earlier this month.
7-year sentence for man who attacked Kamloops liquor store clerk with knife
May 25, 2021 - 1:36 PM

A 34-year-old Kamloops man who slashed a liquor store clerk with a knife, cutting his head and arm, has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
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