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Murdered Vernon senior likely discovered accused at his isolated property
August 05, 2025 - 2:00 PM

Crown prosecutors allege that Peter Michael Visintainer murdered 79-year-old Wolf-Ingo Rudolf Beyer when Beyer discovered Visintainer at his rural property deep in the hills off Westside Road.
2025 Penticton Elvis Festival ready to rock and roll
June 25, 2025 - 7:00 PM

The King is gone, but he’s certainly not forgotten.
iN PHOTOS: SPCA rescues 83 cats in Thompson-Okanagan after owner's death
May 06, 2025 - 11:25 AM

The BC SPCA took in 83 cats after their owner died and sent 20 of them to Kamloops for care.
BC gym teacher who inappropriately touched students allowed to teach again
February 09, 2025 - 4:00 PM

A B.C. physical education teacher has been suspended and ordered to take a course after making students play a game in which he touched them inappropriately.
What Kelowna is doing for homeless people during this cold snap
February 04, 2025 - 7:00 PM

With temperatures below -10 Celsius this week Kelowna is breaking out its extreme weather supports to help keep the city's homeless folks warm.
Kelowna neighbour dispute over cat poop leads to arrest, court action
January 21, 2025 - 7:00 AM

A BC Tribunal has ruled that two Kelowna neighbours who got into a bitter dispute and dumped cat poo onto each other's front yards were both equally blameworthy.
Kelowna gardener grows an unusual and tasty crop: peanuts
October 14, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Kelowna gardener Kit Malinao has successfully grown peanuts for the third year in a row, and while she only has room to grow a few peanut plants, she gets a good haul at harvest time.
Cleanup of what's left for Kamloops Red Bridge to continue through winter
October 10, 2024 - 6:00 AM

It will be months before the South Thompson River shoreline is cleared of what's left of the Red Bridge destroyed by fire last month.
32 Pomeranian dogs seized from breeder in Vernon
August 13, 2024 - 1:52 PM

The BC SPCA has seized 32 Pomeranian dogs and puppies seized from a dog breeder in Vernon who was allegedly keeping the dogs in an unventilated garage with no air conditioning.
DREAM COME TRUE: Kamloops wrestling referee selected for Paris Olympics
June 05, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A Kamloops woman will be one of two Canadian referees going to the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer to referee wrestling matches on the world stage.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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