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Penticton food truck owner caught with $10,000 of fentanyl
June 24, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Despite being caught with $10,000 worth of fentanyl and other illicit drugs, a 57-year-old Penticton food truck owner says she's turned her life around enough she shouldn't go to jail.
No jail for erratic Vernon Cadillac driver caught with ounce of fentanyl
June 17, 2025 - 7:00 PM
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A 50-year-old BC man, caught driving his Cadillac erratically in Vernon, won't go to jail after two dozen bags of fentanyl and carfentanyl were found in his vehicle.
Kelowna’s new Tesla dealership is ready to go despite tanking stock
March 14, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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Kelowna’s long-awaited Tesla dealership and service centre is ready for customers despite the controversy surrounding the car company's CEO Elon Musk and the fact that the company’s stock has taken a 30 per cent nosedive in the last month.
30 arrests in two days in Kelowna drug trade crackdown
January 29, 2025 - 9:30 AM

Police made 30 arrests in two days during a drug trafficking crackdown project in Kelowna.
Kelowna man arrested with car key fob programmer
January 09, 2025 - 5:07 PM

A Kelowna man was caught in a stolen car this morning with a device used to reprogram car key fobs.
iN VIDEO: Kamloops music duo broke Guinness World Record for charity
July 27, 2024 - 6:00 AM

From open mic nemeses to a fundraising musical duo, these Kamloops artists are making their way in the music industry.
Brazen fourth Kamloops shooting injures one
May 07, 2024 - 10:48 AM

One man is in hospital after the latest in a string of shootings in Kamloops.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
April 16, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
Judge locks bank accounts of Okanagan business owner, suspected drug supplier
February 20, 2024 - 7:30 AM

An Okanagan man suspected of using his car dealership and mortgages to hide drug money had his bank accounts frozen by a judge.
Vehicle torched again at Kamloops mayor's dealership
October 10, 2023 - 8:57 AM

A vehicle burned for a second time at a Kamloops auto dealer's lot this morning.
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iN DISCUSSION: 'It can happen to anyone'
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories, letters to the editor and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week. They may have been edited slightly for readability.

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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