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iN NUMBERS: Shambhala Music Festival from techno and dubstep to DUIs and a chapel
June 27, 2025 - 5:00 AM

It's music festival season and one of the biggest in BC is the Shambhala Music Festival which is set to draw thousands of ravers to the West Kootenay during the last weekend of July for a weekend of DJs, drugs and dancing.
Young Penticton murder suspect breaches bail conditions once again
May 28, 2025 - 11:30 AM

A young offender facing a second-degree murder charge in the 2021 death of Penticton’s Taig Savage is back in custody after breaching bail conditions for the second time in recent days.
Aggravated assault charge approved in Penticton restaurant attack
May 21, 2025 - 11:00 AM

The suspect arrested in connection with a vicious assault that sent a Penticton man to hospital for emergency brain surgery just before Christmas last year is now facing a criminal charge.
Kamloops senior promised not to seek wife's money; loses in court seeking wife's money
May 17, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A Kamloops widower who guaranteed his new partner he was "an honourable man" and would never attempt to take her home has been left with a Cadillac, but no money, after he went after her assets in divorce court.
Accused in Penticton violent beating death back before courts
May 12, 2025 - 1:00 PM

Two of three young offenders charged in relation to the violent beating death of a Penticton man are in trouble with the law once again, allegedly breaching their bail conditions.
Police seized bags, ropes, shovels and a blood-stained jacket in Bagabuyo murder investigation
April 14, 2025 - 2:05 PM

A Kamloops lawyer's first-degree murder trial started slowly Monday as the Crown lawyers presented dozens of exhibits.
Encounters of the creepy, crawly, tick kind on the rise in Kamloops, Okanagan
April 12, 2025 - 12:00 PM

It’s tick season in Kamloops and the Okanagan and the critters are climbing up pant legs and burrowing into hairy places in large numbers.
BC sexual assault victim awarded $266,000 after suing attacker
March 30, 2025 - 12:00 PM

CONTENT ADVISORY - This article contains details about sexual assault that could be triggering for some.
Kelowna ‘elbows up’ protest to denounce Trump and encourage voting
March 28, 2025 - 4:30 PM

The trade war with the U.S., and a fast-tracked federal election, have spurred a Kelowna woman to get in on the elbows up movement.
Arrests made during Kelowna rail trail homeless encampment 'spring cleanup'
March 26, 2025 - 1:33 PM

A woman says she was eating her breakfast this morning while not yet dressed when officers cut her tent open on the Kelowna rail trail homeless encampment today.
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THOMPSON: More questions than answers following Trump's attack on Iran
OPINION Just six months ago, President Donald Trump said he would “stop the chaos in the Middle East…prevent world war three”. Last week, President Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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