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KOOPMANS VERDICT: Guilty of second degree murder
April 11, 2015 - 4:20 PM

PENTICTON - A majority of the 12 jurors who on Saturday convicted John Ike Koopmans of two counts of second-degree murder believe he should serve consecutive prison sentences of at least 15 years.
More snow falling on Coq and Hope-Princeton
April 11, 2015 - 2:34 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A dump of snow on the Coquihalla and the Hope-Princeton highways overnight is being following with another heavy snowfall today.
Penticton business stands firmly opposed to national park amid increasing favour
April 11, 2015 - 10:35 AM

PENTICTON - There is increasing support for a national park in the Okanagan-Similkameen but not everybody is impressed by the idea.
BCHL PLAYOFFS: Clippers take Vees in Fred Page Cup opener
April 11, 2015 - 9:25 AM

PENTICTON - The Penticton Vees will be looking back on an eleven-minute stretch in the second period as their ultimate undoing, in a 5-2 loss to the Nanaimo Clippers in game one of the Fred Page Cup Final at the South Okanagan Events Centre.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

KOOPMANS VERDICT: Guilty of second degree murder