News Items tag as: PNJAN2016

Gas line breaks during blaze, keeps Keremeos crews busy for 11 hours
January 22, 2017 - 9:19 AM

CAWSTON – A ruptured gas line may be to blame for the long hours Keremeos firefighters put in on Saturday.
Penticton homeless man to serve a month behind bars for stealing food
January 15, 2017 - 9:30 AM

PENTICTON - A homeless man who stole from a local grocery store in order to eat will spend the next month in jail for his actions.
Conservation officers dealing with three cougars spotted in Penticton
January 13, 2017 - 4:40 PM

PENTICTON - Conservation officers are keeping a close eye on three cougars in a Penticton neighbourhood after numerous reports from the public.
Appeal denied for Princeton murderer
January 12, 2017 - 11:34 AM

PENTICTON - An appeal on two convictions for murder and another of attempted murder against a Princeton man have been denied by the B.C. Court of Appeal.
Similkameen politicians concerned about policing levels
January 06, 2017 - 10:30 AM

PENTICTON - Low RCMP staffing levels at the Keremeos detachment have local politicians worried.
Medical marijuana industry shines spotlight on Princeton mineral producer
January 04, 2017 - 10:30 AM

PRINCETON - A local industrial mineral producer is enjoying a heightened business profile as the medical marijuana industry shows interest in its product.
UPDATE: Bystanders catch suspect during Penticton jewelry store smash-and-grab
February 01, 2016 - 1:03 PM

PENTICTON – A would-be thief smashed a glass display at a jewelry store in Penticton’s mall, but a bystander grabbed the suspect before he could get away with the loot.
Snowfall warning remains in effect on Coquihalla and Connector
January 31, 2016 - 9:34 AM

KELOWNA – It’s still a challenging drive from between the southern Interior and the Lower Mainland today thanks to the heavy snowfall on the upper elevation highways.
Snowfall warning issued for Coquihalla Highway
January 30, 2016 - 1:40 PM

MERRITT – With a huge dump of snow expected today, a snowfall warning has been issued for the Coquihalla Highway by Environment Canada.
Not guilty in Princeton arson trial
January 29, 2016 - 4:44 PM

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE SHE BURNED DOWN THREE HOUSES AFTER LOVERS QUARREL
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
A Kelowna company that grows, processes and exports cherries was fined last year following a fatal tractor incident has again been fined after a tractor driver was seriously injured. According to a recently published Feb. 6 WorkSafeBC

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

News Items tag as: PNJAN2016

Gas line breaks during blaze, keeps Keremeos crews busy for 11 hours

Penticton homeless man to serve a month behind bars for stealing food

Conservation officers dealing with three cougars spotted in Penticton

Appeal denied for Princeton murderer

Similkameen politicians concerned about policing levels

Medical marijuana industry shines spotlight on Princeton mineral producer

UPDATE: Bystanders catch suspect during Penticton jewelry store smash-and-grab

Snowfall warning remains in effect on Coquihalla and Connector

Snowfall warning issued for Coquihalla Highway

Not guilty in Princeton arson trial

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