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Interior Health fined $274,000 after Penticton hospital staff exposed to illicit drugs
October 31, 2024 - 7:00 AM

The Interior Health Authority has been fined $274,000 after two workers fell ill after entering a room where a patient was using illicit drugs.
Former Penticton Indian Band administrator ordered to repay massive raise he gave himself
October 29, 2024 - 6:00 PM

The former top employee for the Penticton Indian Band claimed he was wrongfully dismissed after getting fired for orchestrating a massive raise for himself.
RCMP search for truck related to suspicious deaths in 2022 near Summerland
October 25, 2024 - 12:32 PM

RCMP are seeking information about a truck it believes is related to two suspicious deaths in Penticton back in 2022.
'Very suspicious': But no proof South Okanagan man tried to kill relative
October 24, 2024 - 3:00 PM

Only three people know what exactly took place around a campfire near Oliver in May 2019 that left a shotgun blast in a couch and a 25-year-old charged with attempted murder.
Manager of Summerland's Kettle Valley Railway charged with fraud
October 23, 2024 - 6:00 PM

The former manager of a popular Summerland attraction has been charged with fraud and theft.
Four arrests as Penticton RCMP seize cash, drugs and guns in raid
October 23, 2024 - 3:05 PM

RCMP executed a search warrant Wednesday at a Penticton home seizing drugs, cash and guns.
RCMP officer shot and killed a suspect in Penticton
October 23, 2024 - 10:43 AM

The B.C. civilian police watchdog is investigating an incident where an RCMP officer shot and killed a man in Penticton.
iN PHOTOS: South Okanagan senior takes a landscape photo a day
October 21, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Robert Brunet is an South Okanagan photographer who has a passion for capturing the beauty of the landscape around him.
Conservative Amelia Boultbee wins in Penticton-Summerland
October 19, 2024 - 9:30 PM

Voters in Penticton-Summerland riding have elected its first Conservative MLA in decades.
Osoyoos driver caught with no licence gets reduced sentence so he can drive to work
October 17, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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A BC judge has halved the amount of jail time given to a Southern Okanagan man who admitted in court that he'd driven without a licence on hundreds of occasions.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of February 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

The advantages and limitations of robot servers in Kamloops and Okanagan restaurants
Customers can find a cute kitty robot whizzing around serving food at a handful of Kamloops and Okanagan restaurants, but one restaurateur in Kelowna predicts it will take time before the bots become regular fixtures in the industry. The bo

France targets traffickers and recreational drug users as minister warns of a 'tsunami of cocaine'
PARIS (AP) — “Every day, people pay the price for the drugs you buy.” Amid record cocaine seizures and deadly shootings, the slogan is simple and aims to raise awareness among France’s millions of recreational drug u

Kelowna rental property manager gets licence cancelled
The managing broker of a Kelowna property management company whose clients complained they hadn't gotten their money has been suspended. According to a Feb. 10 BC Financial Services Authority decision, Tao Guo, who goes by Terry Guo, ha

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