Penticton News
Update: Naramata home gutted by fire
Naramata firefighters required back-up from Penticton while battling a house fire Thursday night. A home on Robinson Point Road, right behind the Naramata...
Suspicious fire near building
An outside fire in Penticton is being investigated as suspicious by RCMP. Several pallets were lit on fire Tuesday night at a building on Industrial Avenue....
Search continues for missing plane
Search planes are in the air for a second full today looking for a small, single engine plane overdue on a flight from Penticton to Victoria. The Piper PA24...
Missing plane: Update
Update: 4:15 p.m. - Officials with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria have confirmed speculation the missing aircraft flew from Kelowna to...
Repeat offenders nabbed in bust
On Tuesday, August 17, the Penticton RCMP Drug Task Force officers executed a drug search warrant at an apartment in the 900 block of Dynes Avenue. Penticton...
Penticton strikes deal with Ironman
The Ironman Canada race will be held in Penticton for at least the next five years. The deal between the city and Ironman Canada was announced earlier this week...
Impaired boater arrested in Penticton
A Surrey man is facing charges after he was found operating a vessel while impaired in Penticton. The incident occurred over the August long weekend when...
Fire destroys Oliver Garden Centre
An old home and warehouse was the scene of a big fire Monday night south of Oliver. The blaze was reported shortly after 10 p.m. along Highway 97 and #2 Road....
Computers taken from Summerland IGA
An early morning robbery has lead to the theft of three computers from a South Okanagan grocery store. The IGA on Prairie Valley Road in Summerland was broken...
Ignatieff and Rebagliati in Penticton
The leader of the Liberal Party will be making stops across the Okanagan next week as part of a Canada-wide tour aimed at finding out what Canadians are...
Teens sought after windows broken
On the morning of August 12, Penticton RCMP attended several complaints of damage to windows on Skaha Lake Road. Windows were broken on two bus shelters in the...
Woman seriously injured after crash
A Penticton woman had to be extricated from her vehicle following an accident Thursday morning. The 53-year-old woman was driving on Duncan Avenue at Edgewood...
Hwy 97 widening project finished
Good news for commuters who've been travelling Highway 97 between Kelowna and Penticton. Construction crews have officially completed work on the highway...
Penticton transit welcomes green fleet
BC Transit President and CEO Manuel Achadinha unveiled the newest addition to the local transit fleet with Penticton Mayor Dan Ashton, and Penticton MLA Bill...
Scooter riding senior struck by car
A woman riding a power scooter in Oliver was struck by a car just before 1 p.m. Monday. The woman was driving south in the northbound lane on 93rd Street when...
Ashnola River body ID""d
The Keremeos RCMP and BC Coroners Service have confirmed that the deceased body of the young man found on the banks of the Ashnola River, west of Keremeos has...
Medical condition sends vehicle off road
An elderly man is in Penticton Regional Hospital with serious injuries as a result of a single vehicle accident near Summerland Monday afternoon. Police say the...
RDOS board meeting highlights
RDOS Board Meeting Highlights for August 5 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Development Variance permit Application 4465 Gulch Road ā Electoral Area āEā DVP...
Body found near Ashnola River
On August 8 at approximately 3:15 p.m., RCMP Air Services located the body of a deceased adult man on the shores of the Ashnola River, near Keremeos. Corporal...
New Penticton royalty
Three more girls were chosen Friday night to represent Penticton. At last night's pageant at the Trade Convention Centre, Danielle Chetner was announced as...