Penticton News
Summerland man reported missing
Summerland police are asking for the public's help to locate a missing Summerland man. Gilles Michaud, a 59-year-old Summerland resident, has been missing since...
Oliver man gets three years for trafficking
An Oliver man will spend the next three years in prison after pleading guilty to drug related charges. Henry Joseph Baptiste, 36, pled guilty to the charges...
Shovel out your fire hydrant
SHOVEL OUT YOUR HYDRANT The Penticton Fire Department is concerned about the depth of snow around local fire hydrants. They are asking the public to ensure that...
Summerland power outage: update
Update: As of about 4:40 p.m., power had been restored to all areas of Summerland. It's going to be a cold day in most parts of Summerland. Power is out in a...
Penticton gets early Christmas gift
More federal dollars are coming to Penticton and the Okanagan-Similkameen. Okanagan-Coquihalla MP, Stockwell Day, was in Penticton Friday for two major funding...
Naramata sub-station overloaded
The Naramata sub-station is in danger of crashing. Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Board Chair, Dan Ashton, says FortisBC has told the Regional...
Curbside calenders coming to RDOS
Curbside garbage and recycling collection calendars will start arriving in the mailboxes of South Okanagan residents next week. Starting December 15, residents...
Drug dealer gets three years
A sentence of three years and seven days has been handed down to a South Okanagan drug dealer. Penticton resident, James Samos, was sentenced in Provincial...
Youths robbed at gunpoint
Two young men were robbed at gun point in the South Okanagan Friday night. The two youths were walking near the Hill Top Esso in Keremeos just before 6:30 p.m....
Princeton death a homicide
Police in Princeton are dealing with a murder. RCMP have now confirmed a man discovered in a residence at 133 Bridge Street on Tuesday was the victim of a...
Suspicious death in Princeton
RCMP are dealing with a sudden death in Princeton. Police are releasing very little information at this time, except to say the body was discovered in a...
Satanic symbols found at cemetery
Satanic symbols have been sprayed on a South Okanagan cemetery. Penticton RCMP responded to a call at the Lakeview Cemetery on Lower Bench Road just after 10:30...
Many drivers taken off the road
South Okanagan Traffic Services, along with Penticton and Keremeos detachments, conducted several road checks around the South Okanagan-Similkameen over the...
Olalla boil water notice lifted
A boil water notice has been lifted for the Olalla water system. The notice had been in effect since Tuesday when the water system was shut down for routine...
Westbank teen guilty of armed robbery
A Westbank teen will be sentenced early in the new year after pleading guilty to the armed robbery of a Penticton gas station. The 14-year-old male, who can't...
Fire at Weyerhaeuser Mill
It won’t make their job any easier. A building which was in the process of being torn down caught fire in the South Okanagan Tuesday night. Fire chief of the...
Weekend road check results
Weekend road checks have resulted in many tickets being given to South Okanagan motorists. On November 29 and 30, members of the South Okanagan Traffic Services...
Targeted undercover operation
An undercover operation targeting alleged drug traffickers in the South Okanagan has been successful. A task force of RCMP members from Penticton, Princeton,...
Olalla boil water notice
Users of a South Okanagan water system are being asked to boil their drinking water. The Olalla Water System is being shut down by the public works department...
Cross Canada runner in Penticton
A cross Canada run is swinging through the South Okanagan. Jonathan Howard, a resident of Mississauga Ontario will be coming to Penticton On Tuesday as part of...