Photo: CTV A 49-year-old Penticton man was pulled over by members of the RCMP Drug Task Force on Tuesday and arrested along with three teenage girls. Inside the stopped vehicle, officers found methamphetamine and trafficking paraphernalia. Richard Jose...

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer Doug MacLeod at the Penticton Court House   A judge handling the case of a Keremeos firefighter who claims he was wrongfully dismissed has reserved her decision. Judge Meg Shaw said in a Penticton court room on Thursday that s...

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer According to information provided by the city of Penticton, at about 4:28 p.m. on Wednesday, the city's Electric Utility lost power to all four circuits fed from the Waterford substation in the south end of town. ...

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer New tourism campaign launched Wednesday   On a hot, sunny day that definitely felt like summer, Tourism Penticton launched its new collaborative marketing campaign. The campaign seeks to meet travellers half way by encouraging...

  Photo: Google Street View Soon to be changed to Veterans Way The change is now official - street signs along Forbes Street in Penticton have been changed to 'Veterans Way.' In early March, Penticton Council endorsed the change on th...

  Photo: RCMP File photo: PCP in pill form On May 2, Penticton RCMP Drug Task Force officers made several drug seizures resulting in charges. There were three takedowns in total, all involving vehicles.   1.) RCMP arrested two males and one ...

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer Ellis Street property considered to be hazardous   The Penticton Council has declared a fire damaged property at 597 Ellis Street a nuisance and wants the owner to take remedial action. Structures on the property have continue...

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer Council approves longer hours for nightclub In keeping with its plans to make Penticton a more vibrant city, the city council approved longer hours for The Mule Nightclub on Monday. Acting Mayor Garry Litke said it was an easy decision to ...

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer Fire broke out in a unit at this location on Monday   The Penticton Fire Department had a busy day Monday, dealing with everything from a small fire at a motel to a boat engine fire. At 11:04 a.m., firefighters were called out...

Photo: Contributed Children attend long-running festival   After much discussion, the Penticton council agreed Monday to loan $20,000 to the Okanagan International Children’s Festival. The decision was reached after festival representatives...

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer   The public is urged to take extra care near the Okanagan River because of high water levels, according to information recently released by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. Visitors and residents are re...

  Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer A permanent change to the liquor primary license at The Mule Nightclub is on the agenda for tonight’s, Monday, Penticton council meeting. The city has received an application from Steve Parker, general manager of nightclub...

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer Fairy Gradmother project seeks donations   To ensure all students get to go to the annual rite of passage known as prom, School District 67 is  offering the Fairy Gradmother project. Counselors and some administrators...

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer A man accused of sexually assaulting a South Okanagan woman from the time she was 13, was found not guilty on all counts in a Penticton court room on Friday. Justice Geoff Barrow handed down the decision at the conclusion of the four day trial. ...

Photo: Contributed   The 100 block of Main Street will again come alive Saturday morning, May 4, as vendors prepare for the first Penticton Farmers’ Market of the season. This year nearly 60 returning vendors wil...

Photo: Contributed   Firefighters from Penticton have contributed $25,000 towards the new $13.1 million Burn Fund Centre to be built by the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund at 3891 Main Street in Vancouver. They’ve been j...

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer   The wife of the man accused of sexually assaulting a South Okanagan woman from the time she was a girl, said Wednesday she never saw an inappropriate relationship between the two. The woman gave her testimony on the second day of th...

Photo: RCMP Joshua Castles was presented with his new trike in April. A young man with autism who was facing difficulties riding a bicycle now has one less worry after the Penticton chapter of Cops for Kids and the local RCMP C4K unit stepped in and presented him wit...

Photo: Google Street View The drug search warrant was executed in the 200-block of Hastings Street. The Penticton RCMP Drug Task Force executed a drug search warrant in the 200-block of Hastings Street yesterday (Tuesday) resulting in two arrests. Rory Ivan Thaye...

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer Volunteers paint the Penticton sign A group of eager and athletic volunteers gave the iconic Penticton sign a facelift on Tuesday. What started as an effort to paint over a vandalized letter, turned into a one-day project to paint the whol...