Penticton News

Dan Ashton has three postcards in the pocket of his red Columbia jacket. It is a windy December day and the mayor is at the south-east end of Okanagan Lake, near the Penticton Yacht and Tennis Club, where the cold air numbs every part of you that is not covered.

Looking for my cousin Joan [King] Richie who lived in the interior of B.C. Dau. of Roi and Freda King.

Grape vineyards at Mission Hill Family Estate. The Okanagan Valley is in full swing with wine dinners and celebrations during the annual Okanagan Fall Wine Festival from Oct.

The City of Kelowna's new parade float should be a slick new ride, not at all like a traditional one and maybe solar-powered. That was the consensus among city councillors who narrowly voted this week to spend $50,000 building a new float after hearing the existing one, built in 2004, is banned from an increasing number of parades because it's ...

The Penticton man charged with the second-degree murder of 53-year-old Karl Alkier appeared briefly in a Penticton courtroom Monday afternoon.

RCMP have identified the victim of a fatal stabbing on Saturday afternoon in Penticton as 53-year-old Karl Alkier.

A Penticton teenager has been charged with second degree murder for the stabbing death which occurred shortly after 3 p.m., Saturday afternoon at 1605 Hatfield Avenue, not far from Columbia Park in the centre of the city.

A Penticton man is dead after being stabbed on Saturday afternoon at a residence on Hatfield Avenue.

Penticton RCMP is investigating its second murder of 2009. Police verified they are investigating a stabbing fatality, but were unable to answer any further questions at press time.

Few people have been called to identify a corpse, but those who have are scarred for life.

Penticton council has added its voice to the growing chorus of municipalities, organizations and members of the arts community urging the provincial government to reconsider its decision to cut arts, culture and sports funding.

Anyone looking to get out from the cold in Osoyoos may have to depend on the goodwill of local residents or community organizations or rely on shelters as far away as Penticton.

A proposed $86-million ambulatory care expansion at Penticton Regional Hospital has gained local support, but provincial government approval could be a long way off.

This artista s drawing shows the three-tower complex proposed for Martin Street in downtown Penticton.

Parking issues at Queena s Park Elementary school continue, despite the construction of a new parking lot.

By JOHN MOORHOUSE Penticton Herald After sitting in limbo for years, a Penticton non-profit seniors housing project is getting back on track.

A view of the Canadian Western Agribition's RBC Beef Supreme Challenge finalists.

Merchants in downtown Penticton believe an increase in paid parking will hurt businesses in the city's core.

It was with some surprise that Princeton and District Community Services Executive Director, Lynn Pelly answered a phone call this summer informing her that Princeton was to expect two new transit buses this fall.

Serious MVA, Hwy 3 near Keremeos, B.C. On 2009-11-26 at approximately 1740 hours a White Dodge Pickup was travelling west on Hwy 3 near Schnieder Drive, Keremeos.