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A Penticton teen living with deafblindness is gaining work experience at a local retirement home. The supported work experience program through School District 67 is helping to make it happen. Sydney Morton has more.

The Penticton Potters’ Guild is making handmade ceramic poppies ahead of Remembrance Day. The group is selling them to raise money for the Royal Canadian Legion. Sydney Morton has more.

Nurses from across the province are gathering in Penticton, B.C. to discuss their priorities and challenges with the job. The BC Nurses’ Union is holding a regional bargaining conference. Victoria Femia has more.

One man is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Penticton Tuesday afternoon. B.C.’s police watchdog has now taken over the file. Victoria Femia has more.

RCMP have closed off a section of downtown Penticton after what appears to have been a violent incident. Police are urging people to stay away from the area around Government Street between Duncan and Carmi Avenues.

The last surviving freshwater steam tug in Canada can live on. The SS Naramata is currently in Penticton, and a new study shows repairs may not be as expensive as previously thought. Sydney Morton has more.

The Penticton Robotics Team is working hard to prepare for a province-wide competition in the spring. Sydney Morton has more on what they are working on.

It was the biggest turnout yet in Penticton for a 2k walk to remember residential school students who never returned home. As Victoria Femia reports, survivors and those impacted by the residential school system say the show of support goes a long way toward healing and reconciliation.

We’re hearing from the mother of Taig Savage, who was found dead outside a Penticton school in 2021 and determined to be the victim of a homicide. One of the suspects in the killing is now subject to an arrest warrant, after failing to appear in court. Victoria Femia reports.

Interior Health Authority faces a hefty fine after an incident at the Penticton Regional Hospital. WorkSafeBC says two nurses became ill after entering a room where a patient was using illicit drugs. Victoria Femia has more.

Two nurses say they became ill due to a patient using illicit drugs in their room at Penticton Regional Hospital. Now, Interior Health is facing a fine. And paying a hefty price to fire-smart a Vernon townhouse building. What’s involved and why its cheaper than the alternative?

The family of a man shot and killed during an altercation with Penticton RCMP officers earlier this week is calling for better mental health and de-escalation training for police. Klaudia Van Emmerik reports.

An Okanagan curling club says theft and vandalism are costing it thousands of dollars a year. Could indepdent candidates have a big impact on the B.C. election in the Okanagan? And the Penticton Robotics Club is gearing up for a big competition.

A cross-border war over competing Indigenous land claims spreads to Big White. And a turf war of a different kind in Penticton. Thieves are making green by stealing artificial grass.

A march was held in Penticton on Monday to mark the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. The owner of a Kelowna cannabis store says it will be days before they can re-open after a brazen break-in over the weekend and ferry sailings in the Kootenays have been delayed or cancelled due to a labour...

The last Ironman competition has come and gone through Penticton. As sydney morton tells us, thousands of athletes challenged themselves to complete the last South Okanagan competition, and a crowd just as large was cheering them on.

For the first time in more than a decade the Canucks are holding their training camp in Penticton at the South Okanagan Events Centre. It’s stirred up a lot of excitement for the legion of fans in the region. And as Squire Barnes reports, beyond the Canucks, the facility and the convention centre is proving...

It’s been a hard couple of years for B.C.’s wine industry and now a Penticton winery is facing another challenge. As Global’s Taya Fast reports, a watermain break over the weekend caused a significant amount of infrastructure damage.

Calgary Flames top prospects took to the ice gearing up for the annual Young Stars Classic in Penticton. As Moses Woldu reports, some will get their first taste of action in a pro hockey outfit, while others are hoping to reach the next level.

The Penticton Chamber is calling for more housing solutions as dozens of low-income residents could be displaced by redevelopment. As Taya Fast reports, Penticton’s El Rancho has gone through another rezoning process bringing it one step closer to approval.