Dog treats should be a simple product to throw in the shopping cart and move on.

When it is the first multi-day camping trip of the year, the natural place to go in the valley is the warmest, the South Okanagan.

A rollercoaster-like progression of COVID-19 cases in greater Kelowna continued last week with case counts doubling to an average of 20 per day.

This is a corrected version. The rallies are held from noon - 2 p.m. The Herald apologizes for the confusion.

Cst. Shawn Ingham loves his job.

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is coordinating with Recreation Sites and Trails BC to complete rock scaling along the Kettle Valley Rail (KVR) Trail above Naramata, between Smethurst and Glenfir parking lots. The trail is closed to the public until Friday, March 26.

If you’ve been following along for any length of time, no doubt you would have heard me compare your body to a vehicle.

Dogs have best friends just like any of us. These best friends, as we have seen on so many videos posted on the internet these days, can be anyone or any animal.

If your eyeglasses easily fog up when you’re wearing a mask to protect against COVID-19, it's probably a sign that the mask isn’t fitting tight enough. That’s what the experts are saying in a bunch of articles I’ve been reading.

Ty Sideroff is wrapping up his kinesiology Diploma program studies at Okanagan College’s Penticton campus.

OVERVIEW:  In financial negotiations, settle on an amount that works for all involved. Seek easy terms if it will lower stress. Agreements can be very congenial when all is said and done.

It was a biting cold day in northern Alberta when a young woman named Patricia sought solace in a stroll.

The Grade 8 class at Holy Cross School in Penticton is participating in “I Read Canadian Day,” an initiative to encourage reading and support Canadian authors. Ethan Collins dives into “Harry the Musical Ride Horse,” by local author Katherine Hansen.

There are a lot of exciting things happening here at the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation.

I had a couple of very early mornings last week.

On Jan. 7, 2020, after a short but intense morning of contractions, my midwife told me that it was time to get into the water.

About 10% of vehicles being driven on a mountain highway had inadequate winter tires, West Kelowna RCMP say.

Weird and wacky winter weather continued this week with frigid temperatures demanding extra precautions.

Valentine’s Day, the largest chocolate and flower day of the year happens tomorrow. You’re welcome to all the gents reading this, you've still got time to pick up something for your sweetheart.

Up until this week, this winter has been very mild, and our walks and outings have been ridiculously fun and active since I don’t have to worry about the cold.

“Alice, are you in the conservatory? Oh, there you are! The mail has arrived, and there’s a postcard for you. It’s from that Frank. He’s at the new Winter Carnival in Quebec City.”

This Family Day, Ronald McDonald House BC & Yukon is launching its “Stories of Strength” fundraising campaign to demonstrate the importance of keeping families close when they need it most.

A man whose family preserved much of the South Okanagan’s early years in photos, has remembered Penticton Regional Hospital through his estate.

OVERVIEW: Competition between those who think they are powerful pits those with name recognition against those with money leverage.

As some of the craziness from last year continues into 2021, it’s not much of a stretch to say the one thing we’ve all experienced in one way or another is stress.

Here’s a timeline of key developments in the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada since the first presumptive case was reported on Jan. 25, 2020:

Like many people this January, I have consumed the impressive Netflix series, ‘The Queen’s Gambit,” the story of a young, socially-awkward orphaned girl who ascends through the maze of 1960s chess culture to face a Russian Grandmaster.

It seems like only yesterday that I was sitting down in early 2015 to write my farewell column as a reporter with the Penticton Herald. Here we are six years later, and I’m doing the same thing – only this time saying farewell as Director of Development and Communications at the South Okanag…

When Maria Kruger graduates as a certified dental assistant from Okanagan College later this year, she will proudly stand among her people as a skilled professional.

Retirement calls for SOS Medical Foundation staffer

In our new world of creatively finding connection, we have seen an interesting phenomenon unfold in our church. People who would never have walked through our stained-glass entrances are logging onto our online platforms.

OVERVIEW: Opportunity opens up for dreamers as they can see a path forward.

Renowned Indigenous artist Kym Gouchie woke up with a melody in her head recently and that’s a great beginning for her next project.