Gusty winds made tent setups difficult for approximately 100 people who attended a rally in support of the homeless Friday afternoon in a downtown Penticton park, although the organizer was quick to note some of the city’s most vulnerable will soon be at the mercy of the weather 24 hours a day.

The unusual verbal spat between Penticton Mayor John Vassilaki and Housing Minister David Eby is part of democracy, Premier John Horgan says.

A one-punch assault two years ago on a Penticton beach that left the brain-damaged victim unable to work resulted Friday in a five-year prison term for the attacker.

Winter doldrums were no match for the white-hot Okanagan Valley real estate market, which surged again to record heights in February.

Mounties in Oliver are asking for the public’s help identifying the man suspected of robbing a cannabis store there last month.

Federal officials sat down for a second virtual meeting this week with local politicians responsible for some of the areas proposed for inclusion in a new South Okanagan-Similkameen National Park Reserve.

If there’s anyone who deserves a free massage right about now, it’s the care aide who’s working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic to take care of others.

Some of the region’s rural politicians want more opportunities to speak directly to constituents.

Louise Blais is a Kinesiology Professor at Okanagan College’s Penticton campus.

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Interior Health says there will be no impacts on clients when it brings addictions counselling in-house later this year, but the non-profit agency currently under contract to provide those services in Penticton isn’t so sure.

A war of words erupted Wednesday between Penticton’s mayor and a provincial cabinet minister over city council’s decision to mandate a winter homeless shelter close as planned March 31.

Suspected drug overdoses killed 17 people in Penticton last year, according to fresh data released this week by the BC Coroners Service.

The architect of Penticton’s 2018 municipal election has signed on to help organize a byelection on tap for this June.

In the face of non-stop public safety complaints and an overstretched RCMP detachment, Penticton council has asked staff to develop a fully costed plan to beef up the city’s bylaw services department to help fill the gaps.

A 16-member task force is having no trouble coming up with ways for the City of Penticton to spend millions of dollars on COVID-19 recovery efforts.

A local prolific offender has been arrested while sleeping behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle for the second time in seven months, according to the RCMP.

Just like many of the people it serves, a winter shelter in downtown Penticton has been told to move along.

In what will be a first for the modern B.C. public education system, a Penticton school is planning this spring to begin offering a kindergarten-style program to four-year-olds as part of a broader shift in philosophy surrounding early learning.

Krista Maclean and Justin Gabriel were the grand-prize winners of The Herald’s “Nominate Your Valentines” contest. The couple, pictured with their dog Arlo, won a prize package which included a couples photo shoot by Xposed Moments and Beauty & The Blade, a three-month gym membership for…

Health-care workers have reacted with compassion and sensitivity when treating Indigenous people with COVID-19 and drug overdoses, a Westbank First Nation councillor says.

Thanks to assistance from a COVID-19 restart grant, Summerland council has locked in a 2021 budget containing a modest 1.65% tax increase while also socking away money for a rainy day

Okanoggin Barbers Mens Grooming Room and Fine Retail raised $20,750 for a childhood cancer patient from Penticton at a mega-fundraiser, Saturday.

A 70-year-old employee of Mount Baldy Ski Resort, near Oliver, is dead after what appears to be a work-place injury Friday, Feb. 26, 2021.

A stolen puppy was returned to its rightful owner after quick work by a media savvy dog control officer and Kelowna police.