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Massive drug haul helped by Crime Stoppers’ anonymous tipsters line

Massive drug haul helped by Crime Stoppers’ anonymous tipsters line

Anonymous tipsters helped police get an estimated $720,000 worth of drugs off the region’s streets last year alone.

Massive drug haul helped by Crime Stoppers’ anonymous tipsters line
Sign outside Penticton courthouse.

Driver who hit Osoyoos cyclist was ‘hammered’

Sentencing delayed for man who pleaded guilty to charges related to accident that saw biker suffer fractured neck and ribs

Sign outside Penticton courthouse.
Ronald Teneycke at a court appearance in 2013.

High-profile criminal back behind bars

Ronald Teneycke denied bail after being charged with making or possessing explosives and possessing a weapon contrary to a court order

Ronald Teneycke at a court appearance in 2013.

Upset man smashes gun display in Penticton store

A man was arrested earlier this month after he smashed a gun display case at the Canadian Tire store in Penticton.

Joe Fries is a reporter for the Penticton Western News.

DIGGING DEEPER: What’s in a name? Not much these days

Granting sources anonymity is — or ought to be — a rarity in journalism, not standard practice for government spokespeople

Joe Fries is a reporter for the Penticton Western News.
Kyle Louie is lead from the Penticton courthouse to a waiting sheriff's vehicle following his sentencing Thursday for the 2011 killing of his younger brother. Louie pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received a 75-month sentence. With time served, he has six months remaining in jail.

Judge says siblings’ fatal fight created ‘paradox’ for survivor

Kyle Louie sentenced to 75 months in jail for stabbing brother near Oliver, but will also have to live with loss of his best friend

Kyle Louie is lead from the Penticton courthouse to a waiting sheriff's vehicle following his sentencing Thursday for the 2011 killing of his younger brother. Louie pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received a 75-month sentence. With time served, he has six months remaining in jail.
Kyle Louie is is escourted into the Penticton courthouse by a sheriff the morning of Jan. 22 for what is expected to be the final day of his sentencing hearing. He had earlier plead guilty to manslaughter in the 2011 stabbing death of his younger brother.

UPDATE: Judge hands down 75-month jail term for man who killed brother

With credit for time served, Kyle Louie now has just six months left on his sentence

Kyle Louie is is escourted into the Penticton courthouse by a sheriff the morning of Jan. 22 for what is expected to be the final day of his sentencing hearing. He had earlier plead guilty to manslaughter in the 2011 stabbing death of his younger brother.

School board wants executive wage freeze lifted

Unionized education workers have recently won wage increases, now some B.C. school trustees are asking for the same for administrators.

Brian Douglas Louie, seen here being escorted out of the Penticton courthouse by sheriffs in December, was found guilty and sentenced for a gruesome attack on a Osoyoos woman.

Appeal dismissed in genital-biting case

Brian Douglas Louie was found guilty of mutilating a sex partner’s genitals at a house party near Oliver.

Brian Douglas Louie, seen here being escorted out of the Penticton courthouse by sheriffs in December, was found guilty and sentenced for a gruesome attack on a Osoyoos woman.
Work is underway on a short-term residence for medical staff on the southwest corner of the Pentiction Regional Hospital property.

Student housing on the way for Penticton hospital

Weary medical students visiting Penticton Regional Hospital won’t have far to go to find a nice place to rest their heads soon.

Work is underway on a short-term residence for medical staff on the southwest corner of the Pentiction Regional Hospital property.
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Assault in downtown Penticton motivated by ‘jealous rage’

Man gets four-month conditional sentence for assault that left victim with broken nose, fractured jaw

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RDOS director Tom Siddon went for a ride Monday during the first day of service on the new Okanagan Falls-Penticton transit route.

Buses now rolling in Okanagan Falls

New transit service began operation Monday, to the delight of riders on board for the first trips to Penticton

RDOS director Tom Siddon went for a ride Monday during the first day of service on the new Okanagan Falls-Penticton transit route.
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Penticton women airlifted to hospital after crash

RCMP still piecing together what caused an accident that closed Highway 97 south of Okanagan Falls on Thursday

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Pier Robotti, 61, is led into away by sheriffs following a brief court appearance Thursday in Penticton.

UPDATE: Packed court gallery greets accused in Louie murder case

Aboriginal community turns out to demand justice, as elderly pair charged in connection with Roxanne Louie's death agree to stay behind bars

Pier Robotti, 61, is led into away by sheriffs following a brief court appearance Thursday in Penticton.

School district asks for power bill relief

Local trustees plan to ask their counterparts at the City of Penticton for some relief on school district power bill

Rally outside the Penticton courthouse Thursday ahead of appearance by two people accused in connection with alleged murder of Roxanne Louie.

Accused in Roxanne Louie murder case quiet during court appearance

Standing room only in Penticton courtroom as community turns out to see two people alleged to have played a part in her death

Rally outside the Penticton courthouse Thursday ahead of appearance by two people accused in connection with alleged murder of Roxanne Louie.

Rock crushing approved near homes

A limited-duration rock crushing operation will begin later this month in a residential community south of Penticton.

RCMP vehicles were still at the residence of Grace Elinor Robotti in the Caravilla Estates park the morning of Jan. 13. Robotti has been charged with second degree murder in the death of Roxanne Louie who was reported missing earlier this month.

Mounties guarding Penticton home of accused murderer

Police confirm Roxanne Louie's body was found elsewhere, but investigation seems focused on Grace Robotti's trailer for now

RCMP vehicles were still at the residence of Grace Elinor Robotti in the Caravilla Estates park the morning of Jan. 13. Robotti has been charged with second degree murder in the death of Roxanne Louie who was reported missing earlier this month.
News from the Penticton courthouse.

Penticton pair jailed 90 days for dealing date-rape drug

Two people who arranged to sell a date-rape drug to an undercover police officer in Penticton will each spend 90 days behind bars.

News from the Penticton courthouse.
Grace Elinor Robotti, 65, of Penticton is lead from the Penticton courthouse by a sheriff Monday afternoon following her appearance on a second-degree murder charge in connection with the death of 26-year-old Roxanne Louie between Jan. 3 and Jan. 5, 2015. Her brother, Pier Louis Robotti, 61, also was in court on charges interfering with human remains and being an accessory after the fact.

UPDATE: Missing woman’s body recovered; mother-in-law charged with murder

Mounties confirm they've found Roxanne Louie, but aren't saying much more about how she became a suspect or when

Grace Elinor Robotti, 65, of Penticton is lead from the Penticton courthouse by a sheriff Monday afternoon following her appearance on a second-degree murder charge in connection with the death of 26-year-old Roxanne Louie between Jan. 3 and Jan. 5, 2015. Her brother, Pier Louis Robotti, 61, also was in court on charges interfering with human remains and being an accessory after the fact.