Steve Kidd

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Penticton was shocked Monday morning to find that a man had gone on a shooting spree through the city, killing four. (Kristi Patton - Western News)

Penticton mayor speaks out after shootings

Vassilaki reassures troubled city

Penticton was shocked Monday morning to find that a man had gone on a shooting spree through the city, killing four. (Kristi Patton - Western News)
RCMP officers work outside a crime scene in Penticton where four people were killed in a shooting spree that rocked the city Monday. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff Bassett)

Schools, community centres wait behind closed doors during Penticton shootings

Safety procedures functioned smoothly during fatal shooting

RCMP officers work outside a crime scene in Penticton where four people were killed in a shooting spree that rocked the city Monday. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff Bassett)

B.C. premier wants to move quickly on national park

John Horgan support's 'community's drive to have a national park.'

Penticton RCMP seized a quantity of drugs, paraphernalia and weapons in a raid on a Penticton home Thursday. (RCMP)

Penticton RCMP shut down drug traffickers

Drugs, guns and a stolen motorcycle seized in bust

Penticton RCMP seized a quantity of drugs, paraphernalia and weapons in a raid on a Penticton home Thursday. (RCMP)

Facts vs alternate facts

Rumour spreads faster than ever

Jeff Bryde’s 21-foot sailboat, which sunk over the weekend, was raised by Diving Dynamics Tuesday. (Submitted photo)

Sailboat raised from Okanagan Lake during snowfall

Owner gave boat away after raising it

Jeff Bryde’s 21-foot sailboat, which sunk over the weekend, was raised by Diving Dynamics Tuesday. (Submitted photo)
Commuters will have a shorter detour Monday morning around the rockslide that has closed Highway 97 for more than a week. File photo

Shorter detour for Highway 97 commuters in the Okanagan

Callan Road detour along Highway 97 opening Monday morning

Commuters will have a shorter detour Monday morning around the rockslide that has closed Highway 97 for more than a week. File photo
Highway 97 between Summerland and Peachland was expected to reopen Wednesday, but a new crack in the hillside has delayed work on the slope. File photo

New crack in hillside delays Highway 97 reopening

Highway was expected to reopen Wednesday

Highway 97 between Summerland and Peachland was expected to reopen Wednesday, but a new crack in the hillside has delayed work on the slope. File photo
Services like Airbnb, VRBO and others have the short-term vacation rental industry booming. File photo

Penticton expects short-term rentals to continue to grow

Need for greater enforcement to convince operators to comply with city regs.

Services like Airbnb, VRBO and others have the short-term vacation rental industry booming. File photo
The view from the air of the #rockslide on Highway 97, north of Summerland. MoTi Okanagan Shuswap photo

Penticton Search and Rescue rescues two drivers trying to bypass rockslide closure

Okanagan motorists trying unsafe routes to get past Highway 97 closure

The view from the air of the #rockslide on Highway 97, north of Summerland. MoTi Okanagan Shuswap photo
B.C. Hydro says it’s the cooking, not the TVs, that causes the most power usage during the Super Bowl. File photo

Superbowl spikes power consumption pre-game

BC Hydro finds electricity use spikes in the kitchen before the big game

B.C. Hydro says it’s the cooking, not the TVs, that causes the most power usage during the Super Bowl. File photo
Patrick “Redbeard” Vrolyk had some shining facial hair for the third round of the Okanagan Beard Festival in 2017. Dale Boyd/Western News

Beard festival keeps growing

Fourth annual Okanagan Beard Festival starts in February

Patrick “Redbeard” Vrolyk had some shining facial hair for the third round of the Okanagan Beard Festival in 2017. Dale Boyd/Western News
The cast of Beyond Therapy includes Diane Gludovatz, Joel Browne, Jenn MacNeil, Trevor Leigh, Tristan Duursma (standing) and Craig Bjornson. Submitted photo

SOAP goes Beyond Therapy

Oliver theatre troupe readying new production

The cast of Beyond Therapy includes Diane Gludovatz, Joel Browne, Jenn MacNeil, Trevor Leigh, Tristan Duursma (standing) and Craig Bjornson. Submitted photo
Penticton man killed in Kamloops shooting

Penticton man killed in Kamloops shooting

Friends and family grieving death of Rex Gill

Penticton man killed in Kamloops shooting
Newsboy leader Jake Kelly (Josh Richardson) is surounded by his fellow newsies, as they begin to plot their strike in protest of rising newspaper costs. Steve Kidd/Western News

Theatre group brings Newsies to Penticton

Soundstage produces its first Disney musical

Newsboy leader Jake Kelly (Josh Richardson) is surounded by his fellow newsies, as they begin to plot their strike in protest of rising newspaper costs. Steve Kidd/Western News
Local performers Maya Robbie and Travis Weir are featured performers for a weekend of environmentally active music and humour sponsored by First Things First Okanagan. Submitted photo

First Things First evoking the power of song and play

Environmental group educating through entertainment

Local performers Maya Robbie and Travis Weir are featured performers for a weekend of environmentally active music and humour sponsored by First Things First Okanagan. Submitted photo
The Super Wolf Blood Moon, so called because it is a full moon in January which orbits unusually close to the earth and coincides with a full lunar eclipse rises over Blind Bay on Shuswap Lake on Sunday, Jan. 20. Jim Eliot/Salmon Arm Observer

Super blood wolf moon fills Okanagan skies, to photographers’ delight

Photographers had a rare chance Sunday to capture a rare lunar eclipse

The Super Wolf Blood Moon, so called because it is a full moon in January which orbits unusually close to the earth and coincides with a full lunar eclipse rises over Blind Bay on Shuswap Lake on Sunday, Jan. 20. Jim Eliot/Salmon Arm Observer
The Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance is continuing working with growers to encourage awareness of the benefits or working with local species, like these great horned owls released at the Burrowing Owl Estate Winery. Mark Brett/Western News

Conservation group getting together with growers

Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance talking with growers about working with species at risk

The Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance is continuing working with growers to encourage awareness of the benefits or working with local species, like these great horned owls released at the Burrowing Owl Estate Winery. Mark Brett/Western News
The City of Penticton's search to replace outgoing CAO Peter Weeber is underway. Steve Kidd/Black Press

City of Penticton going all in on city manager job search

City working hard to attract candidates for CAO position

The City of Penticton's search to replace outgoing CAO Peter Weeber is underway. Steve Kidd/Black Press
Bregje Kozak, Penticton’s recreation and culture director, says an updated business case for a new arena is almost ready to be presented to city council. Submitted photo

Business case for new Penticton arena being updated

New twin-sheet arena still years away

Bregje Kozak, Penticton’s recreation and culture director, says an updated business case for a new arena is almost ready to be presented to city council. Submitted photo