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A high-risk sex offender has moved to Okanagan Falls, prompting RCMP to issue a safety notification for sex-trade workers.

A man with a Canadawide warrant for his arrest was captured by Penticton RCMP, but not without a struggle.

Operator Mike Loveridge (right) watches as Chris Roberts works on the installation of one of the structures that will hold the new traffic signals at the intersection of Warren Avenue East and Government Street.

Greg Garward, a certified Water Ski Canada coach and instructor at Pier Water Sports, pulls a plume of spray with the SS Sicamous in the background during a slalom training session this week on Okanagan Lake. Both Okanagan and Skaha lakes have been particularly busy during the recent spell of hot weather.

Another Penticton councillor has put her name forward for this fall’s municipal election.

“I always dreamed of being Miss Penticton,” said Jolene Hayter, whose dream came true Friday at the Cleland Theatre when she was named Miss Penticton Queen Valvadette the 64th.

Above and beyond.That’s always been astronaut Col. Alvin Drew’s call of duty in the NASA space program which has included a pair of voyages as a shuttle crew member.

Police are searching for the suspect in the robbery of the Booster Juice store in Cherry Lane Shopping Centre.

The West Bench Irrigation District and the Regional District of the Okanagan Similkameen met recently with residents of the West Bench area to discuss options for a proposed water system upgrade.

The provincial government reaffirmed its commitment to the TV and motion picture industry in the province, handing out $275,000 to help regional film commissions draw productions to their areas.