Local News

From the $50 million the provincial government designated earlier this month for school districts to start hiring teachers immediately, $1.2 million has been allotted to School District 57.

The local Raise a Reader program has issued $23,000 to 19 organizations for projects that provide literacy skills for children and families in Prince George. The funds were raised during Raise a Reader Day held last Sept.

A B.C. Supreme Court Justice's decision to sentence a man found guilty of molesting a four-year-old girl to 14 months in jail was the subject of a day-long protest at the Prince George courthouse on Friday.

One of two men arrested following the theft of a pickup truck was sentenced to 88 days in jail on Tuesday.

RCMP have arrested three men and are on the lookout for a fourth in relation to Wednesday's double murder. Seaver Tye Miller, 21, is described as First Nations, 5'10" (178 cm) and weighing 208 pounds (95 kg).

It's about to get a little bit easier to be a College of New Caledonia (CNC) student.

The local Railway and Forestry Museum has extended their annual Celebration of Lights with an admission by donation of a non-perishable food item to be presented to the local Salvation Army Food Bank on Saturday from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

There will be 400 elementary school students taking part in an event, hosted by the College Heights secondary school (CHSS) leadership program, today at the local movie theatre.

Coun. Murry Krause is retiring from half of the activities that have made him a pillar of the community. The Citizen of the Year alumnus has been a longtime city councillor and is also the current chair of the Union of B.C.

A Prince George man who struck and killed an elderly woman as she was crossing Winnipeg Street slightly more than two years ago was sentenced Thursday to 18 months probation.