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The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is investigating after a man involved in an 11-hour standoff with police in Charlie Lake Sunday was found dead inside his home.

After a watermain leak in Western Acres, the city will shut of water starting 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. It is reminding residents to store up water in case of emergency, though it expects service to be restored by 2 p.m.

A Grade 11 Prince George student has won a bronze medal at an international science fair. Daniel O'Reilly took third place in the Medicine and Health category at last week's Taiwan International Science Fair.

The old Haldi Road school could be up for sale once more. In an e-mail Monday, area resident Laura Jagodnik said the city's planning department has told her someone is interested in purchasing the building but not for use as a recovery centre.

A woman has been found dead in Hixon early Monday morning, RCMP say. Prince George RCMP said they received a report at around 6 a.m. of a "sudden death," but said the scene shows "no obvious signs of foul play.

The nomination period is now open for the city's annual volunteer awards, recognizing Prince George's top community members.

Water, water everywhere and nary a drop to drink. It's not just an ancient mariner's old rhyme, it is a critical concern in the Peace-region and Geoscience BC is excited by what they are finding in their high-tech search for the stuff.

Wearing his Duchess Park Condors football team jersey, surrounded by his Condor teammates, Zack Bundock talked about some of the life lessons he learned from coach Matt Pearce on the high school football field and how Pearce used his abilities as a t

Matt Pearce's passing prompted an outpouring of community mourning in the popular teacher's memory. That culminates today at 1 p.m. at his funeral at Westwood Mennonite Brethren Church.

If the City of Prince George successfully bids to host an upcoming meeting of Canadian municipal officials, the calculated return on investment would be exponential.