Local News

About 15 centimetres (six inches) of snow fell overnight in downtown Prince George. Outlying areas at higher elevations may have gotten more.

The Pine Pass on Highway 97 between Prince George and Chetwynd, which was closed by an avalanche on Sunday, has reopened. The avalanche covered the highway, about 70 kilometres south of Chetwynd, with as much as two metres of avalanche debris.

From Prince George provincial court Jan. 14 Caylin Zachary Lee Bolin was sentenced to 14 days in jail intermittent and a six-month suspended sentence and fined $500 for driving without a licence.

A look at Prince George's labour force statistics for the past five years has Initiatives Prince George research analyst Tara Bough feeling upbeat for job seekers for the year to come.

Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen said today he will not enter the leadership race for the B.C. NDP. Cullen said before Christmas he would not enter the race, but recently revealed he was reconsidering.

A snow plow and a minivan collided during the Monday morning commute. According to RCMP spokesman Cpl.

Addicts often get help from the city's emergency shelters or social housing locations, but there is no safe harbour for illegal substances.

There is no debate about the tournament coming up at UNBC for public speaking. The Northern Academic Debate Championship is now open for registration. The vocal gloves get dropped March 18 to 20, open to anyone across Northern B.C.

Being a major advocate of safe shelters for women and children, the Elizabeth Fry Society in Prince George is an ongoing supporter of its Amber House in Prince George and a rare transition home for women and children in India.

A trial has begun for a Prince George man who was the subject of a police manhunt in March and is accused of stabbing and sexually assaulting two women and sexually assaulting and kidnapping a third woman.