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Participants might win a prize but they will definitely save a life as a registrant to be an organ donor. That's the goal of the Prince George branch of the Kidney Foundation at their annual walk, which will be held Sept.

When an argument between two youths crossed into threats being issued, police became involved. One of the youths is now in custody and a search underway for a knife that might have been hidden or lost along the route he took.

Council approved the following increases to the water and sewer user fees: Water Utility - a 15 per cent increase to the residential and commercial flat rates, a 15per cent increase to the residential and commercial capacity rates and a 15 per cent i

Municipal bylaw services has been reloaded and is ready to fire. The enforcement department of City Hall has been understaffed for several months, and leadership was also in transition.

The Salvation Army in Prince George is faced with an emergency due to the high demand of their food bank services. On average the local food bank feeds about 6,000 people per month compared to last year's number of 4,383.

The B.C. government has signed its first mining revenue-sharing agreement with two First Nations in B.C.'s Southern Interior which it hopes will pave the way for more such arrangements.

Rain, cooler temperatures and a change in wind direction are helping quell fires in north and central B.C., the hot zone this fire season. But there are still thousands of fire fighters on the front lines ensuring those fires don't flare up.

The more calls police get about suspicious activity at a particular house, the better chance they have of going in the front door to check on it.

Firefighting crews are using cooler temperatures and rain that fell in some areas during the past weekend to contain major fires burning in north and central B.C.

If you are going to have an inquiry into the Robert Pickton investigation, local aboriginal leaders are saying, you should have an inquiry into the Highway of Tears.