Local News

To show their appreciation for local blood donors, a nearly five-year-old blood recipient, Foster Fyfe, and his mom, Trina, set out to Wrap It Up Red at the Prince George Canadian Blood Services office Wednesday morning.

The closure of Pacific Western Helicopters is one more reason to bring dedicated rapid-response air ambulance helicopter service for northern B.C., says Helicopter Emergency Response Operations Society executive director Roberta Squire.

With a string in hand, three-year-old Floyd Murphy dangles a magnet above coloured cars, nestled in a wooden board like puzzle pieces. The magnet connects, and he pulls up the wooden shape triumphantly.

A man faces several charges as a result of a police investigation that began with a reported theft of a puppy. Ryan Timothy Chiappe, 36, was arrested Dec. 5 after police pulled him over and found the allegedly stolen dog in his vehicle.

The Hart Centre Mall continues to be a casualty of Tuesday afternoon's power outage. While the Save On Foods at the location is open, the remainder of the mall is closed, including the Nechako branch of the Prince George Public Library.

Mackenzie RCMP is asking for the public's help in tracking down a man who is wanted for breaching his probation. A province-wide warrant was issued Friday for the arrest of Richard James Harris.

A 53-year-old Alberta woman died in Tuesday morning's motor vehicle incident south of McLeod Lake.

Highway 97 was closed 30 km south of McLeod Lake for much of Tuesday as policed investigated a fatal head-on collision between a logging truck and a car, according to North District RCMP.

Newly elected trustee Tony Cable was declared District 57 school board's next chairperson after he was voted in at the inaugural meeting Tuesday. He beat out second-term trustee Tim Bennett, who was also vying for the spot.

A seemingly expensive flight to Vancouver that appeared on University of Northern BC past president's recently released expenses is just a case of a cancelled trip.