Local News

A live trap has been put in place at Wilson Park and conservation officer Gary Van Spengen is advising visitors to take some precautions after a black bear showed signs this week of becoming a problem.

Fourth year Thompson Rivers University student Jenifer Norwell recently completed a research project examining how people in rural northern communities acquire their news. She interviewed residents from Granisle, Hazelton and New Hazelton.

Quiet and Ben Meisner are not concepts easily reconciled. For decades as a Prince George radio personality, Meisner was not shy about exposing other people's business. Now the shoe is on the other foot and Meisner's mouth is closed.

The Carrier Sekani Tribal Council has joined the chorus of voices demanding a public inquiry into the Robert "Willy" Pickton murder cases.

Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. is warning the public not to consume some Kirkland Signature brand cookies as they may contain pieces of metal.

There's now a way to know ahead of time if smoke from a forest fire is going to descend on the city. The provincial environment ministry's air quality branch has established a website, www.bcairquality.

A head on collision east of Fraser Lake has claimed a life.

A 29-year-old man who was allegedly breaking into vehicles in the downtown area is behind bars.

The mild weather of the last few days is about to take a change for the better as Environment Canada is predicting highs of 29 C over the weekend. After peaking at 29.5 on July 28, temperatures have dipped to as low as 19.

It was a weekend the city's organized criminals would like to forget as a joint effort between the Lower-Mainland-based Uniform Gang Task Force and local police yielded a number of seizures and arrests.