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Terri McClymont will be in a somber mood when she watches the annual ritual of local school children releasing salmon fry into local rivers over the next few weeks.

While the number of deadly drug overdoses is soaring across the rest of the province, the Northern Health region is the only area in B.C. reporting a decrease for 2017 so far, according to the latest report from the B.C. Coroners Service.

The Prince George facility founded on the concepts of STEM and steam has now partnered with Science World British Columbia to form a new way of promoting the lessons of history coupled with the advancements of science.

A house fire is a devastating event. The Friends of Fire Folks is a small organization that helps those affected by fire in Prince George and area.

A street-level drug dealer was sentenced Wednesday to a year in jail. Wallace Dean Patrick, 49, was issued the term in Prince George provincial court for two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking committed in May and June 2015.

Crews nearing the mop-up stage in their battle against the wildfire near Tete Jaune Cache. B.C.

Prince George RCMP are reminding the public that police treat replica handguns as the real thing until proven otherwise after seizing one and arresting two men.

Firefighters contained a fire in a 2600-block Range Road home to the master bedroom, Prince George Fire Rescue said. In all 15 firefighters from three halls were called to the scene shortly before 9 p.m.

A severe thunderstorm is expected to reach Highway 16 between Engen and Vanderhoof by 4:30, Environment Canada said in an update. "The storm is located 15 km south of Engen and is moving northeastward at 20 km/h," the agency said.

Along with mascot Amelia Bearheart making her rounds in the airport and around the city, 2017 is off to a robust start with an increase in passenger traffic at the Prince George Airport. "Passenger traffic was up 3.78 per cent in 2016.