Local News

A 38-year-old man suspected of taking potshots at tractor-trailers while traveling along northern B.C. highways has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a man near Chilliwack on Saturday.

A man is in hospital and woman in custody after a stabbing Wednesday afternoon. Prince George RCMP said they were called to a domestic disturbance at a Fern Crescent home in the Westwood neighbourhood at about 1 p.m.

A 90-minute power outage is planned for early Sunday morning will affect customers north of the Nechako River, BC Hydro said. To last from 5 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.

The City of Prince George is accepting nominations for its volunteer recognition awards and this year there is a new category on the list.

B.C. Provincial Court Chief Judge Thomas Crabtree will be fielding questions during a Twitter town hall on Thurs., April 6 as part of B.C.'s Law Week. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the public can send questions to #AskChiefJudge.

A "violent assault" in the Crescents neighbourhood home Tuesday night sent a man to hospital with severe injuries, Prince George RCMP said.

Cross country skiing 25 kilometres at a time, peppered with downhill adventures during winter and on the flip side golfing 36 holes on a summer's day, Gord Townsend was enjoying his retirement.

Northern Health's aboriginal health team has changed its name and launched a new website.

Muslim or not, women from all cultures were seen sporting colourful hijabs as they wandered the halls of UNBC on Tuesday. "The students wanted to do something," said Sarah Boyd from The Northern Women's Centre, co-sponsor of the event.

One of four people arrested in a drug-related takedown last spring was found guilty Tuesday of possession for the purpose of trafficking.