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A Vanderhoof woman had only been recently engaged to the man accused of discharging the bullet that killed her, a jury heard Tuesday at the Prince George courthouse.

Prince George RCMP traced a series of blasts Monday night to work at a quarry off Otway Road. The booms, which could be heard into the city's Bowl area, had sparked a flurry of calls to the detachment and by 8:30 p.m. police had begun their search.

Pat Pimm has agreed to enter a peace bond, bringing to an end legal proceedings on a charge of assault laid against the Peace River North MLA last summer. Pimm appeared in court Monday in Dawson Creek to formally sign the peace bond.

Got a unique antique that's begging for some answers as to its origin, function or worth? Huble Homestead once again presents their biennial Antique Appraisals fundraiser March 25-26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the atrium of The Exploration Place.

A man has been charged with driving too fast for conditions after his pickup truck collided with a utility pole on Foothills Boulevard near Freimuller Avenue shortly before midnight Sunday.

The Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society of Prince George (IMSS) finally released financial statements during a meeting Saturday but the fact they were nearly a year old didn't sit well with some members.

WorkSafeBC has fined a Valemount-based roofer $1,750 for unsafe work practices. The levy against Lewis Enterprises was issued Oct. 4, 2016 after a WorkSafeBC inspector observed two of the firm's workers performing roofing work within 1.

It was a day full of exploration as students from School District 57 took part in a Career in Health Sciences Day. About 28 students from local high schools attended the event at the College of New Caledonia, Prince George Campus, on Feb. 27.

The option of becoming an organ donor will be provided at Insurance Corporation of British Columbia driver licensing offices across the province.

A six-man, six-woman jury was chosen Monday to hear a B.C. Supreme Court trial for a Vanderhoof man accused of manslaughter in death of a teenage girl.