Local News

A jury found Gordon Mayward Kerr guilty of criminal negligence causing death Wednesday night for an April 28, 2010 early-morning altercation that led to the death of Samuel Auger.

A cluster of calls to 911 Tuesday reported a woman standing on the guard rail of the Simon Fraser Bridge. She was noticed by motorists and other members of the public at about 9 a.m.

The floods have officially passed for now. With river levels continuing to recede, the regional district's Emergency Operations Centre was deactivated Tuesday.

The consultant in charge of setting up the temporary dikes on Farrell Street said he is just as annoyed some homes couldn't be protected from potential floodwaters, but that it wasn't in his power to make it happen.

The Nak'azdli First Nation will receive roughly $24 million over the life of the Mount Milligan gold and copper mine through an economic development agreement signed Tuesday with the provincial government.

The key to survival of any cancer is early detection. Charles Brunette, the Ride For Dad event organizer, is asking wives, mothers, sisters and friends to step in and help.

The 38th annual Cruisin' Classics Show and Shine at Fort George Park goes Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A 65-year-old Fraser Lake man died Tuesday from the injuries he suffered in a highway crash. The collision Monday afternoon on Highway 16 near Isle Pierre Road sent two people to University Hospital of Northern B.C. with serious injures.

Extending Pidherny Trails is the big goal set by Liam Baker, a local cycling enthusiast and Pidherny Trail director, to take mountain biking to a whole new level in Prince George.

With a second day of action going ahead today to protest the omnibus budget bill, local Conservative MPs are standing behind their party's legislation. "[Budget bill] C-38 is all about the current phase of our economic plan.