Local News

A rural business near Prince George is the latest victim of copper thievery. The wire was at a location in the 6000 block of Otway Road, on the south side of the Nechako River in the forested western fringes of the city.

The search is on for a new head of one of the region's foremost philanthropic organizations. The Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation announced Monday Don Gowan is resigning as CEO effective June 29.

"There's a clear and solid future for bioenergy," says Michael Weedon, executive director of the BC Bioenergy Network, which will co-host the fifth international Bioenergy Conference and Exhibition in Prince George this Wednesday through Friday.

A fugitive is back behind bars in Prince George, after police finally caught up to him.

A bullet was shot into a motorist's tires Thursday morning in the 10,000 block of the Hart Highway. "Officers attended the area and spoke with a group of four males about the incident," said Prince George RCMP spokeswoman Const. Julie Champagne.

Young writers are invited to find their niche as they take part in the third annual Prince George Citizen Raise-a-Reader Youth Writing Camp held at the university July 26 to 29.

The waters of the Fraser River have stopped rising - for the time being. As of Saturday morning, the river was showing a slow decline after peaking at 9.7 metres at the South Fort George gauge.

Luke Degerness walked out of his mom Gina's life a confused, angry teenaged boy. She desperately hopes he will walk back into her life a grown man. Degerness was 14 when he left a meeting at the PGSS vice principal's office on June 7, 2007.

The Gutsy Walk for Crohn's and Colitis goes Sunday at 10 a.m. at UNBC's Northern Sports Centre. For more information and to register visit www.gutsywalk.

Barkerville Historic Town and the Cariboo Gold Rush celebrate 150 years with the Honourable Iona Campagnolo as the keynote speaker during the Barkerville-UNBC Heritage Symposium Gala held tonight at UNBC.