Local News

Things appear to be going swimming on at least one northern B.C. pipeline project.

Someone saw a gun.

Four men, all of them over the age of 70, were busted last week in Prince George for illegally selling prescription drugs in two unrelated police raids.

A youth is in custody and is the prime suspect in an armed robbery of the Victoria Street McDonald's restaurant location. The attacker brandished a knife to threaten the staff.

A trial date has been set for a Prince George man who was beaten by a Lower Mainland police squad in a case of mistaken identity.

Despite a recent Supreme Court ruling that part of the province's drinking and driving law is unconstitutional, local police are remaining vigilant to prevent impaired driving.

Skeena-Bulkley Valley NDP MP Nathan Cullen is skeptical about a private members bill introduced this week by Cariboo-Prince George Conservative MP Dick Harris to end extended qualifying and benefit periods for convicted criminals seeking Employment I

The city's unemployment rate stood at 6.8 per cent in November, a 0.4-percentage-point decline from the month before, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey numbers released Friday.

This past weekend marked the six-month point since the last sighting of Madison Scott. This week, authorities released a re-enactment video to draw attention and jog memories about the missing 20-year-old Vanderhoof girl.

November brought just enough snow to the Prince George region to get cross-country skiers and snowmobilers out on the trails.