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The Exploration Place is STEAMing with new hope for enhanced education for local kids.

Archer Wayne Tanemura, who's been shooting arrows with the Silvertip Archers for the last four years, thought the best way to get exactly what he wanted out of a bow was to make it himself.

Prince George RCMP issued tickets to 46 drivers caught using their cellphones while behind the wheel in February. A further five tickets were issued for driving while the view or vehicle controls are obstructed, RCMP said Tuesday.

The B.C. Real Estate Council is fighting back against B.C.'s Superintendent of Real Estate over the handling of a complaint that a McBride real estate agent misled a couple interested in purchasing property in the area.

A forum addressing the many facets of gender-based violence in B.C.'s north has almost completely sold out.

To mark International Women's Day, the College of New Caledonia will be holding an event as a public launch to its sexual assault policy on Thursday morning.

A woman who was found guilty of being part of a shooting in Mackenzie could be sentenced to time served depending on whether her lawyer can convince a judge that the mandatory minimum sentence she faces is disproportionate to the crime.

Luke Strimbold had achieved much in his youth: A Rotary Citizen of the Year; B.C.'s youngest mayor; and a top 30 achiever under the age of 30. But now, at age 28, he stands accused of 24 sex-related charges.

An air quality advisory for the city was ended late Tuesday morning, slightly less than a day after it was first issued. The advisory had been issued due to high amounts of fine particulate in the air.

UPDATE: As of 11 A.M. Highway 97 has been re-opened. Highway 97 was closed to traffic in both directions roughly 17 km north of Marguerite earlier this morning. An alert issued by DriveBC indicated the closure is due to a vehicle incident.