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The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George has begun hammering out its 2015 budget. On Wednesday afternoon, the board of directors gave preliminary approval to $27.9 million worth of expenses for 20 service areas.

An overpaying slot machine at Treasure Cove Casino was among the technical malfunctions the B.C. Lottery Corporation encountered, according to a list provided by the provincial government's Gaming Enforcement Policy Branch. Between Feb.

Crown counsel has approved a charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking against Amanda Lee Girouard, 33, the woman who was arrested along with Ryan John Moore, 23, over the weekend.

A warrant has been issued for a man accused of trafficking in cocaine after he failed to appear in Prince George provincial court last week. The court was scheduled to consider a pre-sentence report for Rory Patrick McAllister, 27, on Wed., Jan. 7.

The drowning deaths of two teenagers during a post-graduation party last spring were a homicide and suicide, RCMP investigators have concluded.

For the second time eight days, a 2100 Tamarack Street home has been the target of a shots fired incident. The same home that was struck on Tues., Jan. 6 was once again shot at early Wednesday morning, Prince George RCMP said.

Northern Health is opening up about a mistake found in the cleaning of endoscopes at the University Hospital of Northern B.C.

Highway 16 West is down to single-lane alternating at two spots today. The locations are an 11-km stretch from six km east of Fraser Lake to five km west of Fraser Lake from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at at five km east of Burns Lake from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union native courtworker members have ratified a new collective agreement with the Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of British Columbia. The agreement, which came into effect on Jan.

Three new members of the community have been added to the board of the Prince George Airport Authority. Board chair Les Waldie announced Tuesday that the new directors had been officially ensconced in the group.