Local News

Prince George businessman Selen Alpay and longtime local volunteer Judy Dix are among this year's winners of the B.C. Community Achievement Awards.

A Prince George man was found guilty Thursday of leading police on a chase in a stolen pickup truck loaded with stolen industrial equipment that ended with the vehicle in a ditch near the Westgate Shopping Centre.

By his own admission John Horgan wasn't top of mind with provincial NDP members when he came through Prince George during the party's 2011 leadership race.

The average Prince George homeowner may not notice much of a difference on the regional district portion of their tax bill. On Thursday afternoon, the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George approved their 2014 budget and five-year financial plan.

The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George has approved what may be a temporary measure to control where new medical marijuana facilities can set up shop.

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in an early Thursday morning crash that resulted in a broken utility pole. Shortly before 6:30 a.m., Prince George RCMP responded to a report of a single vehicle collision on Massey Drive.

The members of the Northern Economics Student Society at UNBC are hosting a forum this week on the liquefied natural gas industry.

The Prince George Public Library is going to the dogs. Beginning March 25 and continuing each Tuesday through May 13, the library's Bob Harkins branch is offering a unique opportunity for young readers to practice reading aloud.

The Tahltan First Nation now appear to be close to supporting the Red Chris Mine in northwestern B.C.

University Way was closed down early Wednesday and the B.C. RCMP's explosives disposal unit was brought in from Vancouver to deal with an improvised explosive device found near a garbage can and light standard.