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A total of 468 warnings and charges were issued when members of the Prince George RCMP municipal traffic services section joined forces with officers from the B.C. Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement Unit last Friday and Saturday.

What's in a name? For the city of Prince George, a new wealth of opportunity. On Wednesday, royal officials released the name of His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge, the new son of Prince William and wife Kate.

From quoting the Bible to discussing the history of the universe, not everyone at environmental assessment hearings into the proposed New Prosperity copper and gold mine is sticking to mainstream talking points.

A police raid of a suspected drug house has resulted in a nine-month conditional sentence for Peter Douglas Pettigrew. Pettigrew was arrested Dec. 8, 2011 when police executed a search warrant on a 1200-block Burden Street home.

A man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years probation for two counts of sexually interfering with young people. Terry Jackson, 26, is also banned from being in the presence of a child for 10 years.

A Prince George man is fighting ICBC's allegation that he was involved in damaging a pickup truck during the July 2011 Stanley Cup riot.

The Certified Management Accountants Society of British Columbia has presented long-service awards to three Prince George holders of the designation.

Weather permitting, six paving projects are expected to be completed over the next two weeks. Roughly 5.5 lane kilometres of Foothills Boulevard between the Foothills Bridge and north of First Avenue will be paved July 25-27.

The commemoration of the life of Elroy Garden and the dedication of Garden Drive and Garden Park takes place Friday at 10 a.m. at Garden Park for the sign unveiling.

The decision to delay awarding a contract for pay parking services downtown for two months has pleased opponents but worried some city representatives.