Local News

A new trial is underway in Prince George for four men accused of kidnapping, confining and assaulting a man in a possible drug-related incident last year.

A body that sinks beneath the waves of Francois Lake will almost certainly never come back up unless someone goes down to get it.

When someone dies and their body is located below the surface of a body of water in B.C., grieving loved ones can do little more than stand on shore and lament. No one is mandated to retrieve a body from underwater.

Authorities may know the identity of the body pulled from Francois Lake over the weekend. According to sources close to the ongoing search, efforts are now underway to contact next of kin.

A 55-year-old man was killed on Thursday after he collided with a moose while driving his motorcycle southbound on Highway 97 near Hixon. Police responded to the collision around 9 a.m.

Looking for something new to thrill the outdoorsman in you? Now there's the Northern Explorer Outdoor Adventure show at CN Centre, hosted by The Prince George Citizen and Cycle North Powersports, on Sept. 21 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The BC Conservation Officers Service kept busy over the Canada Day long weekend, joining efforts with the RCMP and the Ministry of Forests enforcement division to stop as much unsafe behaviour as possible between Friday and Monday.

In a case Crown prosecutor Geoffrey McDonald called "comical" and defence lawyer Keith Jones termed "bizarre," a former Prince George resident was handed a 45-day jail sentence Tuesday for possessing child pornography.

July 8 will be a full day for city council. On Friday afternoon, the city posted notice of a special council meeting scheduled in addition to the regular evening meeting on Monday night.

VALEMOUNT - Now in the master plan stage, there's not much area residents can do about the Valemount Glacier Destination except wait.