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From Prince George Provincial Court: March 30 Keith Richard Clements was sentenced to one day in jail and 12 months probation and assessed a $50 victim surcharge for breach of probation.

Prince George turned to the dark side Saturday night and joined millions around the world in participating in Earth Hour. Between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m.

City real estate services manager Ian Wells has been appointed the city's interim director of planning and development. Wells is filling the position left by former director Dan Milburn.

If you're out of a job, the first thing you'll want to do is head to a new one-stop shop for getting the unemployed back into the workforce.

It's a well-established fact university students love their beer. What's not widely known is the role the boss of a Prince George brewery has played in opening a student-exchange pipeline between UNBC and a privately-owned university in Japan.

While the College of New Caledonia is in position to balance its books as it deals with a $2.3 million deficit, there's still a bitter pill to swallow for faculty members who have received layoff notices.

The pilot killed in an Alberta helicopter crash has been identified as a Prince George resident. Matthew Goodine, 28, was confirmed as the pilot who succumbed to his injuries after a Bell 260 helicopter went down on Grotto Mountain near Canmore.

Prince George Airport president John Gibson will be taking his advocacy role for the airport to a higher altitude as chairman of the Canadian Airports Council's small airport caucus.

A truck driver has been sent to the hospital following an early-morning crash. Shortly after 1:15 a.m. Sunday, Prince George Regional Traffic Services responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 16 West at the Bednesti Lake Resort.

ICBC contributed nearly $85,000 to making roads in the Prince George area safer last year. The Crown corporation's road improvement program provided funds to support three projects in the Prince George area.