Local News

Mackenzie RCMP and local Fire Crews were called to a house fire on Kerry Crescent this morning at approximately 7:33 a.m. Members arrived on scene to find the house fully engulfed.

Some local agencies working with troubled youth are themselves troubled by the plan to axe the girls' jail at Prince George Youth Containment Centre.

Two young Prince George women are upset that the city's jail for girls is closing.

The Ford F-350 pickup was once again the object of thieves' desires this past weekend. According to police, three of the trucks were targeted in Prince George with two sustaining damage and one was successfully pinched.

On Jan. 19 a warrant was issued for the arrest of Aaron Craig Sutherland, born July 24, 1978, after he failed to report to his halfway house in Kelowna from Kent Institution.

College of New Caledonia students are ready to protest. The CNC student union is holding a day of action Wednesday to demand reduced tuition fees, lower student debt and increased education funding.

A BC Safety Authority (BCFA) manager downplayed Tuesday any link between a fire that erupted at the Babine Forest Products sawmill nearly a year ago and the one that destroyed most of the facility and killed two workers 11 days ago.

No climate adjustment was necessary for Dr. Christian Fibich when he came to Prince George to begin his new job as a medical oncologist. He's been living the past six years in Saskatoon, where winter and its icy grip rarely takes a season off.

A 51-year-old was strolling along South Tabor Boulevard near Hansard Crescent at about 2:44 a.m. Sunday morning when he was attacked. "He heard a vehicle approach from behind.

The Port of Prince Rupert beat expectations and had another banner year in 2011 with record exports of forest, coal and grain products to China, Japan and Korea. In all, 19.