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A motel on Victoria Street was the site of an afternoon police bust. Drugs were found and two arrests made in one of the rooms. The two suspects were Prince George residents, a 21-year-old male and a 22-year-old female.

Prince George has become a more multicultural place to live than it ever was, but there are some around town who belong to a culture many aren't aware of -the deaf culture. The backbone of any culture is language.

A man sentenced to 30 months in jail for escaping from a Prince George Regional Correctional Centre (PGRCC) is not entitled to claim credit for pre-sentence custody, the B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled.

Police chased a rural theft suspect through the bush and down the tracks, finally catching up with him deep in the woods east of town. A stolen ATV was recovered, but another suspect is believed to be involved and a second ATV is still missing.

The city is planning to clear trees from six sites, totalling 123 hectares, this year to reduce the risk of wildfires effecting the city.

The amount of timber allowed to be logged each year in the Lakes Timber Supply area, in the heart of the pine beetle epidemic in north-central B.C., has bee significantly reduced by B.C.'s chief forester.

Researchers at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) have made a long sought-for technical breakthrough in gene splicing that has potential long-term implications for the struggle to understand genetic disorders, such as cystic fibrosis,

A major technological advance that divides the deaf community is the Cochlear Implant.

Partially closed 75 km west of Prince George, Highway 16 could be fully reopened by early next week, according to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

The northeastern corner of the Prince George Fire Centre region saw some fire action this week, responding to 13 lightning-caused blazes started Thursday. All the fire were started in the Fort Nelson zone, the largest reaching 20 hectares.