Local News

There was a single vehicle accident that took place about 4:30 Tuesday afternoon at the corner of Highway 16 West and Cowart Road. Traffic was backed up the highway while crews worked to clear the road after the accident.

A 38-year-old Vanderhoof man is dead after his car hit a moose on Highway 16 west near Telechick Road on Saturday. The man was transported to the University of Northern British Columbia Hospital where he remained in critical condition.

RCMP in Prince George put a focus on the mass float down the Nechako River on Saturday. Nothing serious happened to curb the fun of the 1,100-plus floaters, so RCMP were pleased to only list a set of common interventions they had to make.

If the kids are bored or suffering from mid-summer blues, consider sending them to one of the seven sessions remaining at Ness Lake Bible Camp. Three of these sessions are at the satellite camp, WilderNess.

Five cottages have been donated to the Baldy Hughes therapeutic community. The addictions recovery centre west of Prince George was in need of private meeting spaces where small groups could gather for therapy sessions.

Shane Unake Hawkins has been found and is safe at home. The missing 15-year-old had been unaccounted for since July 20, but arrived home safely on Monday, said Prince George RCMP spokesman Gary Godwin. "He was brought home by a friend.

A Vanderhoof man is dead following a highway collision with a moose. It was the second major motor vehicle incident in the past few days involving wildlife. The moose altercation happened Saturday at about 11:15 p.m.

Camp fires will be banned in a large part of the Prince George Fire Centre by noon Thursday as the province reacts to continuing hot, dry conditions. The ban comes into effect just before the Aug. 1 long weekend.

Rescuers spent the night on local waterways looking for a pair of overdue paddlers. The two Vanderhoof men, aged 34 and 40, were on course to canoe through some of the area's river rapids, but did not arrive at their destination by the targeted time.

Supreme Court Justice Glen Parrett declared a mistrial in the case involving the 2004 murder of Peter Lentendre.