Local News

The city's real estate market was considerably slower during the final quarter of 2010. In all 149 single-family homes were sold for an average $232,021 each from the start of October to the end of December, adding up to $35.

A planned power outage will start at 10 a.m. today to allow BC Hydro to make more permanent repairs following the loss of service to 1,900 customers in the West Bowl area earlier this week.

A fire hydrant was hit by a pick up at the Prince George Mohawk on the Hart Mohawk Wednesday at around noon. The man (who wishes to remain anonymous) lost control of his vehicle as he entered the gas station.

Protecting children against childhood illness and ensuring they have a healthy future is the focus of the 15th annual Health Day Circuit for local kindergarten students.

Police are looking for witnesses after a vehicle was deliberately set on fire last week. Fire fighters were called to the scene of a blaze at about 6 a.m. Thursday morning in an alley off Milburn Avenue between Quince and Pine Streets.

A 47-year-old man from the southern interior has been arrested by Prince George RCMPmembers following two separate armed robberies in the city Monday night.

Yesterday's deluge of snow will be followed by some rain today as the temperature rises to slightly above freezing.

The suspect in a pair of armed robberies overnight has been caught by Prince George police. The suspect, a 47-year-old man, is not from this area. Police said he was a resident of the Southern Interior. The first incident on Monday was the 7:30 p.m.

Tips from residents in Quesnel have led to the arrest of a man in Ontario. Wanted on a series of outstanding Canada-wide warrants, William Kristopher Littlejohn, 27, was apprehended in Sarnia earlier this week, Quesnel RCMP Cst.

B.C. Liberal leadership candidate Kevin Falcon's call for a merit-based pay system in the province's public schools is getting short-shrift from Prince George and District Teachers Association vice president Matt Pearce.