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A mobile home in the 3700 block of Lansdowne Road suffered extensive damage in an early-morning fire Saturday. Fire fighters and ambulance personnel were called to the scene at about 6 a.m. after fire and smoke were seen coming out of the home.

The owner of 34 husky dogs taken into BC SPCA care in 2007 pled guilty and was sentenced this week to a 10-year ban on owning animals.

A Prince George woman received some good "news", this week, scratching a Set for Life 10th anniversary ticket her husband hid inside a newspaper to reveal three 'Cash for Life' prize boxes.

A home in the 2600 block of Quince Street was the scene of an attempted arson Saturday morning that may be gang related. Police were called to the scene at about 9:30 a.m.

Safire Underwood, the 11-year-old girl who had not been seen since Thursday morning has been located and is safe, RCMP Cpl. Craig Douglass said in a statement issued shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday.

Hospitals and other health care facilities will be required to report gunshot and stab wounds to police effective Feb. 1, when the province's Gunshot and Stab Wound Disclosure Act comes into effect.

A truck driver involved in a fatal collision south of Prince George nearly three years ago has been sentenced to a one-year conditional sentence and one year probation for obstructing justice.

The 400-block of George St. is looking a little bare, as two buildings across from the Ramada Hotel were demolished early Saturday morning.

The trial of Brian Skakun hinged on a technicality today as defence lawyer Jon Duncan introduced a motion asking the court to consider the legal definition of a councillor.

The Salvation Army Christmas Kettle campaign in Prince George has collected a total of $99,718 as of Dec. 9. Last year at the same time, the total was $98,923. The goal is to collect $250,000 by Christmas Eve.