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A provincial court judge has stayed charges against a Prince George man accused of colliding with a police car while driving drunk because it has taken too long for his case to come to trial.

Community support is overwhelming for the Prince George Gang Crime Summit November 1 and 22, Wendy Moore, community policing coordinator, says of the event designed to bring agencies and groups together with a common goal.

No one credibly disputes the unsafe, expensive, inefficient state of decay the current RCMP detachment exists in.

Prince George Astronomical Society will celebrate the stars with a free lecture and sky viewing with the president of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Mary Lou Whitehorne will visit Prince George and give a presentation tonight at 7 p.m.

The Gateway has become not just a business district on the southern channel into downtown, but also a cultural channel as well. When considerations are made about how aesthetics can affect public safety, business prosperity, property values, etc.

Banks and credit unions need to "find ways to innovate their services" to prevent the financially-stressed from turning to cheque cashing stores in times of need and digging themselves into deeper holes in the process.

The Hart Highway area was the target for three incidents where glass doors were smashed and two community halls and one vacant building entered by offenders whom police believe are responsible for three crimes occurring between 6:40 and 8:40 a.m.

Denis Florian Ratte confessed to killing his wife Wendy and told Mounties he hid the body in a wooded area outside of Prince George, an RCMP undercover officer testified in court Tuesday in Prince George.

The Cariboo North Riding Association has passed a motion supporting Bob Simpson, who was thrown out of caucus by NDP leader Carole James last week, to remain as their MLA.

Prince George RCMP are continuing their investigation into the finding of human remains, discovered by police last Friday near LC Gunn Park on Oct. 8. Cpl.