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Circulating a photo of an ATM fraud suspect has resulted in his capture. Prince George RCMP sent out a snapshot of a man they believe is responsible for conning money transfers from unsuspecting users of local bank machines.

The B.C. Real Estate Association predicts 3,850 homes will be sold in northern B.C. for an average $217,300 by the end of this year according to a forecast released this week.

A charge has now been laid in the death of Samuel Auger, 29. Prince George RCMP announced on Wednesday that provincial Crown counsel had agreed to charge Gordon Mayward Kerr with the killing of Auger.

It's been five months since B.C. implemented the ban on using a hand-held cellphone while driving and police have issued more than 8,000 tickets. Despite the danger and the fines, people are still choosing to break the law.

Five Prince George students have earned chartered accountant designations.

An ATM bank fraud suspect was arrested in the 600 block of Victoria Street early Wednesday morning. The lone male suspect would ask ATM users to assist him with cash transactions and eventually steal money from them.

There may be at least one further improvement to the city's new cenotaph.

A paving crew will be out working on Third Avenue from Carney Street to East Central on Thursday, city hall said in a press release. One of 13 municipal projects being pursued in the city this season, it will cover 758 lineal meters or 1.

Police have another person of interest regarding the double murder this spring in a rural setting west of Prince George. Photos have been provided in the hopes that someone from the public will recognize this man.

A Prince George man is now facing a charge of manslaughter after the man he is accused of hitting with his pickup truck died from injuries allegedly suffered in the incident.