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Grade 11 students at Prince George Secondary School will be able to earn credits towards graduation by taking a course on baseball.

Prince George artist and College of New Caledonia fine arts instructor Betty Kovacic has been awarded $19,500 from the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund to create her largest piece of work ever.

Williams Lake RCMP are seeking the whereabouts of Gina Roberts, 46 whose family is concerned about her well being. Roberts left her Williams Lake home at 4 a.m. Tuesday without her shoes or coat in a gray 2001 Toyota 4 Runner, licence plate 399JSL.

Students at Cedars Christian will no longer be eligible for scholarships and bursaries awarded by the school district.

In celebration of International Women's Week, the play "The Vagina Monologues" will be performed next month at UNBC's Canfor Theatre. There will be three shows in total, the first on Fri., March 12, 7:15 p.m. start, followed by a matinee on Sat.

Income tax time is a prime time for thieves to scam unsuspecting people by pretending to be the the Canada Revenue Agency, says RCMP Cst. Steve Holmes of the Kelowna detachment.

The effort to revive Downtown Prince George cleared a major hurdle, city hall said Tuesday, after a counter-petition failed to attract enough votes to force the proposal back to the drawing board.

School district trustees made a contribution to the city's bid to host the 2015 Canada Winter Games on Tuesday when they tentatively agreed to allow a two-week spring break to coincide with that event.

A snowmobile accident at Powder King Ski Resort near Mackenzie has claimed the life of a 64-year-old Fort St. John man At about 1:20 p.m. Feb.

Prince George is a finalists in this season's WinterLights competition.