Prince George News
'No immediate risk' from 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from B.C. fibreboard plant
British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from a fibreboard factory in Quesnel doesn't pose any immediate risk to...
Prince George house fire proves fatal
A house fire Monday night in Prince George's Hart neighbourhood in the north end of the city claimed the life of one occupant. Prince George Fire Rescue...
Grieving mom raises awareness about toxic drug crisis in Prince George
At 15 he started using marijuana. Ten years later in 2019, Michelle Miller, a registered nurse, lost her son Tanner to toxic drug poisoning. “I am a mom...
Overdoses prompts B.C. First Nation to declare state of emergency
A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations that make up the Tsilhqot'in National Government has prompted the chiefs to declare a local...
Summit Lake PG LNG Project enters public comment period
A public comment period has opened for a liquefied natural gas plant proposed for a site about 30 kilometres north of Prince George. Known as the Summit Lake PG...
Former PG and District Elizabeth Fry Society manager pleads guilty to $240,000 fraud
A former Prince George and District Elizabeth Fry Society financial manager faces sentencing for using two credit cards issued by the non-profit organization to...
Arrests in northern B.C. over allegations of trafficking safe-supply drugs
Police in Prince George, B.C., say they have arrested two people over allegations they were trafficking safe-supply drugs that are prescribed as an alternative...
Two teenagers were killed in a head-on collision in Chetwynd overnight
Two teenagers were killed in a head-on collision in Northern B.C. overnight. In a press release, Cpl. Marika Masters of the Chetwynd RCMP says the crash...
BC Prosecution Service drops manslaughter charges against two Prince George RCMP officers
The BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) has dropped charges against two Prince George RCMP officers accused of manslaughter in the July 18, 2017 death of Dale Culver...
Buried drugs and cash found by witness in Prince George
Prince George RCMP got a report on April 1 just before 1 p.m. from a witness who reported finding black cases buried along a trail near the 6800-block of...
Three youths arrested in stabbing death of teenager in Prince George
Mounties in Prince George say three youths were arrested after a 17-year-old was allegedly stabbed to death in the city. Prince George RCMP say officers were...
Child dies after falling through ice in B.C.'s Cariboo
A young child has died after crashing through thin ice over the weekend outside of Williams Lake. An RCMP news release says officers were called to Tyee Lake on...
BC Wildfire confirms fire burning near Williams Lake 4 hectares in size
A fire discovered Sunday afternoon near Williams Lake is now burning at four hectares in size. The fire was first discovered around 4 p.m. BCWS updated their...
Handguns seized after high-speed chase in Prince George
After a high-speed police chase on Highway 16 near Cluculz Lake took place on March 18 at about 4:40 p.m. where a Ram pickup truck failed to stop for police,...
Quesnel looking to address harm caused by Mayor's wife denying Residential School history
The City of Quesnel is seeking to set up a meeting with the Lhtako Dene Nation, following the discovery that the Mayor's wife, Pat Morton, had been...
Woman says husband’s head injury caused by crumbling healthcare system
The wife of a Prince Rupert man who suffered a six-inch laceration on his head and a concussion after being released from the hospital says he should not have...
Prince George couple win $200K in Lotto 6/49 draw
Prince George residents, Annabelle and Arden Ross, are exactly $229,848.90 richer after matching 5/6+ numbers from the March 9 Lotto 6/49 draw. Arden chose the...
Dog owner risks own safety to save pet trapped in icy river
Brian Skakun’s morning walk Saturday along the Fraser River trails south of the city turned to near-disaster when his dog Kato walked out from the shore...
Former Prince Rupert pastor sentenced for possession of child pornography
A Prince Rupert man who was a pastor has been given a conditional sentence of two years less a day followed by three years of probation for possessing child...
Bearmaggedon of 2023 brought unprecented numbers of hungry bruins to Prince George neighbourhoods
To say B.C. conservation officer Eamon McArthur and his co-workers were run off their feet last summer dealing with bears in the city would be a huge...