Author Archives:
Quake sets off landslides, kills at least 3 in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia's Sulawesi island just after midnight, causing landslides and sending people fleeing from their homes in the nighttime darkness. At le...
Jan 14, 2021
Prince George's newest ice rink now offering youth programming
PRINCE GEORGE - What started as a passion project over a couple of beers has since been materialized by hockey dads Chris Hunter and Mike Peterson.Construction of the 3 on 3 style ice rink - which is ...
Jan 14, 2021
Massive Site C turbine drives through Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - There were some big parts of the Site C project moving through Prince George and Vanderhoof on Wednesday night.BC Hydro says these are the largest pre-assembled parts of the dam, the t...
Jan 14, 2021
FBI tracking 'extensive' online chatter about armed protests
WASHINGTON - The FBI is tracking an "extensive amount of concerning online chatter," including calls for armed protests leading up to next week's presidential inauguration, Director Chris Wray said Th...
Jan 14, 2021
GOP senators in spotlight as second impeachment trial looms
WASHINGTON - For a second time, Republican senators face the choice of whether to convict President Donald Trump in an impeachment trial. While only one GOP senator, Utah's Mitt Romney, voted to convi...
Jan 14, 2021
New PHO results in work stoppages
PRINCE GEORGE - Two days ago, the Provincial Health Office issued a new Order impacting five major projects across Northern BC, Coastal GasLink being one of them. "As of now, to comply with the Order,...
Jan 14, 2021
B.C. reports first case of South African COVID-19 strain, four now from the U.K.
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer expressed concern as she reported the first South African strain of COVID-19 uncovered in the province. Dr. Bonnie Henry says the person who con...
Jan 14, 2021
Joanne Rogers, widow of TV's famed Mister Rogers, dies at 92
PITTSBURGH - Joanne Rogers, the widow of Fred Rogers and an accomplished concert pianist, has died. She was 92. Rogers, who nurtured the memory and legacy of the gentle TV host who entertained and edu...
Jan 14, 2021
Exploration Place calls on green thumbs
PRINCE GEORGE - The folks at Exploration Place are calling on the city's green thumbs. "We are going to transform what everyone knew as our atrium into a paleo-botany hall," says Tracy Calogheros, CEO...
Jan 14, 2021
Country singer Paul Brandt adds voice against proposed coal mines in Rockies
Another country music star from Alberta has voiced protest against proposed coal mines on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Paul Brandt, who leads a committee on human trafficking set up by t...
Jan 14, 2021