PRINCE GEORGE - Still plenty of unanswered questions following a deadly shooting in Tumbler Ridge just over three weeks ago, when five young students and a teacher's assistant, as well as two individuals off the school site were killed, before the shooter, eighteen-year-old Jesse van Roosterlaar turned the gun inward. ...

VANDERHOOF - On Sunday, Vanderhoof RCMP received a report of possible threats to Nechako Valley Secondary School.RCMP are investigating the threats but at this stage of the investigation, they have no information to suggest the threats are credible.Out of an abundance of caution, Vanderhoof RCMP have increased patrols ...

VICTORIA - Calls for an independent investigation into the shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where eight people, including six children were shot last month, are growing. Federal Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, who represents the community in northeastern ...

FRASER LAKE - Police say they have recovered the body of a man who died in a fire at the Fraser Lake Inn last Sunday (Feb. 22) morning.In a statement Friday (Feb. 27), Fraser Lake RCMP say they believe the body recovered was that of the man who was unaccounted for after the fire. Police had previously said that a man h...

FRASER LAKE - RCMP say one person remains missing following the blaze in Fraser Lake Sunday morning and is suspected to have died.The fire broke out just after 3 a.m. on Sunday and RCMP note that upon arrival, police discovered that a person had re-entered the Inn and was still outstanding. Officers attempted to search...

FRASER LAKE - A devastating fire destroyed the Fraser Lake Inn over the weekend.The fire broke out early Sunday morning at 3 a.m. at the Fraser Lake Shopping Centre. The Fraser Lake Inn, a cannabis store, the Everyday Grocery Store, and a vacant commercial space were all destroyed. The Fraser Lake Supermarket was spare...

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A barbecue fundraiser in Fort St. John raised more than $40,000 for the families in Tumbler Ridge who are impacted by the mass shooting in the community earlier this month. Fort St. John RCMP say more than $30,000 was donated by residents during a barbecue at the detachment on Saturday, Feb. 14. I...

MACKENZIE, B.C. - Drivers are being warned of hazardous traveling conditions north of Prince George Sunday (Feb. 22). Environment Canada issued a blowing snow advisory for Highway 97 through Pine Pass and the communities of Mackenzie and McLeod Lake. The weather agency says an Arctic front pushing through the Rockies w...

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George-Valemount Conservative MLA Rosalyn Bird has weighed in on the provincial budget and she isn't impressed.Bird says there was nothing in it to address the fact seniors are still waiting 300 days for long-term care beds, and that ER pressure and uncertainty in the forestry sector remains. And...

TUMBLER RIDGE - Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Bob Zimmer said he's "devastated" by the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge Tuesday.The mass shooting claimed the lives of nine people - including the lone suspect who died by suicide. Seven of the victims were under 13-years-old. Mounties also changed...

TUMBLER RIDGE - RCMP now say 9 people were killed, not 10, in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday.RCMP made the clarification on Wednesday during a press availability. Among the dead, were a teacher and five teenage students.RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald says the 18-year-old female suspect Jesse Va...

PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George has released a statement in the wake of Tuesday's tragic shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School."Mayor and Council share your grief, and are heartbroken for our fellow northern BC community in the wake of this senseless tragedy. The City wants everyone in Tumbler Ridge...

TUMBLER RIDGE - Update: (6:50 p.m.): RCMP say eight people, including the suspect are dead after a shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., while two more bodies were found at a home believed to be connected to the incident. Police say more than 25 people are hurt, including two with life-threatening injuries, a...

PRINCE GEORGE - Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for the Pine Pass area.The weather agency is warning of periods of freezing rain in the Peace Region and Pine Pass Sunday (Feb. 1) morning until early afternoon."A warm front is spreading periods of freezing rain to the area," the warning s...

FORT NELSON, B.C. - New provincial government proposals could see the caribou hunt return to the Peace region on a limited basis. It is currently one of 60 hunting proposals tabled by the provincial government, with the public having until February 13th to submit their opinions. Caribou hunting was suspended in the reg...

PRINCE GEORGE - CN says train movements have resumed at the site of the 34-car derailment that occurred on January 27 between Vanderhoof and Prince George.CN says its crews remain on site as cleanup activities are ongoing while reiterating that there were no dangerous goods, fires, or injuries reported.In a statement, ...

PRINCE GEORGE - BC Highway Patrol is seeking witnesses and video following a police incident on Highway 97 North Wednesday afternoon (Jan.28).Police received a report of a Volkswagen Taos with Alberta plates driving dangerously southbound on Highway 97 near Bear Lake at 1:30 p.m.. BC Highway Patrol attempted to stop th...

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George-Mackenzie Conservative MLA, Kiel Giddens has been sounding the alarm about health care delivery in Mackenzie for years. "Mackenzie's doing such a fantastic job at the hospital and health centre to do whatever they can to keep that facility open for patients where and when they need it...

MCBRIDE, B.C. - The Village of McBride has been named as one of the top 10 kindest communities in Canada, as part of national competition organized by Coca-Cola. The community, which is about two hours east of Prince George on Highway 16, is going up against nine other finalists for a $100,000 prize for charity and a s...

Video courtesy RCMP VANDERHOOF - The BC RCMP North District Major Crime Unit continues to investigate the homicide of Gordon Sims one year after his death.Police say the crime took place in the 100 block of 5th Street E in Vanderhoof between Friday January 10 and Tuesday, January 14th last year.RCMP wishes to speak wit...

PRINCE GEORGE - The BC River Forecast Centre has issued its first snowpack bulletin of the year, and things in the Prince George area - and across much of northern B.C. - look very good to begin 2026.According to the data, the Upper Fraser East snowpack is at 115 per cent of normal as of Jan. 1, while the Upper Fraser ...

Northeastern B.C. still has some overwintering fires burning, some of which were sparked years ago.An overwintering fire, which is also known as a zombie fire, burns deep into the ground in the different soil levels and sparks back up in the next fire season. "We have not stopped burning for almost three years now...

CHETWYND - After an investigation lasting 17 months into a double-fatal collision in Chetwynd, a Fort St. John man is now facing four criminal charges.On April 17, 2024, shortly after midnight, two vehicles collided on Highway 97 South on Wabi Hill near Chetwynd. A 19-year-old Dawson Creek man and a 15-year-old Chetwyn...

VANDERHOOF - The closure of the Canfor Plateau Sawmill was announced in September, 2024, and was known to be a big hit to the District of Vanderhoof. The numbers now reveal the loss to be $580,000, which is 11% of the District's total taxation. Despite this significant loss, Vanderhoof Mayor Kevin Moutray says he remai...

SMITHERS, B.C. - The wildlife organization which rescued a bear from the cold off the highway near Dawson Creek has noted the bear has gained weight and is doing well in its latest update.Northern Lights Wildlife Society (NLWS) took the bear in after it was rescued in the freezing cold on Dec. 21 off 188 Road. It was p...

BURNS LAKE - The emergency room at Lakes District Hospital in Burns Lake will be closed until 8 a.m. Saturday January 3 due to staffing challenges.The closure began at 7 a.m. January 2 with people needing life-threatening emergency care being asked to call 9-1-1 for transport to the nearest available and appropriate fa...

TUMBLER RIDGE - One person is dead following an avalanche 35 kilometres southwest of Tumbler Ridge.Avalanche Canada says it happened on December 30 at 2:30 p.m. in the Bullmoose riding area."Three snowmobilers were riding in the Bullmoose area near Tumbler Ridge when one person was caught and buried in an avalanch...

WILLOW RIVER - The holiday season, normally full of joy and laughter, became a sudden and unexpected season of despair for the Kunka family. Alyssa Kunka, beloved wife and mother of four-year-old son Alex, passed away during a housefire on December 21."She was the best, she was an amazing mother, excellent wife. S...