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Bear sightings and encounters on the rise in Prince George this August…
PRINCE GEORGE Friday, August 11, 2023. Last updated on August 21, 2023. The Prince George RCMP is sending out a message to residents following an unusually high number of calls reporting black bears within residential neighbourhoods. “While seeing a bear up close can be alarming to residents, it is important for everyone to understand what…
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Driver arrested following targeted enforcement in the Dawson Creek region…
DAWSON CREEK Thursday, August 10, 2023 During the first week of August, 2023, officers with BC Highway Patrol – Dawson Creek were busy keeping local highways safe through targeted enforcement of dangerous driving behaviours. BCHP impounded 9 vehicles over the course of five days, including 5 impaired drivers and 4 vehicles for excessive speed in and around…
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Four people arrested following last weeks shots fired incident in Fort St. John…
FORT ST. JOHN Wednesday, August 9, 2023 The Fort St. John RCMP has made four arrests in last week’s shots fired incident near Triangle Park on 112th Ave… Police say on August 2, 2023 at 6:18 AM, officers received a report of shots fired in the area of Triangle Park located on 112th Ave and…
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UPDATE – Small plane crashes near Wells Thursday evening…
QUESNEL Friday, August 4, 2023 | 2:58 pm. Last updated on August 6, 2023 at 11:18 am. UPDATE – A second person has died as a result of a small plane crash into Bowron lake last week. No names are being released. — The Transportation Safety Board, the RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are…
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Fort St. John man arrested following stolen vehicle incident near Mackenzie…
MACKENZIE Friday, August 4, 2023 | 7:42 am A Fort St. John man was arrested Thursday morning following a stolen vehicle incident that involved RCMP Air Services and a Police Service Dog… Police say the incident began shortly after 8 am on August 3, when officers were alerted to a stolen vehicle that was in…
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Woman suffers serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle on 1st Ave…
PRINCE GEORGE Friday, August 4, 2023 | 7:02 am Police in Prince George are asking for further witnesses to a vehicle incident involving a pedestrian… Police say at 11:45 PM on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, officers were called to the 1800-block of First Avenue (near Fort Street) for a report of a pedestrian struck by…
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$250,000 worth of drugs seized during a traffic stop near Smithers…
SMITHERS Friday, August 4, 2023 | 6:37 am A driver is facing multiple charges following a traffic stop on Highway 16 near Smithers last week… Police say on July 31, 2023 at approximately 3:30 pm, an officer with BCHP – Smithers was conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 16 in the Rose Lake area when a…
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Police in Fort St. John investigating shots fired into a home…
FORT ST. JOHN Wednesday, August 2, 2023 | 1:00 pm. Last updated at 1:34 pm The Fort St. John RCMP is currently investigating an early morning shots fired incident… Police say at approximately 6:18 AM, officers responded to a report of shots fired at a home on 112th Ave near Triangle Park in Fort St.…
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After nearly two weeks of cooler weather, summer heat is coming back!
FEATURED by Shane Chevalier Wednesday, August 2, 2023. Last updated on August 4, 2023. UPDATE – A break in the natural heat is now in the forecast. Cloudy conditions along with rain is to be expected next week. After nearly two weeks of cooler weather summer temperatures are returning this week for much of northern…
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Site C earthfill dam complete
FORT ST. JOHN Tuesday, August 1, 2023 | 7:40 am BC Hydro has reached a major milestone on the Site C project with the completion of the earthfill dam. The earthfill dam stands about 60 metres tall (the height of a 20-storey building), stretches more than one kilometre across the Peace River and is about…
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UPDATED – Police seek carjacking suspects out of Quesnel…
QUESNEL Friday, July 28, 2023 | 6:45 am. Last updated on August 1, 2023. UPDATE – The Quesnel RCMP have two people under arrest for the armed robbery and carjacking that occurred on July 27, 2023 at the 7-Eleven convenience store in Quesnel. Police investigation identified Travis Paul (35 years old) and Desarae Hiebert (30…
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UPDATED… On-going Police Incident closes roads in Prince George…
PRINCE GEORGE Monday, July 31, 2023. Last updated at 3:48 pm. Ended. One person has been arrested. All roads have reopened. There will be no further details at this time. — The Prince George RCMP has currently shut down Highway 97 at Highway 16 to Upland Street and Upland Street at 20th Ave to Carney…
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Mother and boyfriend face abduction charges…
Monday, July 31, 2023 Below is a statement regarding the recent Amber Alert in British Columbia. The children have been returned to their family. Surrey RCMP is providing information to the public regarding the safe recovery of the two children who were subjects of a recent AMBER Alert. On July 19, an AMBER alert was…
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UPDATED – Wildfire crew member dies while battling Donnie Creek fire…
FORT ST. JOHN Saturday, July 29, 2023 | 3:15 pm. Last updated at 3:30 pm. The Fort St. John RCMP has released details on the incident… On July 28, 2023, just before 11 a.m., the Fort St. John RCMP was notified of a workplace fatality involving a wildland firefighter contracted to the BC Wildfire Service.…
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On Thursday PJXM recieved a message from Meta…
On Thursday, PJXM was given notice that Facebook will soon end news content sharing on its platform. PJXM will remain on Facebook and use Meta Business Suite to continue posting certain content to the platform for users outside Canada. For those in Canada, our content is always posted to X (Twitter) and the website http://www.pjxmnews.me.…
