According to a new study, US girls are reaching puberty earlier than ever, a trend that raises some health concerns. The study, which was conducted in New York's East Harlem, the Cincinnati metropolitan area and the San Francisco Bay area, showed that by age eight, 27% of girls had begun puberty and showed breast development....

The Pakistan Red Crescent Society, which has branches and volunteers across the country, has been helping survivors since the flooding began by delivering food, health services, shelter and relief items (including hygiene kits and cooking equipment).Monsoon rains have caused extensive flash flooding throughout Pakistan, killing...

 Finally – an event in which you can serve your community by breaking stuff. City councillor and manager of Andrew Sheret and Splashes Russ Hearne said a special evening is coming up to raise money for ALS and the local food bank – and you do it by shattering glass.   “It'll be at the Castegar Golf Club, and it's patterned ...

 Castlegar Mayor Lawrence Chernoff is heading to the coast for the fourth meeting of the Major Industry Taxation Committee this Friday, and he said this gathering should bring with it some concrete answers to the issue. “This Friday, we're going to put forward some of our ideas to members of the UBCM (Union of B.C. Municipalities)...

Actress Mia Farrow and Carole White have testified in former Liberian president Charles Taylor's war crimes trial at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague, The Netherlands. Farrow and White's testimonies contradict supermodel Naomi Campbell's testimony from last week.White said Campbell was "mildly flirtatious" with...

 Castlegar's Community Harvest Food Bank is no longer in jeopardy after a massive campaign brought in staggering donations of money and food. Food bank director Deb McIntosh said the past three weeks have seen donations of roughly $20,000 in cash and gift cards, with another $4,000 worth of food.   “This should bring us up ...

 A Gainesville, Florida church named the Dove World Outreach Center has drawn international attention to itself with its planned book burning of the Quran. The church urges people to send them copies of the book for burning at a bonfire event to be held on church property this coming September 11. The date marks the ninth...

  Castlegar RCMP are investigating a home invasion/robbery/assault that occurred just after midnight on Aug. 6 at the Glade Esso station in Thrums on Highway 3a, according to RCMP Sgt Laurel Mathew.    "Suspects broke into the residence that is attached to the Esso station and accosted the 65-year-old male who was staying...

Police have arrested two people in connection with RCMP's second grow-op raid conducted in the area in the space of just a few days. Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew said officers executed a search warrant at a suspected marihuana grow operation on Relkoff road in Rasberry, on July  29.  "Seized during the search were...

 City workers today demolished an old washroom building at Zinio Tennis Court, making way for a new environmental monitoring trailer. “The washroom was condemned several years ago and, as of today, it is no more,” said Chris Barlow, city director of transportation and civic works.   City CAO John Malcolm said the city has...