Investigation into baby’s unexplained death continues one year on
A year after the tragic death of four-month-old Lucas Young, questions surrounding the baby boy’s injuries remain unanswered.
Police & Courts
Driver critical after freak incident on Bruce Highway
A driver has been airlifted with critical head injuries after crashing into a barrier on the Bruce Highway near Glenwood.
Coroner to review jail cell death of McCulkin killer rapist
The final step before a coronial inquest into the death in custody of one of Queensland’s most notorious killers is in motion. DETAILS.
‘Hit him 30 times with bat’: Woman in alleged park bashing named
A woman who allegedly pushed a man’s wheelie walker away so he couldn’t get up before a bone-breaking bashing has been identified.
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Crisafulli promises hope to community traumatised by youth crime
The Premier today promised Hervey Bay and Maryborough – two epicentres of Qld’s youth crime crisis – he was ‘throwing the kitchen sink’ at the issue that had left multiple beloved members of their communities dead in the past year.
Man allegedly bashed by armed woman
A woman has been charged after allegedly bashing a man in a Hervey Bay park while armed. DETAILS
Loaded gun, $120k+ boats, Rangers: Meth-fuelled thief’s 1500km spree
Armed with a loaded gun, a former bricklayer and meat worker went on a wild return trip across Rockhampton, Gladstone and Hervey Bay.
Drunk driver busted behind the wheel of stolen car
An intoxicated driver couldn’t be roused when a police officer busted him passed out behind the wheel of a stolen car, a court has heard.
Anger over sex worker’s ‘false advertising’ before landlord’s alleged murder
A 33-year-old man was angry at a sex worker for “photoshopping” images in her ad when he allegedly got into an argument which ended in a Qld holiday unit manager’s murder, a court has heard.
Road blocked after head-on crash near airport
Five people are being checked by paramedics after a crash at the Hervey Bay Airport entrance while three others were hurt in rollovers on the Bruce Highway overnight.
Companies fined $160k over catastrophic worksite accident
Construction companies Widgee Engineering and Australian Crane Technology and Innovation have been fined a total of $160,000 after a 150kg beam fell on the head and chest of a worker.
Mining company fined $65k after worker crushed between truck and loader
A mining company and one of its heavy machinery drivers have been sentenced over a sickening incident at a Wide Bay quarry which crushed a fellow worker between two vehicles.
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