Police & CourtsA home has been completely gutted after a fire ripped through the property overnight. Police are investigating the cause.
BreakingPolice & CourtsNew details have emerged in a shocking alleged hit and run on the Bruce Highway which killed a motorcyclist.
Police & CourtsA man with a history of violence has been blasted for lashing out against his pregnant girlfriend while he was so drunk he could not tell she was unable to breathe.
Police & CourtsA young man has avoided any further punishment after damaging a car being driven by a pregnant woman, stalking and sexually assaulted his carer while on bail, and joy-riding in a stolen car before setting it on fire.
updatedMackayA woman in her 80s was flown to Townsville with serious leg injuries after the vehicle she was driving collided with a train and flipped north of Mackay.
Police & CourtsA convicted killer, who was jailed for his role in a violent home invasion that resulted in the death of a man with a samurai sword, is back behind bars after a relapse resulting from a shocking eye disease.
RockhamptonThe mining union has welcomed charges laid in the Emerald Magistrates Court against a multinational miner three years after a dragline operator died on-site.
Police & CourtsA violent offender who once stabbed a childhood mate seven times and lost his thumb in a prison incident has learned his fate for assaulting his sister and breaking her jaw.