A disgraced former Lismore primary school teacher who used a carriage service to groom a child for sex has had his sentencing delayed thanks to his lawyer’s “backward” and “inefficient” methods.
A Mid-North Coast man who tried to help smuggle heroin into Australia from Malaysia has asked to go to jail early while he awaits sentencing, but fears the worst for his health with ongoing “rectal bleeding”.
Residents in the Richmond Valley who copped the brunt of the 2022 floods can breathe a little lighter after Rous County Council took a positive step forward in mitigating damage across the region.
The man accused of murdering northern NSW mum-of-three Sarah Miles allegedly gave only partial consent to a forensic procedure for police to collect his DNA, complicating further proceedings.
Northern Rivers residents have been asked to weigh in on flagged Ballina Byron Gateway Airport flight path changes as air traffic spikes.
A northern NSW Rotarian spearheaded a huge recovery effort from day one of the historic 2022 floods – helping organise homes for survivors, thousands of meals and more. Here’s Colin’s story.
Northern NSW nurses and midwives have vowed they won’t give up on better pay and working conditions as they took to the streets joining thousands of others in a statewide strike on Wednesday.
An East Lismore couple found guilty of fraudulently receiving more than $75,000 in bushfire grants have blamed the trauma of losing their business and property.
A Northern Rivers driver who was on a court order when he ploughed into an e-bike rider during a meth and alcohol bender is due to be released from prison by Christmas.
Police allege a brazen thief stormed into a Northern Rivers shopping centre and robbed a jewellery shop armed with a spray bottle of fuel.
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