Fire ants dubbed “tiny killers” have been detected in northern NSW after hitching a ride from Queensland, prompting fears that state’s issue with the pests could cause a “national disaster”.
Thousands of Northern Rivers homes and businesses have now been left without electricity for almost a day after intense storms smashed equipment and downed power lines.
Police have called on the public to help after an 18-year-old was “stabbed multiple times” as he tried to flee from a group in Coffs Harbour. Here’s the latest.
Mid-North Coast police have launched an investigation after a man was found dead on a highway nature strip. Here’s what we know.
NSW and Queensland police have joined with Federal authorities to carry out organised crime raids targeting outlaw motorcycle gangs. Cops allegedly seized a Nazi flag, taser and sawn-off rifle, among other items.
A Tweed mum with incomplete paraplegia who found a deadly tumour on her spine while pregnant with twins says her boys saved her life. Now, she’s fighting a new battle.
A young man who stabbed tradie Lachie Andrews, 17, to death during a frantic brawl at a Northern Rivers KFC is being sentenced for manslaughter in the Supreme Court. Here’s the latest.
Emergency services workers have recovered the body of a man and a dog after a unit fire in the north of the state. Here’s what we know.
Police have revealed more details about a savage attack which resulted in a man losing his life on a suburban street at Coffs Harbour, as neighbours have been left shaken. Here’s the latest.
Police have kickstarted a new initiative on the Mid-North Coast in efforts to lock in future officers across regional NSW. Here’s what’s happening.
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