UpdatedPolice & CourtsThe ongoing coronial inquest into the 2020 death of a 63-year-old Mid-North Coast aged care resident has examined if systems and procedures were followed before a key witness aired her grief.
UpdatedCoffs HarbourHomicide detectives are busy taking statements as they probe the suspected murder of three children from Bowraville in the 1990s, with a focus on finding the remains of 16-year-old Colleen Walker-Craig. Here’s the latest.
BreakingCoffs HarbourAn unlicensed teen is alleged to have been behind the wheel of a stolen car that took police on a wild goose chase from Coffs Harbour to Toormina – and back again. Here’s what happened.
Coffs HarbourA Coffs Harbour man stands accused of supplying pistols, shotguns, rifles and a pump action shotgun and being found with cash and drugs. Here’s what happened in court.
NewcastleA kickboxer accused of a savage road rage murder outside his Mid-North Coast home claims he was protecting his mother inside the house, a court heard.
Police & CourtsA Coffs Harbour man has pleaded not guilty to stalking and damaging property after police allege an argument over text messaging resulted in threats to burn a man’s house down. Here’s what we know.
Coffs HarbourGenerations of young surfer Kai Schaefer’s family filled half the courtroom as the case against the man accused of his murder continues. Here’s what happened.
Police & CourtsPolice allege a trio of young offenders fled a burning car after a Mid-North Coast break-in and pursuit, leaving behind a 14-year-old suffering from a medical episode. Here’s what we know.
UpdatedRegional NewsA 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.
LismoreA man in his 60s caught in a police sting trying to groom a supposed 14-year-old girl into having sex with him has been sentenced for his crimes.