A man drank homemade moonshine before vandalising 40 parking meters in a North Coast town while screaming “f–k the council” and “good luck getting your money tomorrow”. Here’s what happened in court.
A Goonellabah man who sexually assaulted a woman during a cocaine and alcohol-fuelled party hung his head and shed tears as his verdict was delivered.
A $28 million police and firefighter precinct has been announced for the heart of Byron Bay to make sure emergency services can keep up with growing demand.
A war memorial has been vandalised in the Northern Rivers weeks from Christmas. An RSL secretary expressed his disappointment and says he is “sick” of the “ridiculous” damage being done in town.
A woman has been accused of kicking a police officer and attacking a security guard when she was turfed out of a Byron Bay CBD venue. Here’s what we know.
A Lismore mother has avoided a conviction being recorded after being found guilty in court of hitting her seven-year-old son with a kitchen utensil when he “misbehaved”.
A northern NSW man has faced court after he slammed his 4WD – kitted out with a bulbar – into a cyclist before he fled the scene. She has now been left with horrific, lasting injuries.
A 44-year-old man has been charged in relation to the theft of 102 copper plaques from a cemetery in the state’s north. Here’s the latest.
A low IQ man who allegedly broke into a Northern Rivers home and raped a woman has been declared mentally fit to stand trial.
A Richmond Valley man charged with the murder of a Casino mother-of-three has had his case stalled. Here’s the latest.
A northern NSW man was busted helping smuggle more than a kilogram of heroin into the region destined for Melbourne, after ABF tipped police off about a dodgy Malaysian package.
A Northern Rivers drink driver hopped behind the wheel well over the limit, smashed into a bollard and then denied the crash – but left her car’s bumper and number plate behind.
A northern NSW landlord feared for his life after a parolee staying in a caravan on his property was “set off” and savagely attacked him. Here’s what happened.
A Gold Coast man has been charged with three counts of sexually touching a cognitively impaired person against their consent in the Northern Rivers. Here’s what we know.
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