Woman dead after car becomes submerged in water
A dramatic rescue operation unfolded where a submerged vehicle left one woman dead.
Police & Courts
Roofer with cocaine stash threatens to have hotel guard shot
Banned from a pub, a drunk apprentice roofer tried to go in anyway and didn’t take kindly to being booted again.
Deranged, drugged and destroying a CBD: Inside plan to take back city
Bone-chilling screams and drug-addled drifters taking over. Now even the Premier can’t unsee the scary scenes unfolding daily in a city determined to reclaim its streets. VIDEO.
Hervey Bay tobacco shops shut in landmark illegal cigarette case
In a landmark decision and a victory for Qld Health, six tobacco stores will be closed for months after they were raided and found to be selling illegal smokes and vapes.
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Man sets fire to woman’s car in disturbing DV incident
A man who calmly drove to a service station and filled a jerry can with petrol went onto use it in a potentially ‘catastrophic’ arson incident against his ex-girlfriend, a court has heard.
‘In shock’: Son punches mother in the face, threatens to stab her
A turf layer launched a brutal attack on his 67-year-old mother when she tried to help him, forcing her to call triple-0 to say she was being ‘bashed by her son’.
City’s issues with public nuisance highlighted as homeless man fined
A homeless man with mental health issues has been fined hundreds of dollars for his ‘tirade of abuse and swearing’ in a public park in the centre of Maryborough.
Qld man accused of rape to be tested for ‘sexsomnia’
A man facing charges of rape and attempted rape will undergo a special study to determine if he suffers from a rare sleeping disorder in which people engage in sexual behaviour while unconscious.
‘Sl*ts’, ‘b***es’: Teacher accused of slurs against students loses compo bid
A Hervey Bay teacher accused of calling students ‘sl*ts’ and ‘b***hes’ has made a bid for compensation for the way he was treated at the school.
WANTED: Arrest warrants for Hervey Bay court no-shows
A Fraser Coast Magistrate has released a number of arrest warrants under the bail act after individuals with Thursday, July 17 court dates failed to attend.
Online chats to ‘secret’ sex, rape: Child predator exposed
The identity of a 28-year-old man with a “sexual interest in children” and “high risk of reoffending” can be revealed after a young victim spoke up.
Search underway for woman missing from Fraser Coast motor inn
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 79-year-old woman missing from Urangan.
Regional Qld’s darkest year: Inside the tragedies that rocked us all
The alleged murder of Pheobe Bishop, the violent death of toddler Sophie Rose at the hands of her now dead mother and the drowning of a seven month old baby have left us all wondering what is going on.
Rangers investigating gruesome act on dead K’gari dingo
Authorities are seeking help following a shocking act carried out on a dingo struck and killed by a vehicle on the heritage island.
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