‘Every day is a nightmare’: Search for missing North Qld dad ramps up
The partner of a Qld dad who vanished about two weeks ago has made an emotional plea for information, as police hold ‘grave’ concerns for his safety. LATEST
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‘Devastating’ inferno destroys young mum, 2yo’s home, belongings
A young Mackay mum and her two-year-old son are homeless after an air conditioner caught on fire and quickly tore through their home destroying everything they owned.
Meth addict cuts ankle bracelet to spend more time with girlfriend
A mysterious alarm could be heard in a regional botanic gardens but it was not from a bird or other type of wildlife. It was a lost ankle bracelet calling for the authorities to find it.
Mum pleads guilty to horror highway crash
A North Queensland mum has pleaded guilty to causing a serious crash that left a 29-year-old man with critical injuries. LATEST
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Bizarre twist in Mackay region death investigation
A man helping police in their investigation following the death of Suzanne Ruth Scott has been charged with unrelated offences.
Six children injured in quad bike rollover on rural Qld property
A small country town already reeling as police investigate a possible homicide is again on tenterhooks after six primary-school aged children were injured, one critically, from a quad bike flip.
Driver in hospital with skull fractures after road rage incident
Police are calling for dashcam footage after a road rage attack resulted in a young man being flown to hospital with serious head injuries.
‘I’m just numb’: Woman’s shock over best friend’s suspected murder
The best friend of a woman at the centre of a homicide investigation that has rocked a rural community says the 69-year-old was ‘adventurous’ and ‘had a big heart’.
Bizarre chain of events leads to woman’s ‘suspicious’ death probe
Police found a man performing CPR on a 69-year-old woman in the back seat of a ‘stolen’ car in a bizarre chain of events leading to a suspicious death investigation.
Company fined $250k over electric shock tries to appeal case twice
A Townsville-based advertising company fined $250,000 after one of its workers suffered serious injury from an electric shock south of Mackay has made a second attempt to overturn the decision.
Shock twist in teen kidnapping case
There has been a shock twist in the case against a young man and woman charged with kidnapping a teen boy at knifepoint.
Would-be armed robber’s frightening failed attempt
A man’s frightening armed robbery plan fell through, while another man is facing drug charges after being kicked out of a nightclub in the heart of the Whitsundays.
Drugs rife? Telling question as more Central Qld mine workers front court
It may not be of “Houston, we’ve got a problem” proportions, but surely Central Queensland’s mining sector is looking at itself in the mirror and asking: “Do we have a drug problem?” Read our report here.
Two drivers escape moments before flood waters sweep vehicles away
Two drivers had narrow escapes from their submerged cars in separate incidents in the rain-soaked Mackay region.
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