VIDEO: Police arrest 16yo after allegedly stealing car
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested at a retirement village after he allegedly fled a stolen car when police managed to spike the vehicle’s tyres.
Cairns
‘Like a cyclone’: Shock storm ravages football club
A freak storm has left one of the Far North’s largest sporting clubs tallying a major damage bill yet again, with the side’s skipper lucky to be alive after dodging a falling tree and light pole as he scurried to safety.
Eight teens arrested after eight months of alleged car thefts
Eight teenagers have been arrested in connection with a series of alleged car thefts spanning eight months across Far North Queensland.
Man injured in stolen car crash, police appeal for information
A man who crashed and rolled a stolen car just south of Cairns on Monday night is now the subject of a police appeal for information.
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Third of Qld aged care homes getting worse
The top rated and underperforming aged care homes across Queensland have been revealed. Search and see the list and watch our exclusive video.
Babinda Falls missing man
Senior Sergeant Greg Giles details a large scale search for a missing man who went swimming at Babinda Falls and didn’t resurface. VIDEO: Brendan…
Babinda Falls missing person
Senior Sergeant Greg Giles details a large scale search for a missing man who went swimming at Babinda Falls and didn’t resurface. VIDEO: Brendan…
FNQ’s highest ATAR achievers
The wait is over for more than 28,000 Queensland, Year 12 graduates who have received their Australian Tertiary Admissions Ranks results this week. Meet FNQ’s highest achievers.
Residents get new glasses after flood washed them away
Almost two-metres of floodwater stormed through Wujal Wujal in December last year, washing away homes and possessions — including seeing eyeglasses. But now they’ve all received a new pair.
VIDEO: Residents hit by wild weather, hail
A night of wild weather brought hail, heavy rain, and gusts of wind that snapped trees and brought down the canopy at a popular boat club over the weekend. And forecasters warn it might not be the last of it.
‘No fear of people’: Four metre croc captured after attack
A croc almost four metres long has been removed from a well-known creek after wildlife officers discovered it had been feeding on livestock in the area and was unafraid of people.
‘Sexual pest’: Fake Argentinian masseuse sentenced for sexual assault
An Argentinian man with victims “up and down the coast of Queensland” posed as a massage therapist for his own sexual gratification, sexually assaulting one woman and taking thousands of photos and videos of others.
GALLERY: 70+ photos from Dancehouse end of year concert
Stunning costumes and impressive dance moves by some of Cairns’ best young performers were on show at Dancehouse’s end of year concert, Paws on Parade. View over 70 photos of the entire concert here.
Jasper one year on: Homes still wrecked, residents living in limbo
Hundreds of Cairns residents are still waiting to return home one year after Cyclone Jasper and the floods, with building and insurance disputes, red tape, and disappearing investors causing return-to-home delays.
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