News from Cairns
A youth has been jailed for four years for raping a 22-year-old woman last year when he was 15. Cairns Judge Brian Harrison said the attack in November last year would have been “terrifying”. “It was done without protection, done...
A man has been flown to Townsville hospital with serious head injuries this morning after the vehicle he was travelling in rolled near Malanda. The 24-year-old male driver escaped the crash with a broken ankle but the passenger, also 24,...
A man in his mid-30s has been arrested over a domestic disturbance that resulted in a quiet suburban street in Trinity Park being in lockdown for at least five hours. The Roberts Dr resident is expected to be charged later...
Fire crews are confident containment lines around a fire at Millstream will keep the blaze under control. Rural firefighters left the Glen Gordon Station area about 12.25pm today after battling the fire, caused by burning rubbish, for 24 hours. The...
Fire fighters are currently working to extinguish a grass fire burning on Ramsey Dr and McFarlane Dr in Mooroobool. The fire started at 1.30am, and was diminished before reigniting about 6pm. The blaze is under control, and no homes are...