Man allegedly tried to strangle partner with tongs and assault her with meat
A 25-year-old man has been denied bail after he allegedly assaulted his partner while she held a five-month-old baby and burnt her with a piece of meat.
Man in Manunda arson gets suspended sentence
UPDATE: A MAN who assisted in an arson which caused almost $90,000 damage to a Manunda unit has been sentenced to two years' jail, but the term has been wholly suspended.
Queen of the Knob looks forward to calling it a day
AS the outgoing Queen of the Knob, Rachel Bradley is looking forward to a little bit of anonymity.
Sex offender's jail extension 'bittersweet' for mum
A FAR Northern mother who saved the life of the man who sexually abused her 11-year-old daughter has described an extension of his jail sentence as "bittersweet".
Father and son front court on drugs charges after lab found at Woree
UPDATE: A MAN facing drug charges alongside his stepson did not apply for bail in the Cairns Magistrates’ Court this morning.
Pensioner emerged from heart surgery to find bank had emptied account
A QUEENSLAND pensioner emerged from a quintuple heart bypass only to find his bank had emptied his account, handing more than $22,000 to the Federal Government.
Alleged Spiderman-style thief to face court
AN alleged would-be thief was caught scaling an apartment complex on Grafton St prior to his arrest on Monday night.
Elderly driver dies in horror head-on crash near Cairns
POLICE are still trying to piece together what caused a head-on crash that killed an elderly man on the Bruce Highway south of Gordonvale yesterday.
Easy path to cycling in safety in Cairns
Cyclists say improved basic maintenance such as more frequent sweeping of the road shoulder would drastically improve bike safety on the highways.
Agencies distrust Cairns boot camp process
ANYONE who takes on the Cairns juvenile boot camp will be handed a "poisoned chalice", according to local youth worker Dr Tim White.
Cairns house prices surpassing most regional cities
PROPERTY prices in Cairns are surpassing most regional cities across the state following a leap inthe past quarter.
Push by supermarkets to source Cairns produce
SUPERMARKET giants Coles and Woolworths have launched new initiatives to source locally which could provide a financial boon for Far North producers.
Visitors rate Cairns a 'perfect city'
CAIRNS has been rated the fourth top destination in the South Pacific by the influential TripAdvisor booking website.
Heli Charters and Nautilus combine forces in aviation merge
FAR Northern aviation company Heli Charters is merging with Townsville-based company Nautilus Aviation.
Far North Queensland building projects compete for architecture awards
FIFTEEN projects are in the running for honours in the Australian Institute of Architects' 2013 Far North Queensland Regional Architecture Awards to be announced on Friday.
Monster tornado rips up Oklahoma City
A MONSTER tornado with winds up to 320km/h and 1.6km across has smashed Oklahoma City, killing more than 51, wiping out entire neighbourhoods, crushing schools and causing pile-ups on highways a residents scrambled for safety.
Bruce Highway shut south of Gordonvale after fatal traffic accident
THE Bruce Highway is closed south of Gordonvale, where an elderly man has died in a fatal traffic crash this morning.
Traffic flowing again in Portsmith after crash
POLICE have cleared the scene of a two-vehicle crash at Portsmith this morning and traffic is flowing again.
Police swoop on marijuana crops in Tablelands
MORE than 1120 marijuana plants, with an estimated street value of about $400,000, have been seized by police in a series of drug busts across the Southern Tableland.
Star keen to pedal a positive message in fight to save cyclists on Cairns roads
HE may still be feeling a little stiff and sore from the first long bike ride of his life, but Cairns Taipans star Jamar Wilson said it was worth every painful pedal push.
Kuranda boot camp operator dumped
SAFE Pathways has been dumped as the administrator of Cairns' youth boot camp.
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Driver 'Emma Way' contacted by police after boasting of knocking cyclist down on Twitter
A YOUNG driver may have landed herself in trouble after boasting about knocking a cyclist off their bike on Twitter. MORE
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Heli Charters and Nautilus combine forces in aviation merge
FAR Northern aviation company Heli Charters is merging with Townsville-based company Nautilus Aviation.
- Visitors rate Cairns a 'perfect city'
- Far North Queensland building projects compete for architecture awards
- Airport extends Ironman support in Far North Queensland
- Cairns Legacy ex-president to fight sacking and eviction of caretakers
- Cairns region in pitch to European travellers
- Green light for Cape bauxite mine
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Grabau may be ready to cop retirement
TAIPANS favourite Aaron Grabau is considering retirement to become a police officer, the foundation Snake admitting it would be a hard but inevitable decision to give away the gamejl he loves
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Microsoft unveils next-generation Xbox One in Seattle
ATTEMPTING to replace all your living room devices with a single unit, Microsoft has launched its new gaming console, the Xbox One, at Microsoft HQ in Seattle.




























