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Townsville police arrest nearly 1,000 youths in crackdown on property crime, car thefts

Police in North Queensland have wrapped a year-long operation targeting juvenile offenders committing home break-ins, burglary and car theft.

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Prisoners' 10th day on the run after Christmas Day escape from Townsville prison

Pearl Elizabeth O'Neill and Kristy Lisa Barnes become the latest prisoners to flee a low-security facility in Townsville.

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Police search bushland after watch alert

Police have launched a search and rescue operation in Queensland after a crash impact alert was sent from an Apple watch in dense bushland near Townsville.

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Drug-carting drone crashes into prison

Parcel delivery has soared to new heights with a drone carrying drugs to inmates worth $250,000 crashing in a Townsville jail.

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Drone used in attempt to smuggle $250,000 worth of drugs into Townsville Correctional Centre

Patrolling officers discovered the crashed drone and a package of drugs on the prison grounds last month.

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Townsville boy granted ticket home for Christmas after year of leukaemia treatment in Brisbane

A North Queensland family will get to spend Christmas at home after a lengthy battle with leukaemia.

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Clive Palmer offloads Queensland Nickel refinery to Swiss company Zero Carbon Investek

Businessman Clive Palmer has sold his mothballed Queensland Nickel plant for a reported but unconfirmed sale price of $2 billion.

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Youth crime hotspots, including Cairns, Townsville, Mount Isa, targeted in holiday blitz

Police will be doing more bail checks and have more officers on the ground over the Christmas holidays in an effort to quell public concern over youth crime problem areas.

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Murder charge after Qld woman stabbed

A man will face a Townsville court on Friday charged with murder and serious assault, both of which are domestic violence offences.

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Police charge Townsville man with murder over mother's death after stabbing at Mundingburra

A 25-year-old Townsville man is charged with murder after his mother was found with multiple stab wounds in the home they shared.

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Aaron Hill to stand trial in Supreme Court for alleged manslaughter of Townsville girl Rylee Rose Black

It is alleged three-year-old Rylee Rose Black died of heat stroke after being left in a car in Townsville in 2020. Aaron Hill, 32, will face a jury charged with her manslaughter.

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Woman stabbed to death in Townsville home

A woman has been stabbed to death at a home in northern Queensland where police are questioning a nearby resident over the killing.

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Woman stabbed to death in Townsville, police take man into custody

Detectives have arrested a 25-year-old man after his 44-year-old mother was stabbed to death in her home in Townsville.

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The Ville casino resort in Townsville charged with breaking Queensland casino laws

Queensland's gambling regulator lays charges after a months-long investigation into allegations of "unapproved agreements" at the luxury venue.

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More above-average rainfall, heatwave for Townsville after wettest spring in 20 years

Townsville residents are warned after a spring "nearly four times wetter than average" leaves catchments primed for flash flooding.

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Coronial inquest into deaths of four teens killed in Townsville high-speed car crash hears of toll on family

A coronial inquest into the deaths of four teenagers in a high-speed stolen car crash has heard details of the devastating toll on family members in the wake of the Townsville tragedy.

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Coronial inquest examines stolen car crash that killed four teens in Townsville

Police have told an inquest that officers did not engage in a pursuit of a car that slammed into a traffic light pole at more than 100km/h, killing all four teenage passengers.

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Leslie Gordon Sharp jailed for $1.9m methylamphetamine bust in North Queensland

Leslie Gordon Sharp — who was once on a list of Australia's most-wanted fugitives — has been sentenced to 11 years behind bars for what the court has been told was one of the largest methylamphetamine busts in North Queensland in recent years.

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Supercars announces 12-round 2023 calendar

Supercars has officially announced a 12-round calendar for the 2023 season.

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Townsville digital licence trial delayed amid fallout from Medibank and Optus data breaches

After data breaches at Medibank and Optus, the Queensland government decides to delay digital licence trial in Townsville until 2023.

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North Queensland pilot found guilty of fraud after chartering flights without a licence

A Townsville jury convicts a pilot of fraud after he chartered flights for members of the Katter's Australian Party without a licence.

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Australia's first fully traceable sustainable sugar exported from Queensland to South Korea

An Australian-first trial ships 25,000 tonnes of sustainable Queensland raw sugar from Townsville to South Korea, with the product traceable through the entire supply chain.

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Secrets of North Queensland's forgotten World War II history remain ocean deep

In Australia's biggest defence city, untold stories of Australia's of military history are still being uncovered.

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Nicholson leads Townsville to big WNBL win

The Townsville Fire have kicked off their WNBL season with a 36-point victory behind 35 points from Lauren Nicholson and 14 assists from Stephanie Reid

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Townsville residents shocked as hail falls over city gripped by extreme heatwave

North Queensland residents have been shocked to find hailstones falling in Townsville as a heatwave grips the region.

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