AN EPILEPTIC fit is alleged to be the reason driver Charles Banhelyi collided at high speed with another car, killing 18-year-old Jessica Lance and seriously injuring her 22-year-old sister Rebecca.
US authorities say they do not have "credible evidence" anyone other than stepmother Elisa Baker was responsible for the murder of 10-year-old disabled Australian girl Zahra Baker.
STAFF shortages at the Townsville Hospital have reached crisis point leaving workers on the brink of burning out.
THE Townsville Correctional Centre's abysmal escape rate could soar even higher as inmates adopt a new uniform that blends into bushland.
OPPOSITION leader John-Paul Langbroek used his time in Townsville as part of his shadow cabinet's meeting to criticise the state government's contributions to North Queensland.
BEING a utility is nice, but Ben Jones's burning ambition is to become Johnathan Thurston's permanent offsider in the Cowboys line-up.
IF he were being 100 per cent honest, Robbie Middleby says he would rate the Fury's season a failure.
MILLER and exporter Queensland Sugar has stymied plans for a $126 million takeover of Tully Sugar, rejecting a constitution change that was a condition of the buy out and is promoting instead an alternative.
A GOOD supply and quality lines of prime cattle at Wednesday's Charters Towers auction saw prices met with strong demand from buyers although prices eased somewhat on last week's small offering at the first weekly auction of the year.
ABOUT TOWN
with MARY VERNON
IF you're wondering just why so many ethanol blend petrol pumps about town are empty of fuel, then wonder no more.
with EMILY MACDONALD
EMILY: I'll be celebrating my 24th birthday on Friday and I've come to realise I have a lot to live up to in life after meeting the inspirational older people I've encountered recently.
POLICE are on the hunt for two men who tried to steal a safe from a Garbutt business last month.
CYCLONE Yasi victims are urged to protect their identities from thieves in the cyclone's aftermath to prevent them from becoming crime victims as well.
FIVE gorgeous girls are one step closer to the title of Ralph Australian Swimwear Model of the Year after making it through their local heat last Friday night.
This star-studded ensemble is all about music pushed to the max, writes Jade Kennedy
Catch all the action at Townsville's first heat of the Ralph Australian Swimwear Model of the Year competition
Mandy the helper dogStephen Doubleday's trusty companion Mandy has become more than man's best friend, she's become a full-time personal assistant
Marvellous Magnetic ReadMary Vernon reviews Grant Hyde's Island of Gold in the idyllic surrounds of Magnetic Island | Video: SUZANNE LOWE
Wrath of a MonsterCheck out this amazing video slideshow of the destruction wrought by Cyclone Yasi, to go with our Wrath of Monster liftout | Video: TROY RODGERS
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