Cameron Bates

An intoxicated North Queensland man driving a utility vehicle with a dog inside the tray has been charged with high-range drink driving and a raft of additional offences, including animal cruelty, after allegedly performing a burnout in front of an unmarked police vehicle.

An award-winning Townsville educator says she understands the public backlash against youth criminals but believes she is making a positive impact at Cleveland Youth Detention Centre in Townsville.

Queensland Police Service have advised a crime scene remains in place on Saturday and investigations are ongoing to find the cause of a fire which destroyed the iconic Great Northern Hotel in Townsville.

Cancer patient Wayne Ace says receiving a telehealth chemotherapy service in Ayr has been a godsend, cutting an exhausting daylong round trip to Townsville down to just a couple of hours and easing the stress on himself and his family.

James Cook University scientists have used advanced technology to discover previously hidden populations of endangered frogs deep inside North Queensland rainforests.

A serial convicted criminal has been warned that continued drug use will see him back in prison or “in a morgue or in a mental-health unit”.

A Townsville-based automotive and engineering company recognised for its commitment to hiring military veterans has entered voluntary administration, records show.

Townsville Health and Hospital Service and Queensland Police have been cleared of blame in the lead-up to the fatal shooting of suicidal Army veteran Steven Angus in 2023.

There are fears that highly sensitive personal details of serving Townsville police officers have been breached in a major information-technology security scare.

A modest cleaner has been left emotionally scarred after a heroic but ultimately futile battle to rescue a man from the wreckage of his burning vehicle.