Holly Richardson

Police say they've located human remains inside the body of a crocodile, as part of the search for a man missing in remote Cape York.

A Cairns man has died after a jetski collided with mangroves on the Barron River in Far North Queensland. A woman, 60, was taken to hospital with shoulder and chest injuries.

After asking the public to help find a taser believed lost during a pursuit on New Year's Eve, Cairns police say CCTV footage shows the officer involved left the station without it.

An orchid weevil made its way into the Cairns Botanic Gardens undetected until plants began to show signs of distress, but by then almost the whole collection was infested.

Police allege a group of boys, aged 12 to 15, stole a car from a home in Cairns and drove erratically to Innisfail and back before crashing into a tree, leaving a boy, 15, who was a passenger in the car with critical head injuries.

How a casual fishing trip turned into a night clinging to a sinking boat, covered in petrol

Police are investigating after a 60-year-old Cairns woman lost more than $200,000 in an online scam. The scammer claimed he worked in the military overseas and eventually asked her for money.

Wangetti Trail's first section opens with hopes it will become major tourist drawcard

Joanne Fourmile has been waiting for housing for eight years, raising children and undergoing breast cancer treatment while sleeping on a mattress on her cousin's living room floor.

Two police officers have been charged over an alleged incident involving a prisoner at the Mareeba watch house in the state's far north.