For the past 23 years, Lauren Preer has been tormented by the knowledge that her mother’s killer was out there somewhere in the world, walking free. Her mum, Leslie, was brutally murdered inside her family’s home in 2001. Her bludgeoned body was discovered in an upstairs bathroom. With no leads,Continue Reading
A migrant from El Salvador has been charged over the brutal 2023 rape and murder of mother-of-five Rachel Morin on a US hiking trail, police say. Victor Martinez-Hernandez, 23, was tracked down in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Friday, local time, after police matched his DNA to the gruesome crime scene inContinue Reading
A massive container ship lost propulsion power in the waters around New York City and was brought to a rest near the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Friday night — less than two weeks after failure on another massive cargo vessel caused it to smash into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. TheContinue Reading
An Australian landlord who went viral after complaining she felt “demonised” by renters has doubled down on her comments, saying she can’t be “responsible for everybody’s life situation”. Melbourne retiree Ann-Maree Eastman owns four properties with her husband Phillip and spoke about housing policy on ABC’s Q&A program on MondayContinue Reading
Police hold serious concerns for a bushwalker who has been missing in south-west Sydney for almost two weeks. Darren Banks, 57, was last seen at a home in Macquarie Fields, about 4pm on March 15.He was reported missing on Tuesday but loved ones and police have been unable to contactContinue Reading
A man has been shot by police after he allegedly threatened a woman and stole a police car in Far North Queensland. Police were called to a Bungalow home in Cairns following reports of “a woman in distress” about 5.30am on Wednesday. Far North Region regional crime co-ordinator Detective SuperintendentContinue Reading
A toddler who went missing in Sydney’s south has been found safe and well. Bailey Wolf was found about 3.50pm on Wednesday in Taro near Port Stephens after extensive search efforts by police. The two-year-old disappeared from a childcare facility in Miranda, about 9am on Tuesday. When the little girlContinue Reading
The family of a Victorian man is his 20s killed by a drink driver have thrown their voices behind a road safety campaign. Speaking alongside high-ranking Victorian police on Wednesday, Jane and Douglas Phipps say their son’s death was totally avoidable. Adrian Phipps, 23, died at the scene of crashContinue Reading
A state safety watchdog warns a common camping cooking appliance could become a “bomb”. It has issued the warning ahead of the Easter long weekend when thousands of Australians could be exposed to the appliances at holiday spots. Earlier this month, a Queensland man was badly burned on 25 perContinue Reading
Radio figure and former senator Derryn Hinch has abandoned a tilt to become Melbourne lord mayor Taking to social media on Tuesday, the 80-year-old said a campaign would have cost between $250,000 and $300,000. “Money I don’t have and wouldn’t expect to raise … Would have loved to have givenContinue Reading