Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga - A town submerged.
NSW flood waters continue their merciless creep southward on March 5th, 2012. Today covering the areas around Wagga Wagga and Gundagai.
'I just thought, what's this guy doing': Alfio's carjacking horror on country road
Daniel Johns Alfio Maugeri's drive home from work on Saturday afternoon turned into a terrifying two-hour journey after a man got into his car and pulled out a gun.
Hunt for armed carjacker who demanded 200km ride
Daniel Johns A man was carjacked at gunpoint and ordered to drive more than 200 kilometres from Griffith to Wagga Wagga in a brazen crime that has sparked a manhunt.
War medals stolen in burglaries before Anzac Day
Rachel Olding A war veteran has had 13 service medals stolen in one of two similar burglaries in NSW in the lead-up to Anzac Day.
Child rapist's jail term cut on appeal
Stephanie Gardiner A man who snatched a screaming six-year-old girl from her front yard near Wagga Wagga, raped her and later dropped her near her home and said "you can walk from here" has had more than two years cut...
Teen girl missing for two weeks
A teenager who left her southwest NSW home more than a week before Christmas has not contacted relatives since, police say.
Former barrister becomes a defendant
Harriet Alexander FROM barrister to barista, John Hart managed to put his past as a defender of petty criminals behind him to reach the summit of Engadine's culinary scene.
Teen dies after falling out of wheelchair in van
Stephanie Gardiner A teenager has died after being thrown from his wheelchair when the van he was travelling in stopped suddenly, police say.
Distance a killer in the bush
Julie Robotham A cancer diagnosis is just the latest in a series of crushing misfortunes for Garry Lyons. Following a redundancy this year - the third for the 60-year-old boiler worker - he invested the money in...
Man shoots himself in police station
A man has died from a bullet wound to the head at a police station in southern NSW.
Child's screams alert neighbours to abduction attempt
A search is underway for a man who allegedly attempted to abduct a five-year-old girl from her home in southwestern NSW.
Parents of disabled children rebel against suspensions
Andrew Stevenson PARENTS of disabled students are taking the Education Department to court alleging discrimination, saying their children are being punished for their disability by being suspended from school.
Man's body discovered on highway
A man's body has been discovered on a highway in central NSW in what police believe was a hit and run incident.
Home alone toddler traumatised after being left with mother's body for three days before being found
Ashleigh Gleeson A two-year-old girl spent three days playing alongside her mother's body before being found in a Wagga Wagga home on Friday.
Police step over the thin blue line
SENTENCING two former police officers for fabricating evidence, a judge has described the case as an example of ''noble cause corruption''.
Man charged over child porn on social networking site
A man has been charged after allegedly uploading 200 child pornography images to a social networking site.
Three to stand trial over fruit picker's death
Ross Tyson THREE people charged with slitting the throat of Indian fruit picker Ranjodh Singh before setting him alight and dumping him on a roadside to die will stand trial for murder.
Hospital funding promises are healthy for conservative hopefuls
Sean Nicholls AT least three-quarters of the hospital funding announced by the Opposition Leader, Barry O'Farrell, is destined for Coalition seats or those it is targeting at next month's election.
Planners defy builder claims
Harvey Grennan A LONG-RUNNING dispute at Wagga Wagga City Council ended last week when the general manager posted a notice on the council's website stating its ''commitment to maintaining the reputation of its...
