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Slain 'beautiful girl' dumped metres from work
Marissa Calligeros Joan Canino Ryther stepped out into a crisp May night to walk the kilometre to work as she had done many times before.
'Quantum leap' in ride fall boy's recovery
Marissa Calligeros Five-year-old Patrick O’Sullivan began breathing under his own steam in hospital overnight, but his family maintains a bedside vigil in the hope he will soon open his eyes.
Last drinks for the Drink Safe Precinct program?
Amy Remeikis The future of the state's Drink Safe Precinct program could rest with industry stakeholders.
Injured boy may be have been too small for carnival ride
Marissa Calligeros Authorities will investigate claims that a boy who is in an induced coma after being flung from a carnival ride on the weekend was below the minimum height requirement.
Prison escapee found in Gold Coast roof
Marissa Calligeros A New South Wales prison escapee has been found hiding in a house on the Gold Coast and charged with fresh burglary offences.
'Ghost bike' a haunting symbol of cycling danger
Natalie Bochenski Talented violinist Richard Pollett rode his bike for the last time along Moggill Road on September 27, 2011.
Ipswich bombing may not have been deliberate
Bridie Jabour A teenager who had his fingers blown off by a homemade bomb may not be the victim of a deliberate attack, according to police.
Eleven students escape house fires
Bridie Jabour Eleven people have escaped a fire which engulfed two student houses in Brisbane's west.
Third student linked to steroids at Nudgee
Marissa Calligeros A third student from an elite Brisbane boy's school has been cautioned over steroid use after two of his classmates were arrested for supplying performance enhancing drugs this week.
The moment Leanne's father knew she was in trouble
Marissa Calligeros Sergeant Damian Rockett was working a shift in his south Brisbane district when he heard a radio call for a patrol car to attend a familiar address.
Woman 'on fire' after blast
Katherine Feeney A woman has been rushed to hospital with burns after she was involved in an explosive fire in Auchenflower early Monday morning.
Mother calls for inquest into daughter's death
Marissa Calligeros A mother has called for a coroner's inquest into the death of her daughter whose drug-dealing boyfriend has been linked to the deaths of two teenagers.
Boy told mum bomb was thrown at him
Marissa Calligeros Police are still waiting to speak to the teenager injured in an backyard explosion west of Brisbane on Friday amid claims he was deliberately targeted.
Nudgee students charged over steroids
Marissa Calligeros Two students from an elite Brisbane private boys' school have been arrested for supplying steroids to their classmates.
Attorney-General orders appeal of alpaca killer's sentence
Marissa Calligeros Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie has appealed the sentence of a teenager involved in beating two alpacas to death at a school farm north of Brisbane.
Car enthusiasts fear being caught in 'hoon' net
Amy Remeikis They have been billed as the “toughest anti-hooning laws in the nation” but motoring and four-wheel driving enthusiasts now fear they will be caught in the state government’s "hoon" net.
