Ringwood
Woman charged over Ringwood hit-run
Henrietta Cook A 53-year-old woman has been charged over an alleged hit-run accident in Melbourne's east that left a pedestrian with serious head injuries.
Man crushed, killed by falling gate
Thomas O'Byrne A 32-year-old man has died after being pinned between a steel gate and a vehicle during an industrial accident in Bayswater North on Wednesday night.
Guns, ammo and drugs found in raid
Lara O'Toole A police raid uncovered drugs, guns, cash, ammunition and detonators at a Bayswater property on Thursday.
Station upgrade could flow to shopping centre
Richard Willingham A $66 million upgrade to Ringwood railway station could stimulate a half-billion dollar revamp of the Eastland Shopping Centre.
More storms loom after commuter woes
Adrian Lowe More storms are expected to hit Melbourne in the next 24 hours, after a heavy downpour caused traffic chaos on Tuesday morning.
Woman dragged to creek, sexually assaulted by two attackers
Adrian Lowe Police are hunting for two men who forced a woman to a creek in Melbourne's east where they sexually assaulted her.
Billion-dollar plan to fix dangerous roads
Adam Carey The state government will spend $1 billion to cut the road toll.
Postcard Bandit's follower in plea hearing
Mark Russell Plea hearing on bash charge for Brendon Berichon
76-year-old man charged with rape at shopping centre
Kristian Silva A 76-year-old man has been charged with rape following an alleged sexual assault at a shopping centre in Melbourne's east.
Train chaos as faults cause long delays
Caroline Zielinski Train commuters on several Melbourne lines are enduring lengthy delays as track faults and signal failures take their toll.
Gun charge for man who helped Postcard Bandit break out
Steve Butcher A man who once helped break out one of Australia's most notorious criminals from prison has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy and a gun charge in a Melbourne court.
Teachers' dispute bad for business on the Surf Coast
Jewel Topsfield The bitter stoush over school camps and excursions is affecting local economies.
Optus, Vodafone lag behind Telstra on emergency alerts
Alana Schetzer Non-Telstra customers won't get targeted fire warning messages until December.
Teen thieves return wallet after witnesses intervene
Adrian Lowe Witnesses to a bashing and robbery in Melbourne's east on Sunday night dispensed their own justice and forced three teenage attackers to wait to be arrested.
Arrests over fast-food robberies
Kristian Silva Police are on the hunt for at least three men involved in a series of burglaries, where more than $100,000 was stolen from at least 43 fast food restaurants.
Petition to change street named after paedophile priest
Goya Dmytryshchak, Hobsons Bay Weekly A mother and daughter are petitioning to change the name of an Altona Meadows street named after paedophile Catholic priest Victor Rubeo.
'Rancour and rage' fuelled church robbery spree
Steve Butcher A man sexually abused by a priest as a six-year-old who exacted revenge - unleashing his "deeply entrenched hatred" for the Catholic order by burgling dozens of its churches across suburban Melbourne...
Jail time for 'abused' serial church burglar
Steve Butcher A man allegedly abused as a child unleashed his 'deeply entrenched hatred'.
Junior high closure leaves students in lurch
Benjamin Preiss THE CLOSURE of a junior high school in Melbourne's outer east has devastated parents, who will have to find alternative education facilities for their children next year.
Prime mover thief had sweet tooth
Kirstie Fitzgerald A prime mover has been stolen from a chocolate factory in Melbourne's east.
