A teenage girl has been rushed to hospital with head injuries after the e-scooter she was riding collided with a car in Sydney’s inner west. The 15-year-old was travelling along Catherine St in Lilyfield when she collided with a sedan at around 9.30pm on Wednesday. Camera IconThe incident occurred in Sydney’s inner west overnight. 9 … [Read more…]
The coach of Australia’s national men’s beach handball team is being mourned as homicide detectives continue to investigate his death. Patrik Weiss, 45, was found dead in his home in the Perth suburb of Lockridge on Monday afternoon. A murder investigation has been launched into the father-of-two’s apparently violent death. “There are circumstances that are … [Read more…]
The coach of Australia’s national men’s beach handball team is being mourned as homicide detectives continue to investigate his death. Patrik Weiss, 45, was found dead in his home in the Perth suburb of Lockridge on Monday afternoon. A murder investigation has been launched into the father-of-two’s apparently violent death. “There are circumstances that are … [Read more…]
AGL Energy has been accused of “gaming” the wholesale electricity market by using bids to inflate power prices and cause higher bills for consumers. A class action filed in the NSW Federal Court seeks to compensate customers for “significant losses” caused by AGL’s alleged manipulation of the electricity market which affected downstream prices charged to … [Read more…]
A case against a Stephens County man accused of assaulting and spitting on police was dismissed Tuesday after it was determined it would fall under federal jurisdiction. Felony charges were initially filed in Stephens County District Court against Johnny Ray Griffith, 33, of Comanche, for one count of assault and battery on a police officer … [Read more…]
While watching TV, a father heard a commotion after his young daughter answered an early morning knock on the door. Joshua Thomas Mann and two co-offenders had entered the family home demanding drugs and keys to a safe, with one saying: “We’re here to collect”. “‘What?” the father replied as the mother sent their children … [Read more…]
A man charged with manslaughter for putting an agitated New York City subway rider in a fatal chokehold has been indicted by a grand jury, an expected procedural step that will allow the criminal case to continue. Daniel Penny was charged by Manhattan prosecutors last month in the May 1 death of Jordan Neely, a … [Read more…]
A murder investigation has been launched after a man’s body was discovered bound inside his home. The 45-year-old man was found inside his home in Lockridge in Perth’s northeast on Tuesday afternoon by someone known to him. The man is believed to have been found bound, blindfolded and wearing a collar, according to The West … [Read more…]
Brian Houston will return to court this week as his long-running trial over allegations that he failed to disclose his father’s rape of a schoolboy over 40 years ago draws to a close. Mr Houston, 69, last year stood trial in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court having pleaded not guilty to one count of concealing … [Read more…]
In a controversial move, the Hanover County School Board voted to update its library policy, which dictates what books are in school libraries. Immediately after voting to approve that new policy, school board members voted unanimously to ban a list of 17 books that was first introduced by Hanover School Board member Steven Ikenberry, Cold … [Read more…]