A teenage girl known to frequent Ballina has gone missing again, with police confirming it is her second disappearance within a year.

INSIDE STORY: A 58-year-old Ballina man living in his car says public assumptions about homelessness in Ballina are too often shaped by judgement rather than understanding.

A BMW stolen in a 3am break-in at Skennars Head was tracked live to Casino by the owner and police, with CCTV showing three alleged offenders, one carrying a weapon.

Four routes are now on the table — but with a price tag up to $35 million, which one should get the green light?

Ballina mayor Sharon Cadwallader says the community deserves answers on car wrecks sitting at the bottom of the river and she plans to take it up with the Police Commissioner.

Ballina Shire Mayor Sharon Cadwallader and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have paid tribute to Jenny Dowell who has died aged 74.

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A Ballina man linked to a brawl at a local fast food outlet is back before the courts after being located by a police warrant appeal.

Recent discoveries in local waterways are raising fresh questions about earlier search decisions in the long-running missing persons case.

Threshold Singers from around the country will gather for a rare event, inviting the community to be immersed in calming harmonies.

A 69-year-old Ballina man has entered a not guilty plea over allegations a 12-year-old boy was approached on a North Creek walking path.

Allegations of bullying by festival impresario Peter Noble were obvious years ago - and had been called out

The ribbon has been cut on a new commercial building at Epiq, although details on who will take on the eight new shops is still under wraps.

A 55-year-old man is in a critical condition after a serious fall on the shared path between Cumbalum and Ballina.

Cherry Street Sports outlines new shared-use plan for greens as 90-year old club claims it amounts to eviction

Police shortages and growing concern over missing persons investigations on the North Coast deserve answers.

A social media warning about a vehicle allegedly travelling the wrong way on the M1 near West Ballina was posted around the same time as a head-on crash that later left one woman in hospital.

Despite Ballina’s size and retail muscle, the global king of flat packs and Allen keys has chosen Lismore as its local hub — we found out why.

A fisherman detected the submerged vehicle of Alstonville woman Susan Connors months before it was reported to police, raising fresh questions about search processes for local missing persons.

Lennox Head singer Lily-Grace Grant has exited Australian Idol after reaching the Top 12, thanking her community and vowing her music journey is just beginning.

Homeless services say demand for help has doubled as Ballina’s rental crisis worsens, with low vacancy rates and rising housing stress across the region.

Ever wanted to help injured wildlife? A local training day will show you how to safely rescue and care for native animals.

Family confirms the sad outcome in a funeral notice after a vehicle was recovered from Emigrant Creek earlier this month.

NSW Police have issued a public warning about a stealing and fraud scam targeting elderly people, with reports from several parts of the state and some victims losing hundreds of dollars.