A Ballina solicitor accused of inappropriate relationships with inmates and accessing confidential files has been granted bail after five months in custody, as suppression orders are lifted.
Police are yet to locate a man repeatedly reported for exposing himself, despite multiple incidents at East Ballina beaches over the past six months.
A 33-year-old accused is before the courts after police linked a stolen vehicle and stolen number plates to incidents across Evans Head, Lawrence, Ballina and Mullumbimby.
“It happens every day now”: A Ballina chemist says rising shoplifting is taking a toll on staff and small businesses.
A man has died after being struck by a truck on the Pacific Motorway at Pimlico, with police appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage as investigations continue.
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.
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.
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.
A 55-year-old man is in a critical condition after a serious fall on the shared path between Cumbalum and Ballina.
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.
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