The Latest Breaking News from Cairns

The teenager has been sentenced in the Supreme Court in Cairns after crashing a stolen car into a tree, leaving one teenager dead and a child with quadriplegia.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a flood watch covering hundreds of kilometres of river systems in the region, as the wet season deluge continues causing landslides and havoc on roads.

Watch: The man accused of murdering Queensland woman Toyah Cordingley is en route to Cairns to face charges. The government has been accused of bungling

Rajwinder Singh, suspected of murdering a young woman more than four years ago, is expected to be formally charged after arriving in Cairns,

Rajwinder Singh, the prime suspect in the alleged murder of Far North Queensland woman Toyah Cordingley has been extradited from India back to Australia to face trial. It brings the years-long investigation that rocked the Cairns community one step closer to being heard in court.

People with pitchforks on social media pages are raising fears of vigilantism but others say they want real solutions, not just more kids in jail

Community leaders in Cairns, Townsville, and Mount Isa demand the Queensland government introduce a banned drinker register to address alcohol-related violence.

A monsoon trough over Far North Queensland dumps more than 100 millimetres of rain overnight, with some areas facing six-hourly totals of up to 300mm.

Xavier Cooks produced a finals performance for the ages as Sydney shook off an indifferent first half to defeat Cairns.