Recent stories and official-source coverage filed under Local news.
120 source reports in the past 24 hours; about 12 over an equivalent period in the previous 7 days.
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New South Wales Police are requesting assistance from the public to locate a 13-year-old girl who went missing from Leichhardt in Sydney’s Inner West on Saturday, 3 October 2026. Aariel Esber was last seen in Leichhardt at approximately 2:30 p.m. Officers from the Leichhardt Police Area Command were alerted and began an investigation after efforts […]
A 28-year-old woman was arrested and charged on Friday, 2 October 2026, following the alleged stabbing of a 20-year-old man at a residence in Cowra, in western New South Wales. Emergency services were called to a home on Mulyan Street at approximately 1:00 a.m. after receiving reports of a stabbing. Officers from the Chifley Police […]
A 76-year-old man died in the hospital on Monday, 28 September 2026, following a water rescue at One Mile Beach in Forster on the New South Wales Mid North Coast. Emergency services were called to the beach at approximately 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, 27 September 2026, after receiving reports that the man had been pulled […]
New South Wales Police are requesting public assistance to locate 44-year-old Shaun James, who was reported missing after being last seen in Guildford, in Sydney’s south west, at about 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, 1 October 2026. Officers from the Cumberland Police Area Command were notified of his disappearance on Sunday, 4 October 2026, after he […]
Detectives from Taskforce Falcon charged two men and seized an estimated $1.7 million worth of cannabis following a vehicle stop in Milperra and a property raid in Padstow on Wednesday, 30 September 2026. The operation was conducted under Strike Force Duncan, an investigation established in June 2025 by the State Crime Command’s Taskforce Falcon to […]
A 68-year-old woman has died in hospital following a collision with a vehicle in Guildford, in Sydney's southwest, last week. Emergency services responded to reports of a crash involving a pedestrian and a car on Guildford Road shortly after 8:00 a.m. on Monday, 21 September 2026. Officers from the Cumberland Police Area Command attended the […]
New South Wales Police are appealing for public assistance to locate 31-year-old Mark Boutros, who was reported missing after he was last seen in Belfield in Sydney's south west on Tuesday, 29 September 2026. Officers attached to the Campsie Police Area Command commenced an investigation into his whereabouts after efforts to locate or contact him […]
The Special Olympics Flame of Hope travelled through Newcastle on Monday, 12 October 2026, as part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) Final Leg leading up to the 2026 Special Olympics Australia National Games. The Newcastle leg was scheduled to begin at 4:00 pm, with participants carrying the torch from Nobbys Beach to Fletcher […]
New South Wales Police are appealing for public assistance to locate 44-year-old Stewart Mitchell, who was reported missing after being last seen at a hospital on Therry Road in Campbelltown at approximately 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 7 October 2026. Officers attached to the Campbelltown City Police Area Command commenced inquiries into his whereabouts after he […]
A man believed to be in his 70s died following a house fire in Bexley North, in Sydney’s south, on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Emergency services were called to Handley Avenue around 12:50 p.m. following reports of a fire. Officers from St George Police Area Command arrived to find the property well alight. Fire and […]