Ashgrove
Queensland man to be charged with murder after carer’s body found
Police have issued an arrest warrant for Wael Abdallah Saleem Alfar over the alleged murder of his carer Velvet Pesu.
- Dominique Tassell
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Cyclist dies after hitting parked car
Police are looking for witnesses to the unusual fatality along an Ashgrove road.
- Dominique Tassell
Ashgrove house collapses with elderly woman inside
The woman had a lucky escape on Thursday morning when her house collapsed around her, as it fell off its stumps.
- Cameron Atfield and William Davis
Deadly start to Christmas with two dead on Queensland roads
A 27-year-old man died after his motorbike crashed into a pole in Ashgrove, while an 18-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash west of Gladstone.
- William Ton
Two police officers accused of ‘excessive force’ on man in custody
An investigation into an incident at Ashgrove on August 3 has led to the two male officers being charged and stood down.
- Jocelyn Garcia
Laser device starts fire in Brisbane high school classroom
Elite boarding school Marist College Ashgrove was evacuated after a fire broke out in the design and technology classrooms.
- Toby Crockford
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Electrical explosion cuts power to almost 1000 people in inner-Brisbane
Energex says an "underground cable fault" created a "popping" or "explosion" sound, which prompted triple-zero calls.
- Toby Crockford
Hundreds of Brisbane water meter boxes carry extra sting for residents
About 300 beehives have been found in meter boxes this year and spring is starting on Sunday, the season when bees are more active.
- Toby Crockford
Alleged bus basher charged with punching random people on streets
Police allege the man punched a 16-year-old boy and 65-year-old woman in the face as he walked past them.
- Toby Crockford
Major delays after truck crashes into power pole
A man has been freed from a truck that crashed into and snapped a power pole at Ashgrove.
- Jocelyn Garcia