Launceston pizza heist
An investigation's underway after a Launceston pizza shop was held up on Sunday night.
Two masked men, one brandishing a firearm and the other holding a knife, walked into the Dominos at Kings Meadows and demanded...
River water warning
A discharge of mine processing waste water in Tasmania's north-west has prompted a warning from the Environment Protection Authority.
The EPA says there's a low risk the Park River at the Kara Mine near Hampshire could...
Man dies after Somerset stand-off
A siege in the state's north-west has tragically ended with the death of man from self-inflicted burns.
Reports of threats being made at the property on Bells Parade in Somerset meant police were dispatched to the...
Launceston armed robbery
Police have arrested a woman over an alleged mugging in a Launceston hotel carpark last night.
Detectives believe they know who the other offenders are, after the incident at Prospect at around 10.30 pm.
It's alleged a...
Teenagers plead guilty to murdering Billy
Two teenagers have pleaded guilty to murdering a man in Launceston last year.
In a rare move, Justice Robert Pearce made the names of the accused minors public, given the nature of the "heinous" crime.
19-year-old Billy...
Tasmanian Wine Festival
All is in readiness for the first Tasmanian Wine Festival staged at the state's Botanical Gardens in Hobart this weekend.
20 wineries each with around half a dozen products are setting up, as are gourmet food...
Bob Brown lashes Worksafe move
The State Government's making no apologies for having the Bob Brown Foundation slapped with a Worksafe Tasmania prohibition notice.
The Foundation, which has made headlines lately for its tree-sit blockades and equipment lock-ons at a West...
Ishka goes into voluntary administration
An Australian-owned homewares company, which has 60 stores nationwide, is the latest retailer to collapse into voluntary administration.
Ishka employs more than 450 people, including at its Rosny Park and Launceston stores, and has been trading...
New bus service for the West
West Coasters will welcome news of a trial bus service between the region's towns.
Mayor Phil Vickers says a 12-month pilot will be up and running as of next week, thanks to a $100,000 State Government...
Tasmania's stubborn jobless rate
At an unchanged 5.8% for January, Tasmania's trend unemployment rate remains the third highest in the nation in the monthly ABS report on unemployment.
Only Queensland and South Australia have worse trend rates, the best state...