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Police arrest alleged gunman
7:24 PM | POLICE have arrested a Ravenswood man alleged to have used a gun to threaten another man at a Ravenswood pub last week.
Women admit to harbouring escapees
7:05 PM | TWO Gravelly Beach women have admitted to harbouring two men who sparked a five-day manhunt when they escaped from prison in January.
25 jobs to be  axed from  police force
9:23 AM | Twenty-five jobs will be given the chop this financial year as Tasmania Police grapples with a $4 million budget reduction on top of the $8 million cut last year.   | CommentsComments (23)
Woman killed pet bird in drunken rage
4:00 AM | A George Town woman who killed her pet bird by slamming it into the ground has been convicted of animal cruelty.   | CommentsComments (1)
Mokbel a reformed character, court told
4:00 AM | MELBOURNE - Tony Mokbel, the one-time controller of one of Australia's largest illicit drug empires and a man described by a judge as ``absolutely incorrigible'', has recognised the error of his ways and wants to turn his life around, a court has heard.
Corby to be told of  release date
4:00 AM | KEROBOKAN - Schapelle Corby will be given an official release date when the head of Bali's Kerobokan jail meets the convicted drug smuggler today.
Forestry challenges report
24 May 12 | Forestry Tasmania has challenged the information in a report being used as the basis for forestry peace negotiations.  | CommentsComments (13)
Woman killed pet in drunken rage
24 May 12 | A George Town woman has pleaded guilty to killing her pet bird in a drunken rage last year.
Jury finds medication 'not for sale'
24 May 12 | A Summerhill man accused of intending to sell his late father's cancer medication has been found not guilty of drug trafficking.
24 May 12 | Laughter and love is back at the Laycock household after the week-long absence of Bruno. The English Staffy was returned yesterday.  | CommentsComments (8)
Corby pins hopes on early parole
24 May 12 | A senior prison official has confirmed convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby will remain behind bars in Bali's Kerobokan jail until at least August 2015, with a parole highly unlikely.
Saints' young guns to carry fight
24 May 12 | THE South Burnie Hawks and the Smithton Saints will go head to head in the pick of this week's Greater Northern League Mens Hockey.
Not guilty plea for alleged shooting
23 May 12 | A man has pleaded not guilty to aggravated assault and causing grievous bodily harm in relation to an alleged shooting in Devonport.
Man denies hoax fire charges
23 May 12 | A STRAHAN man has pleaded not guilty to making four false reports of a fire on the same day.
Corby granted five year cut off sentence
23 May 12 | Schapelle Corby has been granted a five-year cut to her prison term, paving the way for her early release.
Arson suspected in George Town fire
22 May 12 | A suspicious house fire at George Town overnight has caused more than $150,000 damage.
Victim's sisters want law changed
22 May 12 | FOR six days Sharon and Michelle Rock did not know where their brother was.  | CommentsComments (3) | Whiting jailed 20 years for murder'Our brother didn't get justice'
Mowbray man admits trying to kill escort
22 May 12 | A Mowbray man has pleaded guilty to attempting to murder a prostitute at his home last year.
Whiting jailed 20 years for murder
22 May 12 | The man who murdered Ravenswood man Scott Rock has been sentenced to 20 years' jail.
Guilty plea to escort's attempted murder
21 May 12 | A Mowbray man who concealed weapons and cable ties throughout his lounge room and then used them to violently attack an escort has pleaded guilty to attempted murder.
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