Tasmania's brief flirtation with almost spring-like conditions has crashed out, as a howling cold snap takes over. Snow and ice has descended over elevated areas and a severe weather warning is in place for damaging winds...

New data has found Tasmanian businesses are the most confident in the country. The latest Sensis Business Index shows there's more optimism here than in all other states and territories, music to the ears of the...

How prisoner mental health is managed is at the heart of a coroner's inquest this week. Daryl Royston Wayne Cook was found not guilty on the grounds of insanity to murder for stabbing North Hobart shopkeeper...

Police have charged a third person with murder over the death of a Launceston man. The 33-year-old man from Mowbray will face an out -of-hours court session at 8pm tonight in relation to the death of...

Family and friends of a young man are grieving after a fatal car crash in the state's east. It's understood the 20-year-old male driver from Richmond lost control of the Ford utility at around 4:30 this...

Murder charges are expected to be laid after a body - believed to be that of missing Launceston man Billy Ray Waters - was discovered in bushland near Mayfield. Three people from Launceston are in custody,...

Tasmania's proving to be a popular breeding destination for the next generation of police dogs. Four German Shepherds are leaving their Tasmanian foster families today, heading all around the country to help fight crime. On average, only about...

Three people are in custody following a burglary in New Town. Police responded to a report of an alleged aggravated burglary at a home on Boa Vista Road in North Hobart, shortly after 11am. The police helicopter...

Ice, the drug, circulating in Tasmania is the most low grade and expensive in Australia. In the hit TV show Breaking Bad, the lead character Walter White used his chemistry expertise to produce crystal methampthetamine that...

Concerns are growing for the welfare of missing Launceston teenager Billy Ray Waters. Police have been unable to verify a report that the 19-year-old was seen on Thursday last week. That means the last confirmed sighting of...