Adelaide grandmother with broken pelvis transferred between hospitals in a taxi
When Helen Watson was first injured she spent more than two hours stuck in an ambulance ramping at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
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Sisters with chronic kidney disease to get transplants from unlikely donors
Adelaide sisters Charlotte and Isabelle Baldock, aged 14 and 12, take more than ten medications, three times a day, to manage their condition.
health
Video appears to show child riding e-scooter on busy Adelaide road
Drivers in Adelaide were left stunned after they spotted what appeared to be a young child on an e-scooter riding through a busy intersection.
Adelaide
Youth gang task force arrests 600, seizes 42 weapons in Adelaide
The weapons included firearms, knives, machetes and swords used in violent incidents across the city.
national
Inghams workers warn of further strike action amid fears of chicken shortage
Union members have threatened to strike for another five days.
Strike
Second South Australian builder collapses in a month
Wake Concepts is the second builder to liquidate in a month in the state as the industry faces increasing supply chain issues and labour shortages.
finance
Murder charge after man stabbed to death in Adelaide's north
Jordan Torrans, 31, was allegedly stabbed by a man known to him in Salisbury Downs last night.
murder
Truck carrying wine from Barossa incinerated by highway blaze
The B-double truck caught ablaze on the Dukes Highway outside Cooke Plains on Wednesday night.
Australia
Inside South Australia's new world-class drag raceway
A new raceway set to open next month in South Australia is set to be the first venue for top level drag racing in two decades.
Adelaide
Rare all-white kangaroo rescued from mother's pouch
The albino kangaroo is thriving at a South Australian wildlife sanctuary.
Adelaide
Adelaide woman waits 10 hours for treatment in new hospital
She waited 90 minutes in a queue to be triaged, then the real waiting began. She couldn't even get a free glass of water.
health
Operation Vitreus: 990 arrests made, $475m in drugs seized during crime crackdown
Almost 1000 people have been arrested and drugs worth an estimated $475 million have been seized as a part of an nationwide crackdown on organised crime and illicit drugs.
crime
Ambulances ramping due to increased demand
Ambulances are ramping and the whole network is being impacted by 40 per cent more triple-0 calls than usual.
South Australia
Man fighting for life after being stabbed in the chest at Adelaide home
9News has been told he was an innocent victim and the intended target was caught up in a love triangle.
Adelaide
Alleged drunk L-plater crashes through garden fence
The 19-year-old driver allegedly drove a Holden Commodore through a fence and front yard on Boyle Street in Prospect.
Adelaide
'An evil look': Argument 'set off' dog attack
The owner's sister had to boil a kettle and pour hot water on the animal to stop it, with doctors fearing she would need to have her arm amputated.
Brisbane
Dog mauls man and woman while child hides in bathroom
Two people are in hospital after they were mauled so badly in a dog attack they needed surgery.
Adelaide
Workers tied up during robbery at South Australia service station
"The staff members were restrained with cable ties whilst the men attempted to break into the safe using a concrete cutter," police said.
crime
Home builder collapses owing millions
More than 200 projects are left incomplete or haven't been started amounting to more than $110 million.
finance
South Australia's top cop handed six-figure pay rise
Police Commissioner Grant Stevens recently landed a five-year job extension, which came with a large increase to his salary.
police
$100,000 in illegal vapes seized in South Australian crackdown
A South Australia-wide illegal vape blitz has uncovered the shocking lengths sellers are going to sell the highly addictive products to children.
Adelaide
Millions to bask in warmest weather since April
Some parts will be basking in temperatures of more than 30 degrees as a band of warm weather sweeps in.
Weather News
Two allegedly stabbed in online vape sale gone wrong
A 22-year-old man is behind bars after the aftermath of an alleged stabbing was caught on CCTV.
Adelaide
Heroic firies revive lifeless dog trapped in house blaze
Lulu appeared lifeless, but then quick-thinking firefighters go to work.
rescue
Warning as fake $50 notes circulated at Royal Adelaide Show
Three counterfeit notes have been found so far.
Adelaide
Police investigate if human remains are those of SA murder victim
Robert Atkins was allegedly kidnapped by a gang of criminals and held under 'physical and coercive control' in 2020.
Adelaide
Friend devastated as man in coma after stabbing
Josh Lawson, 20, is in an induced coma in hospital after he was allegedly ambushed then stabbed by Sean Michael Bush.
Adelaide
Adelaide man's close call as fire turns family home to rubble
A distraught Adelaide family has been working to determine if anything they own can be salvaged from a fire which ripped through their home on the weekend.
Adelaide
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Technology easing ex-footballer's Parkinson's symptoms from 700km away
Former Crows footballer Mark Mickan has revealed how life-changing technology is allowing a doctor to treat his Parkinson's Disease from 700 kilometres away.
Adelaide
Cattle cause chaos in South Australian town after truck overturns
The bulls were found roaming the town's streets and in backyards.
Truck
Woman winched to safety after being bitten by snake in remote SA location
A special operations team needed to help rescue the woman, who was winched out by a helicopter.
Australia
Family left shaken after shed erupted into a fireball
Eight people were in harm's way with neighbours raising the alarm and frantically yelling for those inside to get out.
Adelaide
More than 160 schools closed in South Australia during teacher strike
Thousands of teachers descended on state parliament demanding better pay and conditions.
Strike
Man charged with attempted murder after SA police officer stabbed during arrest
Police were called to Ceduna after reports of a domestic violence assault at a home on Thursday night.
crime
Australia at risk of major blackouts without 'urgent' investment, regulator warns
Australia's biggest cities are at risk of rolling blackouts in the coming summers as temperatures rise and coal power plants shut down.
energy
CCTV shows Adelaide woman in alleged frenzied stealing rampage
CCTV exclusively obtained by 9News shows a woman taking items at an IGA on Flaxmill Road in Christie Downs while dancing in the aisles on Thursday.
Adelaide
Man arrested after allegedly fleeing barracks in stolen car
A security guard responding to an alarm found a man armed with a knife, police say.
crime
Victim speaks out after violent road rage incident
A victim of a violent road rage incident has spoken out about the peak hour attack, which left her with cuts and bruises to her face and hands
Road rage
Tributes to beloved brother killed in alleged hit and run
A family is mourning the loss of a young father who died after an alleged hit and run in Adelaide.
Adelaide
Minister defends allowing terminally ill paedophile to end his life
South Australia's health minister has defended allowing terminally ill paedophile Malcolm Day to end his life with 17 years still left to serve on his jail sentence.
national
Ford recalls more than 4800 cars over safety issue
The defect has the potential to cause rear-end car accidents.
national
The weather map South Australia hasn't seen in 14 years
Adelaide simmered in summer-esque heat this week.
Weather News
Jailed paedophile teacher allowed to end life through assisted dying
Malcolm Day, 81, is the first prisoner in the nation to be granted a voluntary assisted dying permit.
Adelaide
Beach glows as bioluminescent algae show up in South Australia
Bioluminescent algae have lit up a beach in South Australia.
Adelaide
'It's really dangerous': Popular snacks pose choking hazard for young children
Two popular treats are quickly becoming a major choking hazard for kids under four
national
Police investigate severed horse head left on doorstep
Amy Louise was home with her partner in Murray Bridge on Sunday night when the dog started growling at the door.
Adelaide
Fishermen reel in massive 133kg bluefin tuna off SA coast
A pair of fishermen brought in this monster catch, and they say they'll be eating Tuna until Christmas.
national
Vigil held for Adelaide Oval abduction victims on 50th anniversary
The case remains unsolved to this day.
national
