Aiden Jones, 28, was convicted by a jury at Cardiff Crown Court of strangling and controlling his former partner. He will be sentenced on April 17.
Craig Lloyd, 38, of Maesgeirchen, has been sentenced to seven years and one month after officers discovered more than £250,000 worth of cocaine following his arrest on an illegal electric motorcycle.
Visitors staying overnight in Cardiff will be charged from April 2027 after councillors approved a new levy. Most guests will pay £1.30 per person per night.
Darren Williams, 54, from Uplands, was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison after being caught on camera smashing into a vehicle on a lane off Walter Road and returning an hour later to try again.
The Welsh Government's Access Broadband Cymru scheme has now helped 1,000 homes and businesses get fast, reliable internet, with grants of up to £800 available per property.
The Welsh Government has announced £12.6 million in new funding for regeneration projects spanning Swansea, Newport, Merthyr Tydfil, Pontypridd, Cardiff, Caerphilly and Maesteg under its Transforming Towns programme.
A 24-year-old man has been remanded in custody after a property on Brighton Road was found to have been converted for cannabis cultivation, following tip-offs from local residents.
The Polar Express Train Ride will launch at Brecon Mountain Railway's Pant Station in Merthyr Tydfil this winter, with services running from November 13 to December 23.
Jordanna Wheeler, 28, of Swansea, has been jailed after repeatedly breaching the suspended sentence she was given for beating her Mastiff to death with a saucepan.
Shanice Roderick, 21, of Ely, was sentenced to 14 months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting burglary, shoplifting and fraud offences committed to fund her drug addiction.
Jack Gornall, 18, was sent to a Young Offender Institution after admitting arson reckless as to whether life was endangered at a Carmarthen property. He also pleaded guilty to knife, assault, and communications offences.
Kyle Holt, 26, of Wrexham, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison at Mold Crown Court after leading police on a dangerous 14-minute pursuit. A judge said it was "miraculous" nobody was hurt or killed.
