Night of Knights: Newcastle dominates at the Dally M's

Plus: Police swoop on multiple Hunter properties in firearm operation

Elderly man robbed at knife point after stopping to help teens in Hunter

The group were involved in a high speed chase from Singleton to Newcastle. 

Is it time to clamp down on short-term rentals in the Hunter?

A cap has now been introduced in Byron Bay, and there are calls for that to happen here

Wallsend man set to front court over double shooting at Gateshead

Plus: Could the one-season Newcastle Supercars event be given the flick?

Bring it on! The Knights gear up for their second-straight NRLW Grand Final

Plus: A mammoth fund-raising run getting underway from Newcastle today 

The end of an era: Molycop to shut down steel operations at Waratah

And a P-plater's bizarre reason for going nearly 70kph over the limit

Hundreds of job losses with Molycop ceasing steel-making at Waratah

250 workers will be impacted. 

New stats show a troubling spike in crime across the Hunter

Plus: Conditions ease for fire crews with a big drop in temps

NSW government will no longer try to eradicate Varroa mite

Plus Newcastle man arrested for murder over Dubbo stabbing. 

Hunter fire crews brace for extreme conditions, and teens charged over Merewether home invasion

Also: Slim pickings for the Hunter in yesterday's budget

A plan for housing, a pay rise for teachers and toll caps: NSW Budget explained

BREAKING: Police suspend use of bean bag rounds after death of woman in Stockton

NSW Police say the bean bag round struck her heart. 

Five teens arrested and man stabbed in Merewether home invasion

He was taken to the John Hunter in a critical condition overnight. 

All eyes on key Hunter projects with the state government handing down its budget today

Plus: Supporters and opponents of the offshore wind farm to meet in Port Stephens

Relatives of Stockton taser victim speak out: "She wasn't a dangerous person"

The NSW Greens are calling for an inquiry into the police force. 

Firefighters mop up bushfire that came close to homes near Cessnock

Plus - the Hunter's road toll is on track to be worse than last year's.

BREAKING: Investigation underway into Stockton woman's death after Police operation

The woman was tasered after allegedly threatening residents with an axe

Court for a Cardiff South man, accused of murdering his fiancee 40 years ago

Plus: A quacking good rescue for one Lake Macquarie fire crew

Part of the state government's inquiry into the Greta bus tragedy to be released today

Plus: Fire smoke forces a change for the Knights NRLW clash

Search over for mystery Hunter Lotto millionaire

The lucky winner has come forward to claim their monster prize!

An expensive overtake for one Motorcyclist, and Port Stephens has a new deputy mayor

Leah Anderson was unanimously elected to the role last night

A public memorial service to be held for the Greta bus crash tragedy

While the Rotary fund has now closed, raising an extraordinary 1.5 Million dollars

Check your ticket! Search continues for mystery Hunter lotto winner

They're a Million dollars richer and don't realise it yet..

The Knights charge into semi finals after 'Instant classic' final win over the Raiders

Plus: Investigations into a massive brawl at a Hunter Rugby league grand final

Batten down the hatches: Parts of the Hunter to be lashed with powerful winds today

It comes after some pretty wild weather across other parts of the state.

The ICAC begins an investigation into Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp

Plus: A Cardiff South man charged over Melbourne cold case murder

Police concentrate search for elderly man now missing for nearly 3 days

It follows a potential sighting of Raymond Peterson (pictured) at Raymond Terrace 

New figures show Surgeries and Emergency departments across the Hunter under strain

Plus: Kalyn Ponga honoured in the Knight's night of nights!

Hunter Police launch urgent appeal to find missing elderly man

Plus: The government to reveal its plans for Eraring as early as today

Environmental group blasted over planned blockade of Newcastle port

Plus: The Knights shooting for a club record 10th straight win as they blast their way into the finals

Police investigate alleged act of animal cruelty at Wallsend

Witnesses say the man dragged a dog into a ute before assaulting it

The number of bulk-billing GP's in the Hunter hits a record low

Plus: Hunter House prices record a drop 

Young Hunter volunteer firefighter charged with lighting multiple grassfires

Plus: A new case to keep the Eraring power station running beyond 2025

Weston Aluminium slapped with big fine over 2021 fire

Plus: Adam O'Brien to rest key players ahead of last game of the season

"Would you like a letter from the King with that?" Hunter Centenarian celebrates milestone at Maccas

Plus: Will the Knights rest key players ahead of the finals?

The fate of the Eraring power station remains in the air with a key report delayed

And at long last -- a new fire station for Cessnock

Big delays at Newcastle airport due to dense Melbourne fog

Plus: Official fire threat season to start in the Upper Hunter this week 

Police investigate terrifying car-jacking attempt at New Lambton traffic lights

Plus: Debate ramps up again over the future of the Myuna Bay sport and Rec centre

Port Stephens police catch up with crim mistakenly given early release from custody

Plus: 100 grand fine for contractor who dumped asbestos in bushland

Woolworths CEO grilled over Jesmond worker's death last year

Plus: Ambo's pushing for First Aid to be mandatory part of learner driver training

Hunter's bushfire outlook for spring revealed; Boy missing from Newcastle

Plus fresh concerns about the Hunter's Renewable Energy Zone. 

Have you seen Amelia? Sydney teen missing for a week could be in the Hunter

Plus: Singleton man charged over importation of drug-making chemicals

BREAKING: Teens arrested after destructive joyride through Wallsend

Two police cars were damaged and a member of the public also injured in the pursuit

All-clear for Broadmeadow development after Crakanthorp investigation

Plus: 6 years late and hundreds of millions over budget, the Government green lights the new fleet of trains

Survey says 'no' to Newcastle Supercars return

Plus: The Knights daring to dream after their seventh win on the trot

Hunter Valley man charged with domestic violence after terrifying firearm incident

The 59 year old arrested by heavily armed Police

Investigations underway into alleged historical abuse at a former Broadmeadow detention facility

Slater and Gordon are after witnesses to the alleged abuses between 1995 and 2002 at the Worimi shelter (pictured)

Hunter Valley man to front Cessnock court over multiple child abuse charges

Plus: How the Matildas have inspired a generation of future World Cup winners

BREAKING: Traffic at a standstill in Mayfield after a motorcycle crash

The incident occurred at the corner of Maud and Basil Street. 

BREAKING: Singleton grandmother dies months after fall at Thailand resort

Kylee Enwright sadly passed away in hospital on Tuesday surrounded by loved ones

Two men to front court after drug sting nets over 1 million dollars worth of Meth

Plus: Hunter live sites and pubs preparing for tonight's massive World Cup match

Missing surfers found alive; Safety upgrades needed for Hunter's oldest dam

Plus - more legal headaches for Donald Trump

A major (and top secret) new maintenance base for Williamtown

And another reality check over that proposed World Cup public holiday

Police arrest Singleton man over two deliberately lit fires

Plus: A specialist brought in to investigate fatal Gyrocopter crash 

A dubious honour for Newcastle in the latest Crime Stats

Plus: Newcastle Uni to fast-track teachers into the classroom

Two former hospitals and Port Stephens military camp shortlisted for major housing developments

Also: Developers confident the Dairy Farmers towers won't affect any Light rail extension..

Police release footage of terrifying Weston pub hold up

Plus: Police appeal for help to find a girl who has gone missing from Wallsend

"One near miss a week" Newcastle light rail operators plead for more care around the tracks

Plus: A Hunter Homelessness network prepares for a record breaking support day 

Newcastle football club targeted by thieves

Plus: New data shows a concerning rise in homelessness across the Hunter

Questions over major Newcastle developments in wake of Tim Crakanthorp investigation

Among them, the multi-billion dollar Hunter park at Broadmeadow

Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp facing possible expulsion from the Labor party over ICAC probe

Plus: Three people forced to flee early morning Cessnock house fire

BREAKING: Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp sacked from cabinet over alleged 'serious breach'

It comes after the now former Minister for Skills - TAFE and Tertiary Education allegedly failed to disclose “substantial private family holdings in the Hunter region”.

Port Stephens Police arrest man with drugs, cash at Swan Bay drug rehab centre

Police and Raptor Squad detectives were conducting a firearms check at the facility

HELTER SKELTER: Iconic rocker Paul McCartney locks in Newcastle concert

The former Beatle to pack out McDonald Jones stadium for his Got Back tour

Extra support for Warners Bay high classmates of student killed in hit and run

While a 21 year old man will front court later in the year

Muswellbrook police arrest 16 year old girl over a Sydney murder

And a successful Newcastle teaching support program goes national 

Four injured in serious crash on the Newcastle Link road

It's closed eastbound lanes, diversions currently in place

BREAKING: Driver killed in Hunter Valley crash

One person has died after a truck and two other vehicles collided on the Golden Highway at Mount Thorley this morning.

Work starts on fixing notorious Hunter traffic bottleneck

The Hexham Straight is being widened to three lanes in each direction. The federal government has also provided an update on the M1 extension to Raymond Terrace

Overcharged e-scooter blamed for overnight Merewether fire

Plus: Local warehouse left counting the cost from the collapsed RedCycle program

Calls growing for urgent bus safety overhaul in the wake of the Greta tragedy

Plus: A stoush between the Newcastle council CEO and the Herald reaches the state government

Newcastle Disability care providers come under Safe Work investigation

And a new push to give the Newcastle Ocean baths heritage listing..

Hunter fire fighters honoured for Black Summer fires

And "It's a matter of time before someone is killed"; Calls grow for a new bridge at Clarence Town

Police extradite man over Hunter Valley murder

The 34 year old Victorian man was arrested after the body of John Simpson was found south of Cessnock in April

Police search for missing Port Stephens beach walker

Plus: It turns out the closure of Liddell Power station did impact energy prices after all 

Embattled Watt street wedding venue goes up for sale

Plus: A man's licence suspended after a dramatic M1 road rage incident

Devastated couples left out of pocket after popular Newcastle venue goes into liquidation

Plus: a messy, drawn out pay dispute at the Uni finally comes to an end..

Watt's happened? Fears a popular Newcastle function and wedding venue may have closed

The owners of 48 Watt St and the Well Bar can't be contacted

Hunter's biggest internet data users revealed

The Hunter is chewing up heaps of online data at the moment. In fact, latest NBN figures show we use more data than any other region in NSW. Data use has more than tripled in the past six years. A typical household now has about 21 connected devices.

An inquest into the disappearance of Zac Barnes to get underway today

The young Metford man vanished in 2016

Broadmeadow train workers go on strike over pay dispute

And a special milestone tonight for Kalyn Ponga

Lake Mac police investigate overnight gun shot wounding

The man in his 20's presented himself to hospital

Simply the Best: an Origin debut to remember for the Newcastle bolter

Bradman scoring two tries on Origin debut (Image: Fox Sports)

Back to the drawing board: The government scales back Hunter wind farm proposal

It'll now be a lot smaller and further offshore than the original plan (Pictured)

"Shocking" and "Third World": Two Newcastle construction sites shut down

Plus: A Williamtown-based RAAF plane to be deployed to Ukraine

US and Aussie military aircraft begin live-fire exercises at Singleton

It's getting underway today and will run all week

Fire crews remain on alert after yesterday's bushfire near Heddon Greta

Plus: A critically needed DV refuge to be built at Port Stephens

BREAKING: Police charge two men over shooting and theft at Karuah

Anti-bikie strike force detectives arrested two men in Lake Macquarie yesterday

The changing face of homelessness in New South Wales

And a dusting of snow on the ski fields this weekend with temps set to drop

A sharp increase in serious 'flu cases in kids across the state prompts new warnings

Health authorities say kids should get the jab these holidays

Growing number of HSC students receiving 'extra help' in exams

Plus - a 20 year old worker has been killed at a Hunter construction site

BREAKING: 20-year-old worker dies at John Hunter Hospital construction site

Central Coast duo facing life in jail over drug bust

Plus - expect disruptions on the Central Coast-Newcastle rail line

The Health Services Union's looming fight with the Minns government

Plus: A huge milestone in donations after the Greta bus tragedy

NSW told to brace for catastrophic bushfire season

Plus - what are experts predicting the Reserve Bank will do today with interest rates?

Brad Fittler set to roll the dice on new faces for Origin 3

Plus: Lawyers for disgraced former Wagga MP Daryl Maguire respond to ICAC findings

A pay rise for 400,000 public sector workers

Premier Chris Minns confirms an end to the public sector wage cap 

Police investigating after four trucks allegedly set on fire at Branxton

Plus EPA suspends Lake Macquarie waste facility's license. 

Cost of living: Hunter Water bills set to go up from tomorrow

Plus: Local fire heroes return from battling Canada wildfires

Drugs and stolen property allegedly seized during Thornton car stop

Plus Lake Munmorah Super Battery given major financial boost.