Heroic teens pull men from dangerous surf
A group of heroic teens have spoken out about the frantic moment they pulled two Nepalese men from dangerous surf at a Hunter Region beach, before one tragically lost his life.
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Healthy young woman left paralysed after night out
Out for a night with friends to see a band in Newcastle, a young woman has been left paralysed from the neck down after suffering a sudden stroke. Her friends are now raising funds for her recovery.
Bush footy star to face fresh sex assault charges
A court has heard an Upper Hunter rugby league player is set to face fresh charges of sexual assault. Here’s what we know.
Jury discharged in trial against accused kidnapper
After days of deliberating in the trial of a Hunter-based Indigenous officer accused of kidnapping two underage girls on a drug-fuelled day out, the jury have been unable to reach a verdict.
‘Full of life’: Father-of-five remembered after fatal crash
Family and friends are mourning the loss of a much-loved father-of-five who tragically lost his life doing “something that he loved to do” during a motorbike ride in the NSW Hunter Region.
‘Easy target’: Volunteer church worker sentenced for rape
A volunteer church worker has been sentenced for sexually assaulting an intellectually disabled woman. Here’s what happened.
Home invader targeted alleged sex offender’s unit
A man who launched a frightening home invasion has told a court the reason he did it was because he thought the resident was a sex offender. He has now been sentenced in court.
Grandad who chucked chook to hungry gator appeals sentence
A Hunter Region grandad who narrowly avoided jail time for chucking a chook named ‘Betty White’ into an alligator enclosure at a local wildlife park has been given a more lenient sentence.
School expansion shelved over congestion woes
Concerns over traffic congestion and increased numbers at school drop-off and pick-up zones has resulted in one Hunter Valley school being forced to halt plans for a massive expansion.
Young driver dead after car found down embankment
Emergency services are working to extract the body of a man from a car after a fatal crash near Wollongong. Here’s what we know.
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