‘Should shoot you right f–king now’: Gunman jailed over death
A parolee who shot a man dead during an escalating argument in a Newcastle unit over an old debt has learnt his fate. Read what happened in court.
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Killer bus driver to face days of victim statements
A three-day sentence hearing has been set for Brett Button, the coach driver who has admitted to dangerous driving occasioning the death of 10 people in the Hunter last year.
Firearms allegedly uncovered in random vehicle stop
A Hunter Valley driver has allegedly been caught with drugs in his system but police claim a search of his vehicle also uncovered much more. Read the details.
Crucial find in hunt for missing cocaine diver-for-hire
A crucial – and rather large – piece to the mysterious puzzle of what happened to a missing Brazilian scuba diver, hired to retrieve cocaine from a ship in Newcastle, has been discovered buried on a remote property.
‘Have not seen grief like it’: The crash that changed the Hunter
Ten dead, 25 injured, hundreds of lives shattered, and a country in deep shock and mourning. The catastrophic repercussions from the Hunter bus crash continue one year on.
Teens arrested near cop shop after 23km chase
Two teens have been charged and a third dealt with under the Young Offenders Act after a police chase through multiple Newcastle suburbs and towns ended just a few hundred metres from a police station.
Three-hour manhunt leads to dramatic arrest
Police have arrested a suspect after a manhunt which was launched after reports of a terrifying road rage attack involving a motorist allegedly being threatened with an axe following a crash.
Man charged with kicking police officer after 165kmh chase
A man has faced court after allegedly leading police on a 165kmh chase through suburban parts of Port Stephens before kicking a police officer in the chest during an arrest.
Police civilian worker allegedly blows 0.151
An early morning traffic stop has seen police arrest one of the force’s civilian workers for high-range drink driving after allegedly recording a reading three times the legal limit.
‘Guilty, your honour’: Seven minutes sealed bus crash driver’s fate
Killer bus driver Brett Button sat quietly in Cessnock jail and one-by-one replied “guilty” to 19 charges relating to the horror Hunter bus crash.
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