Moment four people were rescued off flooded car’s roof
A man and three teenagers were plucked from a raging torrent after huge rainfall turned a tiny Hunter Valley creek into a potential killer.
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Jesmond stabbing manhunt intensifies
Police searching for suspect Kevin Smith believe he is being harboured by friends more than four days after an arrest warrant was issued.
Precious cave paintings chiselled out and stolen
Aboriginal rock and cave art is being cut out and stolen by thieves in a pattern that threatens the country’s cultural history.
Dead man ’feared he was in danger’
A massive manhunt continues for stabbed man‘s love rival as friends say he was fearful in recent months.
Suspect named as hunt for alleged killer continues
A major manhunt is underway after another man was stabbed to death in a Jesmond home on Thursday afternoon.
Teens charged over violent Hunter St robbery
Police allege the victim was threatened with a knife, punched to ground and had his head stomped on in the middle of Newcastle.
Mystery deepens over pub needle-stick injuries
Detectives are still searching for a motive on why six women were targeted by needle-sticks after preliminary toxicology results returned clear of illegal drugs or prescription medication.
Chemists plead for shot in the arm
Hunter pharmacists say they cannot keep up with the demand for booster shots and are asking the government for help.
Two deaths as Hunter’s active Covid case count nears 14,000
The Lake Macquarie man and woman who were double vaxxed and had underlying health issues have died from Covid while the district records 3424 fresh cases as hospitalisations continue to rise.
Man struck in head with shotgun during raid
Detectives are hunting four masked men who robbed the 56-year-old victim of cash while two young children slept in another room.
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