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Brett Button , driver of the bus which crashed causing the deaths of 10 passengers.

‘I care not for the keys to be lost’: Grieving father and husband confronts Hunter Valley bus driver

Survivors, friends and family of the 10 wedding guests killed in the “unprecedented” tragedy walked arm-in-arm into Newcastle courthouse for the sentencing of Brett Button.

  • Perry Duffin

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Kevin James Pettiford argued he was mentally impaired when he killed a homeless man in Tweed Heads.

‘Hand of Death’ killer found criminally responsible for murder and jail attack

Kevin James Pettiford unsuccessfully argued a defence of mental health impairment for killing a homeless man and the attempted murder of an inmate with razors.

  • Sarah McPhee
There are plenty of options for punters on a heavy track at Cessnock.

Race-by-race tips and preview for Cessnock on Monday

A seven-race card in the Hunter starts the working week.

  • Neil Evans
Trieste can strike third up on her home track in her first run for the Brett Cavanough yard.

Tallis looks a treat if he can pull off Perfect Style

Form will go under the spotlight when the races head to a heavy track at Monday's wet Cessnock meeting.

  • Neil Evans
There are plenty of options for punters on a heavy track at Cessnock.

Race-by-race guide and tips for Cessnock on Monday

Everything you need to know to pick a winner on a seven-race card.

  • Neil Evans
Convicted of intimidating girlfriends: Samuel Leigh Berry.

Prison guard convicted of choking, threatening ex-girlfriends

Samuel Leigh Berry threatened to slit his girlfriend's throat and choked her until she could not breathe, and threatened to break another's fingers.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
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Police station evacuated after man tries to 'hand in' grenade

Police station evacuated after man tries to 'hand in' grenade

All vehicles and pedestrians are urged to avoid the area as police wait for ADF officers to safely remove the device. 

  • Jenny Noyes
Millionaire pilot 'lost visibility' in bad weather before chopper crash

Millionaire pilot 'lost visibility' in bad weather before chopper crash

A millionaire pilot probably lost visibility in bad weather before his helicopter smashed into a mountain ridge, killing all on board, near the NSW Hunter Valley in 2015.

Man dead, two women injured after car crashes into tree near Cessnock

Man dead, two women injured after car crashes into tree near Cessnock

The two women in their 20s were taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition.

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