Hunter News

Firefighters are battling a house fire at Loxford near Kurri Kurri.

A man is due to face court accused of killing Shane Mears at Cessnock on Sunday.

It's been revealed the man at the centre of a siege at Maryland tried to live stream the incident on Facebook.

The Rail, Tram and Bus Union is slamming the City of Newcastle's Driverless Shuttle Bus Project, with the bus welcoming aboard passengers for the first time as part of a three month trial on Monday.

Wallsend MP, Sonia Hornery is calling on the Education Minister, Sarah Mitchell, to step in and further the consultation with parents on proposed boundary changes to the intake for New Lambton Public School.

Two people have been transported to hospital following a two-car crash in Lake Macquarie.

A man in Newcastle has tested positive to Covid-19, one of 7 new cases diagnosed in NSW between 8pm on 5 July and 8pm on 6 July.

The state's peak motorcycle group is welcoming federal funding to improve safety on a popular, but sometimes deadly Cessnock road.

Researchers at the University of Newcastle have been awarded $1.3 million in funding by the National Health and Medical Research Council to examine the capacity of community health services and preventative care for people with a mental health condition.

Novocastrians can now catch a ride along Wharf Road on the City's new driverless shuttle as it starts a trial in live traffic conditions over the next three months.