Hunter News

Raptor Squad police have charged a man with a dozen firearm and drug offences following a raid on a Rutherford home.

A motorcyclist has died in hospital following a crash near Maitland.

Homicide detectives have released CCTV footage as they continue their investigation into the murder of a man at Argenton.

A Mayfield man is due to front court next month charged with allegedly posting a video threatening a Federal parliamentarian.

The Australian Council of Trade Unions are increasing the pressure on Peabody Energy to end its lockout on workers at the United Wambo Washery in the Hunter Valley.

AGL is continuing to refuse pushes to reopen Lake Liddell, with deadly brain-eating amoebas still believed to be inhabiting the waterway.

Police are appealing for information to locate two young adults missing from the Hunter. 

The much-awaited Newcastle Inner City bypass is a step closer with the completion of the section between Rankin Park and Jesmond, ahead of the project's planned opening later this year.

Police are ramping up investigations into a rowdy mass gathering at Mayfield Skate Park on Sunday. 

Police say a missing man's life is at risk unless he receives urgent medical treatment after going missing from the John Hunter Hospital.