Hunter News 24 June 2020
Newcastle City Council is hoping to capitalise on the city's newfound love of cycling since the COVID-19 restrictions began in March by fast tracking work on a new cycleway.
A 24-year-old man is due to face court on Monday, after allegedly breaking into the soft-top convertible of an elderly woman, and damaging the interior at Marketown Shopping Centre on Sunday.
Investigations are continuing into a stabbing at Waratah on Sunday afternoon.
A 20-year-old accused of murdering his 18-year-old girlfriend at Metford will under a mental health assessment.
A fire which damaged a house at Muswellbrook overnight is being treated as suspicious.
Three police officers have been assaulted, one seriously after a vehicle stop at Telarah overnight.
Firefighters are battling a large shed fire at Branxton.
Hunter News 19 June 2020
The search continues for a passenger after the car they were in crashed into a house at Telarah on Thursday afternoon.
The City of Newcastle's record $116 million capital works program is set to create 700 new local jobs and boost economic output by $275 million in an attempt to revitalize the local economy as it moves on from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hunter News 18 June 2020
A man has been transported to John Hunter Hospital, suffering multiple traumatic injuries during a serious two car crash at Awaba on Thursday.