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Twitter The 20-year-old at the centre of a murder investigation in Scone will be staying behind bars until February. Jamie Cust, of Wollombi Road was charged with the murder of a 41-year-old...

Twitter Hunter Valley Local News Wednesday 19th December 2018 - The 20-year-old man at the centre of the murder of a man in Scone has appeared in Muswellbrook Local Court today - It's understood the...

Twitter An illegal dumper has been caught in the Upper Hunter.  Upper Hunter Shire Council received a complaint about some rubbish that had been dumped at Halls Creek between Scone and Merriwa...

Twitter A man has been charged with murder after a body was found in Scone yesterday.  Police say at about 6:30am a 20-year-old man attended Muswellbrook Police Station to provide information on...

Twitter The man found deceased in Scone this morning had suffered traumatic injuries before his death.  Police say at about 6:30am a 20-year-old man attended Muswellbrook Police Station to provide information on...

Twitter Hunter Valley Local News Tuesday 18th December 2018 - Police are treating the death of a man in Scone as suspicious - The Department of Defence says they understand not everyone in the community...

Twitter A man is facing court today after allegedly attacking another man with a meat cleaver.  Police say they were called to a unit on Churchill Crescent in Rutherford at around 6pm...

Twitter A man is assisting police after a man's body was found in Scone this morning.  Police say at about 6:30am a 20-year-old man attended Muswellbrook Police Station to provide information on...

Twitter Minister for Early Childhood Education Sarah Mitchell was in the Upper Hunter this week after the NSW Government announced another round of funding for preschools. In the region, 12 preschools are...

Twitter Mining company Bloomfield has escaped prosecution, but the contractor involved in a fatality at their Singleton mine now faces criminal proceedings. The Resources Regulator undertook an investigation after mine worker Stephen...