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UPDATE 9:45AM A woman will face court today charged with murder following a fatal domestic-related stabbing in the Hunter region overnight. Emergency services were called to a home on Ronald Street, in...

It's been a tragic weekend for locals after a teenager died while in a public pool in the Hunter region.  At about 3.30pm on Friday emergency services were called to an...

The future of the prehistoric Wollemi Pine is now even stronger. The NSW Government has announced the Wollemi Pines, in the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, will be the first site...

Minor changes to the design of the Warbird Visitor Attraction and Scone Regional Airport Terminal have been approved by an independent DA assessor and a meeting of Upper Hunter Shire...

  The Hunter Valley Police District (HVPD) has seized a number of Gel Blaster type guns over the last 12 months.  In NSW, a gel blaster is classified as a prohibited firearm...

  The Hunter New England Health (HNEH) District has been doing the right thing and coming forward to get tested for COVID-19.  Looking at the Upper Hunter in the last month at...

Energy giant AGL's battery project is another step closer.  AGL today announced that energy storage technology companies, Wärtsilä and Fluence have been secured under non-exclusive framework agreements to supply up to 1000MW...

 The Australian Border Force has uncovered an illicit tobacco crop at Singleton.  An investigation over many months resulted in a multi agency operation with the assistance of the Hunter Valley Police...