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THREE CHARGED OVER FIREARM AND DRUG SUPPLY
Three men are due to face court today, charged with supplying drugs and firearms in Newcastle. In May, detectives established Strike Force Bassy to investigate the supply of methamphetamine and firearms in the region. Just after 8.30 yesterday morning, with the help of state crime command, police searched five properties at New Lambton, Mayfield, Hamilton…
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CALLS FOR M1 EXTENSION TO RAYMOND TERRACE TO BE FAST-TRACKED
Lengthy delays around Hexham on the long weekend frustrated motorists – and the Hunter Business Chamber. CEO Bob Hawes has called for the long-awaited M1 extension to be fast-tracked… saying the region is suffering without it.
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JUNIOR BASKETBALLERS RETURN TO THE COURT
Young basketballers are back in training in Maitland, taking to outside courts to reconnect with team mates. As the sport waits for more direction from the state government, the signs are positive.
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MAN CHARGED IN 16-YEAR-OLD BREAK AND ENTER CASE
Police have charged a man over a break and enter at the Gunnedah shopping centre which occurred 16 years ago. The 47-year-old allegedly broke into several businesses on Little Conadilly Street between 6.30pm and 8.30am on January 21, 2004. He’s accused of stealing cash, vouchers and camera equipment. He was arrested at his home on…
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NO COMMUNITY-TRANSMITTED CORONAVIRUS CASES IN NSW FOR TWO WEEKS
An incredible achievement in New South Wales: not a single case of coronavirus has been transmitted within the community for two weeks, the incubation period of the virus. The state recorded three new cases in the past 24 hours, but all were returned travellers in hotel quarantine. There are no COVID-19 patients receiving treatment in…
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14-YEAR-OLD WILL CALLAGHAN FOUND SAFE
Victorian teenager William Callaghan, who went missing at Mount Disappointment, has been found conscious and breathing. The 14-year-old, who has autism and is non-verbal, went missing at around 2.20pm on Monday. He spent two freezing nights in dense bushland. Victoria Police says he was found by a volunteer and will be reunited with family shortly.…
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POLICE INVESTIGATE AN ALLEGED ROAD RAGE RELATED SHOOTING IN STOCKTON
Police are investigating a shooting in Stockton overnight. Just after 7pm, officers responded to reports of a road rage incident on Fullerton Street. They were told the driver of a blue Mitsubishi ASX discharged a firearm during an altercation with the driver of a Toyota Hilux. The Mitsubishi driver was last seen turning onto King…
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MAN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO SMUGGLE DRUGS INTO JAIL INSIDE A TENNIS BALL
A man will face court after allegedly trying to throw a tennis ball containing drugs over the fence of Cessnock jail. Police say the 31-year-old and another man rode an unregistered Yamaha motorbike, believed to have been stolen from a Dora Creek home in May, up to the outer wall of the jail at around…
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BELOVED RESCUE DOLPHIN PASSES AWAY
Sad news out of Coffs Harbour’s Dolphin Marine Conservation Park: beloved rescue dolphin, Calamity, has passed away. She died during a procedure to treat a suspected cancerous carcinoma in her mouth, with a necropsy revealing the growths had spread to her lungs and lymph nodes. At around 40 years old, Calamity was the marine sanctuary’s…
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MISSING BOY FOUND SAFE AND WELL
A teenage boy with autism who went missing in the Port Stephens area has been found safe and well in the Blue Mountains. 13-year-old Darshan Siegel was last seen on the Pacific Highway at Heatherbrae around 9.15pm yesterday. He was reported missing when he walked away from his mother and failed to return. Officers from…