Category: Headlines
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HUNTER SPORTS HIGH FIRE DESTROYS BUILDING
Fire has ripped through a high school building in Lake Macquarie overnight. Around 50 firefighters rushed to Hunter Sports High in Gateshead just before 11pm following reports a derelict two storey building was alight. The school is currently undergoing a major upgrade, the building was under demolition before it went up in flames.
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MAN CHARGED OVER MARYLAND FATAL STABBING
A 21 year old man will front court this afternoon charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in Newcastle overnight. Police were called to a Maryland property around 9pm where they found a 52 year old man with multiple stab wounds to his chest and stomach. He was treated by paramedics but died at the…
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POLICE RAIDS TARGET DRUGS ACROSS HUNTER VALLEY
10 people have been charged with drug offences following police raids across the Hunter Valley. Search warrants were carried out at eight properties in Cessnock, and three in Newcastle. It follows an 11-month investigation by specialist officers. Police claim the arrests will have a significant impact on the region’s drug trade.
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FORMER NEWCASTLE ANGLICAN DEAN GRAEME LAWRENCE CHARGED
He was one of the highest ranking members of the Anglican Church in Newcastle… but former Dean, Graeme Lawrence, is now facing child sex charges. The 75-year-old has been charged with five counts of assault – allegedly committed against a teenage boy 26-years ago.
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GUILTY PLEA IN ELIZABETH “BETTY” DIXON MURDER MYSTERY
It’s a murder case that’s gone unsolved for more than 30 years – but tonight, we finally know what happened to Hunter woman, Elizabeth “Betty” Dixon. A man today pleaded guilty to being involved in her death – the court, accepting his version of events that another man committed the crime… all because Ms Dixon…
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HEARTBREAKING SEARCH FOR ZAC BARNES WRAPS UP
More than 150 volunteers from across the state have wrapped up a weekend-long search in bushland for Hunter Valley teenager, Zac Barnes, almost a year on from his disappearance. An item of interest was discovered by the searchers, who included Zac’s mother, Karen Gudelj.
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POLICE OFFICER TO FACE COURT OVER ALLEGED ASSAULT
A police officer will face court next month over an alleged domestic assault at Lake Macquarie. The senior constable – attached to a specialist command – is accused of becoming involved in a physical altercation with a 36-year-old woman at Bonnells Bay in September. The 39-year-old has been issued with a Court Attendance Notice, for…
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RFS VOLUNTEER’S “FIXATION” LED TO 48 HOAX TRIPLE-ZERO CALLS
A suspended Rural Fire Service volunteer will be sentenced in December, having earlier pleaded guilty to making almost 50 hoax triple-zero calls. Bradley Gallant remains on bail – and there were heated scenes today as he left Raymond Terrace Local Court.
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CYCLIST HIT WITH RUBBISH AT HEXHAM
A cyclist’s own helmet-mounted camera has captured the moment he came under attack in Newcastle. The rider was struck with an ice-filled drink, thrown from a passing car. The incident happened at around four o’clock yesterday afternoon on the New England Highway, near Hexham. Thankfully, the cyclist wasn’t injured. A complaint is expected to be…