Local News

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A family home in Quirindi has been completely gutted by fire. NSW Fire and Rescue crews were called to South Street just before 4 o’clock on Sunday morning responding to reports...

Hunter Valley Local News Friday 14th December 2018 - Merriwa has copped a drenching fall of rain this morning with 40 mm falling in town in just 40 minutes - Fire crews were called...

Fire has caused damage to the Royal Hotel in Scone overnight.  Fire and Rescue NSW crews from Aberdeen, Scone and Kingdon Ponds were called to the Kelly Street business at about...