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 Vision from Media Response Newcastle newy.com.au - A 47-year-old man is expected to face court today, accused of setting a destructive fire that tore through a Warners Bay home and destroyed two vehicles overnight, as firefighters battled challenging conditions to bring the blaze under control. Emergency services were called to Margaret Street, near King Street, just after 11pm on Monday, 9 June, following reports of a house fire. When […]

A woman is in a critical condition after a car ploughed into a bus shelter in Glendale on Friday afternoon. Emergency services were called to Main Road about 4pm on 16 May, following reports a Holden Commodore sedan had struck a bus shelter where the woman had been waiting. NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the 28-year-old woman at the scene before transporting her to John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition. […]

UPDATE: Charges have been laid, details at end of this article. newy.com.au – A man and a woman have been taken into custody after a disturbing video surfaced on social media showing a firearm being discharged from a moving vehicle in Lake Macquarie. The footage, believed to have been filmed on the main street of Toronto, depicts a man driving while firing a gun out of the driver’s side window […]

Hunter drivers are being urged to take extra care this Easter long weekend, with double demerits now in force and police launching a high-visibility road safety campaign from Warners Bay. The statewide crackdown comes as road deaths continue to rise across New South Wales, including a spike in the Hunter region. A press conference held at Warners Bay on Wednesday saw Police Minister Yasmin Catley and senior police call on […]

newy.com.au - A 31-year-old man has been charged in connection with an alleged armed robbery that occurred at a licensed venue in Jewells, Lake Macquarie, late last month. Around 3pm on Tuesday, 25 March 2025, police responded to reports of an armed hold-up at a premises on Ntaba Road. According to officers from the Lake Macquarie Police District, a man allegedly entered the venue brandishing a broken glass bottle, threatened […]

An investigation is underway after an armed man stormed a licensed venue in Jewells, north of New South Wales, on Friday, 28 March 2025. Authorities say the incident occurred around 3pm, when a man reportedly forced his way into the premises on Ntaba Road wielding a broken glass bottle. He allegedly demanded and made off with a sum of cash before fleeing the scene. Fortunately, no one was injured during […]

newy.com.au - A 40-year-old man has been arrested in Cardiff and charged with a range of alleged domestic violence offences, following a police investigation into incidents across the Lake Macquarie and Newcastle areas. Officers from the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District launched inquiries on Wednesday, 2 April 2025, after receiving reports that a 26-year-old woman had been subjected to repeated physical and verbal abuse by someone known to her. The alleged […]

newy.com.au - Authorities are intensifying efforts to locate 35-year-old Andrew Dumbrell, who has been missing from the Lake Macquarie area since 14 January 2025. Andrew was last seen around 9:00am near the intersection of Lorna and Edith Streets in Waratah on this day. Concerns for his well-being are heightened due to his medical conditions, which necessitate regular medication.​ Andrew is described as being of Caucasian descent, standing between 165cm and […]