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A $500,000 reward is being offered to anyone who can help catch the killer of a 41-year-old woman whose body was found in a remote Blue Mountains dam five years ago.

Officers found a man who had been shot in both legs.

Whether a man is found to have joined a gang rape of two teens or watched from the sidelines will depend on a judge believing one of the victims saw shadows of her attackers on the body of her naked friend.

NSW SES has warned people in the rural area that it is too late to leave.

The woman, from Newcastle, discovered she was one of five Saturday Lotto division winners who pocketed $1,012,896.39.

Hollywood star Jack Black put "all future creative plans" on hold after his bandmate's comment sparked outrage.

Another guilty verdict has been delivered against one of three men who gang-raped three women at their rented property during a buck's weekend.

Three men have been found guilty of luring three women to be gang-raped in an  apartment they were renting for a buck's party weekend.

Several men who allegedly engaged in group sex with teenage women during a bucks party weekend either knew they did not consent or were reckless to that fact, a jury has been told.

The Pacific Highway is closed southbound north of Newcastle after a semi-trailer truck crashed down a steep embankment early this morning.

The 19-year-old has been charged with doing an act in preparation for a terrorist attack.

The 19-year-old faced court today after allegedly showing up to Tim Crakanthorp's office dressed in tactical gear and armed with knives.

Former NRL player Jarryd Hayne was released from jail earlier this month when his conviction was quashed by the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal.

The fire erupted one mid-morning in March, leaving parts of the home with significant damage.

After stabbing Tattersall twice, King told his sister, "No one's going to f------ hit you again".

Origin may receive compensation from the state government if the plant makes a loss in that time.

Police were called to a property in Wallsend, Newcastle on Monday night after reports that a Hyundai Kona was allegedly stolen from the address.

The emergency services watching the landing burst into applause when it was confirmed nobody had been hurt.

The girl was treated by paramedics for multiple stab wounds but died at the scene.

The nets have caught 208 non-target species with 134 of those found dead, including endangered marine life.

At least 26 women have died from alleged gender-based violence in Australia this year.

Celly, or Dahcell Ramos, will spend the night behind bars before his court date tomorrow.

Punishment slammed as weak, because 'nothing good is happening in a pokies venue after midnight'

Two people who were killed in a house fire in Lake Macquarie last week are NSW's first known fatalities from a blaze caused by a lithium-ion battery.

A second person has been found dead after Police were able to search the wreckage of a home in Lake Macquarie

Joshua Toole, 40, was sentenced to six years' jail today, after pleading guilty to one count of supplying a large commercial quantity of the drug ice.

Almost 16 years after the shocking and frenzied killings of a NSW drug dealer and his partner, police are chasing up fresh leads linked to a bikie gang.

Parcels believed to contain cocaine have been found washed up on beaches, at ocean baths and in a barrel in the sea.

To ward off a potential attack, Craig reckoned security cameras aimed at his fence was the best way to protect several large trees on his property.

The activists, including a 97-year-old grandfather and a coal miner, called for an end to new coal projects.

Debra Campbell was just 21 years old when she disappeared from her home in Melbourne on February 25, 1984.

NSW Police were called to a fast-food restaurant on King Street when the 23-year-old suffering from serious burns on his body sought help at 3.20pm.

One of his friends has also begun fundraising for a medical evacuation helicopter from Denpasar to Australia in an effort to "save his life".

Police were called to a block of units in Stockton on Thursday, September 14 after reports Krista Kach was allegedly threatening a real estate agent with an axe after she had been served an eviction notice.

A convicted criminal who was accidentally released from prison has been arrested while drinking a cocktail near Newcastle.

During the investigation, a number of search warrants have been carried out, with items including guns seized for forensic examination.

Harry McWilliam, 20, loved theatre, football, family and friends.

Emergency services went to the work it next to the hospital on Jacaranda Drive in New Lambton Heights after reports the man was trapped.

After targeting ports in Brisbane and Melbourne yesterday, the group appears to be focused on Port of Newcastle today, the largest coal port in the world.

CCTV footage has captured the man - also armed with what appears to be a machete or butcher's cleaver - storming the Mayfield store before making demands to a female staffer.

Coordinated protests have blocked key bridges and roads across New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.

Brett Button is facing a string of 'very serious' charges after the bus he was allegedly driving crashed in the Hunter Valley, killing 10 people.

Mitchell Gaffney and Maddy Edsell chose the beautiful Wandin Estate as the venue for their wedding day.

Pictures posted online show grassed areas in Newcastle covered in snow-white hail, with some residents sharing images of golf ball-sized hailstones.

The woman Jarryd Hayne sexually assaulted says she is living a never ending nightmare almost five years later as he awaits a jail sentence.

Most people are looking forward to retirement, but not this Newcastle man.

A Lake Macquarie boy is being praised for taking a stand against racial abuse, after coming to the aid of a distraught bus driver.

Emergency services were called to the Broadmeadow train station after a 28-year-old had allegedly been stabbed in his stomach about 10.15am yesterday.

A housing crisis in the NSW Hunter Region is becoming more pronounced with tenants forced to reckon with major rent hikes.

Tributes poured in after his son, Tim Olsen, revealed he had died on Tuesday night, surrounded by loved ones and family.