The Latest Breaking News from Maitland

An elderly woman suffered the effects of smoke inhalation near Maitland on Thursday afternoon when a fire broke out in her home.

Farmers have been warned to move livestock to higher ground and monitor pumps in low lying areas across the Hunter as river levels rise.

Jordan Miller, the young man who brutally murdered his teenage girlfriend while he was in a drug-induced psychosis near Maitland, has been sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in jail.

Linking Sydney, Newcastle and Maitland with high speed rail would be the ideal starting point for an east coast network, Lyne MP David Gillespie believes.

AS a showcase for Newcastle's diverse range of live original acts, Sunday's West Best Bloc Fest will provide an embarrassment of riches. One wristband will get you the ultimate musical pub crawl, with bands and soloists filling The Family Hotel, The Happy Wombat, Jams Karaoke, Rogue Scholar, The Star Hotel…

A Wickham ferry stop, light rail extension, train service to Cessnock and hydrogen-powered train trial are all "key initiatives" in a new government report.

One of two men accused of stealing an Aboriginal flag from a memorial to a well-respected Chief Inspector Tony Townsend, who passed away in August, has denied the charge against him in court.

Home owners in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie face a 3.7 per cent jump in council rates next year, but the hike could be much higher in Maitland and Port Stephens.

Maitland tax agent Michael Unicomb has had his registration canned for a "brazen" and "premeditated" fraud scheme that saw him found guilty of submitting false information about an elderly client to secure a $1.16 million loan to funnel money to himself and an associate.