#BREAKING: Facebook set to end ban on Australian news. #9News 9news.com.au/national/faceb…

Claims of historical sexual assault at a Bathurst school are deepening - two arrests less than a week apart - and tonight a second man will remain behind bars. The court denied bail to an alleged pedophile - ruling him "an ongoing risk to children." Claudia Vrdoljak #9News

An Orange mum is grieving the loss of her son after he lost his battle with the black dog. Tracey Pollack says 18-year-old Mason may still be here if he wasn't turned away at the ED, claiming the public health system is failing young people in regional NSW. Naomi Avery #9News

It's been a vital lifeline for people from the bush and today the Royal Flying Doctor Service celebrated two decades at its Dubbo base. Claudia Vrdoljak #9News

Locations which may be affected by damaging winds, large hailstones, and heavy rainfall include Tamworth, Inverell, Gunnedah, Moree, Narrabri and Coonabarabran. #9News 9news.com.au/national/nsw-w…

The community of Grenfell is tonight in mourning... after two men were killed when the truck they were driving was struck by a freight train on a remote property. The impact of the collision was so severe it caused the b-double to burst into flames. 9News Riverina #9News

A rural medical school and the return of on-campus living - students today ushering in a new and more normal year at CSU. But management is yet to answer questions about the institutions financial status after admitting it was millions of dollars in debt. @BillOrmonde_9 #9News

Investigations are underway into alleged animal cruelty at a Central West puppy farm, after RSPCA NSW seized 79 dogs from the property. Full story #9NewsLocal | 5.30pm

Severe thunderstorm issued for central western areas for heavy rainfall. Multiple storms are affecting the same locations and rain is likely to build up over the next few hours.

Top drops from the Orange region are in hot demand, with many winemakers close to - if not already, sold out. A strong domestic market, taking pressure off local vignerons - amid ongoing tensions with China over new tariffs on Aussie wine. Naomi Avery Orange360 #9News

Embedded into the sport of greyhound racing in NSW is its dark history of alleged systemic animal cruelty... leading to its ban four years ago. A boycott that was shortly backflipped upon and tonight the state government is continuing welfare reform. Claudia Vrdoljak #9News

Police ramp up their presence as thousands flock to the #CentralWest from across the country, for the #Bathurst500 kicking off today. The full deets on #9NewsLocal at 5:30PM 9News Central West

#LIVE: Attorney-General Christian Porter is addressing the media. #AusPol #9News x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

WORST NIGHTMARE: An #Orange mother has recounted the moment an out of control trail bike tore towards a group of children playing on her driveway, leaving a 6 year old girl in hospital. Hear her harrowing story tonight #9NewsLocal 5.30pm

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⚡Severe Thunderstorm Warning UPDATE⚡ for HEAVY RAINFALL, DAMAGING WINDS and LARGE HAILSTONES For Central West Slopes and Plains and parts of North West Slopes and Plains and Upper Western Forecast Districts. 📡 Radar: ow.ly/zsSw50DVPI1 ⚠️Warnings: ow.ly/3WGx50DVPI8

#LIVE: NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro and Treasurer Dominic Perrottet are marking the further easing of #COVID19 restrictions for indoor venues, pubs and clubs - just in time for #StPatricksDay. #nswpol #9News x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Bathurst and Oberon on flood alert, as the Macquarie River rises. The SES is urging inland communities to be prepared, with more rain on the way. We'll have all the latest information tonight #9NewsLocal 5.30pm.

The wheels are turning on a new road safety plan in NSW workplaces, with the State Government introducing an educational 'toolkit' for drivers commuting on our roads. Pat Fordham #9News