Northern NSW resident Cherry Watts was washing her newborn sister's nappies when her city was destroyed by an atomic bomb at the end of World War II.

A sporting club that used to be responsible for flood rescues in Lismore is now in need of rescuing itself.

The trial will take cells from the noses of paralysed patients and transplant them to regenerate and grow over spinal cord injuries.

A rehabilitation centre in northern NSW says it is leaving beds empty despite lengthy waiting lists as it does not always have enough staff to operate at capacity.

A sudden spike in fatalities has pushed the state's road toll tragically higher as police urge drivers to take care.

Birdwatchers spot two critically endangered regent honeyeaters on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, giving conservationists hope the species' numbers are higher than thought.

A father and son were accused of preying on victims at a Catholic boarding school but only one was charged. Now they are both behind bars.