Scorching temperatures lingered late into Saturday across NSW with the hottest place in the state's far west recording 44.6 degrees Celsius.

A NSW Rural Fire Service spokeswoman said six crews were also fighting the grass fire on ground, which had burned through about 16 hectares in the vicinity of Leppington Public School on Rickard Rd.

An emergency warning is in place for the **Honour Avenue, Steel Street, John Street and Walker Street** area due to a grass fire. If you are in the area of **Honour Ave, Steel St, John St and Walker ...

Four homes have been lost in a fire that is burning through thick bush on the NSW Mid Coast. A NSW Rural Fire Service spokesman said they had received reports homes had been destroyed in the fire, but ...

Just before 3am on Tuesday, crews from the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai District were alerted to a truck fire in the M1 northbound rest area at Mooney Mooney. In a statement, the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai District ...