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Mark McGowan’s child hospitalised with COVID-19 in serious condition
One of Premier Mark McGowan’s children has been hospitalised in a ‘serious condition’ due to COVID-19. → Read More
Multiple shark sightings close Whitfords Beach and Pinnaroo Point
Northern beaches have been closed after multiple shark sightings were reported in the area. → Read More
Beeliar: Woman rushed to hospital after suspected stabbing in Paw Lane
A woman has been taken to hospital with suspected stab wounds after an incident in Perth’s southern suburbs this morning. → Read More
WA drivers warned to remove radar detectors from cars or face $1200 fine from October 12
WA drivers caught with a radar detector fitted to their car will face tough new penalties under a crackdown set to begin in a fortnight. → Read More
Claremont killings: Jane Rimmer’s family releases statement after Bradley Robert Edwards convicted of murder
The family of Jane Rimmer has released a statement revealing they can take ‘some comfort’ in the conviction of her killer Bradley Robert Edwards. → Read More
Two dead in horror head-on crash on notorious Indian Ocean Drive
Two families are in mourning after the latest in a long line of horror crashes on Indian Ocean Drive. → Read More
AFL champion Gary Ablett Jnr shares update on his 19-month-old son who is fighting a rare illness
AFL champion Gary Ablett Jnr has shared a new photo on his ‘brave’ son Levi and opened up about his family’s struggle. → Read More
Perth boy Darcy Keeley, known as ‘little lion’, finds bone marrow donor after mum’s social media plea
The mother of a brave four-year-old Perth boy who turned to social media in a desperate bid to find her son a bone marrow donor has revealed the heart-warming news a match has been found. → Read More
Crow caught on CCTV stealing mail package from Clarkson home
A crafty bird has been caught red-beaked on CCTV footage, after stealing a mail package from outside a home in Clarkson yesterday. WATCH THE HILARIOUS FOOTAGE. → Read More
Car engulfed by water as heavy rainfall and flooding hits the Great Southern
Emergency services have responded to more than 30 calls for help after WA’s Great Southern was battered by heavy rain and flooding overnight. → Read More
Optus Stadium pitch invader facing two-week quarantine and $50,000 fine identified as 28-year-old Mandurah man
The 28-year-old man from Mandurah has been charged with fail to comply with direction under the State Emergency Act and will face court next Friday for breaching the quarantine zone. → Read More
Thirty-year-old arrested after Perth’s Captain James Stirling statue is vandalised
A 30-year-old has been taken into custody for allegedly defacing a statue of WA’s first governor Captain James Stirling in the CBD, a day before Perth’s Black Lives Matter protest. → Read More
WA Water Police have busy weekend with call-outs near Mandurah, Cape Naturaliste, Karratha and Naval Base
It’s been a frenetic weekend on the water in WA, with Water Police responding to a series of marine incidents including a boat fire near Mandurah and a man falling off rocks at Cape Naturaliste. → Read More
Driver, 19, dies after his 4WD hits a tree in Muckenburra
The teenager’s four-wheel-drive veered of the road and slammed into a tree and power pole north of Perth yesterday. → Read More
Child dies after being hit by car on driveway on Walter Road East in Bayswater
A one-year-old child has died after being hit by a car outside her home yesterday. → Read More
Parmelia Oz Lotto winner says WA’s mega storm helped him to $2.5m win
WA’s latest Lotto millionaire is thanking the heavens for the wild weather that changed his usual routine for buying a ticket. → Read More
Perth weather: Butler trail of destruction after freak wind gusts batter northern suburbs
A trampoline was catapulted over a house roof and fences were knocked down like cards in a wild weather event this afternoon. → Read More
WA’s mega storm: SES begins taking calls for help as wild weather begins to lash State
Holidaymakers in WA’s South West are being told to bunker down and not attempt to drive back to Perth until the weather improves, as a mega storm begins to lash south-western parts of the State. → Read More
Karachi plane crash: Pakistani International Airlines Airbus A320 crashes in residential area
A plane reportedly carrying more than 100 people has crashed in a residential area in Pakistan, according to reports. → Read More
Man charged after allegedly holding up Como supermarket
Police allege the 25-year-old held-up a shop in Como. → Read More