Ray Sparvell
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Good Samaritan threatened, car stolen after vehicle crash on Toodyay Road
A good Samaritan had his Toyota Hilux stolen when he stopped to help two people after a car crash in Toodyay on Friday morning. → Read More
Kwinana kebab shop server challenged to a wrestling match for a free falafel
Some visiting Americans met their match when they challenged a Kwinana kebab shop owner to a wrestling match to win some free falafels. → Read More
Weekend blows in two WA division 1 lotto winners from Padbury and South Hedland
Perth's wild weekend weather failed to dampen the excitement for two lucky Division 1 Lotto winners who are each set to take home $572,766. → Read More
Perth airport worker sacked for Facebook posts that supported IS terror group
A Perth airport worker was sacked after a Facebook page was discovered with posts that were said to support the Islamic State terror group. → Read More
Bridgetown police car stop leads to stash of magic mushrooms
Anyone who drove their car on Saturday night as the South-West was lashed by heavy wind and rain had to have a very good reason for being out and about. → Read More
Perth storm: Western Power scrambles to reconnect homes
Western Power is continuing to restore power to homes throughout the metropolitan and regional areas on Sunday after as many as 60,000 were left without electricity on Saturday after the South-West was lashed by massive winds and rain. → Read More
Grieving family mourn crash death of Chidlow 'father, husband, son and brother'
A family is mourning the loss of a 38-year-old Chidlow man they described as a "loving father, husband, son and brother", after a head-on crash at Mogumber on Wednesday that claimed two lives. → Read More
Baby Riley's mum says antenatal experts are failing mums on vaccination
Baby Riley's mother who last her infant son to whooping cough is perplexed that her antenatal health care advisers have not yet mentioned vaccination to her as she now enters the seventh month of a new pregnancy. → Read More
'I shoved the old member up her flute': Sherry Sufi quits over explicit impersonation
The federal Liberal candidate for Fremantle Sherry Sufi has resigned after details emerged of an expletive-ridden, sexually explicit impersonation of his former boss. → Read More
Controversial Fremantle Liberal candidate Sherry Sufi resigns over comments
Fremantle's beleaguered Liberal Party candidate Sherry Sufi has reportedly quit over his controversial comments on same-sex marriage and constitutional recognition. → Read More
Baldivis mother shocked to find man in garden performing indecent act
Police are investigating an incident in which a man allegedly performed an indecent act from the rear window of a moving vehicle on Safety Bay Road on Tuesday. → Read More
Bennett Brook secure facility walk-off leaves experts red-faced
Security experts have been left red-faced after a $640,000 hi-tech security upgrade at a Bennett Brook facility was thwarted when a detainee simply climbed a fence and walked off. → Read More
Western Australians urged to 'wise up' as tech scammers rip off $400,000
Scammers pretending to represent Telstra, Optus and Microsoft have ripped off Western Australians to the tune of $400,000 since the beginning of the year. → Read More
Road train carrying pigs rolls on Karnup Road in Serpentine
A road train carrying pigs has rolled over in Serpentine. → Read More
Canning Vale adults-only burger comes with a health warning and a legal waiver
Perth's first adults-only burger comes with a legal waiver that precludes diners with a pre-existing stomach or heart condition – and insists you have someone drive you home. → Read More
Woman catches fire, dies on driveway in Lovegrove Court blaze in Byford
A woman has died after catching alight during a house fire in Byford on Wednesday morning. → Read More
Infringements issued over 'sewerage pipe' plumbing issue at Elizabeth Quay
Multiple infringement notices have been issued against three licensed plumbing contractors for another botched job at the state government's showpiece, Elizabeth Quay. → Read More
'Meat is murder': Sporting shooter club house in Wanneroo vandalised
WA's top sporting shooters have turned their sights on vandals who caused thousands of dollars damage to club premises at Wanneroo sometime on Sunday. → Read More
Restaurant Amuse in East Perth is WA's best restaurant at $130 a head plus wine
Restaurant Amuse in East Perth has been voted the best restaurant in WA and one of the 100 best in Australia for its outstanding degustation menu that changes with the seasons. → Read More
Missing Albany angler: body recovered from notorious rock fishing spot
Police divers have reportedly recovered the body of a 30-year-old man who was swept off rocks near Albany on Tuesday → Read More