Bruce Butler, PerthNow

Bruce Butler

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East Victoria Park, WA, Australia

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WA country footballer Dean Haynes has recovered from meningococcal

A YOUNG Goldfields Football League player has told how his health spiralled out of control as his body was struck down by the potentially deadly meningococcal disease. → Read More

Motorbike rider, 24, killed in Joondalup U-turn collision

A YOUNG motorbike rider has died after his machine collided with a truck and trailer which was doing a U-turn in Joondalup. → Read More

Search for gunman after 3am Tuart Hill shooting

DOZENS of police are searching Tuart Hill for a gunman after a man was shot in the leg overnight. → Read More

Two dead in separate country crashes

TWO women have died in separate country crashes as WA’s road toll continues to climb. → Read More

Man charged with murder over 1989 city stabbing death of Van Phan Nguyen, 62

POLICE have charged a Claremont man with the 1989 murder of Van Phan Nguyen, 62, who was stabbed to death near McIver train station in the Perth CBD. → Read More

Horror discovery: Two children dead in Yanchep stabbing

MAJOR Crime detectives are investigating the stabbing deaths of two young children in Yanchep in Perth’s far north after their bodies were found on Thursday night. → Read More

Teen dead in motorbike crash; paramedic hurt in ambulance crash

A TEENAGER riding a stolen motorbike has died in a crash in Mandurah and an ambulance has also been involved in a serious crash south of the city. → Read More

Search for crazed knife bandit who tried to steal car at Willagee shops

FREMANTLE police are searching for a man who kicked his victim to the ground, brandished a knife in his face and attempted to steal his car outside a Perth shopping centre. → Read More

Elijah Doughty funeral: Family, friends say goodbye to Kalgoorlie teen

THE jailed mother of Elijah Doughty, the 14-year-old Kalgoorlie boy whose death sparked a race riot last month, will be given special leave from prison to attend his funeral in the town today. → Read More

Police: Body found at North Trigg beach

POLICE are investigating a suspicious death after the grim discovery of a body at North Trigg beach, early Monday morning. → Read More

Silver Sands Tavern ‘coward’s punch’ suspect Jake Mosley in custody

A 27-YEAR-old man wanted over a Mandurah “coward’s punch’’ attack which left a man fighting for his life is in custody and has now been charged. → Read More

Hunt for casual Cottesloe jewellery thief caught on homeowner’s CCTV

POLICE are hunting for a casual thief who calmly climbed the fence of a luxury Cottesloe home, broke in and stole jewellery just after midday last Saturday. → Read More

Man stabbed to death, another fights for life after violent night

A TEENAGER is being questioned by police after a man was stabbed to death and a second is fighting for his life after a “coward’s punch’’ attack in 12 hours of violence across Perth. → Read More

Elijah Doughty: Police call for calm after Kalgoorlie vigilante arson attack

KALGOORLIE Police are investigating a suspected vigilante arson attack which destroyed the rented house of a man charged with the manslaughter of teenager Elijah Doughty. → Read More

Wild 100km/h winds black out thousands of homes in Perth, South West

A STRONG cold front brought damaging winds overnight which left thousands of people without power and dumped heavy rain across Perth and the South West. → Read More

Body-in-suitcase mystery: Police probe missing Mosman Park woman link

POLICE have made a breakthrough in the body-in-a-suitcase murder probe, revealing the name of the victim as 57-year-old Mosman Park woman Annabelle Chen. → Read More

Rain coming: Days of sunshine gives way to wet weekend

A RAIN-bearing cold front is tipped to reach Perth late Friday afternoon, dumping up to 15mm of rain and bringing a wintry Saturday. → Read More

Big chill: Icy start as Wandering plunges to -3.3C, Collie -2.7C

IF you thought it was cold in Perth, spare a thought for residents in the small Wheatbelt town of Wandering, where the temperature plunged to -3.3C overnight. → Read More

Man killed in South West crash 10th dead since Sunday

A MAN has died after his ute hit a tree near Collie in WA’s South West — the 10th death on WA roads since Sunday — and a motorcycle crash has blocked Kwinana Freeway. → Read More

Wild weather: Winter is back, with hail, 60mm tipped for South West

THUNDERSTORMS, hail and driving rain are tipped for Perth and the South West as a strong cold front approaches southern WA. → Read More