A total fire ban has been issued today for areas including metropolitan Perth.
December 4, 2011, 1:02 pmBunbury Cathedral Grammar School evacuated boarders when a fire headed towards the school earlier today.
December 4, 2011, 12:25 pmUPDATE 2.20pm: WA Firefighters have succeeded in containing a bushfire that threatened properties near Bunbury.
December 4, 2011, 12:20 pmAt least eight children in Ecuador's Amazon basin region have died after being bitten by rabid bats.
December 4, 2011, 11:52 am
English rock legends Duran Duran will visit WA in March to promote their new album All You Need Is Now.
December 4, 2011, 10:39 am
Australia have started their summer in fine form, with debutant quick James Pattinson leading the team to victory over NZ with a scintillating five-wicket burst.
December 4, 2011, 10:25 amUPDATE 12pm: Police have spoken to a man in relation to a fire on a vessel in Fremantle today.
December 4, 2011, 9:45 amA man wearing a Halloween mask was armed with a knife when he held up a grocery store last night.
December 4, 2011, 9:26 amTwo girls have received a police caution after officers were called to a party in Rockingham last night.
December 4, 2011, 9:00 am
A 14-year-old Australian boy convicted of drug possession on the Indonesian resort island of Bali will be free to return home today after two months in detention, lawyers say.
December 4, 2011, 8:28 amAn 18-year-old Ravenswood man has been charged after he was caught speeding and driving three times over the legal alcohol limit.
December 3, 2011, 3:34 pmFirefighters are battling a number of blazes throughout the State this afternoon including fire which is threatening homes in the Mooliabeenee area.
December 3, 2011, 3:33 pm
More than 250 people were charged with a series of offences across the State last night, the first night of Operation Unite.
December 3, 2011, 12:24 pm
Premier Colin Barnett wants a future fund to quarantine the State's vast mineral wealth for generations of West Australians, saying it was "on the Government's agenda" to be established if it won another term.
December 3, 2011, 11:55 amPolice are investigating a series of disturbing home invasions at Gosnells retirement homes early this morning.
December 3, 2011, 11:51 am
Settlers Tavern, on Margaret River's main strip, was packed on Wednesday night.
December 3, 2011, 8:34 am
UPDATE: 3.30pm Police are searching for an armed 23-year-old man after a Wanneroo shooting left a man dead.
December 3, 2011, 8:26 am
An extraordinary forensic science test involving police and a Perth physicist is planned for after dark at Cottesloe's Ocean Beach Hotel to determine exactly how a man fell 7m to his death in May.
December 3, 2011, 8:14 amFirefighters have worked through the night to contain a bushfire threatening homes in Western Australia's southwest.
December 3, 2011, 8:01 am
A Karratha husband and wife who have expanded their hire fleet from one to 850 vehicles in 13 years have won a contract to supply vehicles to the giant Wheatstone and Gorgon liquefied natural gas projects.
December 3, 2011, 3:35 amDriver jailed after crash which killed his cousin http://t.co/Wa7Xa2Wdaq #perthnews
Woman tells court Wayne McKenna was “grooming” her by looking her up and down, brushing against her. #perthnews http://t.co/tf6SU0kNxQ
Police believe they may have found items used to manufacture drugs at a home in West Busselton http://t.co/UNlmxerxs6 #perthnews
Driver charged after allegedly reaching speeds of up to 180km/h while being chased by police http://t.co/oBaxoTHNJ2 #perthnews
At least 20 children are among the 91 victims of Oklahoma tornado. http://t.co/Emcn8M7wmz
Live betting odds to be banned on free TV. http://t.co/nsLGiXHlpY
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