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End of the road
Barbagallo Raceway dumped from 2010 V8 Supercars calendar.
Council merger process watered down
Local Government Minister John Castrilli has significantly watered down a key aspect of the Government's local government merger plans, today announcing that councils will be free to pull out of the merger process at any stage.
February 9, 2010, 5:03 pmMan found guilty of wife's stab death
Dimitrios Tsakiris was today found guilty of murdering his wife Corrine who was stabbed 18 times, but not guilty of wilful murder.
February 9, 2010, 5:56 pm-
Traffic heavy heading out of city
An accident westbound on the Roe Highway, between Spencer Road and Nicholson Road in Beckenham, has been cleared.
February 9, 2010, 5:40 pm -
Severe weather warning issued
A severe weather warning has been issued for large parts of the State.
February 9, 2010, 2:30 pm -
Australind police seize cannabis
Australind police have arrested an alleged drug dealer after seizing 26 cannabis plants and nearly 1kg of cannabis at an Eaton home.
February 9, 2010, 1:05 pm 
Fears proposed law unfairly targets young
Commissioner for Children and Young People Michelle Scott has told a parliamentary committee this morning she was not consulted by WA Police or the State Government before proposed stop and search laws were introduced to Parliament.
February 9, 2010, 12:56 pm-
2000 dead fish wash up near Bunbury
An investigation is underway into the death of more than 2000 fish at the Vasse estuary floodgates near Wonnerup south of Bunbury.
February 9, 2010, 12:51 pm 
Rock Eisteddfod comp cancelled
After 30 years, as a highlight of the school year for many students, The Rock Eisteddfod has been cancelled across Australia.
February 9, 2010, 12:48 pm
Police union 'racist' row grows
The furore over "racist" comments by the WA Police Union president has escalated, with the State Opposition calling on the Government to reject Russell Armstrong's claims that Aboriginal people were failing to tackle a culture of drunken violence.
February 9, 2010, 12:40 pm
Tim Roberts, former lover in court
The legal saga between millionaire businessman Tim Roberts and his spurned lover Laurel Cetinic-Dorol continued this morning as the Perth Magistrate's Court heard each had taken out a violence restraining order against the other.
February 9, 2010, 12:30 pm-
Man jailed over one punch attack, glassing
A man was sentenced to three and half years jail today over a one punch attack that left his victim in hospital for three months.
February 9, 2010, 11:41 am 
Lift technicians ramp up pay campaign
Forty lift technicians have ramped up their four-week industrial campaign for higher pay from employer Schindler Group with a two-day protest this morning.
February 9, 2010, 11:02 am
Cop cleared over firing gun
A policeman has been cleared of charges laid against him after he fired his pistol at two teenagers who fled in a stolen vehicle that had dragged a fellow officer 50 metres through a carpark.
February 9, 2010, 10:51 am-
Cyclist injured in Kallaroo crash
A cyclist was left with minor injuries after a hit and run crash in the northern Perth suburb of Kallaroo this morning.
February 9, 2010, 9:47 am -
Cable Beach resort owners fined
The owner of a high-profile luxury Broome resort was fined $60,000 in court yesterday over an incident that left an employee permanently disabled.
February 9, 2010, 9:04 am -
WA's floating dock a world first
The world's most technically advanced floating dock and transfer system has been unveiled at the Australian Marine Complex south of Perth.
February 9, 2010, 9:04 am -
Mitchell still heavy after crash
Traffic on the Mitchell Freeway southbound is heavy from Reid Highway to Scarborough Beach Road.
February 9, 2010, 8:55 am 
Police trailer stolen, car wreck dumped
Police are searching for a Roadwise display trailer, stolen from a Pinjarra roadside between 7pm on February 5 and 7am on February 6.
February 9, 2010, 8:54 am-
Tander calls for V8 crisis talks
Perth V8 Supercar champion Garth Tander has called for emergency talks involving the State Government to try to save the local leg of the V8 Sueprcar's competition.
February 9, 2010, 8:51 am -
Police still searching for surgery patient
Police are still searching for a man who went missing from hospital in Shenton Park yesterday.
February 9, 2010, 6:42 am
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