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Zygmunt Depczynski was found to have died at the Blowholes in 1973.

Coronial inquestPremiumMissing man perished at Blowholes in 1973, says coroner

The fate of a father who disappeared from Albany’s Blowholes in the 1970s has been determined by a coroner more than 50 years after he was last seen.

Melissa Sheil

A 30-year-old woman has been jailed after she attempted to smuggled meth and heroin from Perth to Albany.

courtPremiumDrug mule’s plot to traffic meth to Albany foiled on highway

A woman who was stung by police in Kojonup while acting as a drug mule to traffic methamphetamine and heroin from Perth to Albany to wipe her own drug debt has learnt her fate in court.

Melissa Sheil

The 48-year-old chose a bizarre selection of items from the church to steal.

courtsPremiumBizarre church theft results in order for Katanning woman

A Katanning woman who twice broke into a church and stole a washing machine, cleaning products and food after the pastor told her she could use the showers in the facility has been sentenced in court.

Melissa Sheil

A 13-year-old boy accused of a brazen drive-by shooting on a Gosnells’ home will stay behind bars for another six weeks as his mother tries to find stable accommodation to support a bail application.

Courts & JusticePremiumBoy, 13, kept locked up over drive-by shooting on Perth home

A boy accused of a brazen drive-by shooting on a home in Gosnells will stay behind bars.

Caleb Runciman

Christopher Michael Brown pictured outside court

Courts & JusticePremiumHow Perth fraudster’s life of luxury quickly came undone

To the world, Chris Brown was a charismatic and capable investor who had built up a significant portfolio, affording him a life of luxury in Perth’s leafy western suburbs. But Brown had a secret.

Hannah Cross

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumDV-accused refused bail for dad’s funeral

A domestic-violence accused’s plea to be released on bail so he could attend his dad’s funeral has been rejected in Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court.

Tegan Guthrie

A house has been badly damaged by fire in Mount Pleasant in the early hours of Wednesday, with firefighters suspecting it was deliberately lit.

Courts & JusticeVideoCops charge second man over sinister Mount Pleasant arson

Police have charged a second man with setting fire to a Mt Pleasant home after the property was ripped apart by flames on Thursday and a sinister message was left behind. 

Fraser Williams

Christian Jack Joseph is back working at a major hospital on bail for manslaughter charges.

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Manslaughter accused doctor back working at Perth hospital

A Perth doctor charged with manslaughter is out on bail and back working at a major hospital after he allegedly chased down and placed a father in a chokehold for almost two minutes on a Fremantle street.

Caleb Runciman

‘Dr Jags’ — as he is referred to in campaign material — cofounded the company, which at one stage operated 45 general practitioner clinics across the State.

Herd on the TerracePremiumLabor MP Dr Jags in Spectrum stoush

It’s stethoscopes at 10 paces in the Supreme Court as Riverton Labor MP Jags Krishnan seeks to block the sale of WA medical empire Spectrum Health. And BHP is handing out the pay rises, to its board at least.

A Perth martial arts instructor who drugged and sexually abused four children has been jailed for 19 years.

CrimePremiumMartial arts instructor jailed over vile child sex crimes

Over the course of his 15-day trial, the jury was told that the man — who holds a black belt in Hapkido — repeatedly molested and raped his victims at various properties across Perth.

Jessica Evensen

Sam Anthony Curulli, 27, must enter a plea at his next court appearance.

Courts & JusticePremiumWhat ex-WA public officer must do when next in court

A former local government executive facing more than 50 fraud and drug charges has been told he must do one thing the next time he appears in court.

Hannah Cross

Stuart Parsonage, left, and a supporter outside Geraldton Magistrates Court.

Courts and crimePremiumFormer cop facing 19 charges plans to fight accusations

A former Geraldton police officer is facing 19 charges, including possession of child exploitation material and indecent acts in public, has pleaded not guilty to all counts

Sally Q Davies

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumFIFO worker admits to 11 child abuse material charges

A Goldfields fly-in, fly-out worker has admitted to producing, distributing and possessing hundreds of images and videos of child exploitation material

Tegan Guthrie

Police allege Carlee Jade Boskoff was the manager of Kali Kingz when a search allegedly discovered illicit tobacco and vapes were being sold from the business.

Courts & JusticePremiumBarber shop manager bailed for tobacco, vape charges

The manager of a barber shop shut down over the alleged sale of illicit tobacco and vapes during a police investigation in which more than $430,000 worth of stock and cash was seized has had her bail reinstated

Tegan Guthrie

MP Hannah Beazley leaves parliament following an incident at her Victoria Park electoral office where a man reportedly made verbal threats while armed with Nunchucks

Courts & JusticeVideoPremiumMan charged over MP threat says weapon is musical instrument

The man accused of entering WA minister Hannah Beazley’s electorate office and threatening her staff with makeshift nunchucks says they were actually a musical instrument, a court has been told.

Hannah Cross

Court sketch of fitness guru Sam Wood, who is facing domestic violence charges. NewsWire/Scott Breton

Courts & JusticeVideoPremiumSam Wood launches fresh legal bid amid serious DV charges

Mr Wood is accused of becoming violent with his wife Snezana Wood, allegedly pushing her to the floor and subsequently choking her while she was on the ground.

Hannah Cross

The scene of a massive house fire on Ullapool Rd in Mt Pleasant.

Courts & JusticeVideoPremiumMan accused of shocking Mount Pleasant arson fronts court

A man accused of setting fire to a Mt Pleasant home which was also targeted with an ominous graffiti message has fronted court for the first time.

Hannah Cross

Former Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith arrested over alleged war crimes on April 7.

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Why it makes sense for BRS to break his long silence now

AARON PATRICK: For a person accused of such serious crimes to mount a public relations campaign is a sign this is one of the most remarkable murder trials in history.

Aaron Patrick

Craig Daniel Strawbridge fronted Fremantle Magistrates Court.

CrimePremiumPICTURED: Man accused of fatal hit-and-run faces court

Craig Daniel Strawbridge fronted Fremantle Magistrates Court behind glass on Thursday, just two days after he allegedly crashed into Joseph Paratore and left him for dead on North Lake Road.

Jessica Evensen

Sam Wood has lodged a fresh bail application after nearly three weeks behind bars, with a Supreme Court hearing scheduled for November 4.

SAM WOOD PRISONVideoPremiumSam Wood makes major move from behind bars

The fitness guru is accused of assaulting his wife Snezana during a family holiday.

Katharina Loesche

A police chase has seen a stolen 4WD shove another car out of the way, ram police vehicles and terrifyingly speed across an intersection as the driver allegedly tried to evade arrest in the South West.

CrimeVideoWA driver accused of ramming cop cars in wild getaway

A two-day police chase has seen an allegedly stolen 4WD ram police vehicles and terrifyingly speed across an intersection in the South West. SEE THE FOOTAGE

Madelin Hayes

Joseph Paratore with his family.

CrimeVideoPremiumPolice hunt ends with man facing charges over hit and run

A 40-year-old man has been charged over an alleged fatal hit and run in Bibra Lake, ending a days-long search for the driver of the vehicle.

Oliver Lane and Caleb Runciman

Bodycam footage of police arresting a 56-year-old Bentley man in relation to a disturbance at an electoral office on Albany Highway on Wednesday Unknown

WATCHVideoPremiumWATCH: Video shows nunchuks used in WA MP’s office threat

New police vision has shown the weapon they allege was used during a frightening incident at WA politician Hannah Beazley’s electoral office. 

Oliver Lane and Jessica Page

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder mother was handed a 3½ year jail term after being found guilty at trial of breaking into a home and assaulting a woman she believed was pregnant with her partner’s child.

Courts & justicePremiumMum jailed after attacking woman who had affair with partner

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder mother was handed a 3½ year jail term after a jury found her guilty of breaking into a home and assaulting a woman she believed was pregnant with her partner’s child.

Isabella Davis