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Traffic flowing Freeway reopened after crash pushed power line across lanes

UPDATE: The Mitchell Freeway has reopened after a crash caused a power pole to fall onto the road affecting all lanes.

Brianna Dugan

Peak hour problems Freeway crash cleared in Joondalup with lane reopened

UPDATE: A crash on the freeway has been cleared in Joondalup after earlier causing a traffic headache.

Brianna Dugan

‘Extensive damage’PremiumAlleged drunk driver lucky to have escaped serious injury

An alleged drunk driver crashed into a parked car in the early hours of Monday morning.

Brianna Dugan

Trains delayedPerth train station reopens after police incident

UPDATE: Perth train station has been re-opened after a police incident disrupted train services on Sunday afternoon.

Sarah Steger

See the picturesCommentsPremiumHuge $35m Perth Cultural Centre overhaul revealed

The Perth Cultural Centre will be transformed into a ‘beating green heart’ featuring a tree-lined boulevard and water playground with the WA Government announcing an additional $15 million for the project.

Josh Zimmerman

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True tale of a Nigerian scammer right here in WA

To his family and friends, uni student David Eluchie was a man who cared for the elderly, reached out to the homeless and donated to charity - but he was also an internet scammer.

Tim Clarke

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Elderly couple duped by shonky builder into renovation hell

An elderly couple is being forced to fork out hundreds of thousands of dollars fixing a botched home renovation arranged by an unregistered ‘faith-based mission founder’, who used church links to lure them.

Rebecca Le May

War of wordsPremiumDutton slams McGowan ‘attack’ as China spy ship tracks coast

The Defence Minister has dismissed Mark McGowan’s ‘personal attack’ over his diplomacy with China as a military spy ship tracks close to the WA coast in an ‘unprecedented’ push south.

Rebecca Le May

‘Traumatised’VideoPremiumPregnant woman hit by car shares horrifying story

A pregnant woman who was hit by a ute at a northern suburbs medical centre was going to get her first scan for what her partner now describes as their ‘miracle baby’.

Kellie Balaam

Under threatCommentsPremiumCLASS WAR: Alarm over student violence against school staff

Attacks on staff in WA public schools or physical threats by students have soared by more than 25 per cent in the past five years.

Bethany Hiatt

Tinder turmoil PremiumPrivate investigator to help dentist on date rape charges

A private investigator has been called in to help in the defence of a dentist accused of drugging and raping eight women he met on online dating sites.

Shannon Hampton

Home detentionPremiumMum in doctor-daughter ‘murder attempt’ case allowed bail

A Great Southern mother accused of conspiring with a doctor to kill her severely disabled young daughter has been granted home detention bail on strict conditions — including that she cannot see her child.

Cassidy Mosconi & Shannon Hampton

‘Fly high angel’PremiumHeartbroken family reveal heroic ‘Joshie’ has died

The family of 12-year-old Joshua Field — whose life support was turned off on Wednesday after he received catastrophic injuries when he fell from a half-constructed home — has revealed the boy has passed away.

Brianna Dugan

Drive carefullyCommentsPremiumPeak-hour chaos as drenching causes slippery roads nightmare

A deluge of rain sweeping across Perth is causing traffic delays as motorists deal with slippery roads and poor visibility.

Brianna Dugan

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Full toll of teenagers’ Banksia Hill horror revealed

There has been a staggering surge in suicide attempts at the State’s only juvenile detention centre Banksia Hill, prompting the opposition to declare ‘an absolute crisis’.

Rebecca Le May

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SCARE-BOROUGH: Bid for permanent police post at hot spot

A Stirling councillor has called for more measures to address the recent spate of crime and antisocial behaviour at Scarborough beach.

Tyler Brown

WATCH HERE VideoPremiumShocking footage shows moment woman is hit by runaway ute

Incredible CCTV vision has captured a pregnant woman’s miraculous survival after she was struck by a car outside a Balcatta medical facility on Wednesday. WARNING: GRAPHIC FOOTAGE

Phil Hickey

‘Beautiful soul’VideoPremiumFamily to switch off life support of building site fall boy

The young boy who was critically injured after falling at a building site in Maddington will have his life support turned off by his family — but will also help save other lives through organ donation.

Brianna Dugan

Drug traffickerPremium‘Party boy’ restaurateur jailed for $78k French cocaine haul

A ‘party boy’ restaurateur who was using cocaine daily to give him the ‘energy’ and ‘oomph’ to run his popular Mt Lawley restaurant has been jailed.

Shannon Hampton

Covering upVideoCommentsPremiumFACE IT: Masks could come back as Premier leaves door ajar

Premier Mark McGowan has not ruled out bringing back mandatory mask-wearing and once again culling elective surgery from public hospitals in response to surging COVID cases.

Josh Zimmerman

Serious offencesPremiumThree boys face multiple charges after horror crime spree

A group of children, one as young as 11-years-old, have been charged after going on an alleged destructive crime spree in Perth’s north at the start of the month.

Brianna Dugan

Wet weather comingCommentsPremiumMotorists urged to drive safely as fog, smoke blankets Perth

Perth motorists have woken to fog and smoke across the city as rainfall is expected to hit the metropolitan area this afternoon and stay until next week.

Brianna Dugan

Heartbroken VideoPremiumFamily rally for boy on life support after work site fall

Heartbroken family members gathered on Tuesday night by the bedside of a 12 year-old boy who suffered critical head injuries when he fell from the roof of a half built home in Perth’s east.

Brianna Dugan

Maddington tragedyVideoPremiumWATCH: Harrowing CCTV captures aftermath of boy’s fall

Security cameras show the heartbreaking moment three children consoled each other after a young boy fell from a half-built home in Maddington, receiving critical injuries.

Brianna Dugan