Wyndham police tweet brush with huge snake in WA's north

Adrian Beattie   Wyndham police have had to deal with an unusual road block, and they took to twitter to let everyone know about it.

Emergency warning declared for Esperance - threat to lives and homes

Adrian Beattie and David Baker   Another emergency warning has been issued for parts of Esperance just as firefighters had battled throughout the day on Saturday to ease a fire that flared up.

WA's top doctor blames anti-vaccine activists as mumps hits school

Ray Sparvell   Western Australia's top doctor says anti-vaccination activists are to blame for an outbreak of the mumps at one of Perth's most prestigious private schools.

Concerns for Joondalup man missing since Halloween

Adrian Beattie   Police say they are 'very concerned' about a Joondalup man who has been missing since Halloween.

Original pizza king Theo Kalogeracos returns to Leederville strip

David Prestipino   What did Perth's world pizza champ do after he distanced himself from Little Caesars in Leedy? Open a new pizzeria a few doors down, of course.

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Planning Minister allows high-rise units behind the Guildford Hotel

Brendan Foster   The City of Swan is miffed the Barnett government went against its recommendations and allowed high-rise apartments to be built behind the Guilford Hotel.

Mosman Park slaughter: Samuel Ashby jailed 17 years for mum's murder

A schizophrenic man who whacked his mother across the head with a frying pan, stabbed her in the chest with a knife, and slashed her throat at her Mosman Park home has been jailed for at least 17 years.

Sweaty weekend ahead for Perth

Pierra Willix   With Sydney set for 41 degrees on Friday, the mercury in Perth is also set to rise this weekend.

Gas pipe rupture brings Northbridge to a standstill

Ray Sparvell   Northbridge traffic was brought to a standstill around Russell Square on Friday morning after a gas leak erupted.

WA bushfires: The lives lost in the Esperance blaze

Brendan Foster   The Esperance fires are subsiding and the south coast community will slowly begin to rebuild. However, they will never forget the four people who died in the bushfires.

Mum fights for hidden victims of Perth housing crisis

Emma Young   Perth mum Nicole Scanes has battled with drug addiction and family crises since her early teens, however she says the biggest trauma of her life was losing her babies to state care.

WA councillors face tougher scrutiny over gifts and travel

David Prestipino   Tougher disclosure rules will mean closer scrutiny for West Australian mayors and councillors who accept gifts and travel.

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City of Perth's new boundaries pass Parliament

Emma Young   The state's one council boundary change to go ahead – the expansion of the Perth to encompass the University of Western Australia, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Perth Children's Hospital and Kings Park – has passed the lower house.

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Family home quit notice: Dean Nalder branded 'un-Australian'

Ray Sparvell   "Un-Australian". That's the criticism from the Shire of Kalamunda to Transport Minister Dean Nalder who has ordered a High Wycombe family to quit their family home before January 31.

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German couple restore Mount Magnet cop's 'faith in humanity'

Emma Young   In something of an antidote to a week of sad news in Western Australia, A Goldfields police officer has shared online his story of 'faith in humanity restored'.

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Pitch perfect: Perth Stadium's $8 million playing surface

Ray Sparvell   Perth Stadium is making a pitch to have a perfect playing surface when it opens however, it will come at a hefty price.

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Bystander critical after police pursuit ends in crash in Balcatta

Emma Young   A 22-year-old man is in critical condition after a woman driving a Saab crashed into his car on Thursday, in an attempt to evade police.

MP perks: Premier Colin Barnett wields the razor on raft of benefits

Ray Sparvell   Colin Barnett will become - at some point - the first premier to retire to an almost perks-free post political life.

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Esperance bushfires: firefighters battle through the night

Staff writers   An emergency warning has been reissued for an area north of Esperance after the deadly blaze broke containment lines on Thursday.

WA bushfires: Esperance fire victim Tom Butcher was 'living the dream'

Tim Carrier   Tom Butcher's older sister said he was "living the dream" in Esperance and was planning to buy a house and settle down before his life was tragically cut short by a bushfire.

Health Minister promises action on failing cancer care system

Emma Young   The WA Health Minister has accepted the bulk of the findings of a damning report assessing cancer services in WA and calling for an urgent overhaul.

Man jailed for porn and rape of WA teen

A man who filmed himself violently raping a 15-year-old girl in a toilet cubicle and collected hundreds of child pornography material has been jailed for five years.

Esperance fires: Norwegian woman Anna Winther, 29, killed in firestorm

Brendan Foster   One of the three overseas backpackers killed in the Esperance fires was a 29-year-old Norwegian woman who had just moved to the southeast town of WA.