Latest WA state news
Saturday Lotto: WA has another instant millionaire
1:17 AM WA has another instant millionaire, with one of four division one prizes in the Saturday Lotto draw heading west.
Esperance bushfire on watch and act alert
Adrian Beattie 12:22 AM As firefighters struggle with a massive bushfire in the state's South West and others on the outskirts of Perth, another dangerous bushfire has flared up near Esperance.
Police seek to find one person still unaccounted for post Yarloop
Staff writers 11:36 PM Police are calling on evacuees from WA's devastating bushfires to register themselves, as they seek to locate one person still unaccounted from the fire zone.
Police find two bodies in Yarloop as family fears for Malcolm Taylor
11:12 PM The family of a cancer survivor fear he may have died in a bushfire that ravaged the historic town of Yarloop, south of Perth, after the elderly man stayed to defend his home.
Yarloop woman reunites with husband originally lost in WA fires
Laura Newey 10:12 PM A Yarloop woman has spoken of her relief at being reunited after a night of uncertainty with her husband - one of three people originally unaccounted but later found safe and well in WA's bushfire disaster zone.
'Tired, hot' Yarloop resident Rod Kennedy vows to rebuild
Simon White 10:11 PM Rod Kennedy moved from Perth to Yarloop six months ago, hoping to enjoy a peaceful retirement.
Police deny looting problem in Waroona bushfire zone
10:11 PM Hundreds of people who fled West Australia's bushfire-ravaged towns are worried looters are stealing from their unguarded homes, but police insist they have only had one report.
Texting driver ends up strung and sprung
6:17 PM A motorist who was texting while driving has ended up on the wrong part of the road and the wrong side of the law in the state's south.
Dangerous storms due to hit Gascoyne, Goldfields and Great Southern
Adrian Beattie 5:07 PM Severe thunderstorms are due to hit large areas of southern WA on Saturday afternoon bringing with them damaging winds, hail and flash flooding.
Premier Colin Barnett visits fires, declares official natural disaster
Nathan Hondros 3:35 PM Premier Colin Barnett declared the Waroona fires a natural disaster on Saturday morning after visiting those who had lost their homes at the Pinjarra evacuation centre.
Breaking news: Armadale a crime-free zone
Emma Young 3:17 PM WAtoday.com.au journalist Emma Young was given the opportunity this week to tag along with Armadale police and see what impact their Thursday night crime crackdown focus was having in the oft-troubled suburb. Here is what she found...
Four charged after drugs found in car searches
2:21 PM Four men have been charged after police car searches led to a search of premises in the city.
Two women dead, children survive, car crashes
Adrian Beattie 12:56 PM Two women have died in separate car crashes in Perth.
Bushfire advice for Hopeland as lightning sparks fires in Perth
Ray Sparvell 12:15 PM A bushfire watch and act remained in place on Saturday morning for Hopeland in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale, after lightning sparked a fire on Friday afternoon.
Harvey evacuated after Saturday afternoon bushfire flare-up
Emma Young and Adrian Beattie 10:30 AM The town of Harvey is being evacuated following a major flare up in the bushfire burning in the state's South West.
Southbound bands set to play fundraiser for fire victims at HBF Stadium
Brendan Foster 10:22 AM A number of bands bound for the Southbound Festival in Busselton, which was cancelled after fires swept the South West, could now play in Perth in a fundraiser for the victims of the devastating bushfires.
WA fires: Yarloop hotel took just 15 minutes to burn to the ground
The Yarloop Hotel has shared devastating photos of the blaze which destroyed the building.
WA fires: Waroona blaze live coverage
Live, as-it-happens coverage of the firestorm bearing down on WA's South West region.
Residents accounted for, but 121 homes lost in Yarloop bushfire devastation
Simon White Three residents missing for hours on Friday in the small WA town of Yarloop, destroyed by fire, have now been accounted for.
'There was no water here to fight the fire': Yarloop resident
Brendan Foster Yarloop residents are angry authorities ignored their fears about a lack of water pressure in the town last year after a resident told media there was no water for firefighters to use to try and fight the blaze which destroyed the town on Friday.
Lightning hits Pinjarra evacuation centre
Laura Newey The evacuation centre in Pinjarra has scrambled to restore power with generators after it was hit by lightning on Thursday night.
Alcoa WA refinery running at reduced rate
An Alcoa alumina refinery in Western Australia is operating at reduced capacity but a nearby mine remains shut down as a 50,000-hectare bushfire burns nearby.
WA fires: 'freaked out' Waroona residents still fleeing to Pinjarra
Laura Newey Waroona residents are still fleeing the town for the Pinjarra evacuation centre with power outages for those who have stayed to defend their properties.
Historic Yarloop timber workshops destroyed by Waroona blaze
Ray Sparvell WA has lost an internationally-recognised gem with the destruction of the heritage-listed Yarloop Workshops in the south west bushfires.
Three unaccounted for, 95 homes lost in Yarloop bushfire devastation
Simon White About 95 homes have been lost in the small WA town of Yarloop, with three residents still unaccounted for after the bushfire that menacing the shires of Harvey and Waroona swept through the town.
Rottnest on shark alert after great whites, tigers spotted, detected
Water users and holidaymakers at Perth's popular Rottnest Island are being warned to be careful after a number of shark sightings in the past week.
WA fires: Winds, heat and lightning will continue to fuel blaze
Fergus Hunter Firefighters in Western Australia will continue to face tough conditions for the rest of Friday as strong winds, high temperatures and lightning strikes fuel blazes that have consumed 53,000 hectares and destroyed 95 homes in the south-western town of Yarloop.
Waroona fire zone expected to be declared natural disaster
Laura Newey Natural disaster protocol for the Waroona bush fire is expected to be triggered by the Premier according to Murray-Wellington MLA Murray Cowper.
WA fires: Southbound patrons donate refunds to bushfire relief fund
Tim Carrier Southbound organisers have praised the response of ticket holders following the cancellation of the 2016 event, with patrons offering to forgo a refund in favour of helping the Waroona bushfire effort.
Harvey set for evacuation as Waroona fires burn out-of-control
Andrew Elstermann and Chloerissa Eadie The WA town of Harvey is set to be evacuated as a bushfire that already destroyed Yarloop continues to rage out-of-control.
