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Now-banned puppy farms over east sending dogs to WA
Heather McNeill 3:30 PM WA Labor has announced a plan to crack down on puppy farms and stop people unknowingly purchasing puppies bred in "appalling" conditions.
Rain should clear in time for Mother's Day
![The wet weather in Perth is expected to clear just in time for Mother's Day.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/i/y/t/d/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gooq71.png/1462585982491.jpg)
Heather McNeill 11:53 AM Perth received a downpour overnight on Friday, but forecasters are predicting the skies will clear just in time for a cool Mother's Day on Sunday.
Balcatta man stabbed to death, police say
![Police have changed a 49-year-old man with murder.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/n/o/s/9/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gooppm.png/1462583429811.jpg)
Heather McNeill 11:10 AM Police are appealing for information after a 41-year-old man was stabbed to death in Balcatta on Friday afternoon.
Police appeal for help on Girrawheen father's bashing death
![Police vehicles at Arnos Way in Girrawheen.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/o/k/a/t/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gookcg.png/1462529163552.jpg)
Ray Sparvell 8:06 PM Police are treating the horrific death of a 42-year-old Girrawheen man as a suspected homicide.
Murder-accused boy, 12, denied bail over death of Paddy Slater
![Patrick 'Paddy' Slater died at the Esplanade Train Station.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/u/0/6/g/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.goohs7.png/1462527077514.jpg)
Emma Young 7:31 PM A 12-year-old boy charged with murder over the death of Paddy Slater after a post-Australia Day brawl in Perth's CBD has had his bail denied on the fifth application – after the judge ruled his older brother would not be able to care for him.
Perth weather: Stormy night ahead but rain will go away for Mother's Day
![Perth is in for a stormy Friday but, the rain will go away for Mother's Day.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/n/5/u/7/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.goojkh.png/1462524650649.jpg)
Heather McNeill 6:50 PM Weather forecasters are predicting a warmer than usual winter this year as Perth braces for possible storms on Friday night followed by a cool Mother's Day on Sunday.
Elusive 3.7m crocodile caught in WA
![The 3.7-metre crocodile was caught on Friday.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/o/i/4/0/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.goof6a.png/1462520779165.jpg)
Heather McNeill 5:46 PM An elusive 3.7 metre crocodile that stalked fishermen's lines at a popular creek near Broome has finally been caught by Department of Parks and Wildlife rangers.
Ute rollover puppy leads to discovery of human remains near Carrabin
![Runaway Ruby - safe after a vehicle rollover - but the accident led to the discovery of human remains.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/d/9/4/p/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gooe9v.png/1462520434795.jpg)
Ray Sparvell 5:40 PM A puppy missing after a vehicle rollover near Carrabin led to the discovery of skeletal remains that police have now confirmed as human.
Stolen car dumped on beach in Lancelin, ends up in the surf
![Photos of a beached Mercedes were posted on a Perth Facebook page.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/o/7/7/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.goo5vk.png/1462519928291.jpg)
Brendan Foster 5:32 PM "Always question the locals and check the tides in the Lancelin area," Lancelin police tweeted.
Woman parks car in Subiaco, shocked as inspector leaves flowers, poem
![Anita Scenini was surprised to find the flowers and poem.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/o/f/p/6/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.goofhg.png/1462517925009.jpg)
Jade Colman-Vegar 4:58 PM A Perth resident who parked in the City of Subiaco returned to her car to find an unusual surprise left for her by a parking inspector yesterday.
Dodgy heater at Beatty Park to cost Vincent council $700,000
![Beatty Park Leisure Centre.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/o/d/h/m/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.goodcl.png/1462517266316.jpg)
Brendan Foster 4:47 PM A dodgy heating system at Beatty Park pools in North Perth is expected to leave the City of Vincent with a bill close to $700,000.
Perth man picked for 2016 Quidditch World Cup
![The 2014 QUAFLS.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/o/3/2/6/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.goo2g3.png/1462515262636.jpg)
Emma Young 4:14 PM A Perth man has been chosen as WA's only representative in the national team headed to the International Quidditch Association World Cup in Germany.
WA jab rates behind average, skeptics say whooping cough on rise
![WA's childhood vaccination rates are behind the national average.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/r/z/k/l/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.goo6uz.png/1462514318614.jpg)
Ray Sparvell 3:58 PM WA has the lowest rate of vaccination in the country for toddlers, according to a new federal government report - although rates in two of three key age ranges remain above 90 per cent.
Young Eagles fan 'clotheslined' by wire after Sunday's match
![Joel's mother said he hit the wire 'at full pelt, his legs flew into the air'.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/o/a/d/z/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.goo8aa.png/1462513802219.jpg)
Heather McNeill 3:50 PM A child has been 'clotheslined' by a hidden wire while he ran home from the West Coast Eagles' match on Sunday
Fleeing man drives into fence, cop car then water catchment
![The man drove into a water catchment area in an effort to evade police, they say.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/n/r/r/e/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gonrmw.png/1462512018029.jpg)
Emma Young Police have charged a man they say got a stolen car and trailer stuck in a fence, rammed a police car trying to get them out, then finally drove it into a water catchment area in Midvale.
Police remove 'aggressive' female student from Bunbury high school
![Police removed a student who was acting aggressively at Bunbury's Newton Moore Senior High School on Thursday.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/n/y/8/u/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gonyby.png/1462509989097.jpg)
Heather McNeill Bunbury police were called to Newton Moore Senior High School at 1pm on Thursday to remove a female student who was acting aggressively.
Perth yachtie cops first-degree burns steering flaming boat to safety
![The man suffered first-degree burns to his hands, arms and face as he desperately steered the ship to the nearest beach, ...](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/o/2/9/r/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gonzxt.png/1462504275774.jpg)
Heather McNeill A Perth couple enjoying a day fishing from their yacht have had a lucky escape after it caught fire about a kilometre from shore.
Dockers ring the changes for Greater Western Sydney clash
![Dockers hard nut Nick Suban (right) is back for the clash against GWS.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/z/t/d/6/i/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gonjp0.png/1462500687578.jpg)
Brendan Foster The Dockers have wielded the axe, with three players dropped for the clash against a red hot Greater Western Sydney on Saturday night.
Motorcyclist seriously injured after crashing in police escape attempt
![The man is reportedly in serious condition in hospital.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/n/s/9/9/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gonsa3.png/1462496570605.jpg)
Emma Young A motorcycle rider is in hospital with serious injuries after crashing his motorbike following an alleged attempt to evade police in Heathridge.
Let loose: Perth orangutan to be released into the wild
![Another orang-utan, Andalas, enjoying his freedom, he was released at Bukit Tigapuluh in 2015.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/n/7/s/8/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gon6k2.png/1462498090440.jpg)
Aleisha Orr An orangutan which has spent its entire life in captivity will be released into the Indonesian rainforest.
Goats take over WA's Kambalda - no kidding
![Goats have taken over the Goldfields town of Kambalda.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/n/g/v/w/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gond0t.png/1462487741375.jpg)
Aleisha Orr Hundreds of goats are eating gardens and becoming a traffic hazard in the small Goldfields town of Kambalda.
Canned air: Chinese to get a whiff of Margaret River
![Vineyards at Leeuwin estate later afternoon in Margaret River.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/6/4/q/q/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gomye2.png/1462487082597.jpg)
Aleisha Orr Perth people love heading south and getting some Margaret River country air in their lungs - but a new product will give those further afield a chance to get a whiff of the coastal town.
$40 million Powerball: No WA winner as big division one prize heads east
![The anonymous Canberra man won $2.5 million.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/8/g/a/2/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gonml8.png/1462452746256.jpg)
Staff writers The $40 million Powerball division one prize went off on Thursday night - but not for a WA player.
Liberal MP criticises Yarloop clean-up
![Photo of the fire-front in Waroona and Yarloop.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/w/a/u/m/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gonjrg.png/1462439624423.jpg)
A West Australian Liberal politician has criticised his own government for its poor performance in cleaning up Yarloop since it was almost wiped out by a massive bushfire in January.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder sign appears to read there is a 'bonkfest' coming to town
![Kalgoorlie-Boulder CEO John Walker says the sign clearly reads 'Flickerfest'.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/n/i/9/9/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.goncqg.png/1462436674701.jpg)
Brendan Foster People rushing to the Goldfields region of WA later this month thinking the area was heading back to its heady days when brothels ruled the roost, will be left flaccid.
Has Docker Lachie Neale given a hint he's staying with Fremantle?
![Lachie Neale will be out of contract at the end of the 2016 season.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/i/0/2/f/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gongvf.png/1462437137291.jpg)
Brendan Foster Has Dockers classy midfielder Lachie Neale let the cat out of the bag about his plans to stay at Fremantle next year?
Apple and Samsung advertising scam results in magazine being pulped
![My Business magazine was scammed.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/n/e/v/y/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gondya.png/1462434190673.png)
Adrian Beattie An advertising scam offering cheap Apple and Samsung mobile phones has led to thousands of copies of a magazine being pulped.
One dead, another injured in Muchea crash
![A second crash, while injuring no one, has caused traffic jams in the area.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/m/r/a/a/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gomptu.png/1462432234890.jpg)
Emma Young Police are investigating a head-on crash in Muchea on Wednesday morning that left one man dead and another in hospital.
Fifteen and counting: landmarks line up for street art in Maylands
![Work by Samuel Kim at Rifo's.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/n/8/e/h/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gon3r5.png/1462429210122.jpg)
Emma Young Maylands has become Australia's first suburb to host a permanent public art exhibition coordinated over multiple streets, according to its exhausted - but elated - curator.
'Shocking': WA spends $80,000 on 'parliament bar'
!["What's next? Sitting around drinking brandy?", asks Opposition treasury spokesman Ben Wyatt.](/web/20160507053742im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/2/c/6/z/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gon7zn.png/1462427367608.jpg)
Spending $80,000 refurbishing the Parliament House Strangers Lounge is an abuse of taxpayer funds, the West Australian opposition says.