Road toll: three killed overnight in separate crashes

Adrian Beattie   Three people have been killed in separate crashes on WA's roads overnight.

Perth and South West soaked by heavy rain and there's more on the way

Adrian Beattie   Perth and much of the state's South West got a soaking overnight - and forecasters say there is more heavy rain to come.

Woman missing overnight in Gnangara plantation found by police

Adrian Beattie   A woman has been found safe and well after spending a bitterly cold night in the Gnangara pine plantation.

Inquest to be held into Perth madam Shirley Finn's 1975 murder

Greg Roberts   The WA Coroner will hold a public inquest into the 1975 shooting murder of Perth brothel madam Shirley Finn.

Earthquake rocks WA Goldfields

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck southern Western Australia on Friday evening.

Milk oversupply hits local WA farmers

Heather McNeill   WA dairy farmers are facing an uncertain future after Harvey Fresh dumped five of its local milk farmers and Brownes reportedly asks its suppliers to drop their price per litre.

Twelve-year-old hit by truck in Butler dies

Emma Young   A 12-year-old boy hit by a truck while riding his bike in Butler has died in hospital.

Ellie Goulding cancels Perth and Adelaide legs of Delirium tour

Heather McNeill   Ellie Goulding has cancelled the Perth and Adelaide legs of her Australian tour.

Dogs set to brighten palliative care patients' day

Andrew Elstermann   A new program at St John of God Bunbury Hospital is bringing infectious smiles to the faces of patients in the palliative care ward.

Body in suitcase murder mystery: police trawl through tile manufacturer records

Heather McNeill   Police have revealed the injuries to a woman's body found inside a suitcase in the Swan River on July 2 were "significant" as the Major Crime Squad made a fresh appeal to the public to help identify her.

Bigger, better Jacob's Ladder heads for Hillarys

Emma Young   The City of Joondalup plans to build a bigger and better equivalent of Perth fitness mecca Jacobs' Ladder in the suburb of Hillarys.

Free Subiaco parking a kickstart for local businesses

David Prestipino   The City of Subiaco council will trial three-hour free parking in its CBD as it struggles to stop the commercial slide for many of its tenants.

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Perth weather: Wild wintry conditions, thunderstorms to hit this weekend

David Prestipino   Perth got a taste of the rainy weekend to come after a twin-cold frontal system dumped heavy rain over the metropolitan area and parts of the South West on Thursday night.

German Shepherd's owner devastated over alleged dog baiting

James Mooney   The RSPCA has warned animal owners about a rise in pet poisonings, with one alleged case of a fatal baiting of a dog caught on home security footage.

A whale of an effort to remove carcass

James Mooney   A humpback whale that washed up on a beach in the State's south-west has been successfully removed.

Twelve-year-old boy hit by truck in Butler

Adrian Beattie   A 12-year-old boy has been hit by a truck in Butler.

Twiggy loses bid to stop station mining

PERTH, July 7 AAP - Billionaire Andrew Forrest has lost a court appeal aimed at preventing sand mining on his family cattle station in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

Wittenoom’s indigenous legacy: the world’s worst mesothelioma rate

- WA's indigenous population has highest rate of mesothelioma in the world - Study finds 67 per cent of mesothelioma cases are due to historical asbestos mining in Pilbara - More than 300 former workers and 100 former town residents have succumbed to mesothelioma

Barnett slams federal Lib campaign

West Australian Premier Colin Barnett says his party fought a fairly lacklustre and aloof federal election campaign that didn't resonate with the average Australian.

'It's not a part of our industry': WA Greyhounds CEO on NSW racing ban

Heather McNeill and Adrian Beattie   The head of WA's greyhound association has moved to reassure punters the state's industry is well governed following a shock decision by New South Wales to ban the sport after a report uncovered widespread animal cruelty.

Endangered olive ridley sea turtles caught on camera

James Mooney   Endangered olive ridley turtle hatchlings emerging from their nest and charing for the sea in the Kimberley has been filmed by park rangers in a first for Western Australia.

Docker Shane Yarran pleads guilty to disorderly behaviour

James Mooney   Fremantle forward Shane Yarran is free to play this weekend despite pleading guilty to two charges stemming from an incident in Leederville last month.

Mandurah teacher pleads guilty to hidden camera offences

Nathan Hondros and Kate Hedley   A Mandurah school teacher accused of secretly filming students in a primary school toilet while they changed has pleaded guilty in Perth Magistrates Court.

Young father 'coward punched' at Crown Perth casino remains in critical condition

Heather McNeill   A Mandurah man is in hospital in a critical condition after allegedly being coward punched at Crown Perth's casino on Saturday night while celebrating a bucks night.

Evil Eight alleged abusers 'must plea'

One of several West Australian men accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl who was pimped by her father has been told by a judge that he won't be allowed to delay his case any further.

Cockburn dive trail set to open this summer

James Mooney   Construction of the City of Cockburn's new maritime dive trail, showcasing the Omeo shipwreck at Port Coogee has been completed and is set to open this summer.