LATEST PERTH NEWS, WEATHER AND VIDEOS FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA

'My biggest concern is how hot it is today': Pilot sent worried texts about conditions hours before Perth plane tragedy that killed him and his glamorous partner

28/01/17 02:36

27/01/17 06:23

Father-of-three Peter Lynch, 52, and girlfriend Endah Cakrawati, 30, died when the light plane they were flying in an airshow crashed into Perth's Swan River in front of thousands of Australia Day revellers.

26/01/17 14:56

Two people have been killed after a seaplane attempting to land on Perth's Swan River lost power and crashed in front of thousands of Australia Day revellers gathered for the city's fireworks display.

26/01/17 02:05

This Australia Day most major retailers will be open for business as usual, with Coles and Woolworths opening from 7am and bottle shops keeping long trading hours.

25/01/17 23:39

Patrick Slater, 26, was killed after he was attacked with screwdrivers in a vicious brawl in Perth on Australia Day 2016 and his heartbroken sister has spoken out after a year without him.

25/01/17 07:37

Emma Irvine, from Perth had a vertical sleeve gastrectomy in October 2014 when she weighed 108kg and wore a size 20. Two years later, she had shed 50kg and dropped down to a size 6 to 8.

25/01/17 03:28

Robert Doodson, 40, and his wife Amanda, 28, are both behind bars for the circumstances related to the brutal battering of Gary Bedggood in Perth in 2014.

25/01/17 01:39

The majority of the country are about to enjoy a one day off work for Australia Day - but with the national holiday fast approaching, it might be worth checking the opening hours for all your last-minute shopping.

24/01/17 23:29

The Muslim woman who called a man in a Pauline Hanson t-shirt a 'fascist' at a Perth university is a left-wing student politician, while the man is a far-right anti-Islam leader.

24/01/17 23:20

Michelle Fernandez, a mother-of-two and former emergency nurse from Perth, appeared in court accused of repeatedly stabbing ex-husband Mark Fernandez in October 2015.

24/01/17 20:57

An Asian woman has created a comical moment for Pauline Hanson in Fremantle, south of Perth. She asked the One Nation leader for a hug and said: 'I hope you like us, we're Asian.'

24/01/17 14:40

Caris Tiivel will use her platform to draw attention to issues like Australia's refugee crisis and advocating same-sex marriage, should she win Miss Universe pageant next week.

24/01/17 07:43

Perth twins Anna and Lucy DeCinque have revealed their diagnosis of body dysmorphia and said they are trying to return to their natural look, after spending nearly $250,000 on plastic surgery.

24/01/17 07:21

A young woman has divided social media by pullling a silly face to protest against being made to pose with Pauline Hanson. Courtney Griffin (right) was unhappy at her Perth boss's instruction.

20/01/17 17:00

The driver of the silver Volkswagen Polo was said to be tailgating vehicles driven by Daniel Lornie and Steven Lumsden in Perth earlier this month.

19/01/17 08:34

Vincenzo Mule, 53, changed plea to guilty to five charges, including sexual penetration of a child, after he lured the children, four and five, from a childcare program in Perth in April 2016.

19/01/17 02:10

Western Australian mother Dana Harrison sent her two children, both aged under five, to Peel Zoo in Pinjarra with their German au pair but the trio were left disappointed from their recent visit.

18/01/17 15:09

Police are searching a Perth property previously owned by accused Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards. Records show Edwards sold it soon after Ciara Glennon disappeared in 1997.

18/01/17 01:30

A Rebels bikie living the high-life with Gucci clothes and expensive cars will be jailed for bashing a man with a baseball bat several times in a dispute over a Jeep in Port Kennedy, Perth, in 2014.

17/01/17 11:52

A down on his luck homeless man has found work after a stranger in Melbourne posted a photo of him with his heartfelt plea for work to Facebook.

16/01/17 16:49

A drug dealer who murdered his friend and buried his dismembered body parts could be jailed for life. Wade Cameron Dunn, 40, was murdered in Perth in May 2015.

16/01/17 15:44

Serial bank robber Brenden Abbott, 54, dubbed the 'Postcard Bandit', has been jailed for five months for escaping from a Perth prison dressed in a fake guard's uniform in 1989.

16/01/17 13:47

Trent Cray, from Perth, was among thousands of revellers inside the Blue Parrot nightclub, in Mexico, when a gunman opened fire in the early hours of Monday morning at the BPM music festival.

15/01/17 12:32

Jessica Capes, 11, was with her mother Jolanda at a Perth beach on Tuesday morning when a pit bull terrier lurking in the water latched onto her foot for 20 seconds, leaving a deep gash that required surgery.

14/01/17 06:25

Footage has made a splash on social media of piano prodigy Louis Rebeiro, 11, wowing crowds with an impromptu performance at Fremantle Markets in Perth.

13/01/17 15:09

The Perth parents who admitted unlawfully killing their two-month-old daughter by failing to seek medical help after her brother fell on her have each been jailed for several years.

13/01/17 11:37

Little Harper and Arthur Biggs were born in Perth to Brits Nicola Biggs and Steven Lockwood (pictured), who now live in Broome, Western Australia. Now they face a battle to return home.

13/01/17 10:29

Office manager Maria Camarda stole $2.1 million from her law firm by writing 379 cheques to herself over seven years to fund her extravagant lifestyle and was sentenced to more than six years in jail.

12/01/17 09:30

Human remains found in a car deep in bushland are believed to be those of Perth man Samuel Mark Walsh who disappeared two years ago a decade after murdering his own mother.

12/01/17 09:27

A Perth father has been slapped with a demolition order after building his daughter's pirate themed cubby house too tall for council regulations.

11/01/17 02:09

A Perth man has lost a court appeal after he was convicted of advertising cheap legal advice ranging from $250 to $1,500 on Gumtree, despite having no qualifications as a lawyer.

10/01/17 08:51

An 59-year-old Australian man has been extradited to the US on six child sex charges , including two counts of promotion of sexual performance by a child which carries a minimum 25 years jail.

10/01/17 03:49

Steve Lawrence, a 36-year-old father from Perth, pleaded not guilty to three aggravated assault charges on Monday after being accused of brushing his teenage son's teeth so hard his gums bled.

08/01/17 15:06

Wesley Ballantine, 17, was installing a glass ceiling at the Old Post Office redevelopment site in in Forrest Place in central Perth when he fell 12 metres to his death on Thursday morning.

07/01/17 12:31

Rachael Gouvignon, 31, showed no signs of a broken heart on Saturday, while showing off her flawless bikini body in a sizzling Instagram snap

06/01/17 08:49

Police are searching for a man who allegedly committed an indecent act in front of a 12-year-old girl while both were sitting at the back of a bus in Perth.

05/01/17 15:44

The physical education teacher at Churchfields Senior High School in Perth was arrested on Thursday after police searched his computer and other electronic devices.

05/01/17 10:37

A naked man was spotted jogging down Stirling Highway in Claremont, a western suburb of Perth, just after 12.30pm on Thursday, bringing traffic to a halt as police trailed closely behind him. 

05/01/17 09:07

The 10-year-old fan known only as Lily couldn't stop crying when she met her tennis hero Roger Federer during the coin toss at the Hopman Cup in Perth on Wednesday night.

05/01/17 03:58

An Indonesian Kopassus officer reportedly saw a laminated piece of paper that made fun of the country's founding ideology Pancasila (pictured) at an SAS barracks in Perth.

05/01/17 03:42

Sparks were flying between The Bachelor's Megan Marx and Tiffany Scanlon on New Year's Day. But Tiffany cheekily blames photographer for failing to capture the couple's first New Year's kiss together.

05/01/17 03:26

Defence Minister Marise Payne has denied Australia recruited Indonesian military officers as spies while defending the government's handling of a suspension of military ties between the countries.

04/01/17 22:59

A word starting with 'c' has caused Indonesia to suspend military cooperation with Australia. The word 'crazy', at a Special Forces base in Perth, was used to mock the nation's principles.

03/01/17 14:06

Roger Federer is busy preparing himself for a shot at winning his fifth Australian Open. But he took time out of his busy schedule to pose for selfies with fans at the Hopman Cup on Tuesday.

03/01/17 09:50

American player Jack Sock rushed to the aid of a female line judge after she was smacked in the face by a ball at the Hopman Cup in Perth.

03/01/17 09:19

A Skippers Airline employee is in critical condition at Perth Royal Hospital after being struck by a fuel tanker at around 6am while working close to one of the charter terminals.

02/01/17 13:47

Bachelor's Megan Marx gushes over her girlfriend Tiffany Scanlon as the pair enjoyed the first day of 2017 - after spending the day with their 'thid wheel' Cameron Cranley.

31/12/16 15:23

Tennis legend Roger Federer and his playing partner Belinda Bencic stole the show at the Hopman Cup New Year's Eve party on Saturday.

29/12/16 19:15

The family of Mitchell Chase, 15, (pictured) have made the devastating decision to turn off his life support after he collided with a car while riding his dirt bike in Perth on Wednesday.

29/12/16 14:59

Roger Federer, 35, took time out for selfies with fans, after a practice session for the Hopman Cup, in Perth on Thursday.

29/12/16 11:34

An angry driver has viciously vandalised a car for double parking in a shopping centre lot in Perth on Thursday. The car was parked in two spaces to allow room for a wheelchair.

29/12/16 10:50

Perth boy Oshin Strachan, 6,(pictured) whose parents won a court battle to end his treatment for his malignant brain tumour, died on Wednesday after spending Christmas Day at home with his family.

28/12/16 15:23

A friend of the third woman in the infamous Claremont serial killer case in Perth has revealed she still maintains hope her remains will be found after 20 years as a man is charged over other deaths.

28/12/16 15:06

A West Australian man has landed himself in hot water after crashing his car into a Perth sculpture on Boxing Day. The 33-year-old man has been charged with mid range drink driving over the incident.

27/12/16 13:32

The 25-year-old Victoria's Secret model perfected the off-duty look as she enjoyed lunch with a female friend in her native Perth on Saturday

27/12/16 11:56

Police in Western Australia are looking for a man between the age of 43 and 47 with receding dark hair and an olive complexion after a 21-year-old woman was attacked in bed on December 19.

26/12/16 16:07

Police are now turning their attention to finding Sarah Spiers (pictured) - the first of three young women to go missing from the Perth suburb of Claremont in the 1990s.

26/12/16 12:06

A Virgin Australia passenger flying from Perth to Adelaide has taken to Facebook to tell the airline their parmesan cheese sandwiches left the aircraft smelling like 'old socks'. (stock image)

25/12/16 08:58

A property owned by the parents of a man charged with two murders is being searched. Bradley Robert Edwards, pictured, was arrested and charged with the 1990s murders in an upmarket Perth suburb.

24/12/16 15:14

A white silk kimono dropped during a break-in and attempted sexual assault in 1988 is believed to have been a vital clue in helping to solve the cold case of the Claremont killings.

24/12/16 11:09

Heavy rain and lightning have lashed parts of New South Wales on Christmas Eve with flood warnings in place for many regions but Christmas day is set to be a cracker with a top of 27 degrees predicted.

24/12/16 08:28

Bradley Robert Edwards charged of two women in Western Australia's infamous Claremont serial killer case is also accused of sexually assaulting two women aged 17 and 18.

23/12/16 12:13

Bradley Robert Edwards, 48, has been charged with the murder of two women in the Claremont serial killings case, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon, after more than 20 years.

23/12/16 03:36

Perth's 42C temperatures proved too hot to handle for one beach goer who suffered severe blisters to the bottom of her feet while running across a Fremantle beach on Thursday.

22/12/16 04:58

A 33-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly attacked a woman wearing a hijab with a beer bottle at a Perth shopping complex because she 'did not wish him a Merry Christmas'.

20/12/16 23:08

A woman, aged in her 30s, was stabbed to death in a mediation room at a suburban Perth court and a man, 40, she knew has been arrested after the attack took place just metres away from police.

20/12/16 19:58

Portable decorative ethanol burners will be banned in Western Australia pending further safety investigations after accidents throughout the nation resulted in severe burns.

20/12/16 18:52

Sophie Cousins, sister of Brownlow Medallist Ben Cousins, married a Dockers superstar on the weekend in Perth.

20/12/16 13:55

Footage of a man who 'bottled a Muslim woman and ripped off her hijab' after she reportedly didn't wish him a Merry Christmas, has been released by WA Police, in the hope of identifying him.

19/12/16 14:49

A Muslim mum (pictured) who was verbally abused and attacked with a beer bottle while out shopping in Perth says she is sick of racism and will take a stand for her 'Muslim sisters'.

19/12/16 11:12

A woman was allegedly attacked outside Coles at the Beeliar Village in Cockburn, Perth on Friday night by a man who yelled at her, hit her with a beer bottle and stole her headscarf.

19/12/16 03:23

She's got an enviable figure and she's not afraid to flaunt it on social media. And Bachelor star Megan Marx was at it again on Monday, going braless for a snap she shared of herself at a Perth beach.

19/12/16 01:20

Australia is bracing for the hottest December night since 1972, as a 'freak' heatwave sends temperatures soaring across the country.

18/12/16 22:15

Sheryl Keen from Perth, Western Australia, is in possession of 20 belongings and items of clothing (pictured) that she believes are debris from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

18/12/16 19:45

A young Perth DJ (pictured) has been killed in a horror crash, after the car she was travelling in left Karrinyup Road in Balcatta about 5.30am on Saturday morning and hit a tree.

17/12/16 13:02

Two Western Australian beaches were forced to close on Saturday after a fisherman reeled in two large tiger sharks before releasing them back into the water.

15/12/16 10:28

Amiel Tittums, 36, was driving up to 165km/h in a 90km/h zone in Geraldton, north of Perth, when he collided into the back of a Holden Commodore killing those inside the vehicle in August 2015.

14/12/16 21:29

A younger man was viciously bashed on a Perth bus after a bearded passenger allegedly threatened and racially abused a Maori teenager and her friends and he decided to stand up to him.

14/12/16 15:10

On Wednesday, model Renae Ayris gushed over her man as she marked their one year anniversary

14/12/16 14:55

The cyclist was seen hitting the top of the elderly couple's car and allegedly struck 74-year-old Essie's hand which was resting on the window as they drove through Perth.

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