The driver of a V8 ute that was speeding through Perth at 150 kilometres per hour before it crashed and killed a worker collecting rubbish is jailed for more than five years.
The convicted rapist found guilty of murdering missing WA teenager Hayley Dodd is sentenced to a minimum of 21 years behind bars, making him at least 82 before he will be released.
Emergency services in Western Australia are battling three bushfires in the state's south-west and flooding from a tropical low that has dumped more than 400 millimetres of rain on Broome in the Kimberley.
Perth's popular Kings Park is closed to motorists, cyclists and pedestrians as firefighters mop up after a suspicious bushfire this morning that closed major roads into the city.
You make an appointment, turn up at the doctor's surgery and spend half an hour in the waiting room — many patients complain about wait times but is there a solution?
A survey of more than 1,800 students across Western Australia finds most are happy with their schools, but as many as one in five high school students don't always feel safe on campus.
A population boom is predicted for Perth's outer suburbs, but while you gain a big backyard and a shiny new house, what do you give up by moving there?
An emergency warning is downgraded for a fire burning near the South West WA town of Augusta after conditions there ease overnight and the spread of the blaze slows.
Mark McGowan regularly features his children on Facebook, but says he has banned them from using such platforms in a bid to protect them from growing levels of anxiety and mental health issues in schools.
Within a handful of hours, the Perth Scorchers fast bowler took five wickets for Australia in the ODI against England and was bought for $1.4 million in the IPL auction.
As more and more Australians ditch the landline in favour of digital communication, one West Australian collector is ensuring the history of the humble home phone remains intact.
Problems on the public transport network take the shine off a record-breaking opening event at Perth Stadium, with officials saying improvements will be made for Thursday's sold-out Big Bash League semi-final.
Perth's transport system appears to have easily passed the test of delivering fans to the new $1.6 billion Perth stadium for the first one day international cricket match.
It's come at a substantial cost to taxpayers, but the transformation of Perth into a vibrant, multi-dimensional city that is appealing to families and hipsters alike is a pleasant surprise, writes Jessica Strutt.
Having become one of Australian sport's most dominant teams at their WACA home, the Perth Scorchers prepare to move to the new Perth Stadium with apprehension.
A 56-year-old woman is charged after an extensive police investigation with allegedly stealing $1.2 million from two employers over a 10-year period in hundreds of separate transactions.
An 85-year-old man who was arrested yesterday after the discovery of his 83-year-old wife's body at their Alexander Heights home faces a murder charge from his hospital bed.
It's the biggest sporting game in town in summer — but the Big Bash League is being hobbled and fans left short-changed by scheduling conflicts that leave its best players unavailable for the finals, writes Clint Thomas.
