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PerthPremiumWoman charged over William Street unit fire in Perth CBD

A woman accused of starting a fire which damaged a Perth city unit will face court on Tuesday.

Matt Zis

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in Perth’s east.

PerthPremiumPerth pedestrian dies after being hit by tow truck

A pedestrian has died after being struck by a tow truck while crossing a busy road near a roundabout in Perth’s east.

Matt Zis

The bodies of a mother and her toddler have been recovered from the ocean in South Australia.

policeSad update on missing bub after mum & toddler’s bodies found

‘We’re keeping an open mind about everything, but I don’t hold out great hope.’

Eleanor Wilson

A 16 year old has been attacked by a group of teenagers weilding what's believed to be a machete in High Wycombe. CREDIT: 7NEWS 7NEWS

Crime16yo suffers horrific injuries in alleged machete attack

Police are investigating after a 16-year-old has suffered horrific injuries following an attack by a group of teenagers wielding what’s believed to be a machete in Perth’s east. WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGE

Rebeka Petroska and Bethany Hiatt

Driver on the run after car rampage destroys Mount Lawley street

CRIMEVideoPremiumWoman charged over alleged car rampage through Perth’s north

A 28-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly unleashing a chaotic trail of destruction during a wild SUV rampage through Perth’s northern suburbs.

Charlton Hart

Six people have been killed in a catastrophic 28-hour window on WA roads, culminating in a devastating crash involving a man allegedly fleeing police while on a one day driving ban for drug offences.

PoliceCommentsPremiumSixth person killed after catastrophic weekend on WA roads

The weekend’s devastation brings the year-to-date road toll to 127 deaths, and marks the most deadly 7-month period on the state’s roads in at least a decade.

Brooke Rolfe

The expat founders of a controversial run club in Bali have been banned from returning to Indonesia and a warrant issued for their arrest after they were accused of barring locals from joining the group’s events. Inset: An alleged photo of the founders known as ‘JAS’ and ‘HQV’.

InfluencersCommentsArrest warrant issued for ‘racist’ Bali run club founders

The expat founders of a controversial run club in Bali have been banned from returning to Indonesia after they were accused of barring locals from joining the group’s events. 

Katherine Kraayvanger

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WA’s longest serving female cop celebrates 48 year career

From Gerard Ross to the Claremont Murders: Sen. Const. Kerrie ‘Trigger’ Trigwell reveals just how much the WA Police force has changed since she started as she commemorates her incredible career.

Caleb Runciman

Emergency services at the scene of a crash on Ocean Reef Road in Beldon overnight. 7NEWS

ROAD TOLLSVideoPremiumFive killed on WA roads in horror 24 hours

A horror 24-hours on WA roads has resulted in five people being killed across four separate crashes, with the State heading towards its worst road toll since 2008.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Anmary Joy was riding as a passenger in a white Toyota Hilux when it collided with a Toyota Landcruiser on Tonkin Highway in Martin, at about 10.45pm on Friday night.

PoliceVideoPremiumYoung mother killed in horror crash in Perth’s southeast

A 30-year-old woman has been identified as the victim of a fiery crash on Tonkin Highway on Friday night, as she and her husband were travelling home from church. 

Katherine Kraayvanger

Police are investigating after a child was filmed riding unrestrained in the tray of a moving ute in Perth’s southern suburbs.

CRIMEVideoPremiumPolice investigate after child filmed riding in ute tray

Police are investigating after a child was filmed riding unrestrained in the tray of a moving ute in Perth’s southern suburbs.

Kirsty Lichtenstein and Caleb Runciman

Delivery driver Gabor Nagy was travelling on Welwyn Avenue in Manning when he noticed a child sitting in back of a utility about 3.30pm on Thursday.

WA NewsVideoPremium‘Stupid’: Perth driver transports kid in tray of moving ute

WATCH: A ‘dangerous’ act by a driver has been filmed in Perth’s southern suburbs, showing an unrestrained child sitting in the tray of a moving ute.

Caleb Runciman

Socceroos midfielder Cristian Volpato has allegedly tested positive to cocaine after he was pulled over for speeding in Sydney on Friday.

SoccerSocceroo allegedly tests positive to cocaine while speeding

The Socceroos player was allegedly driving his BMW 49km/h over the speed limit when he was subject to a roadside drug test by police.

Katherine Kraayvanger

Origin Energy has revealed details of a data breach after an alleged hacker claimed to have stolen personal details from millions of customers on Wednesday.

AustraliaCommentsCredit card, bank details included in Origin data breach

Origin Energy has revealed details of a data breach after an alleged hacker claimed to have stolen personal details from millions of customers on Wednesday. 

Katherine Kraayvanger

Polar Plunge participants ready to take the plunge.

Polar PlungePremiumAnnual Polar Plunge raises thousands for Special Olympics

Costumes, courage and plenty of shrieks filled Middleton Beach on Sunday as dozens of Albany locals and emergency services took the icy plunge into the ocean for a good cause.

Amy Towers

Northbound lanes of Albany Highway are closed between Manning Road and Hamilton Street in Cannington as police respond to the incident.

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Body discovered alongside injured girl on major Perth road

The discovery of a body and an injured young girl has sparked a major police investigation and shut down a busy stretch of Albany Highway.

Brooke Rolfe and Troy de Ruyter

No one was injured and the cause of the fire has yet to be determined.

PerthCommentsMajor emergency response as fire rips through suburban home

A house east of Perth has been destroyed by a fire that took hold of the structure in the early hours of Tuesday morning. 

Brooke Rolfe

The number of drivers flogging it on Perth freeways has soared.

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Fines on Perth freeways surge 675 per cent in crackdown

The number of selfish and idiotic drivers caught speeding on Perth freeways has soared by nearly 700 per cent, as the State Government continues to expand its number of speed cameras on WA roads. 

Jessica Evensen

The black car hit a traffic light pole in the CBD, causing extensive damage to the car’s front.

PolicePremiumPerth teen fined after car smashes traffic light

A teenager behind the wheel of an Audi has been fined after the vehicle lost control and smashed into a traffic light pole. 

Brooke Rolfe

Police said the two men were known to each other.

CrimePremiumQuinns Rocks machete fight leaves two men hospitalised

Police are investigating after two men were found injured near businesses on Tapping Way in Quinns Rocks.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Police said the man, who was alone in the car at the time, died at the scene. 

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumElderly man dies after vehicle rollover on major WA highway

An elderly man has died after his car left the road and rolled in WA’s Peel region. 

Brooke Rolfe

A bobcat was thrown from the second trailer upon impact, which landed on the tracks, and eyewitnesses say another part of the truck was dislodged which hit a nearby four wheel drive. 

Courts & JusticsVideoPremiumTruck driver charged over serious collision with train

A truck driver has been charged with dangerous driving and being under the influence of a prescribed illicit drug after he allegedly drove through boom gates and collided with a train.

Caleb Runciman

Road rage victim Isaac Ladha at Royal Perth Hospital.

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Perth dad beaten with metal bat in violent road rage attack

A Perth father has relived the horrifying moment he was hit over the head with a metal baseball bat and dragged out of his car in a violent road rage attack on his drive to work.

Breanna Inferrera & Caleb Runciman

A major disturbance involving multiple inmates has unfolded at WA’s maximum security prison.

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Officer injured during riot at WA’s maximum security prison

A major disturbance involving multiple inmates has unfolded at WA’s maximum security prison with reports of widespread damage to cells and ‘considerable’ flooding.

Charlton Hart and Caleb Runciman