A Preston Beach resident has recalled the moment he thought a plane falling from the sky before crashing was an ‘astronaut’ or a ‘space shuttle’.
Oliver Lane and Caleb Runciman
Daniel Hocking
Amid water concerns for struggling farmers, the Boyup Brook shire council has unanimously agreed to install a short-term standpipe off the Water Corporation’s Reservoir Dam.
Detectives are investigating a horrific sex attack in the South West after a teenage girl was attacked while walking down a street.
Caleb Runciman
WA’s only youth cattle handling camp came to Brunswick last week, offering young people from Exmouth to Albany the opportunity to test their skills and dip their toes into cattle handling.
Craig Duncan
The Pierce Brothers will return to the South West as part of a national tour following the release of their new album Everything Is Bigger Than Me.
Sean Van Der Wielen
A prostate cancer survivor is gearing up to take on a run of the the South West’s Cape to Cape track.
Josh Kempton
Happy crowds in the thousands enjoyed The Bunbury Show
Claudette Rizzi
Despite looking destined to go to an Australian Human Rights Commission mediation session, a last minute breakthrough has given hope the Bunbury Speedway could become accessible in the future.
The proposed offshore wind farm zone off the coast of Bunbury has raised a trove of queries and concerns, so we at the South Western times took those questions and put them to an expert.
This year’s Grandfamilies Day at Bunbury Wildlife Park was the best yet, with thousands of grandparents, parents and children of all ages.
Some of the South West Slammers’ up-and-coming stars got a chance to shine on the big stage as the club’s WABL men’s team defeated Geraldton Buccaneers 74-73.
A high-profile defamation lawyer representing Linda Reynolds has been fined heftily for professional misconduct after airing protected health information.
Claire Sadler
Michael Victor Harrison had been accused of murdering a 49-year-old man inside a Fremantle social housing complex.
Emily Moulton
The 38-year-old woman who was allegedly murdered in Broadwater has been remembered as a ‘loving mother’ as her two alleged killers front court for the first time.
Oliver Lane, Sean Van Der Wielen and Caleb Runciman
The much-vaunted Rising Stars 2024 report by Canstar and Hotspotting ranks includes ten Perth suburbs in the list of 110 rising stars around the nation.
Kim Macdonald
Police have launched a major operation cracking down on motorcycle safety after a tragic spate of fatal crashes — with motorcyclists now representing almost half of those killed on WA roads so far this year.
Shannon Hampton and Phil Hickey
Police claim the 37-year-old drove at police cars, mounted footpaths, went through bollards and hit a garden brick wall.
Lauren Price
Three men who carried out a violent home invasion, in which they bashed and robbed a grandmother while her husband was bound, are still on the run. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE
A 10-year-old Indigenous boy has taken his own life while in the care of the State Government.
More attention is needed to support mothers at the women’s prison unit in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, an inspection review has found.
Anneke de Boer
Busselton councillors have voted on a motion which could make certain fishing practices illegal off the Busselton Jetty.
Oliver Lane
The owner of a now-defunct cafe has been fined after he refused to pay for staff insurance and an at-work injury claim.
Holly Prentice
The Kalgoorlie CBD playground which opened a few months ago as part of a $16 million redevelopment project has been temporarily closed for “routine maintenance”.
A young teenage girl who had a stolen backyard table in her bedroom and stole a bag of lollies from an IGA store has received a good behaviour bond.
A project has begun to reduce the number of feral goldfish in the Vasse River, and the community is being encouraged to help.
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says the US economy, while otherwise strong, has not seen inflation come back to the central bank’s goal.
Jeff Cox
People with more money than their peers often ask you to transfer comically small amounts of money.
Aditi Shrikant
A majority of workers know the feeling of wanting to retract an email right after they’ve sent it, and the youngest professionals are the most likely to feel email regret.
Jennifer Liu
Oil prices could soar to $US100 per barrel and beyond, said market watchers, after Iran mounted an aerial attack against Israel reigniting fears of a regional war.
Lee Ying Shan
Education Minister Tony Buti has made a last minute ‘plea’ to teachers not to strike on Tuesday — saying at the very least education support schools need to remain open.
Joe Spagnolo
A man has been arrested after allegedly threatening staff and shooting up a remote bush pub.
Nathan Schmidt
A bushfire emergency is unfolding in WA’s north, with residents being urged to evacuate as an unpredictable blaze takes hold.
A 41-year-old man has been charged with 17 offences after allegedly discharging a rifle inside a small country town pub, sparking a major police operation on Friday evening.
Swimming lessons will become even more important for WA kids with the Education Department devoting a new school to the delivery of water safety programs.
Cold conditions could prove to be a washout for the school holiday makers despite “unbelievable” warmth in the West.