Fire
Woman arrested over cop station fire
Police are searching for a woman who threw a suspected petrol bomb, into the Wanneroo Police Station on Wednesday morning.
Catastrophic fire conditions for WA
Authorities are warning of catastrophic bushfire conditions for parts of Western Australia this weekend.
Body found in Sawyers Valley house fire
Lucy Rickard A body has been found inside a home gutted by fire east of Perth this morning.
High rise fire shuts down Hay Street
Aleisha Orr Emergency services personnel attended a high rise structure fire in East Perth this afternoon.
Politician vows to use privileges to reveal Toodyay fire payouts
Courtney Trenwith Details of secret compensation payments made to some victims of the Toodyay fire may yet be publicly revealed, with a senior politician preparing to use all political privileges to pressure the...
Community shocked over school fire
Aleisha Orr Like many teachers and parents who got the call to tell them Mt Lawley Primary School had been burnt down yesterday morning, Elizabeth Gibb’s first thought was that it was a joke.
WA burns: state braces for more fire threat
Live coverage, day two, of bushfire drama in Western Australia's South-West.
Nannup fire out of control, moving quickly east
Lucy Rickard A fire burning out of control near Nannup in the state's South-West has already destroyed more than 12,000 hectares and is encroaching on popular fishing and camping locations.
Vigilante fears hamper fire investigation
Aja Styles Fire investigators are anxious to track down the police officer at the centre of an investigation into one of Perth's most devastating bushfires, amid fears for his safety.
Two men dead in Wubin truck crash
Aleisha Orr Two men died when a triple road train collided with a car on Wednesday night.
Rats in the aisle
Hoyts ordered to rectify rodent problem
Jillian McHugh Hoyts Carousel has been ordered to clean up the rodent infestation that was discovered by moviegoers on Tuesday.
Suspected arson caused $100K damage to Bibra Lake gym
Robyn Preston Police are investigating a case of suspected arson, after a fire swept through a Bibra Lake gym on Solar Pass, resulting in a damage bill of around $100,000.
Cyclone Rusty could hit WA coast with 100-kilometre wide eye and 200km/h winds
Aleisha Orr Cyclone Rusty could have a 100-kilometre wide eye and feature winds of more than 200km\h by the time its full force is felt on WA's North West coastline late on Wednesday.
Towns shut as Rusty rolls nearer
Aleisha Orr People sheltering from a category four cyclone could be stuck inside for some time as the storm creeps nearer.
Tiny Pilbara community dodges Rusty bullet
Rolling coverage of tropical cyclone Rusty as parts of WA's North West prepare for destructive winds and flooding.
Cyclone Rusty weakens, threat moves inland
While tropical cyclone Rusty continues to weaken, communities inland from Western Australia's east Pilbara region are now in its firing line as the storm continues creeping south.
More than 250 firefighters battling Bullsbrook blaze
Aleisha Orr People in Bullsbrook are in danger as a number of bushfires burn in the area.
Pilbara ports in lockdown mode
Robyn Preston Pilbara's ports hit evacuation mode on Tuesday, locking-down sites and moving ships out to sea, after warnings that a tropical cyclone that may pass through the region on Wednesday.
Pilbara set to dodge Cylone Narelle's fury
Tropical Cyclone Narelle has been upgraded to a category four as it continues to move closer to the coast of northern Western Australia.
Bushfire no longer a threat
Lives are no longer under threat on Doubtful Island Peninsula in Western Australia, as immediate danger from bushfire has passed.
