Suspected Port Hedland homicide

Robyn Preston Police are investigating the death of a woman who was shot in Port Hedland on Saturday night.

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.

Cyclone Rusty weakens to a category one

Tropical Cyclone Rusty in Western Australia's Pilbara region has been downgraded to a category one, allowing emergency services authorities to give the all clear to Pardoo and Marble Bar.

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.

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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.

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.

Pilot dies in Broome plane crash

Aleisha Orr Investigators from Perth will head to Broome today to examine the site where a 27-year-old pilot died in a plane crash at Cable Beach last night.

Broome crash pilot 'very experienced'

Anne-Louise Brown The pilot who died in a Broome plane crash was an experienced pilot who had flown the route numerous times before, according to the directors of Golden Eagle Airlines.

'They chose to create a future for their grandchildren': $1.5b native title deal

Courtney Trenwith The most significant native title agreement in Australian history - worth $1.5 billion - would set-up the Kimberley Indigenous population for generations to come, according to the head of the...

New iron ore port for Pilbara

Chalpat Sonti The Pilbara region will get another deepwater port for iron ore exports, after the state government today decided to spend $3.5 million on a site first identified more than 30 years ago.