Woman riding this e-bike fined $2575
Police listed the reasons the woman, who was taking a child to school, was hit with the hefty penalty.
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Perth bushfire sparked by crow flying into power lines
The wall of fire threatened homes and residents were evacuated before 58,000 litres of water was dropped onto the fire from water bombers.
Western Australia
Did social media posts cause attack on a Perth house? Police think it's possible
Social media posts that wrongly identified a house in Perth as a place where former prisoners were living may have led to a home invasion and robbery
crime
Non-verbal man 'left in car in 40-degree heat while carer spent hours in shops'
The family of a disabled man allegedly left locked inside a car at a Perth shopping centre on a 40-degree day has urged the public to raise the alarm if they think something is wrong.
Perth police
Two seven-year-old girls killed in WA crash
Two seven-year-old girls have been killed in a highway crash in the Wheatbelt in Western Australia.
Western Australia
Police bust underground gambling dens allegedly run by casino workers
Authorities have warned more properties are in their sites after busting two underground gambling dens allegedly run by Crown Casino workers across Perth suburbs.
crime
Police investigate deadly e-scooter crash in Perth
Western Australia Police said the 70-year-old man was taken to Royal Perth Hospital but died later as a result of his injuries.
Perth police
Perth council U-turns on $114k trip to Croatia during European summer
The proposed junket would have included business class flights, accommodation and a visit to a famous European electronic music festival.
council
Elderly woman wakes to find masked man indecently assaulting her
The 76-year-old was asleep on the couch of her Perth home about midnight when she woke to see an intruder standing over her with a knife.
crime
Ham and cheese sandwiches banned at WA school canteens
The popular snack is being banned at school canteens due to an updated health policy.
Western Australia
Millions set to sizzle as 'extreme temperatures' loom
Millions of Australians have been told to prepare for extreme weather with much of the country under heatwave warnings today.
Australia
Breakthrough leads to arrest in 24-year-old robbery case
The robbery took place in a Mosman Park home in Perth on May 8, 2001.
crime
Factory fire sends hazardous plumes of smoke across suburbs south of Perth
The factory on Port Road in Kwinana, Perth, broke out at around 1.30pm.
national
Boy, 11, charged after allegedly seriously assaulting man in Perth
"One of the males then spat on the 69-year-old, before a second male punched him to the face, causing him to fall to the ground."
Western Australia
Hazmat warning after firefighters dump sewage on bushfires
Residents have been told to 'maintain personal hygiene as a high priority' after properties were sprayed by contaminated water.
Western Australia
Everything you need to know about celebrating Lunar New Year
Here's what you need to know about the Lunar New Year, and where you can celebrate it.
national
Heatwave looms as bushfire threatens lives, homes in WA
An emergency warning has been issued for parts of Albany, south of Perth.
Western Australia
Beach closed after two-metre shark 'bumped into jetski'
The jetski rider was uninjured after the close encounter.
Western Australia
'Monster' goldfish caught in suburban lake
The half-metre creature is thought to be one of the longest goldfish ever caught.
animals
Nine-year-old twins missing from Perth CBD found
West Australian police have found nine-year-old twin boys who had gone missing in Perth.
Western Australia
Helpline gets record number of calls amid cost-of-living crisis
There were 39 per cent more calls for help in Western Australia last year - mostly by residents doing it tough.
Cost of Living
'So much life to live': Mates die when 4WD flies off cliff
Matthew and Louis were camping with friends when a late-night 4WD trip went horribly wrong.
national
'Australia's Forrest Gump' reaches final leg of around the world run
Tim Franklin, is one step closer to becoming the fastest to run around the world, as he kicks off the final leg of his journey in WA.
Australia
Popular Aussie gym bans tripods in rise of 'gym-fluencer' trend
Doherty's Gyms, with locations in Victoria and Perth, announced a ban on tripods inside their facilities on Wednesday.
national
WA Police crack alleged international money laundering racket
WA Police have foiled an alleged international money laundering operation, finding a multimillion-dollar haul of luxury items in Perth's north-west.
Western Australia
Billionaire Andrew Forrest slams Facebook after deepfake video circulates
The deepfake video used a genuine Forrest chat that was uploaded to the Rhodes Trust and manipulated it into a cryptocurrency scam.
Western Australia
Ex-SAS soldier accused of war crime 'no risk' to police
An ex-SAS soldier facing war crime allegations has been handed relaxed bail conditions after a magistrate ruled he presented no extra risk to officers conducting checks on him.
courts
More scorching heat for Western Australia but relief in sight
Temperature records were broken in parts of the state as the severe heatwave continues today.
Weather
Heatwave hits WA with temperatures to soar past 40 degrees
A total fire ban has been issued for large parts of the state's south-west.
Weather
Teenage boys struck by car while walking on Perth footpath
The pair, both aged 16, were walking along a footpath when a silver Volkswagen Jetta mounted the curb.
Western Australia
Kids screaming out for mum as hero pulls them from blaze
A neighbour has recounted the horror scene he confronted as two little boys tried to tell him where their mother was trapped.
Western Australia
War crime accused poses 'hand-to-hand' risk to police, court told
A court heard the ex-soldier posed a flight risk.
national
Perth school students to get free travel on public transport
There's relief for Perth parents battling the cost of living, with school children to be given free travel on public transport from February.
school
Man charged with murder after body found at Perth home
The 53-year-old is due to appear in Fremantle Magistrates Court today.
Western Australia
Heartbreak as search called off for man missing east of Perth
Residents of a town in the Perth Hills have been urged to remain on the lookout even after authorities called off a six-day search for a missing man.
missing persons
Australian rents hit new record amid housing crisis
There's more pain for renters in almost every part of the country, with some paying more than $1000 a week.
rent
Child hurt by flare set off on stricken yacht
The stranded yachties were thankful for the rescue, just not for how it unfolded.
Boating
Fisherman's close encounter with massive great white shark
A Perth fisherman has had a close encounter with a massive great white shark off the Western Australia coast.
sharks
Woman pushed off e-scooter and sexually assaulted, police say
Police have launched a major manhunt after a woman was robbed and assaulted in a sex attack in Perth.
Perth police
Thousands of homes still without power across WA
According to Western Power, at least 4,000 homes and businesses are still without power after Significant thunderstorm and bushfire activity cut the power to around 33,000 people.
Western Australia
Urgent warning after killer amoeba discovered in swimming spots
Scorching heatwave conditions have created the perfect environment for the deadly organism.
Western Australia
These were Australia's lottery winning hotspots for 2023
The best places to buy a lottery ticket last year have been revealed.
Australia
The staggering cost of putting your child through school in Australia
In one capital city, a public education for one child will set their parents back a six-figure sum.
education
Wild storms smash houses, cut power to thousands in WA
Thousands are in the dark after flash floods, hail and wild winds caused significant damage across Perth's eastern suburbs and further inland.
Weather News
Man charged with raping woman in WA hotel bathroom almost a decade ago
Advances in DNA forensics technology have lead to the arrest of a man who allegedly raped a woman in a Jurien Bay hotel bathroom almost a decade ago.
Western Australia
The graph that shows how renting turned into hellish nightmare
This is how deep stressed-out tenants have had to dig during a rental crisis that shows few signs of ending.
rent
Two homes lost as bushfires continue to burn near Perth
More than 200 firefighters have been battling to contain three large bushfires in parts of Gingin, Bindoon and Chittering, about an hour from Perth.
bushfires
At least one home lost in bushfires near Perth
At least one home has been lost as out-of-control bushfires continue to ravage parts of Perth's north-east.
bushfires
Fierce bushfires rage near Perth as residents told to leave now
Lives and homes are under threat from fierce bushfires burning in Western Australia.
Western Australia
Teenage girl sexually assaulted in beach toilet block
Police are seeking information about the incident which took place between 2pm and 3pm at a beachside toilet block.
crime
