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Hedland SES: ‘Remain cautious and continue to prepare’

A blue alert remains in place from Beagle Bay to Port Hedland, including Broome but not the Port Hedland township, as a tropical low expected to develop into a cyclone continues to loom off the NW.

Sam Jones

Eerosion caused by Cyclone Veronica has caused the viewing platform at Marapikurrinya Park to fall away.

Derby planOverseas firms back $4b Derby fertiliser plant

Sean Smith

Charges laidPerson charged after petrol station assault

Broome Police have charged a person with acts likely to endanger the health and safety of a person following an investigation into a serious assault near Broome’s Chinatown precinct.

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Anglers’ delightMcGowan commits to funding Broome safe boat harbour

The commitment forms part of the Plan for the Kimberley that was unveiled by the Premier in the region today.

Jakeb Waddell

‘Game-changing’Banned drinkers trial to begin this year

The new trial is set to combine the Banned Drinkers Register and a Takeaway Alcohol Management System that will require residents to produce photo ID every time they purchase alcohol in the Kimberley.

Carly Laden

Still operationalBroome RFDS damaged in blaze

The fire caused damage to areas of the base’s main building used for treating patients, administration and storage of equipment and medical supplies.

Carly Laden

Watch outShark attacks spark signs plan for Broome hotspots

Lifesaving signs that would assist beachgoers in emergency situations are likely to be installed across the Kimberley after two recent shark attacks.

Jakeb Waddell

TEST RESULTSShark that attacked surfer at Broome identified

The species of shark that attacked surfer Sam Heseltine on Broome’s Cable Beach last week has been confirmed.

Phil Hickey

Easy accessYoung thieves target easy access tourists

According to police, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of thefts across luxury accommodation in the Cable Beach area

Heartache and peaceBittersweet Broome time for Naomi

Naomi Steenson was just 26-year-old when she lost her beloved baby boy to whooping cough and has spoken of her emotional return to Broome.

Lucky escape‘Very fortunate’: Broome surfer reveals shark terror

A Broome surfer who narrowly escaped with his life after a Cable Beach shark attack has described the heart-stopping moment he ‘felt a massive bump’ as the predator hit his board.

Close encounterShark hit surfer ‘from behind while paddling for wave’

A surfer has been left ‘freaked out’ but uninjured after a shark attack at Broome’s Cable Beach, the second in less than three weeks.

Sarah Steger and Carly Laden

In shockShark chomps surf board in lucky escape at Cable Beach

A surfer has narrowly escaped a shark attack at Broome’s Cable Beach, the second in less than three weeks.

Sarah Steger and Jakeb Waddell

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Wild westREVEALED: The suburbs where WA’s bikies hang out

From modern day criminal castles to nondescript industrial units hidden from view, bikie clubhouses are dotted throughout every corner of the state. Here is your where to avoid guide.

Phil Hickey

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What really goes on inside WA’s bikie clubhouses

When the toughest cops go hunting the toughest outlaws — the bikie clubhouse is one of the first doors they kick down. What they look lilke inside is known only to a few.

Phil Hickey

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The morphine blunder that cost a couple their baby boy

A baby died and his mother was left fighting for her life after a midwife at a WA hospital injected her with a massive overdose of morphine during the final hours of her pregnancy.

Bethany Hiatt

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February festivalAlbany to swell with Pride

Albany’s heart will turn all the colours of the rainbow next month when Albany Pride delivers one of the biggest regional Pride event line-ups in Australia.

Sarah Makse

‘Terrifying’ behaviourStalker calls ex-partner 160 times in 24hrs

A 43-year-old Albany man terrorised his ex-partner by calling her 160 times in less than 24 hours while on a violence restraining order.

Kellie Balaam

Batten down the hatchesMayor slams ‘complacent’ locals over ‘cyclone parties’

With the first cyclone of the season currently bearing down on the State’s North West, Port Hedland mayor Peter Carter warned the last thing you want is ‘people intoxicated in a cyclone’.

Ben O'Shea

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Church to pay as abused altar boy wins $2.45m compo

A former altar boy abused by a paedophile priest will receive $2.5 million in compensation — the highest known sum the Church in Australia has been forced to pay a survivor of historic sex abuse.

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Killed traffic controller remembered as ‘an epic man’

The death of a traffic controller in the Goldfields-Esperance region has sent ripples through the community, with friends of the 57-year-old remembering him as ‘one of the best blokes around’.

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Morphine blunder
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Hospital vows to rebuild trust after baby tragedy

The head of St John of God Bunbury Hospital has told staff a morphine blunder that killed a baby boy would affect the hospital’s reputation and they’d have to work hard to regain community trust.

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Close callStar Eagle full of praise for fireys who saved home

Star West Coast Eagle Tim Kelly has met some of the firefighters who helped save his home from a raging bushfire just two weeks ago to say thank you and get some advice on what to do better next time.

Amber Johnston

Shocking claimsDeaths at aged care home now major police investigation

The deaths of two western suburbs aged-care residents, who were allegedly subjected to horrific neglect and abuse by staff, are being investigated by the WA Police major crime squad.

Michael Traill & Jessica Page

Cops bashedFour charged over bashing of cops at the weekend

Four young men have been charged over the bashing of two police officers at a service station over the weekend.

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‘No respect’
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Vandals graffiti fatal crash site in Landsdale

The scene of a fiery crash which killed Arthur Jack Jones has been vandalised with graffiti, with outraged locals saying ‘there are better ways to honour a life than to vandalise property’.

POLICE CRACKDOWN16yo boy among seven charged over Scarborough fights

Police have cracked down after alcohol-fuelled brawls erupted along Scarborough’s party strip last Friday night, charging seven people. WATCH THE ARREST VIDEO.

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House fire murder accused revealed as victim’s brother

The man found dead inside a burning home in Armadale was allegedly set on fire by his older brother, it can be revealed.

Sarah Steger

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