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  1. Local flavourRiders, muso’s gear up for Rhythm & Ride Rodeo

  2. “Selfish and Cruel”PremiumState care worker sentenced for Kimberley child sex act

  3. ‘We’re all keen’CommentsPremiumWA teens lead way as vaccine rollout opens up

  4. public protectionPremiumBroome resort thief jailed in ‘unusual’ case

  5. Support groupPremiumBroome father’s plan to get fellow dads together

Teen chargedCop hurt after ‘stolen’ 4WD smashes into patrol car

A police officer is in good spirits after being flown to Broome Hospital following a collision with an allegedly stolen 4WD in Fitzroy Crossing.

Tom Zaunmayr

Close to homePremiumTouching story behind Broome diamond raffle win

Having purchased a raffle ticket supporting breast cancer research, “regular visitor” Tina Galvin didn’t think much more about it for much of the day

Tom Zaunmayr

Picture galleryCamera IconPremiumKimberley kids join Docker for footy on the beach

The Kimberley 9s Carnival welcomed more than 300 primary and secondary students from local and remote schools who had shown strong school attendance and positive social behaviour

GRACE HENDRY

Challenger emergesPremiumJohani Mamid’s pitch for Broome council seat

Yawuru, Karrajarri, Nyul Nyul and Bard man Johani Mamid decided to put his hand up after the seat was filled unopposed in the past two elections

Sam Jones

Saga continuesPremiumMore charges possible for teen crim who fled on bail

A relative told the magistrate the teenager was a flight risk, yet bail was still approved. The boy then went missing for more than a week before being found by police

Grace Hendry

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Paw patrolPremium
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Broome to lose favourite crime-fighting dog

In May police backflipped on a decision to remove PD Hank from Broome, but today they have confirmed the relocation will go ahead

Grace Hendry

“matter of time”PremiumPremiumSecond teen arrested after Fitzroy cop car rammed

Currently in his fourth week on the job, Supt Parkin said there had been 90 burglaries within a three week period and 37 stolen motor vehicles in Broome alone

Track & fieldPremiumPremiumBroome athletes taste success at North West champs

Some 175 athletes from across the North West took part in the competition, eclipsing last year’s entries, with participants from Broome, Derby, Karratha, Newman, Hedland and Ashburton

Support groupPremiumPremiumBroome father’s plan to get fellow dads together

Mr Haji Ali said he wanted to see men able to make the same “long-lasting” connections women do in remote towns

Local flavourRiders, muso’s gear up for Rhythm & Ride Rodeo

The action kicks off on Friday with the campdraft and kids’ git up day, where children under the age of 18 get free entry

Tom Zaunmayr

Teen chargedCop hurt after ‘stolen’ 4WD smashes into patrol car

A police officer is in good spirits after being flown to Broome Hospital following a collision with an allegedly stolen 4WD in Fitzroy Crossing.

Tom Zaunmayr

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‘We’re not going away’Premium
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Suspects’ homes raided as cops hunt Gerard Ross killer

Murder suspects have had their homes turned inside out, items seized and DNA taken during a spate of police dawn raids in the hunt for Gerard Ross’s killer.

Kristin Shorten

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Award-winning Gerard Ross docu-series in full

The Boy in the Blue Cap: The Gerard Ross Story is an eight-part award-winning documentary about one of WA’s most enduring and heartbreaking mysteries. Watch the full series here.

Kristin Shorten

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FMG’s trouble at topPremium
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Fortescue bonus cuts in spotlight

Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest is battling to stave off more resignations of key senior Fortescue Metals Group staff upset over a $50 million cut to their executive bonus scheme, sources say.

Stuart McKinnon

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Ex-boxing coach on trialPremiumFriend says ‘life had gone out of’ alleged rape victim

The friend of a teenage girl, who has accused an ex-Geraldton junior boxing coach of sexually assaulting her in a hot tub, says she didn’t see the alleged attacks, but was told about it soon after.

Elise Van Aken

Get yours nowVideoModerna jabs now available at WA pharmacies

The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is now available across selected WA pharmacies with walk-ins welcome among people aged over 12.

Tim Dornin

Horror collisionPremiumCyclist dies in tragic crash with school bus

Children watched on in horror after a school bus collided with cyclists on a coast road in Bunbury this morning, leaving one dead and another injured.

Ailish Delaney, Jackson Barrett & Carly Laden

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Disturbing allegationsPremium
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PremiumEx-youth boxing coach ‘raped teen in home hot tub’

A former Geraldton youth boxing coach is accused of twice sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in a hot tub at his Rangeway home last year — while one of the alleged victim’s friends was present.

Charges laidPremiumPremium‘Gel blaster’ in alleged hostage drama

An Albany man allegedly used a gel blaster to hold a woman and four children hostage on Friday night.

‘Clear manipulation’PremiumPremiumStalker behind bars after love letter breach

An Albany father has been jailed for his “insidious and deceptive” behaviour after he sent love letters to his former partner in breach of a violence restraining order.

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Government spinCommentsPremiumQuigley hits back after Lib grilling on chopper flight

Liberal leader David Honey has called on Attorney General John Quigley to ‘consider his position’ after revelations he shared a December helicopter ride with Crown Perth director John Poynton.

Josh Zimmerman

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Pitch to merge WA public unis labelled ‘appalling idea’

WA’s university vice-chancellors have poured scorn on the idea of merging all four public institutions to create one super-university.

Bethany Hiatt

Tensions risingCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumIs working from home damaging kid, parent relations?

New data has revealed the rise in adults working from home during the pandemic could be damaging parent-children relationships.

‘Systemic approach’CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumCall for new plan to fix stressed ambulance service

WA’s health system is ‘overly-reliant’ on volunteers, a veteran paramedic has told the first meeting of the parliamentary inquiry into the state’s struggling ambulance service.

Checkpoint chaosVideoPremiumPremiumWA border ram-accused who ‘drove at cops’ granted bail

A 47-year-old accused of ramming a police car and threatening officers when breaching the COVID-19 checkpoint has been granted bail, but will remain under the care of mental health professionals.

Royal commissionCrown security chief grilled about loan sharks

The royal commission has heard about ‘approved’ high-roller gambling at Crown Perth during a COVID-19 transitional lockdown and alleged loan sharking.

Angie Raphael