Gian De Poloni

Several bushfires burning north and south of Perth have caused major power blackouts, including the entire town of Margaret River.

Snow has arrived in the island state on Christmas morning, but hotter conditions are expected around the country, including a scorcher in the west.

A serious crash on one of Perth's major freeway's brings train services to a halt and caused traffic chaos in the city's south.

The WA government could consider limiting truck movements across the Stirling Bridge at peak hour to limit traffic congestion when the Fremantle Traffic Bridge closes, the deputy premier says.

The City of Perth is in turmoil amid a dispute over newly elected Lord Mayor Bruce Reynolds's push for a ratepayer-funded workplace culture review, with the council's acting CEO resigning amid the saga.

A number of Perth trains are cancelled, causing delays for passengers at peak travel time on Monday, after a train comes off the tracks at Bayswater Station.

The WA premier insists a cancelled upgrade of the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre would not have been value for money, despite the deputy premier previously describing the building as a "cockroach".

Western Australia records its worst flu season on record, with more than 30,000 influenza cases reported this year.

Six cars are caught in a pile-up as a family of ducks attempts to cross busy Kwinana Freeway during the morning peak hour in Perth.

Roger Cook may be planning victory laps around his controversial election-promised Burswood Park racetrack, but his government is being coy about one crucial element that could sink the whole thing.

Noise levels from a controversial motorsport racetrack planned for inner-city Perth are likely to be excessive for residents of nearby apartments and guests at the adjacent Crown entertainment complex, a new report finds.

The first sign something was wrong came late on Friday afternoon. Now we have a clearer picture of how the triple-0 outage unfolded. 

Low passenger numbers force Qantas to pull the plug on flights between Perth and Busselton, less than three months after the route was launched.

James Nowland, 42, died after crashing in the famous mountain ranges while BASE jumping.

A man is charged after 17-year-old Caitlyn Dickson is seriously injured at a car cruise event in Perth, prompting local car enthusiasts to rally together to denounce hoon behaviour.

Carolina Wilga is recovering in a Perth hospital after being exposed to 11 nights of freezing temperatures alone in WA's outback.

Officials and people local to the hostile expanse of Western Australia where 26-year-old German backpacker Carolina Wilga was missing for 11 days reflect on the search for the 26-year-old and her remarkable survival.

The 26-year-old German backpacker was found alive by a member of the public late on Friday afternoon after a widespread air and land search in WA's outback.

Police say there's no evidence of foul play in the case of German backpacker Carolina Wilga, who is feared to have become lost in WA's rugged outback after abandoning her van.

The local government minister says the Nedlands council will be sacked and be replaced by three commissioners after four councillors resigned, but the mayor disputes the minister's ability to do so.

Western Australia's population surges past 3 million people, with the state taking the gong for the fastest-growing jurisdiction in the country.

Authorities say eradicating the shot-hole borer pest, which has devastated Perth's tree canopy, is not feasible.

A blistering audit finds the government agency tasked with managing Western Australia's water is "not doing anywhere near enough" to protect the resource amid a drying climate.

The WA government is forced to deny accusations of a backflip and a broken election promise after revealing a raft of changes to its home battery installation rebate.

A review of the WA's e-scooter laws finds a "concerning" lack of compliance with speed limits as well as a lack of enforcement, leaving pedestrians feeling unsafe.