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It's a dog's death

The Corrigin Dog Cemetery has become the final resting place for over 200 of man's best friends.

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Fourth day of search for UK man

A 31 year old UK man is missing off the coast near Bremer Bay in Western Australia. Any hope of finding him alive has faded as the search continues for a fourth day.

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Warning after two young children die in drownings

A 23-month-old girl has died in hospital three days after being found in the family pool in Perth's northern suburbs.

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Barnett pays tribute to late Senator Judith Adams

The Western Australian Premier, Colin Barnett, has described the late Liberal Senator Judith Adams as a compassionate politician who got things done.

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Country hospital nurses to be trained in triage

Nurses who work in country hospitals will be trained to be competent in triage following a coronial inquest into the death of Northam teenager, Andrew Allan, who was turned away.

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Claims funeral plan 'indirect race discrimination'

The State Government is being warned it may be guilty of indirect race discrimination by cutting the number of prisoners it allows to attend funerals.

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Woman believed victim of online scam found dead

Police fear a West Australian woman found dead in South Africa may be the victim of a dating scam.

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AMA says plan to 'turn on the air conditioning' when someone dies after...

The Australian Medical Association has called on authorities to re-think plans to close the morgue at Lake Grace Hospital.

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Euthanasia advocacy group member to plead guilty to possession of Nembutal

The latest legal chapter in the debate over euthanasia will play out in the next few hours in Western Australia. A member of the voluntary euthanasia advocacy group, Exit International, says he'll...

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Albany couple found dead 'had spoken with' euthanasia group

Euthanasia advocates have said they had been in contact with an elderly couple found dead at their home in the West Australian town of Albany. The bodies of two people, believed to be aged in their...

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Third party involvement in elderly couple's deaths in Albany ruled out

Police have ruled out any third party involvement in the deaths of an elderly couple in Albany.

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Backpacker killed by lightning: Farmer cleared of negligence over German...

The employer of a German backpacker who was killed by a lightning strike on a farm in WA's Wheatbelt is cleared of negligence.

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WA Police followed stolen car before fatal crash, inquest hears

An inquest into the deaths of two men who crashed a car into a tree near Carrabin in WA's Wheatbelt in 2011 is told they were driving a stolen vehicle and being followed by police.

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Man accidentally shot dead during hunting trip in Merredin

A man dies after accidentally being shot during a hunting trip in the West Australian town of Merredin, 260 kilometres east of Perth.

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One man dead, one missing at Salmon Holes rock fishing spot

A man drowns and another person is missing at a popular rock fishing spot off Western Australia's south coast.

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Teenage girl drowns while fishing at Casey's Beach near Albany, Western...

A teenage girl drowns after falling from rocks while fishing near Albany, on Western Australia's South Coast.

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South coast youth lead the charge towards rock fishing safety

Young rock fishers are leading the charge towards safer rock fishing practices along the dangerous south coast of Western Australia.

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WA surfer's final ride takes place miles out to sea

Once a tradition set aside for sailors from days of yore, the process of burial at sea has not completely disappeared.

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WWI: Tiny town of Muradup remembers the 13 men who never returned from war

Hundreds of people travel to the small town of Muradup in the Great Southern to visit Western Australia's oldest War Memorial.

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Wendy Bearfoot bushfire death: Department denies delay in assuming control a...

The husband of a firefighter who was killed in a WA bushfire calls for someone to accept responsibility, saying he "shouldn't be sitting in a courtroom listening to excuses" on the anniversary of her...

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