Port Hedland will light up blue this May as part of Lung Health Awareness Month, with the Great Northern Highway Lumsden Interchange set to shine on May 13.
Laura Newell
Phoebe Solon
Bullara Station Stay is set to reopen on May 1 despite ex-tropical cyclone Narelle devastating the popular tourist location just a month ago.
Cain Andrews
An official sod-turning ceremony on April 17 marked the start of construction on a $21 million Seafarers Centre at the Port of Port Hedland
Footy is back, with the North Pilbara Football League season kicking off over the Anzac Day long weekend with matches across the Pilbara
Danielle Marsland
Liquor restrictions will be imposed in both Newman and Kununurra due to ongoing alcohol-related crime and harm in the North West towns.
The Port Hedland Rovers will start their season this long weekend with derby games against the South Hedland Swans.
The Port Hedland Rovers women’s team has begun its 2026 season with a new captaincy duo at its helm.
On Friday, May 1, around 100 people gathered in Port Hedland to walk a route honouring the courage and leadership of Aboriginal pastoral workers who walked off Pilbara stations in 1946.
A man who was attacked by a crocodile while swimming in a popular lake in WA’s north has been transferred to Royal Perth Hospital for treatment.
Seven individuals have been charged with 33 offences as part of a police operation in Newman targeting “volume crime”, including burglaries and the theft of motor vehicles.
The Town of Port Hedland will join the Australian Mining Cities Alliance.
While residents will not see their rates rise this year, businesses, fifo camps, pastoral leases and miners will all cop increases.
A woman in her 60s is in a critical condition after being rushed to hospital under priority one following a horror crash.
Kirsty Lichtenstein
A man charged with manslaughter over the death of his colleague at a Goldfields gold mine last month has fronted court.
Tegan Guthrie
Childcare giant G8 Education will close about 40 childcare centres around Australia - and 12 in WA - with ‘horrific’ child sex abuse charges against a former staffer partly blamed.
Rebecca Le May
Dramatic CCTV footage has emerged of underworld figure Troy Mercanti wrestling another man in a violent pub brawl in Perth’s south.
Jessica Evensen
While it was originally thought that 10,000 steps a day was the golden number for everyone, age plays a huge part in how much you should walk to meet daily physical activity guidelines.
Claire Sadler
A 22-year-old man has died and another young man has been charged with dangerous driving after a tragic crash in Albany.
Melissa Sheil
Perth’s median house price is on track to jump by a whopping 20 per cent this year — the equivalent of almost $500 a day — according to WA’s peak industry body.
Port Hedland is the biggest winner out of Roger Cook’s Budget boost for regional housing but after years of inaction, the Premier is blamed for playing ‘catch-up’ on supply.
Roger Cook will unveil his vision for seven regional cities to propel WA’s economy and will use hundreds of millions of dollars from WA’s mining giants to foot almost a third of the bill for more housing.
If you want to stick to the classics, the focus should be on choosing great produce and expert technique. This Busselton eatery delivered on both counts.
Jay Hanna
A man’s “idiot day” after his first time taking drugs allegedly saw him drive recklessly through Ninga Mia, speed towards his partner on a park bench, and reverse into a marked police car.
The Shire of Coolgardie has shortlisted candidates for its chief executive position and remains largely on track to have someone locked into the position by the end of August, president Paul Wilcox says.
Farmers are being forced to adapt and innovate as drought conditions intensify and global shocks push up costs and risk vital fertiliser supplies.
A joint exhibition by two Esperance artists will use photography and journalling to show two distinct ways of expressing the region’s natural beauty.
People will be living and working on the moon within the next decade, according to the boss of space tech company Voyager Technologies.
Lucy Handley
The world has lost 13 million barrels of oil per day thanks to the war, and there are major disruptions in vital commodities, International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol said.
Holly Ellyatt
The probe is zeroing in on at least two instances over a roughly two-week period when trading volumes jumped sharply just ahead of key White House news.
Yun Li
The move comes as Iran has blockaded the Strait of Hormuz for weeks during the US-Israeli war with the country, a bottleneck that roiled global markets and strained the economy.
Garrett Downs
Two men accused of murdering a man in a violent home invasion in Greenbushes allegedly restrained the man in cling wrap before brutally beating him and leaving him for dead.
Hannah Cross
The family of the young Mt Barker man killed in a tragic road crash in Gledhow on Friday are remembering their beloved son and brother as having the “biggest heart” and the “light of everyone’s life”.
Melissa Sheil and Jacki Elezovich
A convicted killer who fatally shot his friend dead with a sawn off shotgun more than a decade ago was back in court last week after driving fast while high on methamphetamine.
From needing help opening milk cartons to forgotten chickens, one Aussie state’s police force has revealed the “absurd” reasons behind some of their triple-0 calls.
The nation farewelled long-time Seven Network sport broadcaster Dennis Cometti at Optus Stadium. Watch Seven’s coverage of the State memorial service here.
The disappearance of an Indian national who was last seen at the Gap in 2024 has been ruled as suicide by the State Coroner, who recommended a hotline be installed at the popular attraction for those in crisis.
