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    Alleged WA coward puncher bailed as victim fights for life

  2. Appy daysAugmented reality app set to shake up Ashburton tourism

  3. graduationPilbara Universities Centre holds graduation ceremony

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  5. budgetsPremiumBalanced budget endorsed by Shire of East Pilbara

Arts fundingBHP extends FORM partnership for further two years

The partnership between one of the Pilbara’s top Aboriginal art centres and BHP has been extended with the mining giant providing $1.3m in support over the next two years.

Alexander Scott

Quarter hotelPremiumCity of Karratha moves forward with Quarter Hotel

The City of Karratha is in talks with a new proponent for the Quarter Hotel which was described by the previous developer as untenable in the current building market.

Alexander Scott

CricketPremiumTaking guard for cricket season

Junior cricketers in Karratha are gearing up for the summer of sport with a series of workshops in September.

Alexander Scott

Junior footballParaburdoo Saints win grand final against Panthers in TPJFA

The Paraburdoo Saints junior club has taken out honours against the Tom Price Panthers in the Tom Price Junior Football Association grand final.

Alexander Scott

FootballBlazers through to preliminary final, Kats into grand final

The Hedland Blazers’ finals campaign will continue after the side downed the Karratha Falcons in a hard fought elimination final at Wickham Oval.

Alexander Scott

Horror accidentPremiumMother dead, children injured in Hedland road train crash

A woman has died and two children have been injured after their car collided with a road train near Port Hedland in WA’s north on Friday. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

MarinaSpoilbank Marina set for late 2023 opening date

Construction of the rock wall surrounding Port Hedland’s Spoilbank Marina is nearly complete with the developers expecting the facility to be operational late next year.

Overdose Awareness DayPremiumPremiumPilbara turns purple for Overdose Awareness Day

South Hedland and Karratha turned purple in support of International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31.

Local workersPremiumPremiumBHP awards contract to Banjima-owned PMW Industries

An Indigenous business has been awarded a contract by mining giant BHP which will create up to 30 jobs for Banjima and Indigenous people in the Pilbara.

Flash salePremiumQantas launches flash flights sale for North West residents

Qantas have launched a flash sale for residents around the Pilbara and Kimberley, with one-way Perth flights as low as $209.

Sam Jones

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Alleged WA coward puncher bailed as victim fights for life

A 21-year-old Pegs Creek man accused of a shocking coward punch attack outside a Karratha nightclub, which left the victim with a fractured skull and fighting for life, has been released on bail.

Alexander Scott

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Drugs sold under the noses of cops in ‘Perth’s Silk Road’

Brazen peddlers are using an app to push cocaine, pot, prescription pills and MDMA to satisfy tens of thousands of buyers across our suburbs - and it’s all happening in plain sight of police.

Michael Traill

‘Missed by everyone’PremiumTributes for teen stab victim as accused claims self-defence

The teenager accused of stabbing a 17-year-old to death in a botched North Perth drug deal has faced court after allegedly plunging a knife into the boy’s heart.

Michael Traill

Flying fistsVideoPremiumWATCH: The moment bikie violence explodes at Perth pub

Shocking CCTV vision of a wild bikie brawl shows the moment all hell breaks loose inside a pub, with the violence erupting in front of horrified patrons.

Kellie Balaam

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League investigationVideoPremiumEx-AFL star Shannon Cox sparks vicious brawl at country game

WARNING: VIOLENT FOOTAGE. A former AFL player has been seen throwing punches just metres away from a country football game in a Mid West town already plagued by a string of sports-related violent incidents.

Jackson Barrett

Eureka!CommentsPremiumGlittering year for gold miners with new WA projects ahead

A surge in gold output made for a bumper finish to the 2021-22 financial year for Australia's resource sector, with 2022-23 set to sparkle thanks to WA. SEE WHICH MINERS CAME OUT IN FRONT

Finbar O'Mallon

New homesPremiumTwo rescue dogs make one-way trip to Perth for better life

Two Kalgoorlie-Boulder rescue dogs had a one-way ticket to a better life after flying more than 550km to Perth with RSPCA WA.

Amber Lilley

South West tragedyMan killed after car leaves road and crashes into tree

Police are investigating a fatal crash in Kalgup, after the death of a 25-year-old man in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Bush Legends CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumGATEWAY OF DESPAIR: Mukinbudin still remembers lost son

In the cold still of night under a Mukinbudin winter sunset, the despair of pioneering farmer Stanley Goodchild is palpable, decades since he stood at his front gate in vain hope.

Rainy days to stayCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumDockers to battle slippery conditions with wet week ahead

Just when you thought spring had sprung and the record-breaking rains from August were finally over, just like a Eurythmics classic - here comes the rain again, falling on our heads like a memory.

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Caught on CCTVVideoPremiumKids hold knife to woman’s throat in terrifying rampage

Three teenagers — including a 13-year-old girl — have been charged over a violent rampage at a Maylands unit complex. WARNING: VIOLENT CCTV FOOTAGE

Ben Downie & Daryna Zadvirna

Purple furyCommentsPremium‘Disgusted’: Dockers fans fume over ticketing data breach

Fans have been left reeling after their personal information and ticket barcodes were sent to the wrong members, resulting in a grovelling apology from the club.

Kate Purnell

MoneyPremiumPremiumUnlikely winners in inflation crisis

Some Australians are cashing in on welfare changes and pocketing hundreds of dollars in the process.

Tragic endElderly man’s body found after SW caravan fire

A body of an elderly man has been found after a caravan fire in the State’s South West.

League investigationVideoPremiumPremiumEx-AFL star Shannon Cox sparks vicious brawl at country game

WARNING: VIOLENT FOOTAGE. A former AFL player has been seen throwing punches just metres away from a country football game in a Mid West town already plagued by a string of sports-related violent incidents.

Public enemy #1CommentsPremiumDockers to face hostile MCG after enthralling home final

Fremantle will go from having all the support in the world to being public enemy number one in their semi-final, but Justin Longmuir is confident his team can handle any challenge - including the Magpie army.

Craig O'Donoghue