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Police have shot a pet dog in Thornlie, Perth.
Western Australia
Cassidy Mosconi and Rachel Tassicker

Major update after pet dog shot by police in Perth backyard

‘I don’t understand it. I don’t know why he shot him.’

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A WA mechanic has blamed the “spoilt generation” for the closure of his business, saying young people were dismissing apprenticeships because of low pay while ordering “$50 burgers” on Uber Eats.
Western Australia
Caitlyn Rintoul

‘Spoilt generation’: Mechanic blames business closure on young people

A WA mechanic has blamed the ‘spoilt generation’ who only order ‘$50 burgers’ on Uber Eats for the closure of his business.

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Marianne Molloy suffered a broken nose in a fall at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
Western Australia
Lucy Murray

Grandmother’s face left a ‘complete mess’ in ‘avoidable’ hospital incidents

‘It’s heartbreaking.’

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Levi and Marrika Brockman died in a crash in August.
Western Australia
Bryce Luff

Major update after mother, baby and niece killed in ‘harrowing’ crash on remote road

The three victims were travelling home from a funeral when the crash occurred.

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WA Health is warning local shellfish lovers not to eat their catch if they’ve come from two Perth estuaries.
Western Australia
Hannah Cross

Warning as toxins found in shellfish from Perth estuaries

WA Health is warning local shellfish lovers not to eat their catch if they’ve come from two Perth estuaries.

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Kobi Jane Langshaw walking out of court at a previous appearance.
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Western Australia
Emily Moulton

Australia’s own ‘Baby Reindeer’ jailed for stalking two men

Kobi Langshaw, the law clerk whose obsession with two men led her to be dubbed Australia’s Baby Reindeer — has been jailed for five years for her ‘deliberate, unrelenting’ campaign against the duo.

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Major Crash investigators are looking into a fatal crash in Ascot on September 27. File image
Western Australia
Bryce Luff

Elderly driver dies after Perth highway crash

The man had been fighting for life in hospital following the two-car collision.

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Yung Filly has been extradited from Queensland to Perth after an alleged incident after a show at Bar1 in Hillarys.
Western Australia
Caleb Runciman and Natalie Richards

Famous UK YouTuber charged with rape after Perth rap show

YouTuber and British rapper Yung Filly has been extradited to Perth to face claims he sexually assaulted a woman in a hotel room hours after he performed a show at a Hillarys nightclub.

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Janene Grant took this photo of Perth's haze-filled sky on Wednesday.
Western Australia
Bryce Luff

‘Ash’ falls on Perth suburbs as prescribed burns blanket city in smoke

‘This is awful.’

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A Margaret River couple have been reached by WA Police after an extensive search by air in the WA outback. 
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Western Australia
Taylor Renouf

Missing Margaret River couple found ‘safe and well’

The couple have been reached by WA Police after an extensive search by air in the WA outback.

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Glen Boyce was due to fight a murder charge but instead pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the death of Zachary Bevilaqua.
Western Australia
Cassidy Mosconi and Bryce Luff

Violent past of killer released weeks before death of ‘amazing’ young dad

The 23-year-old victim was stabbed in the neck.

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A Perth teacher suffered a fractured skull when a crane carrying heavy camera equipment fell onto a crowd of festival-goers.
Western Australia
Phil Hickey

Aussie teacher injured in horror crane collapse in Japan

A Perth schoolteacher has reportedly been seriously injured in a horror incident in Japan after a crane crashed down onto a crowd of music festival attendees.

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Giuliano Pirone was working out in a Perth 24-hour gym when he felt unwell and made his way to a shower cubicle, where he collapsed early on August 20.
Western Australia
Aaron Bunch

New development after WA bodybuilder’s shock gym death

The work safety watchdog is investigating after a bodybuilder died in hospital after spending 15 hours unconscious in a gym shower without staff noticing.

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Alistair ‘Sid’ McLean was struck by a car while out on his morning ride in January.
Western Australia
Cassidy Mosconi and Bryce Luff

Driver sentenced over crash that killed beloved father

The cyclist suffered a traumatic brain injury and died in hospital.

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More than $580,000 has been contributed to a GoFundMe campaign launched to support the family of Barry Breslin, pictured here with son Tommy and fiancee Melissa Taheny.
Western Australia
Bryce Luff

Road worker’s devastated fiancee speaks after death of ‘family man, loyal friend’

Barry Breslin was killed while working in Perth’s north.

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