A woman who set fire to a rental house while trying to take drugs - causing almost $500,000 worth of damage and burning herself and a friend - has been sent to jail.
Rebecca Le May
A West Coast Eagle charged with grievous bodily harm over an alleged street fight in Geraldton has had his bail extended until July.
Imogen Wilson
A South West man who fatally bashed his uncle as they celebrated a big international contract win — stomping on his head after inducing a heart attack — could soon be back in the community.
A US jury has ruled YouTube and Instagram were negligent in the design of their apps and the companies that own them failed to warn about their dangers.
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An Albany man who used a clone key fob to steal thousands of dollars worth of diesel from his former employer’s private bowsers has had his jail term suspended for a year.
Jacki Elezovich
A Perth influencer who vied to be a Liberal Party candidate has been charged with two counts of sexual penetration of a child under 13 and four counts of indecent dealing with a child under 13.
A Hopetoun woman who transferred more than $2000 to her personal account while she was treasurer of a local sporting club has been handed a fine.
Benjamin Wen, previously known as Aaron Voon, blames obsessive compulsive disorder for filming boys urinating in public toilets but denies committing other child sex offences.
A public servant who allegedly let her lover skip a long social housing wait list has appeared in court charged with corruption.
Sarah Crawford
In December 2020, some $US3.5b worth of Bitcoin was taken from its owner in what’s been called the biggest crypto hack ever. Almost five years later, the new holder of the hoard revealed itself.
Daniel Newell
Perth’s most infamous tattooed man was back in court on Wednesday — this time on drug charges.
A 43-year-old man has admitted leaving a personal injury lawyer fighting for his life after a hit and run in Perth’s northern suburbs.
A senior emergency doctor who inappropriately touched a vulnerable young patient is banned from practising until at least 2028 after his medical licence was suspended.
Hannah Cross
A government employee has been charged with corruption after allegedly using her position to fast-track social housing for an intimate partner.
Caleb Runciman
The alleged arsonist who set a car yard ablaze using Molotov cocktails, causing up to $500,000 of damage, has been charged.
Brooke Rolfe
A Kalgoorlie-Boulder man who admitted to stalking another person was encouraged by a local magistrate to seek legal advice before being sentenced.
Tegan Guthrie
The seven-year-old was only discovered by chance by a passing staff member.
A man trying to escape the clutches of police allegedly recklessly drove a stolen car across a southern suburbs golf course before taking it off-road into nearby bushland then crashing it.
An unemployed father of four allegedly ‘accelerated at speed’ before mowing down a staff member at a Perth service station during a fuel drive-off.
An 81-year-old Kalgoorlie-Boulder pub owner has been fined in court for knowingly selling alcohol to banned drinkers.
A Ryansbrook man who stole two cars and crashed one into a fuel station in Kojonup has pleaded guilty to a host of charges relating to the incident.
A Great Southern woman who attempted to rob a newsagency and one of its customers at knifepoint before carjacking a 68-year-old man and forcing him to drive her to a pub 20km away has been jailed.
Melissa Sheil
A man accused of being the first person to plan a terror attack in WA remains locked in a high-security ‘prison within a prison’ after a series of technical issues stalled his bid for freedom.
The horrific last moments of a Mandurah hit-and-run victim have been revealed during the sentencing of the ‘callous’ driver who left him to die.
Rachel Fenner