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  1. STEM dedicationCommentsPremiumThe Karratha teacher blazing a trail for young girls

  2. Farewell CameronCommentsPremiumRebuild CEO Cameron Woods says goodbye

  3. Vollie helpCommentsPremiumDampier fireys aid local cancer charity

  4. Aquarium proposalCommentsPremiumPlan hatched for WA-first Exmouth turtle rehab

  5. CricketCommentsPremiumKarratha Kats into top spot after crushing Hawks

CricketCommentsPremiumPegs Creek Crabs reach grand final

The Pegs Creek Crabs crushed the Karratha Kats on March 9 to reach the final of the West Pilbara Cricket Association women’s T20 competition.

Alexander Scott

SwimmingCommentsPremiumNorth West swimmers battle for supremacy

The North West’s best swimmers battled it out for supremacy and bragging rights at the North West Open last weekend.

Alexander Scott

Historic resultCommentsPremiumBroome’s Rosetta Sahanna set to join Upper House

Labor’s popularity going into Saturday meant there was a strong chance of picking up a third seat, but an unprecedented fourth pick was still considered an outside chance.

Tom Zaunmayr

Park reopensPremium$1.9m upgrade of Roebourne park Complete

The $1.9 million redevelopment of a park in the heart of Roebourne has given children a new area to play in.

Alexander Scott

Precinct controlCommentsPremiumCity taps private sector for Roebourne heritage site

Management of the Roebourne Heritage Precinct could be taken over by private enterprise as the City of Karratha seeks to keep the “costly” historic site off its books.

Caitlyn Watts

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Mr popularPremium
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Time to put pin in the ‘Kodak Kev’ jibes

It is the two-line slogan peddled by haters still bitter about the Labor member’s defeat of Nationals doyen Brendon Grylls four years ago that finds its way to every post about Pilbara politics.

Tom Zaunmayr

Artists in spotlightPremiumPremiumRoebourne artists rock Songs for Freedom

Perth residents had the chance to hear from some of Roebourne’s leading entertainers and musicians at a community concert this month.

Early votesCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumTwo days after ‘losing’, Catania takes lead in NWC

Mr Catania took the lead in his seat yesterday as postal ballots, mostly from Carnarvon, coming in backed heavily by those who voted before election day.

Knife-edgeCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumCatania takes lead in fight for North West Central

The North West Central seat was one of the tightest in Saturday’s Labor landslide State election victory, and on Monday was still down to the wire with just over 50 per cent of votes counted.

Victory chickenCommentsPremiumMichel marks record Pilbara win with epic KFC feast

Not only did Mr Michel defy expectations of a close-fought battle for the Pilbara, his win was so convincing it set him on a course to gain more than 60 per cent of the primary vote.

Alexander Scott

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Western wipeoutComments
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STATE ELECTION: North West Central on a knife-edge

Labor has wiped the Liberals from parliament, and could yet win more seats in regional WA. The Nats are set to become the Opposition party as a result

Alexander Scott, Caitlyn Watts, Jackson Worthington and Danielle Raffaele

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TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARYWATCH the video series, Catching Lisa’s Killer, here

Murder, outback bikies and a small town’s secrets. WATCH the exclusive seven-part true crime series on Lisa Govan’s disappearance from Kalgoorlie and the dark reality of WA’s underworld.

Ben Harvey

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The 10 arrests that shook WA to the core

The dramatic arrest of a suspect in the shooting of bikie boss Nick Martin will undoubtedly become one of Perth’s most memorable — here are 10 police busts that rocked WA to the core.

Tim Clarke

Bush LegendsVideoCommentsPremiumHow Bremer Bay’s orcas saved a former FIFO’s life

Paul Cross looks out at the killer whales frolicking in the wild waters of WA’s Bremer Canyon with a love like they saved his life ... because they did.

Steve Butler

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Soaked in bloodPremiumTambellup butcher gets life behind bars

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT A WA man has been sentenced to life behind bars for decapitating and dismembering his friend in a meth-fuelled ‘explosion of violence’ that rocked his tiny home town.

Kellie Balaam

EXTORTION ATTEMPTPremiumGeraldton lawyer targeted in alleged blackmail bid

A woman has faced court for the first time, after allegedly trying to extort more than $150,000 from a Geraldton lawyer who accidentally sent her embarrassing personal text messages.

Liam Beatty

another crash on highwayPremiumTwo rushed to hospital after Bussell Highway crash

An elderly woman in her 90s is one of two people to have been rushed to hospital after being involved in a crash on a dangerous stretch of Bussell Highway in Capel.

Ailish Delaney

Driver FinedCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumString of road offences brings $5000 in fines

A South West man who drove an unlicensed car across the region while he was under the influence of drugs and then attempted to lie to police has been slapped with thousands of dollars in fines.

Root causeCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumFund prevention to close the gap: Kimberley health boss

Boab Health Services chief executive Matt Burrows says Kimberley community organisations on were among the best in the nation and needed support to tackle health issues at the root

raised barCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumKalgoorlie charity zooms past $4m for kids in need

Having held 20 balls in 21 years, the Goldfields Children Charity has raised more than $4 million for seriously ill children.

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Menacing presencePremiumWA bikies join Victorian Mongols ride

Outlaw bikie gangs made a menacing show of force across Victoria today, with some West Australian members going along for the ride.

Aneeka Simonis

Left in the coldVideoCommentsPremiumNats baulk at Liberal alliance after election disaster

The WA Nationals have all but ruled out a coalition with the decimated Liberals while in opposition with leader Mia Davies believed to be weighing up the pros and cons of an inter-party arrangement.

Joe Spagnolo

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CommentsPremiumScoMo stands firm on WA’s GST deal

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has given an emphatic no to rolling back a GST deal that has finally delivered WA its fair share of the multi-billion dollar pie, The West can reveal.

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CommentsPremiumWhy doesn’t our first female MP have her own statue?

Who was the first woman to serve in any Australian parliament? Geraldton girl Edith Cowan. Does she have a statue to commemorate her contribution to equality, her State and country? No.

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How he was caughtPremium
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PremiumFather of 13 jailed over cold case rape attack

A 44-year-old has been sentenced to just over three years jail over a cold case sex attack on a woman in Esperance — which was solved more than 20 years later.

WA TORPEDOEDPremiumScoMo invited west amid fears subs work lost to SA

Fears WA has been torpedoed in its efforts to secure a multibillion-dollar submarine maintenance contract has prompted Mark McGowan to ask Scott Morrison to head west.

Joe Spagnolo

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