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WA's emergency services are facing a challenging period, with Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln re-intensifying off WA, and a bushfire forcing the closure of the critical Eyre Highway.

Western Australia is again enduring extreme weather, with a heatwave gripping the middle and south of the state and a 'high risk' a cyclone will form up north.

Found in the remote reaches of Western Australia's Gascoyne, Quobba Station is one of the largest of its kind in state. It changed hands during a game of cards in the 1930s, according to local folklore — but not everyone is convinced.

It's out of the woods and into the big city for a group of outback Swifties from Western Australia, who are arguably some of Taylor Swift's most dedicated fans.

Police have cracked down on alcohol-fuelled offending in remote areas of WA but health workers fear trust would be broken if they put clients on the Banned Drinkers Register.

Terence Kelly's mental impairments, including severe personality dysfunction, contributed to his decision to abduct four-year-old Cleo Smith from her family's tent, his lawyers tell a WA court as they try to get his jail term reduced.

Karratha mum Brooke Turner has had a work trip to Singapore turned upside down by an extended strike by pilots working for Network Aviation.

Tonnes of West Australian bananas that would end up as waste or mulch are being made into freeze-dried snacks and used to make products like vodka as Carnarvon growers look to reduce wastage.    

Carnarvon Magistrates Court rules Exmouth childcare worker Amber Jade Brennan will be permitted to live under home detention in Perth ahead of her next court appearance.

Network Aviation pilots will stop work for 24 hours on Thursday impacting passengers across regional Western Australia who fly with the Qantas subsidiary.

John Morgan's time spent hauling high explosives over rough roads were among the many audacious deliveries he made working for a company that opened up a remote corner of the country.

Amid the worst drought on record in the Gascoyne, the impacts of extreme heat is being felt by people and wildlife alike, with emus digging up town pipelines and putting holes in them for a drink.

While the inquiry will put Coles and Woolworths in the spotlight, producers in the Gascoyne and Kimberley regions say other factors deserve close examination too.

163 mothers have been forced to travel out of town since birthing services were suspended in Carnarvon in February last year.

Often feeling scared and alone, women are making a 950-kilometre round trip from Carnarvon to give birth at the nearest hospital.

A husband-and-wife farming duo have found a unique way to entertain and attract visitors to their organic chicken farm in regional Western Australia.

Livestock producers in northern WA are bottle feeding calves and cutting back their herds, as devastating drought and market conditions collide.

A 28-year-old woman faces court after allegedly attempting to detain two children, aged two and six, while walking her dog in Exmouth.

From sneaking into Carnarvon's drive-in cinema in the back of his pop's car, to performing alongside Hollywood heavyweights – Craig Fong reflects on how his country upbringing shaped his life.

The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia says its lawyers are paid up to $42,000 a year less than they would at Legal Aid WA, making attraction and retention difficult.

Boat bans, fishing gear confiscations, and area prohibitions are being considered as a way to stop the high rate of illegal fishing around Carnarvon in Western Australia.

A couple who own a Moora-based livestock transport company had planned their attempted deception, a court has heard, but it just wasn't very well thought out.

Australia has committed to net zero emissions by 2050, but frustrated landowners in Western Australia say green land uses are being road-blocked by government red tape. 

Unable to find the owner of "some random goat [that came] into our possession", the Shire of Carnarvon has been forced by a 1960 regulation to auction it off to the highest bidder.

A long-running desert race in outback Western Australia has been cancelled after a station owner raised concerns about potential environmental damage the event could cause to the property.