An investigation has revealed what happened when a plane dropped more than 15,000 feet in six minutes as oxygen masks were deployed. The QantasLink Fokker 100 aircraft was carrying passengers from Perth to Geraldton on August 10, 2020, cruising at 26,000 feet when the flight crew received an excessive cabin altitude warning. Oxygen masks were … Read more
Homicide detectives are examining a home in Perth’s northern suburbs after a man was found dead at the property. Police said officers were called to the home on Clyo Way in Kallaroo around 3am and found the man dead on arrival. Another man, also at that property, is in police custody assisting with inquiries. It … Read more
A 59-year-old Kukerin woman has been killed after she lost control of her van and struck a tree in Babakin. The fatal crash occurred on Friday morning around 9.25am as the gold Kia Carnival van was travelling north along the Bruce Rock-Corrigin Road. The woman was the sole occupant of the vehicle and died at … Read more
Triple M disrupted the FM dial this morning when listeners — and the competition — heard the inaugural Basil, Xav and Jenna breakfast show. Former AFL star Xavier Ellis, The West Australian’s Jenna Clarke and Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas quietly slipped into the commercial radio pack when they appeared unexpectedly on the airwaves, doing away … Read more
A decapitated tiger shark has been found bloodied and butchered on a beach south of Perth today. The mauled shark — with no head or tail — was found along Port Kennedy beach earlier today with a witness suggesting it was not caught but instead dragged up to the shore and “butchered”. “Not washed up, … Read more
A paramedic has gone into hotel isolation after transporting a COVID-19 patient from the UK to hospital in Perth while checks are made into whether proper health protocols were followed. The patient, a woman in her 80s, arrived from the United Kingdom on January 2 and was symptomatic on arrival and subsequently tested positive. Genomic … Read more
A massive out of control and unpredictable bushfire that is threatening lives and homes north of Perth has burnt through more than 9000 hectares of land. More than 200 volunteer and career firefighters are battling the blaze which ignited on Saturday morning in Red Gully in the Shire of Gingin. The blaze is moving fast, … Read more
A Perth boatie says a teenage girl is lucky to be alive after being thrown from her out-of-control dinghy off Rottnest Island this morning. John Wheeler said dozens of people anchored in Longreach Bay helplessly watched the girl swim away from the unmanned dinghy as it turned into a “out-of-control animal”. “It could have ended … Read more
A woman accused of fleeing hotel quarantine is unlikely to get a prison sentence if she is convicted, a Perth court has heard. Jenny D’Ubios, who had arrived from Spain, allegedly walked out of the Pan Pacific Hotel on Boxing Day. Ms D’Ubios allegedly caught a bus on Adelaide Terrace and dodged police for about … Read more