The night-time use of Police Air Wing aircraft prompts some complaints from Geraldton residents, but officers say it is playing a key role in an ongoing crackdown on burglaries.
A former Australian soldier who served in East Timor is given a 25-year jail sentence for picking up cocaine dropped in the ocean and transporting it to WA tourist towns.
A police officer has been airlifted to hospital and an elderly woman has been left with serious injuries after two separate crashes involving police vehicles on Thursday.
Parts of Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria will see increased fire risk this spring, as emergency services unveil their outlook for the season.