The Latest Breaking News from Perth

Samuel Turcu-Georgescu (36) smashed into another car on the A94 Coupar Angus to Perth road at a crossroads near Campmuir leaving its driver trapped in the wreckage with a perforated lung

A "high-achieving" student who plotted with a friend to murder a teacher at a Perth high school is sentenced, with the judge saying the term would have been longer if it hadn't been for ongoing issues at WA's embattled juvenile detention centre.

WA Department of Justice reports one person treated for smoke inhalation but concerns remain about conditions inside Caruarina detention facility

A Perth man's alleged creation of social media profiles has him back behind bars on charges of threatening to kill the WA premier.

Chaplain to Her Majesty Reverend Dr Marjory MacLean watched over the Queen at Holyroodhouse and was part of services at St Giles Cathedral before Elizabeth II was transported to London

All other council meetings have been postponed until after the Queen's funeral on Monday, September 19

Schools, nurseries, sports centres, attractions, public toilets, and Perth Crematorium and Greyfriars Cemetery, will be closed as the country observes the service at Westminster Abbey on September 19

Fears residents could resort to measures such as reopening old, dilapidated fireplaces and chimneys to avoid rising energy costs

It is understood the man was keeping the wild kangaroo as a pet before it turned on him and attacked with fatal consequences in Redmond, 400km from Perth, Australia

The North Muirton resident's family watched on as she plummeted at 120mph at the Skydive St Andrews Centre in Glenrothes

The talented Fair City teenager edged towards the podium with a fourth place finish in race two