Midwest Times

CHILD ABUSEFormer senior of year Errol Warren Bartlett-Torr jailed

Former WA senior of the year — 86-year-old Errol Warren Bartlett-Torr — has been jailed for five years for sickening sex offences.

Adam Poulsen

LIFE GOES ONCrucial lesson in hygiene

Anita Kirkbright

SELF-ISOLATIONSanitised elbow-bump for biohazard girlfriend

Uni student Lisa has moved in with her boyfriend but he’s treating her like a biohazard and has set her up on a mattress in the spare room while she’s in self-isolation.

Lisa Favazzo

REPORT OF INQUIRYCarnarvon council agrees to comply on training

Shire councillors and staff will undertake special governance and accountability training required by the WA Government’s Report of the Inquiry into the Shire of Carnarvon.

Geoff Vivian

GOVERNMENT INQUIRYShire criticised over Carnarvon sea wall errors

A former Carnarvon Shire president has been cleared of wrongdoing after an inquiry into the Shire’s $19 million fascine wall project — a steel-plate sea wall built with inferior materials in 2011.

Geoff Vivian

NO JOKEP-plater allegedly crashes car outside police station

One of the Mid West’s senior police was looking out his window, talking on the telephone to the district superintendent, when the drama unfolded.

Adam Poulsen

JUST KIDDINGActing the goat: April Fool’s Day Facebook prank

The tricksters at Shark Bay Police Station created a social media stir after posting this cheeky April Fool’s gag this morning.

Adam Poulsen

Synthetic cannabis13-year-old boy on drug charge in regional WA

A 13-year-old boy has been charged in connection with last month’s drug overdose scare in Carnarvon, which landed a number of youths in hospital.

Phil Hickey

Authorities investigate Greenough fish kill

The Department of Water and Environment are taking samples from some of the hundreds of fish which were found dead in the Greenough River.

Swollen river fails to stop postie bike charity ride

The aftermath of cyclone Damien gave them a tough time — forcing the closure of roads on the original route — but nothing was going to stop the boys on the Bush Chook Postie Bike Adventure.

Reno brings hall a fresh purpose

The president of the Northampton RSL sub-branch says he hopes a new and improved museum will entice tourists to spend more time in the town.

STAYING HOME“Better to be ‘stir crazy’ and safe...”

Butta Windee resident Andrew Binsiar is making the best of the WA Government restrictions on traffic in and out of Aboriginal communities.

Geoff Vivian

‘VERY IMPORTANT’Builder welcomes government support for industry

David Crothers has welcomed packages announced by the State and Federal Governments to support WA’s building industry.

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Trial of the centuryClaremont trial: Everything you need to know

For so long, so much has been said and written about the Claremont serial killings, but so little was known. Now for the first time, read everything you need to know about the ‘trial of the century’.

The West Australian

SEE THE FULL LISTStirling, Joondalup, Wanneroo WA’s virus hotspots

A new “heat map” released by the WA Health Department shows the Cities of Stirling, Joondalup and Wanneroo as the state’s coronavirus hot spots.

Sarah Steger

WATCH NOWCousins Uncut: Watch the footage too raw for TV

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Cousins opens up on time behind bars, getting king hit as a partying teen and breaking a promise to his young son in unreleased clips from the Brownlow medallist’s Coming Clean doco.

Rourke Walsh

Regional News

JAIL LIKELY‘Low, disgusting act’: Man spits in officers’ faces

“There is not a member of the community who would sanction the behaviour of this lowlife.” Police union boss has his say on Geraldton incident.

Adam Poulsen

Promising signsWA set for record seeding as farmers send sheep east

Farmers in the southern regions are set to allocate more of their land to grain production after a big sell off of sheep to the Eastern States over recent months.

Jenne Brammer

‘False claim’Man told cops he ‘had COVID-19 before escape attempt’

A Bridgetown man who allegedly falsely claimed he had the coronavirus while in police custody has fronted court in WA over a string of charges including aggravated assault and criminal damage.

Shannon Verhagen and Tristan Wheeler

Violence fear as alcohol sales rise

Alcohol sales have soared at the same time experts are predicting rates of domestic violence to increase, as families across the Mid West self-isolate against COVID-19.

Former senior of year Errol Warren Bartlett-Torr jailed

Former WA senior of the year — 86-year-old Errol Warren Bartlett-Torr — has been jailed for five years for sickening sex offences.

WA’s second regional COVID-19 clinic opens in Broome

The clinic will be open every day and treat anyone who has either a fever above 38 degrees or an acute respiratory infection, with the Kimberley region recording 12 cases of the virus.

WA News

LIVE STREAMWATCH LIVE: Health Minister gives WA virus update

Health Minister Roger Cook is scheduled to give an update on the coronavirus crisis at 11am. WATCH THE LIVE STREAM HERE

Claremont live blogProsecution bids to prove crucial fibre link

The shade, make-up and even the weight of crucial fibres allegedly linked to accused killer Bradley Robert Edwards became central yesterday. FOLLOW OUR LIVE BLOG FOR ALL OF TODAY’S PROCEEDINGS.

Emily Moulton

‘China our hero’ in WA fight against COVID-19: Forrest

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest also wants WA to position itself as the next nation after China to ‘switch its economy back on’.

Rio Tinto reveals full WA, Australian tax contribution

The mining giant has laid bare the amount of tax it paid into WA and national coffers from is vast iron ore and other resources projects last year.

Coronavirus victim’s symptoms were ‘missed’

A Bibra Lake grandmother — the latest in WA to succumb to COVID-19 — was given pain medication for what was believed to be a sore back. Tune in to The West Live to hear how her symptoms were missed.