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A Mandurah teacher who raped a student and gave birth to his child will remain on bail for several months in order to undergo a psychiatric assessment.

Child Abuse Squad detectives have charged a 31-year-old man over an alleged disturbing incident onboard a Transperth bus in Lakelands.

A fire has torn through a home in Golden Bay.

Firefighters have spent the night battling a bushfire near Nambeelup.

The annual Alcoa Children's Festival scheduled for Saturday, March 28 has been cancelled due to extreme weather.

A 26-year-old man is behind bars over an alleged crime rampage through the southern suburbs.

A severe weather warning has been issued for Pinjarra, Harvey and Dwellingup.

A southern suburbs man has finally come forward to claim a $15 million Oz Lotto prize.

Two women have been taken to hospital after a crash on the Kwinana Freeway in Stake Hill.

A 32-year-old Madora Bay man has been charged after police allegedly found him in possession of stolen equipment and machinery belonging to a grain service site in the Wheatbelt.

Authorities have spent the weekend working to contain an oil spill in waters off Kwinana.

A 26-year-old man has been charged with several offences after allegedly threatening the occupants of a home in Parmelia with a firearm before he was later arrested in Port Kennedy.

A group of teenagers have been charged over a serious assault in Northbridge.

Major Crash officers are investigating a serious crash in Pinjarra.

Local artist Emma Blyth and the wider WA community have come together to raise over $10,000 for Mandurah families doing it tough.

The hunt continues for several offenders who stole an ATM from a Baldivis shopping centre.

More than 100,000 people descended on Mandurah at the weekend for another successful Channel 7 Mandurah Crab Fest.

PLEASE NOTE: This event has been postponed to a new date of Saturday, April 18 due to severe weather.

A 78-year-old man has copped a hefty fine for taking undersize blue swimmer crabs from the Peel-Harvey Estuary.

Mandurah locals receive the highest volume of parcels in the state.

A Safety Bay man has been charged after allegedly stealing a car in Mandurah before leading police on a chase that ended in the South West.

The Arson Squad is continuing their investigation into a house fire in Waikiki.

One of Mandurah's oldest dolphins and her calf have been rescued after becoming stranded during low tides.

Five students have been suspended from Baldivis Secondary College after shocking footage emerged of a relief teacher being taunted in a classroom.

Rockingham Police are asking for the public's help to find a missing 47-year-old man.

A 37-year-old man has been charged after allegedly slashing another man's neck with a piece of glass in Madora Bay.

A mix of disability accommodation and social housing in Rockingham has received much-needed upgrades thanks to a $2.4 million State Government grant.

Public consultation is now open on proposed changes to blue swimmer crab rules in the West Coast bioregion including Mandurah.

Detectives are on the hunt for a driver who reversed into a Mandurah tobacco store.

The Channel 7 Mandurah Crab Fest is set to dish up a huge range of free, family friendly entertainment and activities this weekend (March 14 and 15).

Fuel prices have surged to near record highs in Perth and Mandurah.

Two teenage boys have been charged following an investigation into a series of alleged burglaries in the Mandurah area.

Police have confirmed they have located a body believed to be missing man Robert John Snyder.

Some Kwinana residents are voicing their concerns after Premier Roger Cook announced he would be moving from his electorate to Perth.

Mandurah Marine Rescue have added a new vessel to their fleet, strengthening emergency response times across one of Western Australia's busiest waterways.

A 14-year-old boy has died in a tragic motorcycle crash at Waroona Dam.