Hannah Murphy

The 27-year-old man is alleged to have approached the young girl who had wandered from her house in Derby before taking her to an undisclosed location.

Warrick Walkerbear, who is serving time for the manslaughter of his partner, Ms Waterloo, led police on a three-day manhunt after escaping Broome Regional Prison in 2021.

Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park is expected to reopen to visitors just in time for the 2024 dry season after being all but washed away by last year's once-in-a-century floods.

Ray Yeeda appeared before the WA District Court after he was found guilty of rape at trial.

Police say detectives are in Broome as part of an ongoing investigation into historic child sex offences.

Northern Territory boy Tristan Frank was last seen near Balgo in outback Western Australia in 2020. He hasn't been seen since.

The Western Australian Liquor Licensing director has given liquor retailers in Broome and Derby until February 23 to explain why the government should not implement new restrictions that have drawn criticism for a lack of uniformity between the two towns.

The director of liquor licensing issues a show cause notice to liquor retailers in Broome and Derby to provide reasons why they should not implement the stringent new restrictions from February 23.

Karl O'Callaghan is urging the state's director of liquor licensing to consider a police proposal to restrict the sale of alcohol in more regional areas, warning "children's lives at stake".

The Shire of Halls Creek launched an internal investigation into Phillip Cassell after allegations were raised about him at a December council meeting, but the former CEO said he remained unsure about what he had been accused of.

WA police said a member of the public discovered the grenade on Monday evening, making it the third grenade to be found in the Kimberley region in recent years.

Cattle and aquaculture industry leaders say the growing number of Indonesian fishing boats operating off the Kimberley is creating the risk of lumpy skin and foot and mouth disease outbreaks in Australia.

Over 38 pages and 25 towns, police have gone into intense detail about the extent of regional Western Australia's alcohol problem.

WA Police and some regional shires say 25 towns should be subject to similar liquor restrictions as Carnarvon due to levels of alcohol fuelled violence up to 104 times higher than the metropolitan area.

A new high-security, "therapeutic" youth detention facility is set to be built next to Banksia Hill Detention Centre in Perth's south, in a move to allow the closure of the notorious Unit 18.

Stephen Neil White's crimes were so serious that a court imposed a continuing detention order on him to keep him behind bars in WA. That has now been rescinded and he will be released back into the community.

Spurred by community outcry, the changes include new penalties for on-selling alcohol to banned drinkers, with a view to reducing family and domestic violence.

On a stifling hot day in the Kimberley, the 22-year-old drove away from his family in a vehicle packed with food and water. The 4WD and its contents were found a week later — but the young stockman remains missing.

The WA government has reached agreement with claimants acting for thousands of Aboriginal Australians across the state paid little or no wages.

A local Aboriginal corporation says it's working towards phasing out boats passing through the gaps at the Kimberley region's Horizontal Falls, which attract swarms of visitors every year.

With cyclone season looming, concerns are growing about the increasing numbers of illegal fishing vessels roaming waters off the Kimberley.

The Fitzroy Crossing bridge's completion is set to provide certainty for freight companies and tourists approaching the upcoming wet season.

Cody Anthony Green faced court in Broome after he allegedly attacked two women within the space of three-and-a-half hours over the weekend.

While a temporary two-lane crossing has provided relief during the construction of the new Fitzroy Crossing bridge, it will be closed from today for the wet season.

MS Caledonian Sky was arrested off Roebuck Bay late last month over a separate dispute. Now an international union alleges its crew was underpaid.