Vanessa Mills

WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch rejects claims that Broome is in the midst of a crime crisis, but residents disagree and some are voting with their feet.

Three women diagnosed with breast cancer in a small Western Australian town are among those calling for more screening as more than 100 strip off their shirts in a statement of solidarity.

Visitor numbers at several national parks in the Kimberley are returning to normal after the ravages of record flooding, and WA's hard border closures.

After extracts of the Vatican's inquiry into Bishop Christopher Saunders were made public, WA's police force and Attorney-General have requested the Holy See hand over the full report.

'Deeply distressing' allegations have been levelled against long-serving Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders, including sexually assaulting young males.

Children at a tiny remote community in WA's far north have been left with an extra spring in their step after a thorough grounding in circus skills from trained professionals. 

A WA woman is shaken after her pet was attacked by wild dogs on her front lawn, with residents saying the animals are brazenly venturing onto verandahs.

Rescuers have told of their joy at freeing an 11-metre humpback whale stuck in pearling lines for three days off the WA coast, the second to become entangled near Broome since the weekend.

Marine rangers tried for several hours to get close enough remove the rope twisted around the humpback's tail.

While rain records have tumbled, an unusually wet June has failed to dampen spirits in Western Australia's far north.

Two people are injured after a bull escaped from an enclosure at Kununurra Rodeo on Saturday night, terrifying spectators.

Workers have started to tear down the remains of the bridge, which was irreparably damaged in January's Kimberley floods. It is hoped the replacement will be complete next year.

As Indonesian's island community of Rote again mourns the loss of fishermen in Australian waters, there are renewed calls for government and non-government organisations to find a solution.

The group was stranded on the Rowley Shoals for close to a week after the record-breaking storm. Nine fishers remain unaccounted for.

January's record-breaking floods destroyed key infrastructure and washed away significant portions of one of the Kimberley's most visited destinations.

As the military winds down its relief operations, residents in the flood-devastated Fitzroy Valley wonder when support funds will be made available.

The school term is scheduled to resume as normal on February 1 in flood-affected Kimberley, but getting into the classroom might be challenging for some.

A Russian woman who guides tourists on camel rides along one of northern Australia's well-known beach destinations says she will be killed if she has to go back to her country of birth.

The ADF is evacuating stranded Kimberley residents from Fitzroy Crossing to Broome after record flooding in the region.

Halls Creek came under the microscope last week when footage of a stolen car being driven recklessly through the town went viral.

The residents of Halls Creek are accustomed to crime, with regular break ins and car thefts punctuating the every day. But it's gotten so bad in the past year that the local fabricator says he's run off his feet with requests for steel doors, cages and barricades. 

Kimberley traditional owners have secured tenure over El Questro and will convert part of the station to a nature reserve, while allowing tourism to continue.

A childcare crisis in the Kimberley is driving down productivity and forcing families to leave. But there are hopes a new training program will make life easier for parents. 

A shire president who voted in favour of allowing a pub to put an electric fence says he is concerned other business owners will want to do the same.

Broome's business lobby is calling on the West Australian government to include parts of the tourist town in planned Protected Entertainment Precinct (PEP) laws.