Ted O'Connor

Concerns are raised about groups of children stealing from supermarkets, after a "distressing" incident at a remote Kimberley store during which teens stole drinks and confectionary and tried to break into a cigarette cabinet.

They have pledged to bring back a version of the controversial scheme if they win the next federal election, suggesting there have been "devastating consequences" since it was scrapped.

Waterfall season in the East Kimberley is an indescribable joy for many residents, and they want better road access to visit some of the best falls when they are "pumping".

The Kalumburu Aboriginal Corporation CEO says she had no choice but to employ her close family members in additional youth worker roles amid ongoing welfare dependency, feuding, and substance abuse in the East Kimberley.

The vast outback region has been cut off via road in recent days, but this morning floodwaters receded enough for a crucial highway to be reopened.

Road access to the Kimberley towns of Halls Creek, Kununurra and Wyndham has been cut off by flooding across two major highways, although residents are well stocked and prepared for wet season challenges.

Spotting an endangered Gouldian finch at Lake Argyle in the Kimberley is a treat for any bird lover, but the impact of two large bushfires, believed to have started from campfires, has worried locals and scientists.

Ted Carlton has long been a prominent Indigenous advocate in the Kununurra community. Now he is accused of carnal knowledge with a child under 16 when he was a teenager in the 1970s.

Halls Creek Shire in the Kimberley confirms chief executive Phillip Cassell has resigned, but it won't comment on the nature of the allegations raised during a council meeting.

Questions remain about how an Indigenous corporation in the Kimberley employed multiple close family members to work in the much-vaunted Target 120 program. Local leaders want the state to take a closer look.

Lawrence Coomerang, 30, has made his first appearance in the Broome Magistrates Court this morning on one count of murder.

Police said the man was known to his alleged victim, who died at a residence in the Kimberley town on Monday evening.

A woman in her 30s dies after being found with serious injuries in the Kimberley town, while a man assists police with their inquiries.

An Indigenous corporation in the Kimberley is under pressure to explain how multiple close family members of a Target 120 manager were employed in the program.

Authorities express frustration after a magistrate acquitted a 10-year-old boy, who tried to ram a police car in a stolen vehicle, because the child did not adequately grasp the severity of his offending.

Magistrate Michelle Ridley comes down hard on Kununurra police for their dealings with a boy who she said seemed to view car theft as a form of "common entertainment".

Prosecutors have told a court a boy knew right from wrong when he allegedly put the lives of two police officers in danger while trying to ram their pursuit vehicle.

East Kimberley traditional owners say MG Corporation has cut back support for scholarships and funerals, amid concerns over travel and business expenses incurred by its leadership.

Lawford Benning is a well-known Indigenous advocate in the East Kimberley, but some traditional owners have been left angry and hurt by the circumstances surrounding his re-appointment in 2022 as MG Corporation's executive chair.

A Supreme Court sentencing hears that two triple-0 calls were made the night Warrick Walkerbear bashed his partner to death, but officers did not intervene.

As the WA government faces a barrage of criticism over youth justice, Indigenous leaders in the East Kimberley are pushing the case for a so-called cultural sentencing trek, arguing a new approach is desperately needed.

Airnorth's fares connecting the Kimberley to Darwin have dropped since Nexus entered the air space, and while it means cheaper tickets there may be trouble on the horizon.

Kununurra's housing crisis is causing havoc with the town's childcare sector, as the local shire reveals plans to attract much-needed workers to the remote town.

A jury clears Corinthian Newry, 33, of raping a woman in the Kimberley, following a trial focusing heavily on the complainant's alcohol consumption on the day in question.

Corinthian Newry is on trial in Kununurra for allegedly raping a woman from a remote Indigenous community at the town's football oval.