Western Power said on Tuesday evening about 9000 customers still had no power,down from a peak of about 35,000 in the morning.
A 28-year-old man was taken into custody on the freeway about 7am after the incident near Lord Street and the Graham Farmer Freeway in Perth at 5.20am.
The Lord Mayor has moved to deliver one of his key election commitments,which he says could improve police numbers and therefore safety in the central city.
Health and driving advice has been released in response to smoke,from prescribed and private burns,blanketing parts of WA from Jurien Bay to Busselton.
A car fire on Kwinana Freeway has caused chaos for thousands of commuters travelling home from Easter long weekend festivities.
The family of a father-of-three who was killed on a notoriously dangerous road in Perth’s north remembers their loved one as a “wonderful man” whose loss has caused their most painful grief.
WA Police are responding to an unfolding emergency. It is unclear when the freeway will reopen.
A man jumped from his car while in a traffic jam caused by Extinction Rebellion protesters in the Perth CBD and ran at the activists before being stopped by police.
Activists are calling for more action to combat climate change and are planning three days of disruptive protests in Perth this week.
Commuters coming from Perth’s north-east can expect delays as a large sinkhole on one of the main arteries into the city has been closed in both directions as traffic is starting to swell.
The driver of a Honda hatchback was lucky to escape unharmed after their car plunged into a huge sinkhole on Thursday night.