Emergency services log more than 100 calls for help as cold front storms through WA

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, 23rd June, 2019 AM News Update [Recorded rainfall throughout Perth overnight.]( [Emergency services log more than 100 calls for help as cold front storms through WA]( DFES said it had answered more than 116 calls for help since 9am on Saturday morning, and their volunteers were responding to reports on a priority basis. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top Stories [Police arrest drunk man for second time after spotting him driving by crash scene]( Calling it stupidity would be an understatement. [WA POlice]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Refereeing has been questionable the whole tournament,' says Kennedy]( A disappointed Alanna Kennedy has questioned the refereeing at the World Cup after Australia crashed out in the round of 16 to Norway via a penalty shootout. [Australia's Alanna Kennedy leaves the pitch after receiving a red card.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Left naked and bleeding: Police start manhunt after Carlisle blade attack]( Police are on the hunt for whoever is responsible for attack in Carlisle on Friday night. [Police are investigating the incident, which left the man with serious injuries. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Nine killed in skydiving plane crash on Hawaiian island]( "In my 40 years as a firefighter here in Hawaii, this is the most tragic aircraft incident... we've had," the Honolulu Fire Department chief said at the scene. [The remains of an aircraft that crashed carrying nine people lies on the ground at Dillingham Airfield.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Alcohol causes most overall harm of any drug, says study]( Harm from alcohol in Australia surpasses that caused by crystal meth and heroin, a new national study suggests. [David Reichmann learnt first-hand how much harm alcohol addiction can cause.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Forced to recite the Koran: The school that failed to protect Benji from bullies]( A culture of bullying at Ashfield Boys High School had led some parents to homeschool their sons. [Thirteen-year-old Benji Lord endured 18 months of intense bullying at Ashfield Boys High School until his parents ...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ['More funds than Folau': Rugby fan sets up counter GoFundMe for LGBT charity]( "Intolerance will never be tolerated in rugby," is the message Robbie Owens wants to drive home as he takes on Israel Folau. [Israel Folau and his wife Maria Folau.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Unsinkable Sam making an indelible mark on Swifts]( The spirit that has made Sam Wallace the rock of the competition-leading NSW Swifts this season is summed up by the tattoo of an anchor on her right shoulder blade. [Sam Wallace of the Swifts.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Dockers optimistic Hogan's foot injury is not serious]( A relieved Fremantle suspect gun recruit Jesse Hogan has avoided the navicular injury that sidelined him during last year's finals. [Jesse Hogan.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ['I promised you dollars. You promised me internet': A tale of NBN woe]( It's outrageous that we've all been forced onto an NBN which is often worse than what it replaced. [The NBN delivers the downsides of competition without its benefit.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- We've sent you this email because your email address {EMAIL} has been registered for WA Today membership. You can [unsubscribe]( from this email at any time. At WA Today, we'll never ask for your personal or credit card information via email. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to offer WA Today services in exchange for your details, please delete it. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Conditions of use]( [Privacy policy]( Copyright © 2019 Fairfax Media Limited 1 Darling Island Rd Pyrmont NSW 2009 Australia