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A state of emergency has been declared in Parkersburg, West Virginia, following a large fire at a storage warehouse. The intense blaze caused a wall to collapse, prompting emergency crews to attack the fire from multiple sides while surrounding homes and businesses were evacuated. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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Operation Foil, a two-day police operation conducted from Thursday to Saturday across NSW, resulted in the seizure of 144 weapons including 83 knives and 40 firearms. Nearly 3,700 people were scanned during the blitz, with more than 200 people charged with approximately 350 offences related to carrying weapons in public.

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A pedestrian was killed on Williamstown Road in Doncaster, Melbourne's east, after being struck by a car just after midnight near the Shoppingtown Hotel. The driver stopped at the scene and was uninjured. Police are investigating the incident with the driver's cooperation.

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Five humpback whales became entangled in fishing gear along the state's coast over a single weekend, prompting multiple rescue operations. One incident off the Central Coast required several hours of effort before rescuers successfully freed the trapped humpback whale.

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Riley Everson-Clare, 21, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Aaron Stahlhut, 54, who was found collapsed on a North Adelaide walking path in March last year. His lawyers say a psychiatrist could determine whether Everson-Clare was mentally incompetent at the time of the alleged killing, with questions also raised about his fitness to stand trial.

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An 18-year-old runner, Tyler Calleja is in intensive care with severe brain trauma after falling nine storeys from his hotel in Surfer's Paradise. China test-fired a nuclear-capable long-range missile in the South Pacific, prompting concerns from Australia and the region. The launch occurred just hours after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a historic defence treaty with Fiji that includes a mutual defence clause.

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A firebombing attack on a Richmond tobacco shop resulted in unprecedented damage to 12 businesses, marking the most destructive incident in Melbourne's ongoing tobacco wars. The 4am blaze on Victoria Street required over 80 firefighters to control and has been linked to organised crime targeting tobacco retailers.

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A four-year-old boy on the Central Coast was allegedly murdered by his mother, with child protection workers having reportedly visited the family three times during his short life. An independent review has been ordered to investigate the department's actions and why the child remained in the mother's care. Police have conducted tests for cannibalism and the 32-year-old mother is now in Silverwater Prison awaiting trial.

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Melbourne's metro tunnel will close from tomorrow night until Sunday evening for infrastructure removal works, affecting five train lines across the city. Buses will replace trains on parts of the Sunbury, Werribee and Williamstown lines, while Cranbourne and Pakenham line commuters must change trains at South Yarra. This marks the second shutdown since the tunnel opened at the beginning of the year, with services resuming Monday morning as schools return.

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A truck and hatchback collided on Melbourne's West Gate Freeway near the Todd Road exit at 6pm, with the car spinning 90 degrees and being dragged approximately 500 metres while wedged against the front of the truck travelling at 80 kilometres per hour. Both drivers miraculously walked away from the incident without injury.

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