Lisa O'Brien
Chief Reporter
Chief reporter at the Express & Star
Walsall man arrested after fatal crash is released on police bail
Wombourne library and community centre to close for a week
'Dozens of extra police officers' to be announced for West Midlands in coming weeks
Two arrests after footballer killed in Boxing Day nightclub stabbing
Tributes paid to 'gifted and talented' footballer killed in Boxing Day nightclub stabbing
Man charged after police pursue suspected stolen car and find children on board
Fresh calls to get vaccine as Covid patient hospital numbers in region nearly double in month
CCTV released after teenage boy robbed of phone and cash on bus in Rowley Regis
Man remains in hospital after Wolverhampton city centre assault
Police yet to make arrests after three people injured following violence in Netherton
Police use of force on the rise - but chiefs say it's only as a last resort
Appeal to refurbish beloved children’s hospice edges closer to target as transformation work continues
Man assaulted and robbed in West Bromwich
Smethwick man, 49, in court on firearms charges
Santa's elves visit youngsters on Walsall hospital's children's ward
Talented teenager wins Christmas card competition after painting design with only her mouth
Firefighters called to blaze at fish and chip shop in Cradley Heath
Staffordshire Police target robbery offenders in national week of action
Petition calling for Solihull lake tragedy boy to be given George Cross award signed by more than 22,000 supporters
£30,000 worth of pedal bikes stolen from shop as offenders seen loading van
Hike in rail fares of nearly six per cent met with furious backlash
Supermarket donates Christmas dinners to lifesaving air ambulance crews
Community transport operators on board with new bus scheme to tackle loneliness
Pair catch joint penalty of £642 for fishing without a licence
Police secure closure order for 'problem property' in Stourbridge
Housing group staff spread Christmas kindness to families in need
Major repair works scheduled for next summer
Street racing banned in Black Country by High Court
Friends of 70 years reunited at Wolverhampton care home
Man convicted of killing his neighbour in Birmingham
Hospital trust seeing rise in patients with flu at A&E stands down 'critical incident' status
Man in 'critical but stable condition' after bridge crash
Wolverhampton university researcher leading international effort to find wreck of warship
More than 600 cannabis plants discovered by police in Wolverhampton raid
Christmas at Dudley Zoo in full swing with animals enjoying the festivities
£100k makeover brings Wolverhampton community centre back to life
West Midlands ambulance workers join picket lines as strike gets under way
Cancellations to train services between Worcester and Kidderminster as emergency services called
Image reveals what new Wolverhampton health and wellbeing facility could look like
Sandwell hospital trust still under 'unprecedented' A&E pressures as 'critical incident' declared
Popular Dudley park to get massive makeover with new equipment thanks to funding
Black footballers who transformed West Bromwich Albion fortunes in the 1970s are stars of new drama
Flooding closes road in Tividale
Motorcyclist dies in crash with lorry on M6
