- 3d ago
Italian financial police seize thousands of Chinese electric scooters sold illegally as e-bikes
At least 6,885 vehicles, imported from China since 2023, were passed through customs with false documents and sold as compliant e-bikes. Authorities estimate the illicit stock at 5 million euros.
- 5d ago
308 Italian coastal municipalities hit by 1,073 extreme weather events since 2010, storm surges up 550% in five years
Legambiente's 2026 Beach Report, compiled with the Città Clima Observatory, finds that 48% of Italy's coastal municipalities have been struck by extreme weather since 2010. Storm surges alone rose 550% between 2022 and 2026, while over 40 million square metres of beach have been lost to erosion in the past 50 years.
- Jul 25
Palermo city council votes to phase out horse-drawn carriages for electric vehicles
Sicilian capital votes to gradually replace horse-drawn tourist carriages with electric vehicles and adopts a new animal welfare regulation, sparking calls for other Italian cities to follow suit.
- Jul 25
Cats used as 'living fuses' to spread wildfires in southern Italy, authorities say
Firefighters in Calabria discovered cats with fuel-soaked rags tied to their tails, along with other incendiary devices, as over 160 fires overwhelmed the region in a single day.
- Jul 19
Italy marks 34th anniversary of Via D'Amelio bombing as Mattarella says mafia's subversive design was defeated
President Mattarella, Mayor Lagalla, and other officials gathered in Palermo to honor judge Paolo Borsellino and his five police escorts killed by the mafia on 19 July 1992, while calls for full truth persist.
- Jul 19
Treccani enshrines Giuni Russo's 'Un'estate al mare' as Italy's eternal summer hit, 44 years on
The Italian Encyclopedia Institute adds the late singer to its biographical dictionary of women, celebrating the 1982 song that still defines the Italian summer, while today's streaming landscape fragments the once-unified hit parade.
- Jul 10
Sferracavallo family quarrel leaves one dead after man is crushed by severely obese brother-in-law
A family dispute in the Palermo hamlet of Sferracavallo ended in death when a man was crushed by his severely obese brother-in-law during a physical altercation.
- Jul 6
Mount Etna ash cloud shuts Catania airport, cancels over 150 flights including connections to Poland
A volcanic ash cloud from Mount Etna forced the closure of Catania–Fontanarossa Airport on Monday, cancelling over 150 flights and leaving thousands of tourists, including many from Poland, stranded on Sicily.
- Jul 5
Fatal stabbing in Palermo: suspect barricades himself, opens gas, forces building evacuation before surrendering
A 53-year-old man was stabbed to death in a Palermo apartment on Sunday, after which the suspect barricaded himself inside, opened gas taps, and threatened to blow up the building, prompting an evacuation and a tense standoff that ended with his surrender.
- Jul 2
Palermo court hands life sentences to father and two 'healers' for Altavilla exorcism murders
Giovanni Barreca, Sabrina Fina and Massimo Carandente received life imprisonment today for the torture and murder of Antonella Salamone and her sons Kevin, 16, and Emanuel, 5, during a 2024 exorcism rite near Palermo.
- May 31
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner marry in secret London ceremony ahead of lavish three-day celebration in Sicily
Pop superstar Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner tied the knot in an intimate civil ceremony at London's Old Marylebone Town Hall on Sunday, with a grand three-day wedding celebration expected to follow in Sicily.
- May 30
Unlicensed, Uninsured Driver Runs Stop Sign and Flips School Bus in Sicily, Injuring 19
A school bus carrying children home in Mazara del Vallo overturned after a collision with an SUV whose driver had no license or insurance, leaving 19 people injured and a community in shock.
- May 28
Italian Police Seize €200M of Mafia Boss Messina Denaro's Global 'Drug Treasure', Swoop on 9 Countries
A vast international operation coordinated from Palermo has dealt a massive blow to the Cosa Nostra's financial empire, unearthing and seizing over 200 million euros in assets linked to the late boss Matteo Messina Denaro.
