Sicily has lost its last lake, as the Fanaco reservoir near Palermo has dried up completely. This follows the disappearance of lakes Pergusa and Ogliastro earlier this year, leaving the island without any natural or artificial bodies of water...
An empire worth over a billion euros built in just a few years, from his hometown Alcamo, a buffer city between the provinces of Palermo and Trapani. Vito Nicastri, who died a few days ago, was one of the most talked-about...
Protests are growing in Sicily over poor water supply amid a drought that has hit the island. In Caltanissetta, citizens organized on Monday a demonstration called "We want water". One of the initiative's...
Josè Rallo, from Marsala and owner and CEO of Donnafugata winery, has been selected by Forbes Italia as one of the top 100 successful women of 2024. Forbes is a...
An urgent ordinance signed by the President of the Sicilian Region, Renato Schifani, prohibits work during the hottest hours and days for certain high-risk sectors. This order, effective immediately and valid until August 31, 2024, applies to workers in agriculture, horticulture, construction, and related sectors who...
The government will on Tuesday present to G7 trade ministers its controversial plan for the world's longest suspensions bridge linking the southern island region of Sicily to the mainland via the Strait of Messina, foreign...
A 52-year-old Carabinieri officer serving in the court escort service in Palermo passed away last night at Cervello Hospital after being bitten by a violin spider. Franco Aiello, 52, spent last Sunday in the countryside. Upon returning home, he...
The most recent report from Legambiente highlights a dire situation: 43.6% of the Sicilian coastline is classified as high risk, while 32.9% is at very high risk. Coastal erosion, which has accelerated in recent years,...
The Palermo gup (judge for preliminary hearings), Clelia Maltese, has sentenced Rosalia Messina Denaro, sister of mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, to 14 years in prison on charges of aggravated mafia association and...
Daring adventurer Jaan Roose set out to conquer what nobody had done before: walking the Messina Strait, a body of water that runs between the island of Sicily and mainland Italy, on a 1.9cm thin slackline. For the feat,...
A severe drought in Sicily has almost dried up the only lake on the Mediterranean island that serves as a resting place for birds migrating between Africa and Europe, Reuters reported, citing from BTA. Rainfall in Sicily has been below normal...
Three oncologists from the "La Maddalena" clinic in Palermo were heard in court in Marsala as defense witnesses in the trial of Dr. Alfonso Tumbarello, 71, a...
Three-year-old Aurora died in her mother's arms following a car accident. She was traveling with her father, Rosario Brusa, a 40-year-old blacksmith, who had been drinking before driving. It is certain that he consumed more...
La Empresa Sanitaria Provincial (ASP) de Trapani ha anunciado la llegada de un nuevo cirujano extracomunitario para el Hospital Paolo Borsellino de Marsala. Arturo Jelonche,...
The US intelligence services have raised the terrorism alert level at US military bases in Europe. This heightened state of alert coincides with the ongoing UEFA European Championship in Germany and the upcoming Olympics in...
