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- 5d ago
PKP Intercity executive allegedly clashed with staff on Pendolino, halting train near Opole
On 20 October an argument over missing cups on a Warsaw-Wrocław Pendolino allegedly involved a PKP Intercity executive. Depending on the report, between 360 and 400 passengers were moved to other trains.
- 5d ago
Bogdanka LUK Lublin beats Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 3-0 to win AL-KO Superpuchar Polski
Bogdanka LUK Lublin claimed the Polish volleyball supercup in Częstochowa on Sunday, 25 October, taking the first set 34:32 against the reigning champions. The win leaves Warta with its second defeat of the season and a 1-1 start in the league.
- 6d ago
Częstochowa voters recall mayor Matyjaszczyk, 97% in favour, and dismiss council
Turnout cleared both validity thresholds on Sunday, 25 October, and the city council was dismissed in the same vote. Matyjaszczyk has faced corruption charges since his detention in February.
- Oct 24
DevelopRes Rzeszów beats PGE Budowlani Łódź 3-0 to win Polish women's Super Cup
Rzeszów won every set in Częstochowa, the second 29-27, and took the trophy for the fourth time, equalling the record of Chemik Police.
- Oct 19
Raków Częstochowa dismisses coach Tomasz Kaczmarek after five Ekstraklasa matches
Raków Częstochowa ended Tomasz Kaczmarek's tenure on Monday, 19 October 2026, after two wins and three defeats in five Ekstraklasa matches. The club sits at the bottom of the table with six points, and no successor has been officially named.
- Oct 13
Woman's body found in Częstochowa building; prosecutor sees no third-party role so far
Police and prosecutors are investigating after a woman's body was found on Tuesday afternoon, 13 October 2026, in a residential building on Dąbrowskiego Street in central Częstochowa. Unofficial reports say she was a lawyer and may have died from a gunshot, but police have not confirmed these details.
- Oct 10
Raków Częstochowa loses 1:4 to GKS Katowice, its ninth defeat in ten Ekstraklasa games
Bartosz Nowak converted a Panenka penalty and set up two goals as GKS Katowice won in Częstochowa on Friday. Raków remains bottom of the Ekstraklasa table with three points.
- Oct 7
Polish authorities detain 11 in university visa fraud ring that netted 22.5 million PLN
Polish security services dismantled an organized crime ring operating across private universities that sold fake degrees and residence packages to hundreds of foreign nationals for at least 22.5 million PLN.
- Oct 3
Gas leak prompts evacuation of 57 people from Biedronka store near Częstochowa
Emergency crews evacuated 57 people from a Biedronka supermarket in Olsztyn on Saturday morning after a suspected refrigeration unit failure released carbon dioxide, sending one person to the hospital.
- Oct 3
Polish worker dies after hydraulic press accident at plant in Czarny Las
A 28-year-old employee died on Friday morning after being crushed by a hydraulic press during maintenance at an industrial plant in Czarny Las, with police in Kłomnice investigating the incident.
- Sep 24
Polish appeals court increases sentence to 30 years for former officer who killed priest in Kłobuck
The Katowice Court of Appeals raised the prison term for Tomasz Jelonek from 20 to 30 years on 23 September 2026, ruling that suffocating Father Grzegorz Dymek during a February 2025 parish robbery warranted a harsher punishment.
- Sep 19
Stal Gorzów secures playoff berth despite 45:44 home loss to relegated Włókniarz Częstochowa
Gezet Stal Gorzów defended their first-leg lead to finish seventh in the PGE Ekstraliga, sending Krono-Plast Włókniarz Częstochowa down to the second tier despite suffering injuries to three riders.
- Sep 15
Górnik Zabrze defeats Korona Kielce 2:0 to extend Ekstraklasa lead to five points
A brace from Peter Federico gave Górnik Zabrze a 2:0 away win over Korona Kielce on Tuesday, moving the league leaders to 21 points from eight matches.
- Sep 12
Raków Częstochowa beat Motor Lublin 2-1 as Patryk Makuch scores twice in Tomasz Kaczmarek debut
Patryk Makuch scored two goals in Częstochowa to secure Raków's first points of the Ekstraklasa season, ending a six-match opening losing streak on Friday night.
- Sep 9
Raków Częstochowa triggers buyout for Tomasz Kaczmarek as Radomiak appoints Rafał Grzyb
Raków Częstochowa paid a buyout fee to hire manager Tomasz Kaczmarek from Radomiak Radom following six straight defeats, while Radomiak named assistant Rafał Grzyb as head coach.
- Sep 1
Polish court detains truck driver on drug charges after fatal A1 motorway crash
The Częstochowa District Court ordered three months of detention for a truck driver who tested positive for clephedrone after a collision that killed four road workers near Mykanów.
- Aug 28
Patient assaults four medical workers at Częstochowa emergency ward in Poland
A 20-year-old patient injured four healthcare staff at a Częstochowa emergency ward on Friday before ten employees restrained him, resulting in one hospitalization.
- Aug 27
Hajduk Split knock Raków Częstochowa out of Conference League 5-4 on aggregate
Raków Częstochowa lost 3-2 after extra time to Hajduk Split in the second leg of their UEFA Conference League play-off, sealing a 5-4 aggregate defeat in Częstochowa.
- Aug 1
39-year-old drove BMW onto pavement, killed boy, 9, while on drugs and defying a court ban in Kuźnica Stara
Jakub Sz., 39, lost control of a BMW on a bend in Kuźnica Stara, southern Poland, struck a nine-year-old cyclist on the pavement, and crashed through a fence. The child died in hospital overnight.
- Jul 26
Wisła Płock spoil Raków's opener again as 17-year-old keeper's error proves costly in 2-1 win
A goalkeeping blunder by 17-year-old debutant Wiktor Żołneczko and a first-half volley from Marcin Flis handed Wisła Płock a 2-1 victory at Raków Częstochowa in the first round of the PKO BP Ekstraklasa season.
