- Oct 3
Caltanissetta judge archives 1992 mafia inquiry as political row engulfs Scarpinato
Judge Santi Bologna archived a 644-page inquiry into public contract fraud and the 1992 killings of Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino due to lack of evidence, while dismissing charges against two former prosecutors.
- Oct 2
Palermo prosecutors seek arrest of former Sicilian Vice President Gaetano Armao in corruption probe
Police searched properties in Palermo and Rome as magistrates requested precautionary measures for nine suspects over alleged misconduct linked to regional environmental permits.
- Sep 28
France offers 1980 Ustica disaster files, prompting Rome prosecutors to resume inquiry
Rome prosecutors will withdraw their request to close the Ustica air disaster inquiry after France offered to transfer defense records spanning from 1980 to the 1990s.
- Sep 26
Catania airport extends flight suspension to third day as Mount Etna ash cloud rises 4 kilometers
Operator SAC prolonged the closure of Sicily's Catania-Fontanarossa Airport until Monday midnight after volcanic ash from Mount Etna triggered a top-level red aviation alert.
- Sep 24
Italy faces yellow alerts across seven regions before late-summer anticyclone arrives
A brief cold front will bring thunderstorms and yellow weather warnings across seven Italian regions on Friday, followed by a warm anticyclone over the weekend with temperatures reaching up to 31°C.
- Aug 28
Two-year-old girl drowns in above-ground pool in Palermo during family gathering
A toddler died on Thursday evening after entering a raised swimming pool unnoticed at a residential property on Via Villagrazia in Palermo.
- Aug 26
Parents investigated over Palermo diphtheria death file complaint against three hospitals
The parents of four-year-old Anna Rosa Bartolotta have filed a criminal complaint against three Palermo hospitals, alleging medical malpractice after being placed under investigation themselves for involuntary manslaughter.
- Aug 20
Unvaccinated four-year-old dies of suspected diphtheria in Palermo as cousin tests positive
Italian prosecutors have opened an inquiry after a four-year-old unvaccinated girl died of suspected diphtheria in Palermo and her vaccinated cousin tested positive.
- Aug 16
Palermo man found dead in Zen street after confronting suspected thieves in storage boxes
Vito Genovese, 45, was found dead on via Costante Girardengo in Palermo's Zen district around 3 AM on 15 August after a fight with suspected thieves rummaging through public housing storage boxes.
- Jul 30
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.
- Jul 29
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.