Salerno
Photo: Giaros, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
Headlines and summaries are written by AI. How it works
- 4d ago
Naples Capodichino airport to close for November runway rebuild
Capodichino will stop commercial flights from Sunday 1 November to 30 November 2026 while ADR Infrastrutture rebuilds the runway. About 15 destinations will be served from Salerno instead, with shuttle buses from Naples.
- 4d ago
Truck carrying an excavator hits Salerno-Avellino viaduct, debris falls on car and closes road
A heavy truck carrying an excavator struck an overpass at Baronissi on the early afternoon of Thursday, 29 October, sending concrete and a beam onto the carriageway. Both directions were shut, and sources disagree on whether anyone was hurt.
- Oct 22
Italy gets first nasal adrenaline spray for anaphylaxis as experts push HPV vaccination
Allergy specialists meeting in Salerno announced the spray, while experts in Genoa pressed for higher HPV and flu vaccine uptake.
- Oct 16
Italian air-traffic data network fault cancels flights nationwide, ENAV restores full operations
A fault in the data network behind Italy's air-traffic control slowed or halted flights from 6am on Friday, 16 October, with cancellations at airports from Rome to Palermo. ENAV later said operations were back to 100%.
- Oct 7
Vasco Rossi receives honorary doctorate in Politics and Communication from University of Salerno
The University of Salerno awarded Italian rock musician Vasco Rossi an honorary doctorate in Politics and Communication on Wednesday, drawing 1,500 students to outdoor screens on the Fisciano campus.
- Oct 3
Roberto Vecchioni announces months-long singing pause after Rome show
Italian singer-songwriter Roberto Vecchioni performed at Rome's Teatro Brancaccio after a seven-month absence, announcing an extended break from live concerts to complete his recovery.
- Sep 24
Police search for stranger after woman stabbed in Salerno historic centre
A 20-year-old woman was stabbed in the back by an unknown assailant in Salerno's historic centre on Wednesday evening, prompting an ongoing police investigation.
- Sep 16
Armani Group appoints Dario Vitale as creative director of Emporio Armani and accessories
The Italian fashion group named the 43-year-old designer to lead Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani accessories, marking the first time a creative director outside the founding family takes the role.
- Jun 20
La Scala dance student, 15, killed in scooter crash; two other children die on Italy's roads the same day
Davis Aloschi, a 15-year-old student of the Teatro alla Scala ballet school in Milan, died after a scooter collision in Siracusa. On the same day, a four-year-old girl and another 15-year-old boy lost their lives in separate accidents near Bari and Salerno.
