- Oct 8
Overnight storms flood Rome streets and trigger about 120 fire brigade call-outs
Overnight from 7 to 8 October, fallen trees, flooded roads and metro stations hit Rome, while storm damage was also reported in Naples, on Ischia, in Viareggio and near Pisa.
- Sep 12
Carabinieri arrest 37-year-old driver after fatal hit-and-run of cyclist in Viareggio
A 37-year-old Moldovan national has been detained at Pistoia prison after a high-speed van collision on the Lombardi overpass killed 46-year-old Linda Martinucci.
- Sep 11
Driver detained in Viareggio after fatal hit-and-run on cyclist Linda Martinucci
Carabinieri officers tracked down the driver and passengers of a van near the Torre Matilde overpass after the victim's partner and a passing motorist recorded the license plate following a 2:57 collision.
- Jun 25
Moretti starts 5-year prison term for Viareggio disaster as Cassation ends 17-year trial
Mauro Moretti, former CEO of Italian state railways, turned himself in at Orvieto prison late Thursday after Italy's top court confirmed his five-year sentence for the 2009 Viareggio freight train explosion that killed 32 people and injured more than a hundred.
- Jun 11
Beach business owner Cinzia Dal Pino sentenced to 18 years for running over and killing purse thief in Viareggio
The Court of Assize of Lucca convicted the 65-year-old on charges of voluntary homicide for the fatal September 2024 encounter, ending a trial that drew intense public scrutiny.