Lots of snow, landslides and flooding are in store
Over large parts of the country, there may be a lot of snow falling in the mountains in the next few days. In Western Norway,…
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Sokndal may have the youngest mayor of all time
KrF (Christian People’s Party) becomes the largest party in Sokndal in Rogaland. Primary candidate is 21-year-old Jonas Andersen Sayed, who can thus become the youngest…
A new political landscape in Norway
The big parties are the big losers – in favor of green and radical parties on the left. The election leaves a new political landscape,…
661 bus passengers were charged for having dropped their belt
661 passengers were charged for failure to use their seat belt when the National Roads Administration (Statens Vegvesen) carried out a nationwide inspection last week….
Rain in waiting – flood danger in eastern Norway
Umbrella and rubber boots are recommended in Eastern Norway on Tuesday. There is a forecast of 20 millimeters of rain per hour and a danger…
Norwegian sentenced to five years in prison for cocaine smuggling in Colombia
A 43-year-old Norwegian man who confessed to smuggling 103 kilos of cocaine, has been sentenced to five years in prison in Colombia, writes Dagbladet. The…
Greenpeace shocked over Parliament’s plane travels
The environmental organisation Greenpeace has gained access to Parliament’s air travel, which shows that the representatives fly an average of 18 domestic flights each day….
Jury named Green Party the winner of the election campaign
The Green Party (MDG) has been nominated by Kampanje’s Electoral Jury as the winner of the election campaign. The party has emerged clearly in the most messy…
Three new F-35s to Norway
On Thursday, three new Norwegian F-35s will arrive at Ørland Air Station. Norway will then have received 22 fighter aircraft and will have an initial…
Party leaders cast their votes when the first election day kicked off
Both AP (Labour Party) leader Jonas Gahr Støre and FrP (Progress Party) leader Siv Jensen cast their votes when the first of the two election…
The police order research of online perpetrators
Men who abuse children online often do so in real life, as well. Now the government will have more research on these type of perpetrators…
Already wetter September than normal in Oslo
Just one week into September, more rain has come than normal for the month in Oslo. Over the last 24 hours, 18.1 millimeters of precipitation…
US combat aircraft project at Rygge airport in Østfold is halted
The fighter project at Rygge Airport in Ostfold is being halted for the time being to finance President Donald Trump’s wall against Mexico. US Secretary…
A total of 25 dogs have died after bloody diarrhea
There are 25 dogs that have died after having bloody diarrhea recently, the Norwegian Veterinary Institute (Veterinærinstitut) reports. The number of dogs affected by an…
PST fears right-wing extremists will carry out terror in Norway
The PST (Norwegian Police Security Service) says they have observed a negative trend in the threat from the right-wing extremists and does not rule out…
The ‘Festnings’ tunnel in Oslo will be closed for over a year
The Fortress Tunnel, part of the Oslo Opera Tunnel, will be closed overnight for over a year due to rehabilitation. From Monday, the tunnel will…
665,000 have voted in advance
The number of advance votes received has reached 665,000, figures from the Election Directorate updated Thursday morning At the same time in the municipal council…
Outbreak of dangerous disease for dogs in the Oslo area
Several dogs in the Oslo area have died after being infected with an up to now still unknown disease. The disease manifests itself through bloody…
Asylum bill cut by 5.5 billion
The annual cost of asylum reception has plummeted by 5.5 billion from 2016 to 2020, projections show in next year’s budget. Now another “super reception/supermottak”…
NATO with new major exercise in the Baltic Sea
NATO will launch a major exercise on Friday in the Baltic Sea, involving nearly 50 naval vessels, as well as aircraft and helicopters from 18…