Larissa

A tragedy involving a 12-year-old victim took place late on the evening of November 6, in the municipality of Nikaia, in the Larissa regional unit in Thessaly, Greece. A 12-year-old boy was fatally wounded while he and his 14-year-old brother...

A  28-year-old pregnant woman from Romania told Greek police she was forced to prostitute herself by human traffickers in Thessalia and made to have sex with a number of men despite her condition. The young woman’s story began in June...

Two policemen and a lawyer were arrested on charges of participating in a human trafficking network in Greece, among 10 people apprehended, police said. The operation took place in nightclubs in Larissa, the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly...

The police have erected roadblocks from Acherontas to the Greek Albanian borders in Thesprotia, Epirus, while fully armed policemen are sweeping the region to detect and arrest the criminal escapees. The sea area from the village Ammoudia in Preveza to...

As numbers show, Larissa is the city that never sleeps. And that because its inhabitants drink one third of the coffee consumed in the country! Employees in the central cafés claim that those who have little or no work...

A new species of amphipod, unknown until today to scientists, has been found in the cave Melissotripa Elassonas in Larissa, in the region of Thessaly, after research that lasted two years. The new organism was discovered by German and Romanian...

Two armed men broke into the National Bank's branch in Larissa’s central square around 08.30 a.m. and threatening the employees managed to get away with an amount of almost €1 million. The perpetrators -one tall and the other short,...

There was tension at the students' demonstration outside the Parliament, in protest of the changes the Athena project will implement to Universities. Students burned the EU flag and the police made use of tear gas. A little after 4...

Greek farmers, many taking to the streets in tractors, protested again against new tax regulations they said would hurt their businesses. Farmers in Karditsa held a rally in their city's center. Larissa’s farmers have organized a rally for Dec. 8...

Alzheimer’s disease is showing a steady rise over the last few years and according to recent statistics, 3,718 people have been diagnosed with this incurable form of dementia alone in the prefecture of Larissa. In fact, the prefecture is showing the...