Larissa
Greece
12-year-old Dead by Shotgun in 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...
Greece
Pregnant Romanian Forced Into Prostitution
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...
Crime
Two Cops, Lawyer Charged With Trafficking
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...
Crime
Trikala Prison Fugitives Still at Large
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...
Greece
Larissa, The City of Coffee
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...
Economy
Amphipod Species Found In Larissa Cave
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...
Crime
Larissa Bank Robbed of € 1 m.
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,...
Education
Big Students' Protest Against Athena
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...
Economy
Greek Farm Workers Strike Again
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...
Greece
Alzheimer's on the Rise in Larissa Prefecture
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...