https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The cities of Zurich, Lucerne and St Gallen will allow bars and restaurants to open their terraces later than usual this spring and summer. https://www.thelocal.ch/20220322/mediterranean-nights-swiss-cities-to-trial-late-night-terrace-bar-openings Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:37:21 +0100 mediterranean-nights-swiss-cities-to-trial-late-night-terrace-bar-openings It's a story that puts a whole new twist on the meaning of ‘money laundering’ in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190211/swiss-fountain-fishers-give-new-meaning-to-money-laundering-tourism-lucerne-lion-monument Mon, 11 Feb 2019 20:53:19 +0100 swiss-fountain-fishers-give-new-meaning-to-money-laundering-tourism-lucerne-lion-monument It’s not every day the opportunity comes up to live in a castle for minimal rent, so when the commune of Meggen advertised for someone to take care of the majestic Meggenhorn castle on the banks of Lake Lucerne, the response was overwhelming. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180420/hundreds-jump-at-chance-to-live-in-a-castle-for-next-to-nothing Fri, 20 Apr 2018 13:18:46 +0200 hundreds-jump-at-chance-to-live-in-a-castle-for-next-to-nothing More than 160 passengers were safely evacuated from a boat on Lake Lucerne on Thursday evening after its hull started leaking. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171208/passengers-evacuated-from-leaking-lake-lucerne-ship Fri, 08 Dec 2017 09:59:46 +0100 passengers-evacuated-from-leaking-lake-lucerne-ship Archaeologists have discovered human bones and the remains of a church belonging to a medieval hospital in the Old Town of central Swiss city Lucerne. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170815/medieval-church-and-skeletons-unearthed-in-lucerne-city-centre Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:36:27 +0200 medieval-church-and-skeletons-unearthed-in-lucerne-city-centre A family of four had a lucky escape on Saturday when they suffered from carbon dioxide poisoning whilst driving along a motorway in central Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170502/family-saved-from-suffocating-in-car-on-swiss-motorway Tue, 02 May 2017 11:21:31 +0200 family-saved-from-suffocating-in-car-on-swiss-motorway Lucerne train station will remained closed over the weekend after a derailment on Wednesday caused more damage to the tracks than initially thought. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170324/lucerne-station-to-stay-closed-until-monday Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:16:43 +0100 lucerne-station-to-stay-closed-until-monday Train services from Lucerne station are suspended on Thursday after a train travelling from Milan derailed when leaving Lucerne on Wednesday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170323/lucerne-station-remains-closed-after-derailment Thu, 23 Mar 2017 09:44:24 +0100 lucerne-station-remains-closed-after-derailment Swiss police said several people were injured after a train travelling from Milan to Basel derailed in Switzerland on Wednesday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170322/several-injured-after-train-derailed-in-lucerne-from-italy Wed, 22 Mar 2017 18:10:07 +0100 several-injured-after-train-derailed-in-lucerne-from-italy Quite a lot, judging by this photo. The modestly-sized vehicle was carrying a scooter, two baby strollers and 15 bicycles on its roof when Lucerne police stopped it on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161212/how-much-can-you-transport-on-the-roof-of-a-car Mon, 12 Dec 2016 11:15:52 +0100 how-much-can-you-transport-on-the-roof-of-a-car Opened 40 years ago at the height of the Cold War, the Sonnenberg bunker in Lucerne was one of the largest public fallout shelters in the world and is still operational today. The Local takes a tour. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161020/inside-switzerlands-largest-nuclear-bunker-40-years-on Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:22:47 +0200 inside-switzerlands-largest-nuclear-bunker-40-years-on Police are appealing for witnesses after armed, masked men robbed a hotel in Weggis on the shore of Lake Lucerne. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160407/lucerne-hotel-worker-tied-up-by-armed-robbers Thu, 07 Apr 2016 14:35:42 +0200 lucerne-hotel-worker-tied-up-by-armed-robbers Rockfall on Monday morning diverted the course of a river, flooding the main road between the villages of Wolhusen and Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne, according to media reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160111/rockfall-diverts-river-and-floods-lucerne-village Mon, 11 Jan 2016 11:30:21 +0100 rockfall-diverts-river-and-floods-lucerne-village A 45-year-old man who crept into women’s homes and stole their underwear will spend more than two years behind bars. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151229/lucerne-underwear-fetishist-jailed-for-two-years Tue, 29 Dec 2015 12:57:17 +0100 lucerne-underwear-fetishist-jailed-for-two-years Police in the canton of Lucerne will carry out DNA tests on 372 men in an attempt to catch the perpetrator of a violent rape on a woman who was left paralyzed by her injuries. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151023/dna-testing-begins-in-lucerne-rape-case Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:58:31 +0200 dna-testing-begins-in-lucerne-rape-case Fed up with having to clean up messes in the public toilets, the operators of the Mount Rigi cogwheel railway in central Switzerland have installed pictogram signs showing the right and wrong way to use the facilities as part of an information campaign. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150702/mount-rigi-installs-how-to-toilet-signs-for-tourists Thu, 02 Jul 2015 14:48:13 +0200 mount-rigi-installs-how-to-toilet-signs-for-tourists Internationally known conductor Israel Yinon died in the middle of a symphony concert while directing an orchestra at the Lucerne Culture and Convention Centre (KKL) on Thursday night, concert organizers said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150130/conductor-dies-while-leading-symphony-in-lucerne Fri, 30 Jan 2015 10:21:00 +0100 conductor-dies-while-leading-symphony-in-lucerne Authorities are looking for the killer of a woman found in Lake Lucerne and identified on Tuesday as a 36-year-old Bulgarian prostitute working in Lucerne. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140924/lake-lucerne-victim-identified-as-bulgarian-prostitute Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:26:00 +0200 lake-lucerne-victim-identified-as-bulgarian-prostitute Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell wasted no time getting back into the thick of the action a day after his doping ban was reduced, running a modest 10.30 seconds in the 100m at the Lucerne meeting on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140716/powell-makes-third-place-return-at-lucerne-meet Wed, 16 Jul 2014 12:35:00 +0200 powell-makes-third-place-return-at-lucerne-meet A Lucerne policeman caught by a security camera last year repeatedly kicking an alleged burglar in the head during a robbery investigation at a watch shop was fined on Monday for assault and abuse of authority. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140414/policeman-fined-after-video-catches-head-kicks Mon, 14 Apr 2014 22:39:00 +0200 policeman-fined-after-video-catches-head-kicks