https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Did you hear the sirens in Oslo and Akershus this morning? Don’t worry, it wasn’t an emergency. It was just a false alarm. https://www.thelocal.no/20260224/norways-civil-defence-apologises-after-triggering-emergency-sirens-by-mistake Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:49:05 +0100 norways-civil-defence-apologises-after-triggering-emergency-sirens-by-mistake Norwegian police have decided not to continue with investigations of suspected drone flights over Oslo Airport in the early hours of September 23rd. https://www.thelocal.no/20251107/norwegian-police-shelve-investigation-of-oslo-airport-drones Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:41:32 +0100 norwegian-police-shelve-investigation-of-oslo-airport-drones A Norwegian court has sentenced a former US embassy security guard to three years and seven months in prison for spying for Russia and Iran. https://www.thelocal.no/20251016/ex-us-embassy-guard-in-norway-convicted-of-spying-for-russia-and-iran Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:03:38 +0200 ex-us-embassy-guard-in-norway-convicted-of-spying-for-russia-and-iran Norwegian authorities have seized a drone operated by a foreigner near Oslo's airport, after drones led to several flight disruptions in Norway and Denmark this week, a prosecutor with Norway's police said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20250925/norway-police-seize-drone-operated-by-foreigner-near-oslo-airport Thu, 25 Sep 2025 16:19:22 +0200 norway-police-seize-drone-operated-by-foreigner-near-oslo-airport An 18-year-old Norwegian is suspected of terrorism after the murder of a social worker in Oslo which may have been racially-motivated, authorities said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.no/20250825/norway-teen-suspected-of-terrorism-after-social-worker-murder Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:24:20 +0200 norway-teen-suspected-of-terrorism-after-social-worker-murder A member of the public fired two shots inside the offices of the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) on Friday. Police say nobody was injured in the incident. https://www.thelocal.no/20250808/norway-police-say-no-injuries-after-shooting-at-government-agency Fri, 08 Aug 2025 18:53:00 +0200 norway-police-say-no-injuries-after-shooting-at-government-agency In most European countries, the answer to this question is a straightforward "yes." But in Norway, things are a little different. https://www.thelocal.no/20250513/is-it-illegal-in-norway-for-pedestrians-to-cross-at-a-red-light Tue, 13 May 2025 13:03:33 +0200 is-it-illegal-in-norway-for-pedestrians-to-cross-at-a-red-light Norwegian police said an officer in his twenties and a suspect had died after an overnight shootout on Saturday in the Nordic nation where police rarely die in the line of duty. https://www.thelocal.no/20241228/police-officer-shot-dead-in-norway Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:54:45 +0100 police-officer-shot-dead-in-norway An agreement on cross-border policing between Norway and Sweden could break down as Swedish officers can no longer patrol in Norway. https://www.thelocal.no/20241122/why-swedish-police-officers-are-no-longer-allowed-into-norway Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:37:18 +0100 why-swedish-police-officers-are-no-longer-allowed-into-norway Fewer police staff in Norway mean lengthier response times, less presence on the streets, and it taking longer for cases to be investigated, police chiefs have said. https://www.thelocal.no/20231005/norwegian-police-warn-services-will-be-affected-by-staff-cuts Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:19:07 +0200 norwegian-police-warn-services-will-be-affected-by-staff-cuts Two people were killed and a third was severely injured when a helicopter crashed on Tuesday in western Norway, police said. https://www.thelocal.no/20221101/two-dead-in-helicopter-crash-in-norway Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:05:11 +0100 two-dead-in-helicopter-crash-in-norway The wailing of sirens and warning messages will be heard across Norway at noon on Wednesday, but there’s no cause for alarm. https://www.thelocal.no/20220608/norway-to-sound-public-warning-sirens-at-noon Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:41:19 +0200 norway-to-sound-public-warning-sirens-at-noon The temporary arming of all police in Norway, ordered after an attack in Kongsberg left five dead, ended on Friday morning.  https://www.thelocal.no/20211022/norwegian-police-end-emergency-carrying-of-arms Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:20:18 +0200 norwegian-police-end-emergency-carrying-of-arms Three men have been arrested, and weapons including machine guns and grenades have been seized in a case linked to right-wing extremism, Norwegian police said on Tuesday.  https://www.thelocal.no/20210721/norway-arrests-three-after-weapons-seizure-linked-to-right-wing-extremism Wed, 21 Jul 2021 15:59:17 +0200 norway-arrests-three-after-weapons-seizure-linked-to-right-wing-extremism Covid-19 measures in Norway are broken down into a mix of both local and national restrictions and recommendations, this is how they work and what happens if you break them. https://www.thelocal.no/20210325/what-happens-if-you-get-caught-breaking-the-covid-19-rules-in-norway Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:07:17 +0100 what-happens-if-you-get-caught-breaking-the-covid-19-rules-in-norway Police are questioning witnesses and have confirmed that they plan to question Prime Minister Erna Solberg after she breached local and national coronavirus rules. https://www.thelocal.no/20210322/police-to-question-norwegian-prime-minister-over-covid-19-rule-break Mon, 22 Mar 2021 18:31:33 +0100 police-to-question-norwegian-prime-minister-over-covid-19-rule-break Police in Norway are to take a strict approach to private gatherings which break rules in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19. https://www.thelocal.no/20200827/norway-to-crack-down-on-house-parties-that-break-coronavirus-rules Thu, 27 Aug 2020 17:26:59 +0200 norway-to-crack-down-on-house-parties-that-break-coronavirus-rules A Norwegian court has sentenced a man to 75 days in prison for threatening to spit on a police officer while saying he had the coronavirus, police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20200403/man-in-norway-jailed-for-spitting-on-policeman-while-saying-corona Fri, 03 Apr 2020 22:44:26 +0200 man-in-norway-jailed-for-spitting-on-policeman-while-saying-corona Police barriers have been lifted after a suspicious package found in a car in Oslo was found not to be dangerous. https://www.thelocal.no/20191028/suspicious-package-in-oslo-car-was-not-dangerous-police Mon, 28 Oct 2019 17:51:18 +0100 suspicious-package-in-oslo-car-was-not-dangerous-police Oslo Police have said that they did not have the capacity on hand to deal with violence that broke out the centre of the city after demonstrations on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.no/20191028/oslo-police-defend-timing-of-opposing-demos-after-weekend-violence Mon, 28 Oct 2019 14:50:16 +0100 oslo-police-defend-timing-of-opposing-demos-after-weekend-violence