https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Police fear that up to four people may have died in a fire that ravaged a youth home in Norrtälje, eastern Sweden, early Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.se/20130827/49858 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:25:00 +0200 49858 Three female horseback riders were attacked by a pair of loose dogs while out for a ride on Sunday afternoon in eastern Sweden, with one woman suffering severe bites in the face and neck. https://www.thelocal.se/20120416/40276 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:33:00 +0200 40276 A prison guard at a prison in Norrtälje north of Stockholm was shot, then beaten and kicked by an unknown man during a walk on Tuesday evening. https://www.thelocal.se/20111116/37390 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:45:00 +0100 37390 Two people have died after a small helicopter crashed just north of Stockholm early on Saturday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.se/20110528/34048 Sat, 28 May 2011 15:20:00 +0200 34048 The Stockholm county administration board is now confirming that two wolves attacked a dog that was being walked by a women and her child in Rörmossen in Norrtälje. The wolves took the dog with them and the animal's remains have been found. https://www.thelocal.se/20110417/33258 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:46:00 +0200 33258 Police in eastern Sweeen thought they had fallen victim to an early April Fool's joke when motorist Åke Andersson called to say he had run over a baby seal while driving home to Norrtälje. https://www.thelocal.se/20100318/25612 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0100 25612 An 81-year-old man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for murder on Friday after hitting his longtime girlfriend repeatedly in the head with an axe. https://www.thelocal.se/20090718/20764 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:19:00 +0200 20764 Police have issued a nationwide alert following the escape of a convicted murderer from two guardians during a temporary release in central Stockholm on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20081205/16144 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:07:00 +0100 16144 Fourteen people were evacuated from a wooden building in Norrtälje after it caught fire early on Friday morning. A fireman was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. https://www.thelocal.se/20070720/7951 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:22:00 +0200 7951 A youth leader has been arrested on suspicion of filming children in the changing rooms of a summer camp near Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20070628/7731 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:29:00 +0200 7731 Thanks to Calle Montell and his four year court battle, Swedes who hurt themselves during their coffee break can classify the damage as a workplace injury. https://www.thelocal.se/20070130/6248 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:35:00 +0100 6248 Police in Norrtälje are investigating a gang of youths who are suspected of robbing several men. The men have been lured to the town north of Stockholm believing that they will have sex with young girls. https://www.thelocal.se/20060923/5003 Sat, 23 Sep 2006 13:24:00 +0200 5003 At least seven children are thought to have fallen victim to a paedophile in the Norrtälje area, north of Stockholm. A 49-year old man who has been held in custody since August was originally suspected of having raped two young children. https://www.thelocal.se/20060921/4986 Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:18:00 +0200 4986 A woman security guard was attacked and tied up while on her rounds at a paper factory in Hallstavik, near Norrtälje, north of Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20060730/4464 Sun, 30 Jul 2006 14:30:00 +0200 4464