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The following articles have been tagged with "Stenungsund":

Family finds drunken man in 3-year-old's bed

Society: 27 Feb 12
A family in Stenungsund, western Sweden, got a disturbing shock when they found a drunk man asleep in their three-year-old’s bed. READ »

'Deadly' train crossing claims third victim

National: 8 Feb 12
A man died after he was hit by a train in Stenungsund in western Sweden on Tuesday afternoon at the same location where two Swedish teenagers were killed by a train in September 2010. READ »

Giant soap bubble squeeze sets new record

Society: 12 Jun 11
More than 100 people set a new world record Friday on Sweden’s west coast as they crowded together in a mammoth soap bubble, a stat they hope gains entry into the Guinness Book of Records. READ »

Debunking the mystique of the Bilderberg Group

Analysis & Opinion: 11 May 11
While conspiracy theorists have long viewed the exclusive global network of elites known as the Bilderberg Group as a secretive global government, a new book by a Sweden-based academic argues the group's influence is often overstated, The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson explains. READ »

Two Swedish teens killed in train accident

National: 9 Sep 10
Two 18-year-old women died after being hit by a train just south of Stenungsund in western Sweden on Thursday afternoon. READ »

Ex-partner of missing woman released

National: 13 Aug 10
The former partner of a woman who went missing in western Sweden last month was released from police custody on Friday, but remains suspected of her murder. READ »

Man arrested over woman's disappearance

National: 5 Aug 10
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering 31-year-old Marina Johansson, who has been missing from her home near Gothenburg since the end of July. READ »

Snow causes traffic havoc in western Sweden

National: 1 Feb 10
Snow falls caused extensive traffic problems on Sunday night and into Monday morning. Several accidents occurred in western Sweden while no fatalities were reported. READ »

Two arrested for fatal Gothenburg shootings

National: 10 Aug 09
Police stormed an apartment in Gothenburg on Monday afternoon and arrested two men suspected of involvement in the shooting dead of two men earlier in the day. READ »

Two dead in Gothenburg shooting

National: 10 Aug 09
A massive police operation has been launched in northern Gothenburg after two people were shot dead shortly after midday on Monday. READ »

Major differences in handling of social assistance seekers

Society: 5 Aug 09
There are major differences in how local authorities in Sweden treat those seeking social assistance, according to a new study. READ »

Burger King sets its sights on northern Sweden

Business & Money: 26 Mar 09
A burger war is brewing in northern Sweden, pitting the country’s own Max hamburger restaurants against American fast food giants McDonald’s and Burger King. READ »

'More beer please': Swedish towns struggle to find catchy mottos

Society: 18 Sep 08
Several Swedish towns have discovered that spending a lot of money on a snazzy town slogan may not always bring about the intended result. READ »

Tougher sentence for sledgehammer murder

National: 26 May 08
The Court of Appeals in Gothenburg has lengthened the sentence of the woman who killed her partner on board their sailboat outside of Stenungsund on Sweden’s west coast. READ »

Boy fights for life after firework blast

National: 1 Jan 08
Sweden ushered in the New Year overnight with a wave of fires, firework injuries and stabbings. READ »

Christian web editor cleared of hate speech

National: 7 Nov 07
The Supreme Court has overruled a decision to convict the editor of a Christian website on hate speech charges. He had previously been sentenced to one month in prison for acting as an accessory to incitement to hatred of homosexuals READ »

Graves hint at contact with Romans

National: 8 Nov 06
Pieces of Roman ceramic found in ancient graves near Gothenburg could indicate that contact between the Roman Empire and people in Sweden was greater than previously believed. READ »

Bobby's mother attends funeral

National: 7 Jun 06
Bobby's mother is taken by prison guards to bury the son she is accused of murdering. The church is decorated with 7,000 roses sent in by members of the public. READ »

Bobby's mother allowed out for funeral

National: 6 Jun 06
The mother accused of killing her 10-year old son Bobby has been granted permission by prison authorities to attend his funeral. READ »

Mystery raft man rescued at sea

National: 21 Apr 06
A man who was discovered on Friday morning floating on a crude raft in the Skagerrak strait between Sweden and Norway says he has been at sea for three days. But he's not saying much else. READ »

Sweden faces cash shortage after robbery

National: 3 Nov 05
Cash machines in Sweden's large cities could run out of money after security van drivers stopped working. The drivers have safety worries and refuse to work without police escorts after a Securitas van was blown up on Thursday morning. READ »

Swedish chain-saw embarrassment

Smörgåsbord: 27 Jan 05
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Bible site "spreads hate against gays"

Society: 25 Jan 05
A Christian website could be prosecuted for “agitation against minorities” due to its pages with "information and conversations on the Bible, society and so-called homosexuality". READ »

Thousands conned in mobile phone fraud

National: 9 Jul 04
Users of Telia's mobile service are tricked into making long-distance calls, while pensioners in the west of the country fall foul of a rug scam. READ »


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