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The following articles have been tagged with "Nässjö":

Truck driver dies after train collision

National: 10 Apr 13
The driver of a truck that was struck by a passenger train carrying 60 passengers in south central Sweden on Wednesday afternoon has died from his injuries. READ »

Police on the hunt after suspected murder

National: 4 Feb 13
Police have launched a murder investigation after one man was found dead and a woman found in a critical condition in southern Sweden on Sunday night. READ »

Sweden's Blixt blitzes US PGA in first tour win

Sport: 15 Oct 12
Swedish golfer Jonas Blixt took home the US PGA title on Sunday in California, with the rookie collecting $900,000 in prize money. READ »

'Downplaying racist taunts is like spitting in victims' faces'

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Aug 12
Those who try to explain away the racism experienced by Somalis in Forserum in south central Sweden are simply adding insult to injury, argues local Green Party politician Etelka Huber. READ »

Somali community under threat by local gang

National: 22 Aug 12
A Somali community in southern Sweden is being terrorized by a local gang to such an extent that the local Somali association has urged all its members to move away. READ »

Copper thieves cut off Sweden's main rail line

Society: 4 Apr 12
Rail traffic connecting Stockholm, Malmö, and Copenhagen was brought to a standstill on Tuesday after thieves severed the high-voltage overhead lines in order to steal the valuable copper wire inside. READ »

Rough weather causes train chaos in Stockholm

National: 3 Feb 12
Train chaos swept railways south of central Stockholm on Friday morning, after an overhead line fell onto the tracks between the capital and the country’s south. READ »

Home fires increase during Swedish winter

National: 11 Dec 11
With advent, Lucia and Christmas, Swedish firefighters are kept busy during the month of December, with 12 percent of all recorded fires caused by candles left unattended. READ »

Police rescue man from sealed luggage locker

National: 12 Nov 11
In the middle of the night a man called the Jönköping police station and requested their help in rescuing him from a sealed baggage locker at Nässjö's Central Station. READ »

UK pair seeks clues about mysterious Swedish photos

Society: 20 Oct 11
A UK couple are appealing to Swedes for help in gleaning clues about several decades-old photographs hidden in a vintage camera purchased at an auction in south central Sweden last August. READ »

Warnings ahead of new wave of violent storms

Science & Technology: 10 Jun 11
A new line of thunderstorms is expected to bring more heavy rain to southern and central Sweden on Friday as the region struggles to cope with power outages and flooding from a previous batch of storms. READ »

Swedish police called to fight beaver invasion

Society: 30 May 11
Police were called to help a homeowner deal with a wayward Swedish beaver that had found its way into the caller's garage on Monday morning. READ »

Sweden deploys vintage trains to battle the snow

National: 27 Dec 10
The Swedish Transport Administration has turned to antique rolling stock to boost resources battling the snow and to clear a stretch of track in southern Sweden, as the costs for the harsh winter are forecast to skyrocket. READ »

Parents fined by tax board for nameless son

Society: 20 Jul 10
The Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) has fined a couple 6,000 kronor ($816.25) for failing to give their 16-month-old son a name. READ »

Moonshine makers jailed in southern Sweden

National: 20 Apr 10
Eleven people have been convicted in southern Sweden for their involvement in the illicit distillation and sale of thousand of litres of bootleg booze. READ »

Swedish army called in to clear rail tracks

National: 23 Feb 10
The Swedish Rail Administration has requested emergency assistance from the army as snow continues to cause havoc on the tracks. READ »

School to start testing students for drugs

National: 26 Jan 10
A high school in south central Sweden plans to go ahead with drug testing on students, despite criticism from the national education agency. READ »

Pensioners rally behind slap-happy 70-year-old

National: 17 Dec 09
Pensioners in south central Sweden are mobilizing in support of 70-year-old Ronald Fasth who was charged with assault for striking a 12-year-old boy in response to verbal insults from the youth. READ »

Dog fatally attacked on board high speed train

National: 21 May 08
A woman was forced to carry the body of her lap dog wrapped in a blanket after the animal was killed by a pit bull while riding on a high speed train. READ »

Clean up starts after storm

National: 23 Feb 08
Storms over the southern part of Sweden have left 50,000 households without electricity, 19,000 without telephone and 40 roads blocked. READ »

Non-smokers could get extra holiday

Society: 16 Feb 08
A local politician in Sweden has proposed that non-smokers should be rewarded with extra holiday. READ »

Police get a grip on serial masturbator

National: 14 Feb 08
Police have arrested a man who took matters into his own hands all the way to the station. 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 »

Dams burst in southern Sweden

National: 27 Jun 07
Heavy rain overnight and during Wednesday morning has led to major problems in large parts of southern Sweden, with a number of dams bursting and others threatening to follow. READ »

Snow and wind leave 30,000 without power

National: 21 Jan 07
As another wave of harsh weather conditions sweeps over Sweden on Sunday, around 30,000 customers of the country's three biggest suppliers were without electricity. READ »

Sweden's storm chaos continues

National: 15 Jan 07
Storms have claimed millions of acres of Swedish forests and left hundreds of thousands of people without telephones or electricity. Many people could be without services for days. READ »

Bobby trial draws Sweden's press to Eksjö

National: 9 May 06
The horrific reports of torture and neglect leading up to the death of ten year old Bobby in January have shocked Sweden. On Tuesday the trial of his mother and her partner begins. READ »

Mother in court over missing boy's death

National: 2 May 06
In January 10 year old Bobby was reported missing. In February his body was found in a frozen lake. Now a court in Eksjö hears of the horrific way the boy was treated by his mother and her partner before his death. READ »

Bureaucrats add to relatives' grief

Society: 4 Apr 06
The long arm of Swedish bureaucracy has reached beyond the grave in Nässjö, where an 85 year old widower has been forced to go to court for the right to keep the ashes of his beloved wife. READ »

Couple in court over son's murder

Smörgåsbord: 17 Feb 06
The mother and stepfather of a 10-year old boy who went missing in January have appeared in court charged with his murder. The couple both denied the charges against them. READ »

Mother arrested over boy's murder

National: 14 Feb 06
The mother of a 10-year old boy who went missing in Gothenburg at the end of January has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Her boyfriend has also been apprehended. READ »

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