Workplace safety
Explosion at Ritom hydroelectric plant in Piotta kills two workers
The two workers caught in this morning's explosion at the old Ritom hydroelectric plant in Piotta have died. The causes of the accident are now under investigation.
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Transport and labour
GTS Trasporti goes bankrupt, new firm still works for DHL
Education
PISA 2025: Ticino holds steady, but more students struggle
Mobility
Tram-Train network: construction starts mid-October
Domestic violence
Bellinzona region: woman held after stabbing husband in the face
Cycling mobility
Lugano comes last in Switzerland for cycling friendliness
Cengalo landslide
Pizzo Cengalo landslide: all five defendants acquitted
Cybersecurity
Vehicle owner data breach also hits canton Ticino
Justice
Melide: lake death linked to alcohol and benzodiazepines
Municipal mergers
Minusio and Tenero-Contra ready to study a merger
Val Calanca
Val Calanca's road reopens after nearly two weeks of isolation
Cantonal parties
Ticino's SVP says yes to centre-right "common house" with the Lega
Justice
Criminal investigation opened against Ticino councillor Zali over sexual offences
Cantonal government
Government asks Zali to resign immediately, he stays in office for now
Dog ownership law
Ticino introduces mandatory course for first-time dog owners from today
Party financing
Lega dei Ticinesi reported over undeclared income
Energy
Electricity bills set to fall further in 2027
Schools
Appointments dispute at Ticino upper secondary school office reaches Lausanne
Security and migration
Swiss-German summit on security and migration in Chiasso
Organised crime
Bellinzona trial for alleged 'ndrangheta trusted man in Switzerland
Depopulation
Onsernone bets on allowances and subsidies to curb depopulation
Nepal and Tibet
Couple living in Ticino among the missing after floods in Nepal and Tibet
Wolf regulation
Grisons gets federal go-ahead to cull twelve wolf packs
Graubünden parliament
Graubünden's new cantonal parliament takes office, a third of seats renewed