Snow is expected across much of southwest Iceland tomorrow, with winter driving conditions likely, according to a meteorologist with the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration.

Landowners at Reynisfjara Black Beach have removed map and warning signs at the beach to prevent them from being damaged.

Around 30–40 firefighters took part in extinguishing the brush fire in Kópavogur yesterday. The acting chief of the Capital Area Fire Department says the most likely cause was arson, although it could also have been accidental. Firefighters als...

A total of 16,692 Icelanders used metabolic medications such as Wegovy and Saxenda for weight management in 2025, paying nearly ISK 3.5 billion annually in total, or more than ISK 200,000 per person.

Dozens of firefighters fought a brush fire that broke out near Elliðavatn shortly before 4 p.m. yesterday. At first, the blaze proved difficult to control, and there were fears it might spread across Guðmundarlundur in Kópavogur.

It is believed that the earthly remains of Lúðvík Pétursson lie under a gravel pile in a crack that he fell into while working on a house at Vesturhóp in Grindavík on January 10, 2024.

Two thousand people were trapped in a landslide near Eyjafjöll mountains last night and needed the help of rescue teams as strong winds threatened to blow hundreds of vehicles off the roads in South Iceland.

Rescue teams in South Iceland transported about 30 people from two buses that went off the road near Uxafótalækur, east of Vík in Mýrdalur, around 5 p.m. today.

An Icelandic TikTok user known by the username ekkitommi posted a video in which he playfully tricks his father.

The Icelandic Meteorological Office has issued a yellow warning for a northeasterly snowstorm in Southeast Iceland this evening.

The Court of Appeal has sentenced Gedirninas Saulys to ten years in prison for a serious assault that led to a man’s death at a summer house in Kiðjaberg in spring 2024.

Two employees at the Miðbær Primary Health Care Clinic in downtown Reykjavik tested positive for tuberculosis bacteria during a staff screening.

Police in the capital area are investigating an incident that occurred on Ash Wednesday at Smáralind, where a middle-aged man in a gray van allegedly attempted to lure several nine-year-old girls into his vehicle by offering them candy.

A new record was set in the Hvalfjörður Tunnel last year, when 3.315 million vehicles passed through — the highest number ever recorded.

Absence due to illness among public sector employees is twice as common as in the private sector, and the direct cost to the public sector from sick leave is significantly higher. This is among the findings of a new analysis by the Iceland Chamber...

There was no shortage of Ash Wednesday cheer at Smáralind yesterday, as hundreds of children arrived smiling in their most dazzling costumes and sang for shop staff in exchange for candy.

Nearly 74% of apartments in the capital area were sold in December at prices lower than the listed asking price, compared with about 67% in December 2024.

Members of the air rescue team in Varmahlíð assisted foreign tourists last night after their Dacia Duster became stuck in snow in Mælifellsdalur valley in Skagafjörður.

Tómas J. Gestsson, CEO of Heimsferðir, says it is true that the owners of Kúbuferðir had warned him about the situation in Cuba. However, the warning concerned government interference, not shortages of fuel or essential goods.

The amount of magma beneath Svartsengi continues to increase, with about 22 million cubic meters having accumulated since the last eruption.