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1. Cops launch distracted driving campaign

Traffic police will be watching out for distracted drivers this week, during a weeklong campaign against drivers using their mobile phones or otherwise not driving hands-free...

2. Biker tells story of finding Marry Rose’s body

A group of curious bikers were behind the discovery of the first body in the serial killer case that shocked public opinion in Cyprus and around the world...

3. Judge throws out drunk driving case in Paphos

A local judge in Paphos has acquitted a driver who was being accused of Driving Under the Influence, ruling that police failed to show valid proof of his breath alcohol test...

4. Cops watch out for two-wheelers this week

Traffic police are watching out this week for motorcycles and mopeds to make sure riders wear protective helmets and comply with rules on the road...

5. Driver loses appeal in Tseriou fatal accident

The driver sentenced last year in the death of Styliana Papageorgiou, who was struck while trying to cross the street with her son, has lost an appeal with the Supreme Court...

6. App offers alcohol calculator for drivers

A recent study is back on the news following many accidents and road safety campaigns, busting myths about driving under the influence and helping drivers get a better grip on substance abuse...

7. Asprokremos dam overflow begins

The Asprokremos dam began overflowing on Tuesday after 1pm, with spectators on site and weather enthusiasts online celebrating the rare event...

8. Biker buddy questioned in Paphos fatal crash

Police have located a second biker who was riding along Demos Kamilaris, who was brutally killed on Sunday after crashing his high torque motorcycle into a street pole in Paphos...

9. Paphos biker dies after hitting pole

A biker in Paphos was killed on Sunday after his high torque motorcycle veered off the road and crashed with brutal force into a street pole...

10. Speeding driver gets jail sentence

The driver who was clocked at 200 kilometres on the highway earlier this week has been sentenced to three weeks behind bars...

11. Driver clocked at 200 on the highway

A driver was detained on Tuesday after traffic police clocked his vehicle going twice the limit on the Nicosia-Limassol highway...

12. Father of two dies in Limassol crash

A biker, father of two, was killed in Limassol on Friday after his way was blocked by another car trying to make an illegal right turn...

13. Toddler injured in drunk driving crash

A young mother and her two-year-old boy were injured in Larnaca on Sunday when a drunk driver reportedly entered the opposite lane and caused a head-on collision...

14. Man dies in brutal highway crash

An 18-year-old Greek man died on Sunday following a horrible accident on the Nicosia-Limassol highway...

15. Slain Briton’s parents want fair trial

The parents of murder victim George Low, who was fatally stabbed in Ayia Napa two years ago, are left with more questions than answers as another Christmas holiday goes by without any sign of a criminal trial...

16. Woman critical after motorcycle crash

A 25-year-old woman, who was a passenger on a motorcycle, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit following a serious accident on Sunday morning in Nicosia...

17. Limassol biker critical following crash

A 19-year-old male is in intensive care in Nicosia following a serious motorcycle accident in Limassol in the early hours Thursday morning, just days after a fatal accident where another biker also in his late teens was killed instantly...

18. Lefka and Dherynia crossing points are now open

19. Cops on the lookout for traffic light offenders

Traffic police will be watching out for drivers who violate traffic lights this week, as part of specific weeklong campaigns piling up one after the other to prevent serious accidents...

20. There is no economic bubble says Finance Minister

21. Cops out and about to catch texting drivers

Traffic police will be watching out for distracted drivers this week, during a weeklong campaign against drivers using their mobile phones or otherwise not driving hands-free...

22. Controversy following fatal Paphos accident

The temporary closure of a tarnished road stretch in Paphos, where a Russian couple was killed over the weekend, caused controversy among some groups who say the measure was excessive...

23. Driver puts pedal to the metal

A man was detained Thursday night for driving 196 kilometres per hour on the highway and ignoring police who signaled him to pull over...

24. Traffic camera citations by registered mail

Drivers who commit traffic offences and are caught on camera will receive the bill in the mail, if a current proposal for a new network to be rolled out next year goes forward...

25. Russian tourist ‘very critical’ in Limassol accident

A 64-year-old Russian tourist is in very critical condition following an accident in Limassol where he was struck by an oncoming vehicle near his hotel...

26. Cops out and about to catch speeders

Traffic police will be watching out for speeders this week, starting Monday through Sunday, giving tickets to those who break the speed limit while also checking if all thier documents are in order...

27. Turkish Cypriots scramble to ease traffic at checkpoints

As more cars registered in the Republic of Cyprus go bumper-to-bumper to cross into the north, Turkish Cypriot officials are scrambling to find ways to ease traffic for thousands of Greek Cypriots who show up en mass on weekends looking for bargains...

28. Motive still unclear in school boys’ abduction

A 35-year-old male suspect appeared in court Wednesday morning in connection with the abduction of two school boys that kept authorities on high alert for almost eight hours a day earlier...

29. Biker dies in Kalispera accident

A 44-year-old man from Nicosia was killed in an accident Monday afternoon, when his motorcycle crashed onto a guardrail on the highway near the town’s state hospital...

30. Bulgarian man dies five days after road accident

A 42-year-old man from Bulgaria died in hospital on Thursday, five days after he was struck by a vehicle in Limassol as he was trying to cross the road in the evening...