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Romanian Appeals Court Orders Company to Pay Damages to Families of Onești Murder Victims

More than five years after a double murder that shocked Romania, the Bacău Court of Appeal has ordered chemical company Chimcomplex SA to pay moral damages to the families of two workers killed during the 2021 hostage crisis in Onești. According to the court's ruling issued on June 18, 2026, judges upheld an appeal in the case, overturned a previous...

Romanian Long Jumper Ramona Verman Claims First Senior International Title at Balkan Championships

Romanian athlete Ramona Verman secured the first senior international title of her career on...

German Shepherd Puppy Begins Training Journey With Romanian Gendarmerie

A new recruit has recently captured attention at the "Ștefan cel Mare" County Gendarmerie...

Young Entrepreneur Turns Summer Cherries Into a Neighborhood Attraction

As the summer holiday begins, children are finding creative ways to spend their free...

Romanian Dermatologist Wins Global Medical Influencer Award in Los Angeles

Romanian dermatologist Ștefan Neaga has become the first Romanian recipient of the "Global Medfluencer...

Slănic Moldova Wins Third Place at Romania’s “Destination of the Year 2026” Gala

Slănic Moldova secured third place in the Spa Resorts category at the “Destination of the Year 2026” Gala, held at Constanța Casino, one of Romania’s most important tourism industry events. The gala brought together hundreds of tourism professionals and recognized the country’s most appreciated travel destinations across 12 national categories...

Romania Launches EUR 24 Million “Nadia Comăneci” Sports Complex Project in Onești

The year 2026 is, above all, the Year of Nadia. It marks half a century since Nadia Comăneci became the first gymnast in history to score a perfect 10 at the Olympic Games. But it is also the year of Onești — the city that gave the world the...

AstroCrew Students from Bacău Win Top Awards at National Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad

Students of the AstroCrew club from the “Gheorghe Vrănceanu” National College in Bacău achieved outstanding results at the National Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad, bringing important awards and distinctions to Bacău County. In the Juniors 2 category, Maria Țipa received an honorary mention, while Andrei Prisăcariu was awarded a bronze medal....

May 9: Playing With History

Depending on the ideological and cultural frameworks of an era, the political regime in place, and the questions the present asks of the past, History has the unfortunate habit of reshaping historical dates and their meanings. Few examples are more illustrative than May 9, which, in Romania’s case, managed...

Bacău Local Council to Debate Delegation of Stray Dog Management Service to Municipal Company

Bacău Local Council is set to debate on May 13 a draft decision regarding the direct delegation, through concession, of the public stray dog management service to the Municipal Public Services Company of Bacău. According to the draft resolution, the public service currently operating under the authority of the municipality...

Firefighters in Bacău Rescue Stranded Cat in Delicate Tree Operation

Firefighters from the Inspectoratul pentru Situații de Urgență al Județului Bacău intervened to rescue a cat trapped in a tree, in an operation that, while routine, carried an emotional undertone. According to the institution, the responding crew found the frightened animal perched at a height from which it could no...

Romanian High School Student Qualifies for Three Major International Physics Olympiads After Grueling Exam Marathon

A 10th-grade student from Colegiul Național Gheorghe Vrănceanu has achieved a rare academic performance, qualifying for three major international physics competitions after completing an intense series of national selection exams. Alexandru-Ioan Jicu, known as Alex, undertook what educators described as an “intellectual marathon” on April 28, beginning in Sibiu with...

Father and Son Farmers Post Record Harvests in Eastern Romania, Expand Rapeseed Operations

In the village of Negulești, part of Dealul Morii, an 800-hectare farm run by a father-and-son team is drawing attention after an exceptional agricultural season marked by record yields and ambitious expansion plans. Farmer Marius Eugen Chiric reported rapeseed yields of 5,500 kilograms per hectare on 82 hectares of non-irrigated...

Bacău Launches “Athletic Park” and Sports Museum on World Youth Day

A new multi-functional sports complex, “Athletic Park,” was officially launched on Saturday, coinciding with World Youth Day, alongside the inauguration of a museum dedicated to the city’s sporting heritage. The event, held in Bacău, drew a large audience, including local officials and prominent figures from Romanian sport. Speakers highlighted the...

Bacău-born swimmer wins bronze at Romania’s National Swimming Championships

Sixteen-year-old swimmer Pamfil Radu-Andrei, originally from Bacău and currently living in Dublin, won the bronze medal in the 100-meter butterfly at the 2026 National Swimming Championships for Seniors, Youth and Juniors I and II. The athlete, who holds dual Romanian-Irish citizenship, is the son of Bacău natives Irinel and Gabi...

Wages in Romania’s North-East remain below national average; Iași and Bacău lead region

Average salaries in Romania’s North-East region remained below the national level in January 2026, although notable differences persist between counties and economic sectors, according to data published by InfoSTAT. The national average gross salary stood at about 9,220 lei, while all six counties in the region recorded lower levels. Iași...

Volunteers plant trees near Comănești in reforestation effort

Dozens of volunteers took part in a reforestation action on the hills near the town of Comănești, in the Trotuș Valley area, planting numerous saplings in an effort to restore forested land. The initiative was organized with the participation of members and supporters of the Alliance for the Union of...

One dead after house fire in Bacău County; firefighters respond to two separate incidents

Firefighters from the Bacău County Inspectorate for Emergency Situations intervened on Saturday, April 18, to extinguish two house fires in the county, one of which resulted in a fatality. The first fire was reported at around 02:45 a.m. in a single-story house in the village of Pârâul Boghii, Pârjărești commune....

Missing elderly woman found safe by police in Bacău County

A 75-year-old woman from Săucești commune who had gone missing from her home was found by police and safely returned to her family. According to police, the woman left her residence on the evening of April 16, around 7:00 p.m., prompting relatives to report her disappearance. Officers from the Săucești Police...