Groningen province

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Enjoying a drink on a terrace in The Hague
Business
Economic growth in all Dutch provinces last year; Unemployment up in most of them
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Teddy bear
HealthCrimePolitics
Stadskanaal willing to sue gov't over youth care budgets after recent child abuse case
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The Provinciehuis in Groningen, home to the province's Provincial Council. 8 Aug. 2020
Politics
Groningen province to press charges against farmers' group in expropriation conflict
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Secondary school students
Crime
School students threatened with firearm in Haren; Forced to kneel and apologize
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Easter bonfire
CultureLifestyle
Increasing rules putting Easter bonfires under pressure
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Dutch volleyball athlete Ramon M.G., photographed during a match in July 2021, before allegations of child sexual abuse surfaced in March 2026
CrimeSports
Top Dutch athlete focus of child sex abuse case; approached dozens of kids on Snapchat
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Icy road accident during a code red warning. A low loader truck jacknifed on the A28 toward Groningen near Vries. 4 February 2026
TechNature
Code red for black ice in northern Netherlands; NL Alert to stay off the roads
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Car stalled sideways on the N7 in the right lane toward Westerbroek, near the Groningen Europark exit. 30 January 2026
TechNature
More icy road accidents in north Netherlands as slippery conditions persist
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Firetruck
Crime1-1-2
Video: Stadskanaal home destroyed by fire, explosion; Police suspect arson
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Bicycle signs on open train door.
Business
Trains running mostly according to schedule; No buses in the north
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Lamborghini Huracan Cabriolet seized from five men suspected of committing fraud with Goningen earthquake damage subsidies, 18 November 2025
Crime
Five men arrested for buying Lamborghinis with subsidies intended to fix Groningen homes
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The 14 November 2025 earthquake near Groningen's Zeerijp (red dot) measured 3.4 on the Richter scale. The white triangles are seismological monitoring stations where the earthquake was recorded
TechNature
3.4 magnitude earthquake near Delfzijl; Third strongest quake in Groningen history
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Cropped view of a woman building a puzzle shaped like a head
Crime
Two care institute workers suspended for sexual abuse of clients with mental disability
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The provincial flag of Groningen flies in Winschoten with a seismogram printed on it in protest of gas extraction and the resultant earthquakes. 20 Sept. 2019
Business
NAM won't be prosecuted for creating life-threatening danger with Groningen earthquakes
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Gas extraction
Business
NAM could face €20 mil. fine for secretly dumping hazardous waste in empty gas fields
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The provincial flag of Groningen flies in Winschoten with a seismogram printed on it in protest of gas extraction and the resultant earthquakes. 20 Sept. 2019
Politics
Tenants can now also claim same mental health damages from Groningen earthquakes
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Hot air balloons
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Hot air balloon hard landing injures passenger; Safety questions lingering
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Main street Hoofdstraat of Midwolda, municipality of Scheemda
Crime
Victims frustrated suspects in devastating fireworks explosion have yet to stand trial
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Liquid Natural Gas storage tanks and tanker at dusk, Port of Rotterdam.
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch gas levels on target for upcoming winter; Gov't urged to create a buffer
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A woman walks by two homes for sale on the Javastraat in Amsterdam-Oost in July 2023.
Business
Homes 9 percent more expensive than June last year
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Artificial Intelligence
TechInnovation
Dutch gov't announces AI factory in Groningen; €130 mil. investment
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Official sign on the Dutch-German border
Crime
Overt racism in text group of Dutch organizing border checks against asylum seekers
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Police issue nationwide Amber Alert for two children last seen around 15:30 Saturday in Beerta. Authorities believe 10-year-old Jeffrey and 8-year-old Emma may have been taken in a gray Toyota Avensis with Dutch license plate 77-NLV-4.
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Father of missing kids told friend that they were "going to paradise"
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Police issue nationwide Amber Alert for two children last seen around 15:30 Saturday in Beerta. Authorities believe 10-year-old Jeffrey and 8-year-old Emma may have been taken in a gray Toyota Avensis with Dutch license plate 77-NLV-4.
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Amber Alert: Siblings still missing after massive search in Finsterwolde