Álava
A 25-year-old woman has been arrested in Elciego on charges of running over her partner
He has been charged with attempted murder in the area of domestic violence. The incident took place around 7.30 a.m. on Saturday morning. The detainee has been transferred to police stations and, once the proceedings have been completed, will be brought before the court.
Araba is following closely the fire in the Mena Valley, which could be near Artziniega
This fire could affect a forest area on the border between Burgos and Álava, where about 20 troops, including six air assets, are currently working to put out the fire.
Ernai launches the Francoist cross of Mount Isuskitza
Ernai has shot down and videotaped the 1940 cross on Mount Isuskitza (Álava) in memory of the Franco requetés. The youth organization has claimed that fascism has no place in our country and has called for participation in the demonstration that will take place on 13 September in San Sebastian.
A worker died in an accident at a winery in Lanciego
The incident took place around 12:20 p.m. and the circumstances of the incident are being investigated. Emergency services have been moved to the scene, but the operator's life has not been saved.
Tractors take to the streets of Vitoria once again to officially declare drought
This time, the cause of the march has been the severe drought in rural Álava this summer. Anternational Emergency Shock Measures have been called for to be put in place to compensate for the serious losses suffered in livestock farming. Gen addition, they demand an effective way of managing the lack of food for livestock and a solution to the shortage of fodder.
Farmers from Álava and Treviño have gone out with tractors to ask them to name the drought zone
Dozens of rural professionals have gathered in Vitoria-Gasteiz in response to the call for the association Ataca (Association of Farmers and Farmers of Álava and Treviño) to urge the Basque Government to declare the area of drought in order to receive specific aid to deal with the effects of drought and heat waves.
Izarra's pool closed this Thursday due to water shortages
The City of Urkabustaiz (Álava) has decided to close the municipal swimming pool season earlier than usual due to high water consumption and depletion of aquifers.
Hotel tickets in the Basque Country increased by 7.7% in July and overnight stays by 6.7%
58.8% of all entries and 59.9% of overnight stays were from persons of foreign origin, 11.1% and 11.7% respectively more than in July 2025.
They advance the harvest of txakoli because of the heat
The vintage of txakoli will begin earlier than usual due to heat. According to the producers, these dates are not the usual ones to start the vintage. Enternational analysis is carried out in the vineyards to determine exactly when the grape will take the point of sugar and bitterness, and the ideal time has come to collect it.
A bluetongue case was detected in a herd in Barrundia
The animal from a herd of more than 200 sheep vaccinated against the disease has tested positive for serotype 3 of the bluetongue.
The fire in Llanteno is stabilized and firefighters are monitoring and cooling
Water restrictions in several Alavese towns due to drought and scarcity
The Álava Water Consortium has introduced water restrictions in municipalities such as Salvatierra or Alegría-Dulantzi, while in Zuia water has begun to be transported in tankers to ensure supply.
Zuia is in critical condition due to lack of water and has requested tankers from the Council
They are still working to extinguish the Llanteno fire after the flames have been brought under control
Fire fighters from the parks of Llodio, Nanclares and Espejo, members of the Agricultural Brigade, bulldozers led by rangers and an Emergency helicopter are working.
The filming of Rapunzel has been moved from Álava to Urbasa
The shooting of Disney 's live version of Tangled has been completed in Valdegovía and is now working in the Navarre Mountains; several trails and parking lots will remain closed until the end of August.
The Llanteno fire under control after burning about 100 hectares
Fire extinguishment services continue to work for the complete extinction of the fire, which in recent days has involved firefighters, forest brigades and five helicopters.
There will be rain and storm warnings in Hego Euskal Herria this Saturday
In Álava there will be yellow warning from 17:00 to midnight and in Gipuzkoa from 00:00 to 09:00 on Sunday morning. In Navarre, in the Ribera there will be orange alert and in the central area there will be yellow warning in the afternoon.
They've perimeter and stabilized the forest fire in Llanteno
In total, the fire has burned between 75 and 100 hectares. Work will continue in the next few hours to keep the area stabilized and advance final control.
The state of the Llanteno forest fire has improved
The Basque Government declared state 0 of the emergency phase of the Special Forest Fire Emergency Plan, and the firefighters are still working.
The wind and heat have revived the fire in Ayala, forcing the evacuation of a hamlet
Firefighters and four helicopters are working to extinguish the fire that has reignited in Ayala, where high temperatures and wind have revived the flames that remained in the area, and a farm has been pre-emptively evacuated.