It is up to the legal experts within each police district to determine the amount of a fine for off-road driving. The fine can range from ISK 10,000 to ISK 1 million, depending on factors such as the seriousness of the offense, its extent, and its impact on nature.

The purchasing power of wages has grown much faster in Iceland than in most European Union countries over the past decade. Average annual growth in purchasing power in Iceland has been 3.8%, compared with 0.4% on average across the EU.

“Overall, I honestly don't think I've ever experienced an atmosphere quite like this at any event, nor the same level of positivity and gratitude, in my long career of organizing events and music festivals. For that, we are extremely grateful.”

A fatal traffic accident occurred just east of Vík í Mýrdal yesterday.

Two foreign tourists, each driving a Land Rover, drove long distances off-road along the Emstruleið route, from Einhyrningur to Álftavatn, according to mountain support driver Klemenz Geir Klemenzson.

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake was recorded on the Reykjanes Ridge, approximately 20 kilometers southwest of Eldey, shortly before 2 a.m. last night.

Around 80 people took part in a rescue operation at Háifoss in Þjórsárdalur yesterday after a hiker suffered a broken leg.

The Icelandic Court of Appeal has, for a second time, upheld the district court’s acquittal on the terrorism-related charges in the so-called terrorism case, while leaving unchanged the sentences imposed for firearms offenses.

The driver of a vehicle involved in a serious traffic accident on Hálsasveitarvegur, just north of Reykholt, on June 16, has died at the emergency department of Landspítali National Hospital.

Gunnlaugur Árni Sveinsson of GKG wrote a new chapter in Icelandic sporting history when he competed in the U.S. Open Golf Championship in New York yesterday. He struggled during the opening round, carding an 84.

A serious collision was narrowly avoided in Víðigerði today when a driver attempted to overtake a line of vehicles.

Celebrations were held across Iceland yesterday to mark the country's National Day.

Parliament is now entering the final stages of its current session, and lawmakers are still aiming to conclude parliamentary business tomorrow.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has extended his congratulations to the people of Iceland on the occasion of the country’s 82nd National Day.

A wide-ranging program of events will be held in Reykjavík on Iceland’s National Day, June 17.

An Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter was dispatched shortly before 4 p.m. today following a serious traffic accident in Reykholt, Borgarfjörður.

New renderings have been unveiled of Iceland’s proposed National Arena, a multi-purpose indoor sports and events venue designed to meet modern standards and provide facilities for Iceland’s national teams, sports clubs, and the general public.

Three defendants in the so-called Gufunes case have filed applications for permission to appeal their convictions to the Supreme Court of Iceland.

State Mediator Ástráður Haraldsson says negotiations between Icelandair and its pilots remain difficult, following a meeting that concluded shortly before 3 p.m. today.

Yesterday, the rescue vessel Sveinbjörn Sveinsson, the seventh in a series of new rescue ships commissioned by the Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue (Landsbjörg), arrived at its home port in Vopnafjörður.

A beluga whale was recently spotted swimming in Reyðarfjörður in East Iceland. Belugas are rare visitors to Icelandic waters.

The aviation color code for Bárðarbunga remains yellow while uncertainty continues regarding developments at the volcano. According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office, a yellow alert indicates that a volcano is showing signs of elevated activity above its normal background level.

Pleasant weather is expected to continue tomorrow in the same areas that enjoyed sunshine today, particularly in South and West Iceland.

Three Icelandair flights have been canceled so far today due to a shortage of pilots, amid growing claims from the airline that pilots have resumed informal labor actions.

The main trial of Ming Ting Mancel begins today at the Reykjavík District Court. Mancel is charged with causing the death of her daughter in collaboration with her husband at the Edition Hotel in Reykjavík in June of last year.

Residents of Grindavík and their supporters have called for a peaceful demonstration outside Alþingi, the Icelandic Parliament, building at 12:00 noon today.

“As you can see, the real exchange rate measured by wages swings wildly, prices swing enormously, wages swing a great deal, everything that shapes production costs, the exchange rate of the Iceandic Króna ISK, and so on,” said Vilhjálmur Hilmarsson, economist for the trade union Viska, at a VR breakfast meeting this morning.

China’s ambassador to Iceland, He Rulong, visited the Arctic Observatory research station at Kárhóll in Þingeyjarsveit in May.

The warmest day of the summer so far could arrive tomorrow, Friday, if current forecasts hold.

The French Embassy in Iceland held a ceremony yesterday to honor the memory of the many French sailors who lost their lives off the coast of Iceland.

At the beginning of the year, there were 77,226 immigrants living in Iceland, accounting for 19.6% of the country's population.

The former owners of a house on Austurvegur in Grindavík say they repeatedly asked the real estate company Þórkatla for permission to retrieve a hot tub that stood on a deck outside the house before it was demolished. Their requests were denied, however, and the hot tub was destroyed along with the house.