Bicycle Thief Caught Red-Handed in Vienna City

vor 12 Stunden - VOL.at

The alerted police officers found a 39-year-old man on site who was attempting to cut through a bicycle lock with a knife. The man was temporarily arrested by the officers. During further investigations,...weiterlesen »

Football: Dečić Tuzi First Task for Rapid Vienna Under Stöger

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In Tuzi, a small suburb of Podgorica, Peter Stöger will make his competitive debut as the coach of SK Rapid. The Hütteldorf team will visit on Thursday (9:00 PM) in the first leg of the second qualifying...weiterlesen »

Drug Driver Flees at 180 km/h Through Vienna's Kaisermühlen Tunnel

vor 12 Stunden - VOL.at

Despite clearly visible blue lights and the siren being activated, the driver ignored the police's request to stop. During the pursuit, speeds of up to 180 km/h were recorded by the police, where only...weiterlesen »

Boy Injured in Traffic Accident in Vienna-Alsergrund

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According to the police, the incident occurred in the area of the Street of the Eighth of May. Initial investigations revealed that the e-scooter rider was traveling on a sidewalk that a child was crossing....weiterlesen »

E-Scooter Rider Crashed in Burgenland - 4.3 Promille Detected

vor 14 Stunden - VOL.at

A heavily intoxicated 44-year-old man fell with his e-scooter on Tuesday evening in Weiden am See (district of Neusiedl am See) and sustained injuries to the left side of his body, his back, and his face....weiterlesen »

Despite Anti-Violence Training: 18-Year-Old Styrian in Pre-Trial Detention Due to Terror Plans

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The 18-year-old living in Upper Styria, who is suspected of planning attacks on Western society, has been taken into pre-trial detention. The spokesperson for the Leoben public prosecutor's office cited...weiterlesen »

New Investigations Aim to Reconstruct Felix Baumgartner's Last Minutes

vor 15 Stunden - VOL.at

After the autopsy of the body of extreme sportsman Felix Baumgartner, who died in a fatal accident in Italy last Thursday, ruled out cardiac arrest as the cause of death, the public prosecutor of the central...weiterlesen »

"Overshoot Day": World Has Exhausted Natural Resources for 2025

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"This shows: Our current economic and consumption behavior is overloading the Earth and endangering our future - and it is still increasing," said the conservation organization WWF about the "Overshoot...weiterlesen »

After Threats of Attack: 25-Year-Old Arrested

vor 16 Stunden - VOL.at

The 25-year-old is accused, among other things, of having threatened an attack at Jakominiplatz in downtown Graz in May. However, during the arrest, neither objects nor evidence of a concrete attack plan...weiterlesen »

Traumatized Brown Bear "Dunbar" Moved into Bear Sanctuary Arbesbach in the Waldviertel

vor 17 Stunden - VOL.at

"The transport and also the release of 'Dunbar' into his small quarantine enclosure went very well. He explored his new surroundings and immediately accepted the food provided. Nevertheless, it is unmistakable...weiterlesen »

Already 18 People Drowned in Austria This Year

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Most drowning deaths in Austria this year occurred while swimming. Two fatalities happened in diving accidents, and one each in a stand-up paddleboard and a kayak accident. By July 20th of the previous...weiterlesen »

Prostitutes Allegedly Blackmailed 23-Year-Old in Lower Austria

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A 20-year-old Hungarian woman is said to have faked a pregnancy and claimed she needed financial resources for an ongoing legal case in her home country, according to police reports on Tuesday. When the...weiterlesen »

From September 1: Nehammer to Become EIB Vice President

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He will succeed the Swedish Vice President Thomas Östros on September 1st. His appointment was made by decision of the finance ministers of the EU countries as shareholders of the bank, following a proposal...weiterlesen »

Cause of Death Known: Felix Baumgartner Died from Impact

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On Tuesday, more details emerged regarding the death of the Austrian extreme sportsman Felix Baumgartner, who crashed with his motorized paraglider in Italy last Thursday. According to the responsible...weiterlesen »

Korneuburg Abuse Trial: Eight Years in Prison for 73-Year-Old

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The verdict is not final. The Italian is said to have committed numerous assaults against a girl in the Weinviertel. The sexual acts, which according to the indictment also resulted in the Ukrainian girl's...weiterlesen »

Brutal Robbery of 77-Year-Old in Vienna-Penzing: Perpetrator at Large

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The perpetrator in Vienna-Penzing tore a gold chain from the neck of the elderly lady lying on the ground and stole all the cash - according to police spokeswoman Anna Gutt, about 250 euros - from her...weiterlesen »

Wanted Burglar Fled with E-Scooter: Arrest in Vienna-Rudolfheim

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During their patrol, officers from the Albert Schweitzer-Gasse police station noticed the suspicious behavior of a man standing with two e-scooters in the half-open entrance door of a multi-party building,...weiterlesen »

Crash Between Ambulance and Motorcycle in Vienna-Margareten Resulted in Injury

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According to initial witness statements, the ambulance was apparently on an emergency call when it approached the intersection of the Vienna Margaretengürtel with Arbeitergasse with its blue lights on...weiterlesen »

Brutal Robbery of 77-Year-Old in Vienna-Penzing: Perpetrator on the Run

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The perpetrator in Vienna-Penzing tore a gold chain from the neck of the elderly lady lying on the ground and stole all the cash from her wallet. When the victim's son, who lives in the neighboring apartment,...weiterlesen »

Tensions Over Planned Increase in Truck Toll

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Although SPÖ, ÖVP, and NEOS have fundamentally agreed on an increase, the ÖVP rejects the measures proposed in the Ministry of Transport's draft. The domestic economy would be more burdened than transit,...weiterlesen »

Cannabis Plantations Next to Cemetery and in the Countryside: Three Convictions

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It was about two cannabis plantations on Tuesday in a trial at the Vienna Regional Court. A 59-year-old had initially rented a house with sufficient space in a village in the Weinviertel (Korneuburg district)...weiterlesen »

Tensions Due to Planned Increase in Truck Toll

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Although SPÖ, ÖVP, and NEOS have fundamentally agreed on an increase, the ÖVP rejects the measures proposed in the Ministry of Transport's draft. The domestic economy would be more burdened than transit,...weiterlesen »

Three Bodies Found in Bavaria: 37-Year-Old Turned Himself In in Linz

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A 37-year-old suspect was arrested in Austria. The man had contacted the police in Linz himself before the discovery on Monday afternoon and said he had killed three people. The suspect was provisionally...weiterlesen »

Viennese FPÖ Shoots Against Hacker

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The Vienna FPÖ sees no reason to soften its criticism of SPÖ City Councillor Peter Hacker even after the Vienna election. "The health and social system is increasingly falling apart," stated FPÖ leader...weiterlesen »

Pensioner Compared Vorarlberg Politician to "Prostitute": Fine

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The insulted politician, SPÖ state party chairman Mario Leiter, had filed a private lawsuit, reported Vorarlberg daily newspapers. The previously unblemished pensioner was sentenced to a fine of 7,200...weiterlesen »

Accident with Eight Injured on A1 in Lower Austria

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In a rear-end collision on the West Motorway (A1) near Blindenmarkt (Melk district) on Tuesday night, eight passengers of a van were injured. The 24-year-old driver is believed to have collided with a...weiterlesen »

Helicopter Deployment After Accident in Tulln

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A 13-year-old e-scooter rider was injured in a collision with a car on Monday in Tulln. The boy had ridden off the sidewalk onto Rudolf-Buchinger-Straße to avoid pedestrians. Despite an emergency stop,...weiterlesen »

Tensions Due to Planned Increase in Truck Toll

vor einem Tag - VOL.at

Although SPÖ, ÖVP, and NEOS have fundamentally agreed on an increase, the ÖVP rejects the measures proposed in the draft by the Ministry of Transport. The domestic economy would be more burdened than transit,...weiterlesen »

Terror Attack Plans: 18-Year-Old from Styria Arrested

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The 18-year-old from the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district in Upper Styria came under the investigators' radar after a tip-off from abroad was received in mid-July. The youth, with North Macedonian roots, is...weiterlesen »

Criticism of "Moralizing and One-Sided" Discussion on Cell Phone Addiction

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Jovicic is working on a project supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) that uses ethnographic and participatory methods. "This means that we do not necessarily invite people to a laboratory or office,...weiterlesen »

Transfer of Marko Arnautovic to Red Star Belgrade Confirmed

vor 2 Tagen - VOL.at

Marko Arnautovic had been without a club since the end of his contract with Inter Milan, and a move to Rapid failed. Zvezdan Terzic, General Director of Red Star, confirmed to the Serbian agency Tanjug...weiterlesen »

Positive Harvest Interim Report from Local Vegetable and Fruit Farmers

vor 2 Tagen - VOL.at

The Chamber of Agriculture and the Austrian Fruit and Vegetable Industry Association rate the harvest as good and high quality. Extensive frost protection measures in some fruit regions and intensive irrigation...weiterlesen »

Terror Attack Plans in Vienna: Two Years Partially Suspended for Teenager

vor 2 Tagen - VOL.at

The trial against the boy was conducted under strict security measures. He had planned a terrorist attack in Vienna, with the Westbahnhof as the primary target. He assured an IS contact person that the...weiterlesen »

New Fraud Allegation Against Rene Benko

vor 2 Tagen - VOL.at

The WKStA confirmed on Monday another investigation against Rene Benko. There is suspicion that he persuaded an investor to transfer approximately 5 million euros to the restructuring officer of Signa...weiterlesen »

Dispute with Ex in Vienna-Meidling Escalated: 20-Year-Old Injured and Arrested

vor 2 Tagen - VOL.at

The 20-year-old was injured on the arm, said a spokesperson for the State Police Directorate to APA. The woman claimed to have acted in self-defense. The Austrian is in a detention center, and the 26-year-old...weiterlesen »

Terror Attack Plans in Vienna: Two Years Partially Suspended for Teenager

vor 2 Tagen - VOL.at

Eight months were pronounced as unconditional. The youth received 16 months on probation with a three-year probation period. This means that the 15-year-old would have to remain in prison until early October...weiterlesen »

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