Five Injured in Traffic Accident in Lower Austria

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In a traffic accident in Strasshof an der Nordbahn (Gänserndorf district) on Tuesday evening, five people, including a child, were injured. They were transported to nearby hospitals for further treatment,...weiterlesen »

"Least Favorable Conditions" for Peak of the Perseids

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The light effects, created by tiny particles and dust grains when they enter the Earth's atmosphere at high speed and burn up, are called shooting stars. This dust can come from comets that lose part of...weiterlesen »

Traffic Expected Over the Weekend: ARBÖ Warns of High Traffic Volume

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The reason for this is the start of the holidays in the German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Additionally, the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Budapest and the Villach Fair will cause further delays....weiterlesen »

Ingenious Trick: Reuse Lint from the Dryer

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Ironically, what seems like waste becomes a clever helper when grilling. In the lint filter of a dryer, hair, textile remnants, and paper scraps accumulate with each drying cycle – they usually end up...weiterlesen »

Construction Worker Seriously Injured in Fall in Vienna

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The 32-year-old construction worker fell about five meters early Monday morning during formwork removal work on a building in Vienna-Liesing and was seriously injured. The man received emergency medical...weiterlesen »

39-Year-Old Injured in Dispute in Vienna-Meidling: WEGA Operation

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Around 5:15 PM, a confrontation occurred between three men, during which one of the participants was injured. When the Vienna police arrived, only the injured person was still at the scene. He was given...weiterlesen »

Judgments Against Youths After Robberies and Burglaries at the Vienna Regional Court

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The regional court agreed to the detention requests due to the risk of committing further offenses. One of the accused, a 16-year-old with a prior conviction for robbery, has been of legal age for eleven...weiterlesen »

Attempted Shoplifting in Vienna-Favoriten: Two Arrests

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He then detained the two suspects. When the officers questioned the 43-year-old and the 63-year-old, both Hungarian nationals, about the incident, they stated that they intended to resell the stolen goods....weiterlesen »

17-Year-Old in Hollabrunn Fell into Eight-Meter-Deep Shaft: Seriously Injured

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According to police information, the teenager likely overlooked the shaft. The young Lower Austrian was transported with serious injuries to the University Hospital St. Pölten. The 17-year-old had spent...weiterlesen »

Helicopter Deployment After Accident in Vienna-Liesing

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According to initial investigations, a construction worker (32) was injured during work on Monday morning. He fell several meters and was seriously injured. After emergency medical first aid, the man was...weiterlesen »

Insolvent Nursing Home "Rosengarten": Charges Filed

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The public prosecutor's office has filed charges against the former operating company and a former managing director - for fraudulent bankruptcy and grossly negligent impairment of creditor interests,...weiterlesen »

Accident with Scooter in Lower Austria: Search for Witnesses

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After an accident with a scooter in Fischamend (district Bruck a. d. Leitha), witnesses are being sought. A 25-year-old heavily pregnant woman and her two-year-old child had fallen, according to police...weiterlesen »

Styria: Driver in Life-Threatening Condition After Serious Accident

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The man had veered off the road at the beginning of a left curve with his car. According to the police, the car presumably overturned several times and came to rest in a field after about 200 meters. While...weiterlesen »

Bridge Collapse in Linz: Three Reports to Clarify Causes

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One from the construction industry on the bridge's structural integrity, one from a vehicle expert on the accident's circumstances, and a forensic medical report on the driver's blood analysis regarding...weiterlesen »

Drinking Water in Gurk Contaminated with E. Coli Bacteria

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This was reported by Ö3 and ORF.at on the night of Tuesday. The pipes in Gurk now need to be flushed, it was said. The next sample will be taken on Thursday. Currently, no cases of illness are known, according...weiterlesen »

New Rules for Freelance Contractors on the Way

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This aims to make freelance contracts and the circumvention of labor law provisions less attractive. "The repeatedly publicly known cases have highlighted the urgent need for action and underscored the...weiterlesen »

Wildfires: What Rights Travelers Have When Canceling

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Since the risk of wildfires is currently very high in many holiday destinations, it is important for travelers to inform themselves in advance about cancellation and withdrawal options. Whether it concerns...weiterlesen »

ÖBB comment after train breakdown near Vienna

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After a train was stranded in the Hadersdorf railway tunnel on Saturday, an ÖBB spokesperson told the APA regarding the timeline of the evacuation that "a lot went wrong." The ICE was on its way to Hamburg,...weiterlesen »

Federal Prosecutor's Office: Transparency with Proposals

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The organization Transparency International welcomes the government's plans to redesign the top of the directive in the judiciary. However, they also have alternative proposals regarding the leadership...weiterlesen »

Teenager Arrested in Vienna for Robbery and Assault

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The 15-year-old (citizen of Austria) is strongly suspected of having robbed three youths of cash and a jacket in Vienna-Währing on June 3, 2025, and of having punched and slightly injured a youth in Vienna-Döbling...weiterlesen »

Investigations After Robbery on Simmeringer Hauptstraße

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Upon arriving at Simmeringer Hauptstraße, the officers encountered the 20-year-old victim of the robbery and two witnesses of the incident. The three friends reported that they were approached by five...weiterlesen »

Castle Hardegg opens for visitors for the first time in years

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"After many years," according to the Retzer Land guest information on Monday, the Hardegg Castle in the Hollabrunn district will open its doors again from August 11 to 24. The medieval complex in the smallest...weiterlesen »

Man Threatened Neighbors in Vienna-Floridsdorf with Knife: Arrest

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Officers from the Hermann-Bahr-Straße police station arrested the 31-year-old. They secured a folding knife from him. He did not confess. A restraining and approach ban as well as a provisional weapons...weiterlesen »

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