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The prosecutor accused the woman, who had four previous convictions, of attempted murder, while the defendant and her lawyer claimed self-defense. The jury mostly denied the attempted murder and recognized...weiterlesen »
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According to a recent decision by the Federal Administrative Court (BVwG), the association "Austrian Seniors' Association" is not part of the People's Party. This overturned a previously imposed fine of...weiterlesen »
A single-family house in Vienna-Donaustadt became the scene of a brutal knife attack on Tuesday evening around 8 PM. A 36-year-old woman is said to have inflicted a cut injury on the upper arm of a 37-year-old...weiterlesen »
The court confiscated the knife. In addition to the probation sentence, the judge ordered him to pay a symbolic compensation of 200 euros to the victim, which enraged the 64-year-old. "Excuse me? I have...weiterlesen »
The three men were driving their car from Wagrain towards St. Johann when the vehicle left the road for unknown reasons in a left turn in the village of Hallmoos. According to the police, the car rolled...weiterlesen »
Police officers from the Schwechat motorway inspection noticed a vehicle traveling at excessive speed towards Hungary at around 1:55 AM, as it was driving past the Göttlesbrunn rest area in the Bruck an...weiterlesen »
Without a driver's license and allegedly under the influence of intoxicants, a 26-year-old was driving in his home district of Hollabrunn in the Weinviertel on Tuesday afternoon. He was stopped at a district...weiterlesen »
After two intoxicated women aged 21 and 22 caused a disturbance in a fast-food restaurant and harassed guests, an employee called the police. During the operation, the women behaved aggressively and attacked...weiterlesen »
Yesterday evening, around 6 PM, a dispute occurred among a group of men at Keplerplatz in Vienna-Favoriten. However, the situation ultimately escalated between two of the participants. One of them, a 26-year-old...weiterlesen »
The exact circumstances of the attack in Dunklergasse in Vienna-Meidling are not yet clear. The perpetrator fled in an unknown direction after the act. The injured victim received immediate emergency medical...weiterlesen »
A sea lion was born at Schönbrunn Zoo on July 23. The little one is still housed with its mother in the separated mother-young area of the seal facility. The zoo wants to deliberately give them time and...weiterlesen »
On August 6, a masked perpetrator entered the gas station in Vienna-Favoriten around 3:00 AM. He threatened the 45-year-old gas station attendant with a pistol and demanded cash. Meanwhile, an accomplice...weiterlesen »
An as yet unknown male person is suspected of having stolen a wallet in the parking lot of a supermarket in Neunkirchen. According to police reports, the incident occurred on April 14, 2025. The wallet...weiterlesen »
The man is suspected of having persuaded his then partner – a 71-year-old woman from the St. Pölten district – to consume a medication that ultimately led to her death. This was confirmed by Leopold Bien,...weiterlesen »
The 33-year-old, who was critically injured by a knife attack on Tuesday morning in the area of the water park in Vienna-Floridsdorf, was initially stabilized by an emergency operation. This was stated...weiterlesen »
As reported by the police, both were "miraculously" only slightly injured. A preliminary alcohol test on the 36-year-old from Lower Austria showed a level of 2.94 per mille. The man will be reported. The...weiterlesen »
The woman fell about 150 meters over rocky steep terrain at an altitude of about 1,300 meters, finally coming to rest in a scree field, as the police reported on Wednesday. The emergency doctor and paramedics,...weiterlesen »
With an unemployment rate of 11.1 percent, Vienna currently records the highest rate of all Austrian states. According to AMS head Winfried Göschl, the population growth in the federal capital exceeds...weiterlesen »
In the height of summer, tomatoes are particularly in demand and top the popularity scale among Austrians. In 2024, 33,440 tons of tomatoes were sold in the food trade, representing an increase of 1.8...weiterlesen »
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After a stabbing of a 33-year-old in Vienna-Floridsdorf, the police searched the area around the water park at the Upper Old Danube with a large contingent of forces on Tuesday morning. The man was found...weiterlesen »
He was sentenced to 18 months in prison for terrorist association and criminal organization, which were conditionally suspended with a three-year probation period. The jury unanimously acquitted the 19-year-old...weiterlesen »
The trial against a pair of brothers, aged 20 and 22, was postponed on Tuesday. The court cited the need to obtain an IT expert report as the reason. The two Austrian citizens are accused of forming a...weiterlesen »
Wifo economist and chairwoman of the Pension Commission Christine Mayrhuber suggested that child-rearing periods should be valued more highly to better recognize this work. Currently, in the first four...weiterlesen »
After a stabbing of a 33-year-old in Vienna-Floridsdorf, the police conducted a large-scale search of the area around the water park at the Upper Old Danube on Tuesday morning. The man was found by passersby...weiterlesen »
Witnesses reported an ongoing burglary at the bakery branch in Vienna-Döbling on August 4th at around 12:45 AM. The alerted police officers, together with the WEGA, went to the scene and entered the building....weiterlesen »
When the police noticed a car traveling at a significantly excessive speed, they signaled it to stop. The driver steered towards the officers, who saved themselves by jumping to the side, and continued...weiterlesen »
The alleged serial burglar was caught in the act by the owner of the premises on Simmeringer Hauptstraße while attempting to open the safe. During the search of the man, the police found a three-digit...weiterlesen »
The Styrian, who was mistakenly thought to be the Graz shooter on some social media due to a similar name and was branded as the alleged perpetrator in the days following - receiving thousands of messages,...weiterlesen »
The 24-year-old and his bandmate, who is two years younger, were reportedly on their way home from a band rehearsal when several far-right extremists and neo-Nazis boarded the train, shouting hate slogans....weiterlesen »
The animals, terrified by a thunderstorm, escaped through a dug hole from their owner's property, reported the Burgenland State Police Directorate on Tuesday. Subsequently, they broke into a private chicken...weiterlesen »
After the discovery of a man seriously injured by multiple stab wounds in Vienna-Floridsdorf on Tuesday morning, the authorities have launched a large-scale manhunt. A spokesperson for the state police...weiterlesen »
A 27-year-old woman was bitten by a dog on Monday evening in Gramastetten (district of Urfahr-Umgebung). The four-legged animal jumped over a garden fence and bit the woman from Schardenberg (district...weiterlesen »
Social Minister Korinna Schumann (SPÖ) has called for "courage for change" and patience in light of "Equal Pension Day" on Thursday and the still significant pension gap between men and women. The government...weiterlesen »
Wenn sich im September die Tore der Marx Halle öffnen, erleben Besucherinnen und Besucher drei Tage voller Impulse, Innovationen und intensiver Aromen. Das Vienna Coffee Festival 2025 widmet sich dem Kaffee...weiterlesen »
When the doors of the Marx Halle open in September, visitors will experience three days full of impulses, innovations, and intense aromas. The Vienna Coffee Festival 2025 is dedicated to coffee as a global...weiterlesen »
On the day a refrigerated truck with 71 dead refugees was discovered in a breakdown bay near Parndorf, the then state police director Hans Peter Doskozil visited a refugee support center in Nickelsdorf....weiterlesen »
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At the height of the refugee movement, Burgenland became the scene of a tragedy in 2015: On August 27, an employee of Asfinag discovered a roughly 7.5-ton refrigerated truck parked in a breakdown bay on...weiterlesen »
In Styria, a moped rider who had a fatal accident was found on Monday afternoon. The accident in the municipality of Vasoldsberg is believed to have occurred on Friday night, the police announced on Monday...weiterlesen »
In a study published in the journal "PNAS," a research team has now investigated what would most likely motivate this group of refugees to relocate again. According to the study, job prospects and earning...weiterlesen »