Biker Dies in Head-On Collision with Car in the Waldviertel
6.07.2025 A 51-year-old motorcyclist collided head-on with an oncoming car on Saturday afternoon near Allentsteig in the Zwettl district and suffered fatal injuries.
16-Year-Old from Vienna Sped at 204 km/h on the A1
6.07.2025 A 16-year-old teenager overtook an unmarked police car at 204 km/h on the A1 near Seewalchen am Attersee on Saturday afternoon. The teenager was driving without a license.
Balcony Fire in Vienna-Floridsdorf Spread to Apartments
6.07.2025 A full-blown fire on a balcony in Vienna-Floridsdorf on Saturday caused a widely visible column of smoke and numerous emergency calls. The fire spread to two apartments, but no one was injured.
"Mini-Explosions" in Business Fire in Vienna-Hernals
6.07.2025 Early Sunday morning, gas cartridges repeatedly exploded in a shop on Hernalser Hauptstraße in Vienna, which was on fire.
Apartment in Vienna High-Rise Building Fully Engulfed in Flames
6.07.2025 In a high-rise building in Meidling on Lichtensterngasse, an apartment on the fifth floor was fully ablaze on Saturday evening.
Women Attacked with Feces and Syringes: Vienna Police Seek More Victims
6.07.2025 A 29-year-old man from the drug scene is suspected of having attacked women in Vienna with feces and needle syringes in several cases. The police are looking for more victims.
Thieves of the donation box brawled in a Viennese church over the loot
6.07.2025 When it comes to money, friendship ends - this was apparently true for two collection box thieves who got into a fight over the loot shortly before noon on Saturday in a church in Vienna-Hietzing.
Person Missing in Kitzlochklamm: Search Underway
6.07.2025 In the Kitzlochklamm near Taxenbach in the Salzburg Pinzgau, a person has been missing since Sunday morning. They are believed to have fallen into the Rauriser Ache.
Car Driver and Cyclist Clashed in Vienna-Penzing
6.07.2025 In the midday heat of Saturday, apparently a group of cyclists and a car driver (66) lost their nerves on Sofienalpenstraße in Vienna-Penzing.
Viennese Man Shot from Apartment and Fired at Police Officers: Major Operation in Wieden
6.07.2025 Once again, there was a major operation by WEGA and Cobra in Vienna on the night of Sunday, after residents reported several shots.
Pedestrian in Life-Threatening Condition After Collision with Car in Vienna-Favoriten
6.07.2025 A 36-year-old man was hit by a car and critically injured on Friday in Vienna-Favoriten. During the accident investigation, a police officer was also hit - the driver fled the scene.
Conflict in Supervised Shared Apartment in Vienna 15 Ends Bloodily: 17-Year-Old Stabbed
6.07.2025 After an argument in a supervised living community in Vienna-Rudolfsheim, a teenager was seriously injured with four stab wounds on Friday.
Wanted Knife Attacker from Vienna's Yppenplatz Caught
6.07.2025 A 24-year-old man was arrested in Vienna-Ottakring. He is suspected of having attacked a peer with a knife at Yppenplatz in May.
Missing 69-Year-Old Found Dead After Large Search Operation at Kreischberg
6.07.2025 A 69-year-old man missing since July 3rd was found dead in a wooded area at Kreischberg after an extensive search operation.
Death at the Electric Love Festival: 22-Year-Old Dies
6.07.2025 At the Electric Love Festival at the Salzburgring, a fatal incident occurred on the night of Sunday.
Police Stopped Drug Grandma at the Border
6.07.2025 An 85-year-old senior and her younger companion were stopped by the police while smuggling cannabis into Austria.
Bim Shooting in Vienna in a Drunken and Drugged State: This is Why the 36-Year-Old Pulled the Trigger
6.07.2025 A 36-year-old man was arrested after a shot was fired at a tram on line 52 in Vienna-Penzing. He told the police that he did not intend to hurt anyone.
Driver on Drugs in Life-Threatening Condition After Serious Crash with City Bus in Vienna
6.07.2025 An 18-year-old drug driver engaged in a high-speed chase with the Vienna police early Saturday morning, which ended in a serious crash with a city bus. The young man is in critical condition.
harvest.thanksgiving.festival. at Heldenplatz: Agriculture Celebrates in Vienna
6.07.2025 Vienna becomes the stage for agricultural diversity on the first weekend of September: The ernte.dank.festival. at Heldenplatz brings modern agricultural technology, culinary delights, and a colorful family program right into the heart of the capital.
Future of Vanilla Threatened by Climate Change
6.07.2025 An international research team from the University of Leuven and the University of Costa Rica warns of dramatic consequences for vanilla production in the journal "Frontiers in Plant Science".
More Traffic Accidents in Heat: Increase by 13 Percent
6.07.2025 The summer of 2024 was not only hot – it was also dangerous: According to Statistics Austria, traffic accidents occurred significantly more frequently on hot days. Motorcyclists were particularly affected.
Diagnose Diabetes: Why Women Are Disadvantaged
6.07.2025 Women with type 2 diabetes are often diagnosed later and treated less intensively than men, leading to more complications and a higher cardiometabolic risk, as a recent analysis by Vienna experts shows.
AMA Seal of Approval Soon for More Products
6.07.2025 After meat, milk, and recently also bread and pastries, the domestic AMA quality seal will also be available for oat drinks from 2026. It is about to launch for snacks and apricot doughnuts.Study Shows High Tourism Acceptance Among Austrians
5.07.2025 The majority of Austrians view domestic tourism positively. In a study on the acceptance of tourism, 45 percent of respondents expressed a positive view of the industry, while only 7 percent viewed it critically. Over 75 percent consider tourism to be economically significant for the region.
NÖ: Smoldering Fire in Compressed Cardboard in Wiener Neustadt
4.07.2025 In Wiener Neustadt, there was a smoldering fire in compressed cardboard on Friday.
Police Operation in Vienna: Tram Damaged on Linzer Straße
4.07.2025 In the 14th Viennese district of Penzing, a police operation was triggered on Friday after a tram of line 52 was shot at.
Police Operation in Vienna: Tram Damaged on Linzer Straße
4.07.2025 In the 14th district of Vienna, Penzing, a police operation was triggered on Friday after a tram of line 52 was shot at.
Police Operation in Vienna: Tram Damaged on Linzer Straße
4.07.2025 In the 14th Viennese district of Penzing, a police operation was triggered on Friday after a shot was fired at a tram on line 52.
Police Operation in Vienna: Tram Damaged on Linzer Straße
4.07.2025 In the 14th district of Vienna, Penzing, a police operation was triggered on Friday after a shot was apparently fired at a tram on line 52. The incident location was Linzer Straße 150.
Police Operation in Vienna: Tram Damaged on Linzer Straße
4.07.2025 In the 14th Viennese district of Penzing, a police operation was triggered on Friday after it was apparently reported that a shot was fired at a tram on line 52. The incident location was Linzer Straße 150.
Arnautovic Decision on Rapid Offer Pending
4.07.2025 ÖFB team player Marko Arnautovic has not yet made a decision regarding the offer from Bundesliga club Rapid Vienna.
Signa - ORF: Green Light from Ministry for First Indictment
4.07.2025 In the Signa case, a decision regarding a possible indictment against company founder René Benko is likely to have been made.
Police Operation in Vienna: Tram Damaged on Linzer Straße
4.07.2025 In Linzer Straße in the 14th district of Vienna, Penzing, a tram was hit by an "object".
Police Operation in Vienna: Tram Damaged on Linzer Straße
4.07.2025 In Linzer Straße in the 14th district of Vienna, Penzing, a tram was hit by an "object".
25-Year-Old Viennese Man Caused Disturbance in Railjet: Train Had to Stop
4.07.2025 On Friday, a 25-year-old caused a disturbance on a train in Lower Austria. The Viennese man allegedly used the emergency hammer to smash the glass pane of a door, among other things.
Several Injured After Flixbus Accident on the Way to Vienna
4.07.2025 In Germany, there has been an accident involving a Flixbus.
Revetas takes majority stake in Süba AG
4.07.2025 The Viennese real estate developer Hallmann has sold its majority stake in the insolvent Austrian-German property developer Süba AG to the international real estate investment manager Revetas.Police Operation in Vienna: Tram Damaged on Linzer Straße
4.07.2025 In Linzer Straße in the 14th district of Vienna, Penzing, a tram was hit by an "object".Police Operation in Vienna: Tram Damaged on Linzer Straße
4.07.2025 In Linzer Straße in the 14th district of Vienna, Penzing, a tram was hit by an "object".Police Operation in Vienna: Tram Damaged on Linzer Straße
4.07.2025 In Linzer Straße in the 14th district of Vienna, Penzing, a tram was hit by an "object".
Attack in ICE: Drug-Induced Psychosis Possible
4.07.2025 After an attack by a man with a hammer and axe on fellow passengers in an ICE train from Germany to Vienna, investigators found indications of three narcotics in the blood of the 20-year-old Syrian through a rapid drug test. This was announced by Chief Prosecutor Thomas Rauscher from the Regensburg Public Prosecutor's Office during a media briefing on Friday.
Electricity Market Reform: Approval, Criticism, and Demands
4.07.2025 With the start of the review process for the new Electricity Industry Act (ElWG), the federal government has sparked a broad discussion.
Curtain Up for New Federal Army Diver Base at Neufelder See
4.07.2025 Friday included the opening of a Federal Army diving base at Neufelder Lake.
After Flixbus Accident: How Safe Are Bus Trips Really?
4.07.2025 After the serious Flixbus accident with 20 injured on the way to Vienna, the safety of long-distance bus travel is once again in focus. How safe are Flixbus journeys really?
Wedding Drama in Venice: Stolen Wedding Dress and Burning Designer Piece at Jeff Bezos
9.07.2025 A wedding of superlatives where nothing is left to chance? Think again! While the world awaited glamorous pictures, things happened that could give even the richest man in the world a headache. We're not talking about a small stumble here, but events that could come straight out of a crime thriller.
Gerstorfer takes over as Head of the Pensioners' Association
4.07.2025 Birgit Gerstorfer takes over as President of the Pensioners' Association. She received over 96 percent of the delegates' votes.
"I was just looking": Deliveryman in Vienna charged with gold theft
4.07.2025 At the Vienna Regional Court, the trial against a 50-year-old man began on Friday, who is accused of having opened packages, searched for valuables, and stolen them at a postal distribution center between February and August 2024.
Wedding Drama in Venice: Stolen Wedding Dress and Burning Designer Piece at Jeff Bezos
4.07.2025 A wedding of superlatives where nothing is left to chance? Think again! While the world awaited glamorous pictures, things happened that could give even the richest man in the world a headache. We're not talking about a little stumble here, but events that could come straight out of a crime thriller.
Armed Robbery of Food Delivery Person in Vienna-Mariahilf
4.07.2025 In the night from Thursday to Friday, a food delivery person in Vienna-Mariahilf became the victim of an attempted armed robbery.Police Operation in Vienna: Tram Damaged on Linzer Straße
4.07.2025 In Linzer Straße in the 14th district of Vienna, Penzing, a tram was hit by an "object".
City of Vienna, TU, ARBÖ and ÖAMTC Demand "E-Mopeds Off Bike Paths"
4.07.2025 On Friday, the city of Vienna, traffic planner Harald Frey from TU Wien, and the mobility clubs ARBÖ and ÖAMTC called for a legislative amendment to ban e-mopeds from bike paths. A corresponding legislative proposal has already been submitted to Transport Minister Hanke, as announced in a joint statement.
Medical Admission Test: Around 16,000 Participants for 1,900 Study Places
4.07.2025 Originally, 15,668 people registered for the entrance test for medical studies. On Friday, almost 12,400 people took the test.
Robbery in Front of Vienna Subway Station: Arrest of a Suspect
4.07.2025 Early Thursday evening, a robbery occurred in the area of the Josefstädter Straße subway station in Vienna-Alsergrund.
21-Year-Old Seriously Injured by Electric Shock at Penzing Station
4.07.2025 A 21-year-old man climbed onto a stationary freight wagon at Penzing station last night around 10:15 PM and suffered an electric shock, which caused him to be thrown off the wagon.
Fuel Prices in the First Half of the Year in Free Fall
4.07.2025 The first half of the year has seen a decrease in average prices for gasoline and diesel according to the VCÖ fuel price report.