Two people were killed in a plane crash in Upper Austria this afternoon (Thurs).Officials in Hirschbach im Mühlkreis in the provinces Freistadt district said both the pilot and the sole passenger of the single-engine aircraft died instantly when it went up in flames after careering into an embankment at a restaurant close to the local […]
One man was injured when a pensioner fearing a burglary shot at a group of friends trying to put up a poster to surprise his birthday-celebrating wife.Police in St. Georgen in Upper Austrias Vöcklabruck district said today (Thurs) the 78-year-old had fired several shots in the direction the noise was coming from in his houses […]
An Upper Austrian DJ has vowed to win back the title for the longest nonstop deejaying session.Rene Brunner a.k.a. DC DJ said today (Weds) he will entertain around 6,000 party-makers at an event in Newport Beach, California, USA, from 31 August for at least five consecutive days and nights.The 29-year-old from Marchtrenk, Upper Austria, was […]
A 55-year-old hiker is recovering in an Upper Austrian clinic after she suffered a cramp and passed out yesterday (Tues).The woman from Attersee was hiking across the Sonnstein Mountain near Traunkirchen in Upper Austrias Gmunden district when she suddenly suffered a cramp in her leg. Her pals said she collapsed and fell unconscious within minutes.An […]
A Tyrolean farmer died instantly when his tractor touched a high-power line today (Weds).Officials in Weer in the provinces Schwaz district said the man, 49, was spraying herbicides on weed in his fields when his tractors trailer got entangled with a 25 kilovolt (KV) line. The farmer died on the spot, they added.Dozens of households […]
Motorbike producer KTM Power Sports AG has all chances of being back in the black this business year after seeing a rise in earnings in the first quarter.Stefan Pierer, head of the firm with headquarters in the Upper Austrian town of Mattighofen, said today (Fri) its earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) in the third […]
Political leaders may feel the heat as a “tax on riches” petition by the Upper Austrian Social Democrats (SPÖ) found 15,000 supporters.SPÖ Upper Austria boss Josef Ackerl said today (Weds) the plan was to file a motion in the federal parliament in autumn.Ackerl explained more than 15,000 people have signed his party branchs initiative since […]
Alternative rock superstars Linkin Park will return to Austria, it was announced today (Thurs).Britishrock.cc reports that the Californian six-member band will perform at the Tips Arena in the Upper Austrian city of Linz on 23 October. The music news website further reports that tickets for the show go on sale on 16 June.The band fronted […]
A majority of Austrian Catholic priests want celibacy to be abolished, a survey has revealed.Researchers from Kepler University in the Upper Austrian city of Linz said today (Weds) 59 per cent of the clergy they spoke to said they backed the idea of putting an end to the ruling. Study leaders said they interviewed 406 […]
Hundreds of basements in the provinces of Upper Austria and Lower Austria were flooded yesterday (Weds) after days of continuous rainfall.Officials at Viennas Centre for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) warned residents living near the Danube, Enns and other rivers to protect their homes as more rain is predicted over the next few days.But they stressed […]