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In North Rhine-Westphalia, a possibly deliberate attack on a transformer station near Cologne was investigated after several power lines had gone down due to a short circuit. (translated)

Erneuter Großeinsatz in deutschem Umspannwerk: Möglicher Anschlag nahe Köln

Rheinmetall is planning to build an AI center at its Neuss location, which is expected to create up to 1,200 new jobs, while the company is simultaneously on its way to a modernized high-tech location for the defense industry. (translated)

The inflation rate in North Rhine-Westphalia reached 2.9 percent in August 2026, the highest level since January 2024, indicating rising consumer prices and different developments in various price categories. (translated)

Verbraucherpreise: Inflationsrate auf höchstem Stand seit zweieinhalb Jahren

Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) will visit the forest fire area in the Eifel on Saturday after his summer vacation to thank the emergency services who fought the largest fire in the history of North Rhine-Westphalia, while the opposition accuses him of inaction. (translated)

Hitzewelle: Kanzler besucht nach Urlaub zuerst Waldbrandgebiet

In North Rhine-Westphalia, the situation has slightly calmed down after extensive forest fires in Hürtgenwald and Monschau, and evacuated residents are returning home; however, authorities warn of strong smoke that still burdens the area. (translated)

Großbrände: Lage in Nordrhein-Westfalen entspannt sich

In the North Rhine-Westphalian Hürtgenwald, a forest fire is spreading over more than 200 hectares, regarded as the largest in the history of the state, leading to the evacuation of over 2,000 people and posing significant challenges to the emergency services. (translated)

NRW kämpft mit dem wohl größten Waldbrand der Landesgeschichte

BILD reporter Tim Specks reports from the Hürtgenwald in North Rhine-Westphalia, which is affected by forest fires, where the flames are relentlessly approaching the town. (translated)

Due to a forest fire in Hürtgenwald, North Rhine-Westphalia, about 1,800 people in the district of Gey have to be evacuated, as the flames are only 400 meters away and the warning app indicates the highest level of danger. (translated)

Evakuierungen wegen Waldbrands in Nordrhein-Westfalen

Wildfire in the municipality of Hürtgenwald in North Rhine-Westphalia threatens the district of Gey, which is why around 1,800 people must be evacuated, as the fire has already set 25 hectares of forest ablaze. (translated)

Notfälle: Waldbrand bedroht NRW-Ortsteil: 1.800 Menschen evakuiert

A forest fire is raging near Hürtgenwald in North Rhine-Westphalia, approximately 500 meters from the village of Gey, covering an area of about 25 hectares, while the fire brigade is fighting the flames with numerous emergency services and a helicopter. (translated)

Löscharbeiten dauern an: Großer Waldbrand: Feuer nur 500 Meter von Ortschaft entfernt

A 36-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment in Werther (North Rhine-Westphalia), the knife was still in her neck, and her 33-year-old ex-boyfriend turned himself in to the police after confessing to his cousin that he had done something terrible. (translated)

Die Grundsteuer wurde in vielen Kommunen Nordrhein-Westfalens erhöht, was das Wohnen für Millionen Menschen erheblich verteuert und Mieter betroffen macht, da die Kosten in der Regel über die Nebenkosten abgerechnet werden. #Grundsteuer #Wohnen #Nordrheinwestfalen

Steigende Steuern: Wohnen wird teuer: Wo die Grundsteuer kräftig steigt

In Nordrhein-Westfalen werden die Temperaturen bis Freitag auf bis zu 40 Grad steigen, wobei vor allem in der Westhälfte vereinzelt Hitzegewitter mit Unwetterpotential möglich sind. #Hitzewelle #Wetter #NordrheinWestfalen

Wetter: Temperaturen steigen am Freitag auf bis zu 40 Grad