Category: Local News

Czech news from outside Prague and the Central Bohemia Region, including stories from the village of Brno

Photo: Amazing “fata morgana” mirage image, taken by Rostislav Pospisilik in the Krkonose mountains near Pec pod Snezkou, Hradec Kralove Region (@CHMUCHMI on Twitter) [Social Media Post]

Local News / Social Media Posts / Strange & Spooky / Weather

11 February, 2020

Photo: Amazing “fata morgana” mirage image, taken by Rostislav Pospisilik in the Krkonose mountains near Pec pod Snezkou, Hradec Kralove Region (@CHMUCHMI on Twitter) [Social Media Post]

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Video: Driver in Ceska Lipa, Liberec Region, hits 9-year-old Romany boy on zebra crossing then stops to allegedly racially abuse him and his mum; 19-year-old man has since turned himself in (Nova) [corrected] [Social Media Post]

Crime / Driving / Local News / Racism / Social Media Posts

21 January, 2020

Video: Driver in Ceska Lipa, Liberec Region, hits 9-year-old Romany boy on zebra crossing then stops to allegedly racially abuse him and his mum; 19-year-old man has since turned himself in (Nova) [corrected] [Social Media Post]

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Update: Fire in Vejprty, Usti nad Labem Region, was at home for mentally and physically handicapped people, not seniors as originally reported; 8 dead, around 30 now reported injured (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

Firefighters / Local News / Social Media Posts / Tragedies

19 January, 2020

Update: Fire in Vejprty, Usti nad Labem Region, was at home for mentally and physically handicapped people, not seniors as originally reported; 8 dead, around 30 now reported injured (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

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BREAKING: 8 people killed in fire at retirement home in Vejprty, Usti nad Labem Region; 7 others injured, 3 of them seriously (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

Firefighters / Local News / Social Media Posts / Tragedies

19 January, 2020

BREAKING: 8 people killed in fire at retirement home in Vejprty, Usti nad Labem Region; 7 others injured, 3 of them seriously (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

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Pedestrian finds stunned kingfisher lying in the street in Plzen city centre; colourful bird had probably flown into shop window after following Radbuza river; animal rescue service hopes to return it to wild soon (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

Animals / Local News / Social Media Posts / Weather

13 January, 2020

Pedestrian finds stunned kingfisher lying in the street in Plzen city centre; colourful bird had probably flown into shop window after following Radbuza river; animal rescue service hopes to return it to wild soon (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

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Girl who made national headlines in 2002 after her parents unsuccessfully tried to name her “Pulnocni boure” (“Midnight Storm”) is now 18; Eliska Gaja “Bouricka” Fuxova voluntarily moved into children’s home, aged 14, following “messy” childhood in Simanov, Plzen Region (Denik) [corrected] [Social Media Post]

Children / Law / Local News / Social Media Posts

10 January, 2020

Girl who made national headlines in 2002 after her parents unsuccessfully tried to name her “Pulnocni boure” (“Midnight Storm”) is now 18; Eliska Gaja “Bouricka” Fuxova voluntarily moved into children’s home, aged 14, following “messy” childhood in Simanov, Plzen Region (Denik) [corrected] [Social Media Post]

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Five-year-old girl from Marianske Lazne area of Karlovy Vary Region gets finger stuck in LOL Surprise Glamper caravan and has to be freed from toy by emergency services; other Czech Facebook users report similar problems; Czech trade inspectorate (COI) investigating (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Children / Local News / Shopping / Social Media Posts

8 January, 2020

Five-year-old girl from Marianske Lazne area of Karlovy Vary Region gets finger stuck in LOL Surprise Glamper caravan and has to be freed from toy by emergency services; other Czech Facebook users report similar problems; Czech trade inspectorate (COI) investigating (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

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Tomas Repka conditionally released from prison in Plzen – but former football hardman must serve three years of probation and pay 430,000 crowns in damages (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

Celebrities / Fotbal / Law / Local News / Social Media Posts / Tomáš Řepka

6 January, 2020

Tomas Repka conditionally released from prison in Plzen – but former football hardman must serve three years of probation and pay 430,000 crowns in damages (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

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Odd Coincidence: Czech Republic’s first baby of 2020 has 7-year-old sister who was also born on New Year’s Day; “Laura” was born at 12:01am at hospital in Breclav, South Moravia; her family are from nearby Valtice (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Children / Local News / New Year's Eve / Odd / Social Media Posts

2 January, 2020

Odd Coincidence: Czech Republic’s first baby of 2020 has 7-year-old sister who was also born on New Year’s Day; “Laura” was born at 12:01am at hospital in Breclav, South Moravia; her family are from nearby Valtice (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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55-year-old Pardubice man hides under manhole cover after mistaking sound of New Year’s Eve fireworks for gunfire; tells cops he thought somebody was shooting at him and feared for his life (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

Local News / New Year's Eve / Police / Social Media Posts

2 January, 2020

55-year-old Pardubice man hides under manhole cover after mistaking sound of New Year’s Eve fireworks for gunfire; tells cops he thought somebody was shooting at him and feared for his life (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

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