Neuruppin
- Jul 26
Brandenburg districts warn of pine processionary caterpillar outbreak as danger shifts to ground level
Authorities in multiple districts have issued warnings after the Kiefernprozessionsspinner, a relative of the oak processionary caterpillar, appeared in large numbers. The species, active from July to August, poses a particular risk to dogs because its stinging hairs collect on the forest floor.
- Jul 21
16-year-old learner motorcyclist dies after sliding under truck on rain-soaked A24 near Neuruppin
A 16-year-old riding a driving-school motorcycle lost control on wet pavement Monday and was fatally struck by a lorry between the Herzsprung and Neuruppin-Süd junctions.
- Jun 28
SPD incumbent Ralf Reinhardt wins third term as Ostprignitz-Ruppin district administrator, defeating AfD challenger in runoff
Incumbent Ralf Reinhardt (SPD) secured 60.6 percent of the vote in Sunday's runoff, handing the AfD its sixth consecutive defeat in a Brandenburg district administrator election this year.
