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AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police have launched a homicide investigation after an incident in northeast Austin on Friday night. Police said they got a 911 call just before 11 p.m. The caller reportedly gave an address in the 9800 block of Halifax Drive – near East Rundberg Lane and Dessau Road – and quickly hung up....

AUSTIN, Texas - Uber has rolled out a new feature on the app called "Senior Accounts." The company says this will provide a simpler approach to booking rides for "older adults" or those less tech-savvy. Uber for seniors. What they're saying:. "It's nice to be able to have something a...

At this point, KKG shares that he "took a bunch of mushrooms tonight." After some more ranting, he gets up on a table to continue to hold court. As the flashing lights of police cars can now be seen filtering through the slats of the window treatments behind him, KKG performs a sick dismount from the table and runs...

People at the raided house say they rented it for a birthday party and deny any connection to the gang. One man says law enforcement accused him of being in Tren de Aragua because of his tattoo.

AUSTIN, Texas — A man and a woman were arrested after police conducted a "shoplifting blitz" at a Kohl's in northwest Austin on Tuesday. On Tuesday, June 3, at approximately 12:50 p.m., APD officers responded to a report at the Kohl's at 11111 Lakeline Blvd. that two people were removing security devices and hiding...

Admirers of Heather Kafka, of which there should be many more, will know from the opening moments of “Leads” that it has a happy ending. The Austin-based actress, who has long been a welcome presence for a scene or two in the major studio productions that have rolled through her hometown and has demonstrated quite a...

Your weekend is here, Texas, and it's time to take a look back at some of the stories that were in our headlines this week. Starting the weekend with heat in the front seat. Highs will climb to the upper 90s to around 100° for much to south, central Texas with Heat Index values as high as 110° across south Texas. DFW...

AUSTIN, Texas - For those who are cleaning out their closets this summer break and wondering where you can drop off your used clothes, a local non-profit is happy to take them off your hands. The backstory:. The homeless crisis in Austin continues to grow and local non-profits are trying...

AUSTIN, Texas — A former Austin Police Department (APD) officer has been charged with Assault Causing Bodily Injury and Official Oppression stemming from two incidents that happened while he was on the job last year. Sgt. Brian Yarger resigned in November 2024 "in lieu of termination and participation in...

A cloud of Saharan dust has come to Central Texas from North Africa, bringing tiny particles that will start to settle over Austin on Friday. The result was less clear skies, less visibility, and worsening air pollution for people who are sensitive to it. As early as June every summer,...