Fire burns Savage’s bar
A fire destroyed Savage’s Hometown Bar & Grill on Friday morning. As of Friday afternoon, the Hays County Fire Marshal’s Office stated that the fire is under investigation and that they could not confirm whether or not anyone was injured in the fire. According to Christopher Robbins, Assistant...
Smugglers sentenced for roles in over 50 migrant deaths in San Antonio | FOX...
Www.youtube.com – FOX 7 Austin – 2025-06-27 18:04:09. SUMMARY: Two smugglers involved in the deadliest human trafficking case in U.S. history were sentenced in San Antonio. Armando Gonzalez Ortega received 83 years, and Filipe Orduno Torres was sentenced to life in prison for smuggling 64 migrants, including children...
Robot in Cowboy Hat Running Through Downtown Austin Caught on Camera
When I first saw the video below, I was certain that the little cowboy robot was computer-generated or possibly an image created with artificial intelligence, since we have been inundated with that kind of content lately. Most of us have seen the Boston Dynamics videos where robots run, jump, and get up when they...
Rowdy Street Brawl Breaks Out Between 5th and 6th Street in Austin, ‘Man on...
A chaotic scene unfolded recently on Trinity Street, between 5th and 6th street in Austin, Texas, when a street fight broke out between several patrons outside a cocktail bar. While there’s currently very little information about the incident online, it appears that a large group of individuals were likely on a night...
Federal probe into self-driving tech expands after Austin man’s death
A federal investigation of a crash that killed an Austin man has expanded into a nationwide examination of autonomous driving systems installed on millions of vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration now is looking at the self-driving technologies 11 automakers installed on vehicles built in the...
Two Men Charged with Murder in Southeast Austin Shootout
Austin police have charged two men in connection to the shooting death of a 45-year-old man in Southeast Austin in December. Johnny Ybarra, 34, and Manuel Medina, 37, were both charged with murder, police said in a news release on Friday. Police say the men exchanged gunfire on Dec. 13...
1 dead after overnight crash involving pedestrian
One person died overnight after being struck by a vehicle in north Austin.
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Austin police seek suspects in assault at West Ben White homeless encampment
AUSTIN, Texas — Police are searching for suspects in connection with an assault at a south Austin homeless encampment earlier this month. The victim was found in a homeless encampment in the 1000 block of West Ben White Boulevard on June 3 and taken to St. David's South Austin Hospital, police said Friday. Hospital...
A Major Apartment Complex Is Planned for this North Austin Location
A 369-unit apartment project called Aspire at Big is officially on the books for 1100 E Braker Lane in north Austin. Although early site clearing was spotted back in 2024, state filings show construction isn’t scheduled to begin until June 1, 2026, with a projected finish date of June 2027. So what’s coming, and...
