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AUSTIN, Texas — Former Austin City Council Member and environmental leader Jackie Goodman has died. According to KVUE’s media partners at the Austin American-Statesman, Goodman died on Tuesday afternoon at her South Austin home on Austin Highlands Boulevard. She was 79 years old. Goodman served on the city...

AUSTIN, Texas — Two people who died after a fire at a home in Central East Austin early Monday morning have been identified. According to the Austin Fire Department (AFD), crews arrived at around 1:30 a.m. to a home on the 3000 block of Pecan Springs Road, not far from East 51st Street and Springdale Road.

A jury in Travis County found a man guilty of murder May 27 related to an October 2023 homicide investigation.

The Travis County Sheriff's Office and local agencies are investigating after an inmate at the Travis County Correctional Complex was found “unresponsive in his cell” Tuesday evening.

Last week's shooting incident in Northwest Austin has taken a grave turn, with charges against the suspect, 27-year-old Waleed Beriji, escalated to first-degree murder after the death of the victim, 26-year-old Noah Talbott. As reported by CBS Austin, the altercation between Beriji and Talbott was over a debt, and it...

You're invited to a free, family-friendly celebration of community, Black art, history, and joy this weekend at Pease Park. Funmi from Art is Cool and Jane from Third Spaces shared details about the Juneteenth celebration. The event promises to be a vibrant gathering, highlighting the rich cultural heritage and...

A local pitmaster is infusing barbecue with his Hispanic roots. FOX 7 Austin's Jenna King gets more details from the Crestview area where Tex-Mex flavors meet smoked craft meats.

AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department is providing new details about an officer-involved shooting in North Austin. The incident happened late in the evening on May 31 near the intersection of Research Boulevard service road northbound and North Lamar Boulevard. Police attempted to pull over a vehicle that was...

In an interview with The Texas Tribune, the Venezuelan father — who was apprehended with his 24-year-old wife and their kids, ages 5 and 3 — denied being associated with the gang and said an agent accused him of being a gang member because of two star-shaped tattoos on his shoulders, The Texas Tribune reports.

CEDAR PARK, Texas — A fatal single-vehicle crash has closed all lanes of Ronald Reagan Boulevard at Caballo Ranch in Cedar Park. Cedar Park police initially reported that one person was injured. Around 9:30 a.m., police shut down all lanes of Ronald Reagan Boulevard in the area. Thirty minutes...