Austin TX

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TRWD) graduated the 67th Texas Game Warden and Texas State Parks Police cadet class on May 30 in Austin. The 28 game wardens and five state park police officers completed eight months of rigorous training and will soon begin their assignments at duty stations across the state.

A fifth person was arrested in connection with a 19-year-old's death that happened in January on Wildhorse Ranch Trail, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

A man who was accused of killing an Austin father and daughter in a 2023 hit-and-run in east Austin, has been charged with Manslaughter, a second degree felony, according to an arrest warrant affidavit from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).

Austin’s new parking code enforcement went into effect June 1 following a three-month public education period.

In the heat of summer 1998 in Austin, a 16-year-old boy is coming into his own at a boxing gym. He’s under the tutelage of a Haitian-born ex-fighter. Then, one night, the boy vanishes. This is the story that underpins “The Slip,” a new novel out this week by...

With determination — and a little help from a friend — Willie Pipkin, 48, successfully bagged a bulky bass.

Austin, TX — From Sailor to Centenarian — Francis "Jerry" McArdle’s Story Spans a Century. Francis Jerome McArdle—better known as Jerry—turns 100 years old on June 4, 2025. Born outside Pittsburgh in 1925, Jerry grew up during the Great Depression, helping his family sell baked goods at a farmers market to make ends...

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Expansion Project Nears Completion. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is soon wrapping up a project to expand the airport’s international arrivals area with a goal of creating a more pleasant and speedy customs and baggage experience for travelers arriving from abroad. The...

Officials at Covington Middle School have confirmed the tragic death of an Austin ISD student following a medical emergency that occurred during an 8th-grade celebration. Vadir Gonzalez-Arias, an eighth-grade student at Covington, tragically passed away on May 29, just one day following an incident that took place...

AUSTIN, Texas — After a yearslong robbery and kidnapping investigation, U.S. officials found a suspect in Panama and brought him to Austin. On Tuesday, the U.S. Marshals announced they extradited 29-year-old Brayan Estiven Rios. He is accused of holding a victim at gunpoint, forcing her into an SUV and...