Round Rock officials weigh neighborhood compatibility for Skybox data center
The city of Round Rock is reviewing a proposal to change zoning that would make way for a new data center. (Rendering courtesy Skybox Datacenters) Amid a statewide surge in demand for digital infrastructure, a Skybox data center is proposed for a property near East Old Settlers Boulevard and A.W. Grimes Boulevard in...
Man gets 3 days in jail after plea deal in fatal Austin overdose case
A man initially accused of supplying cocaine that led to a fatal overdose in North Austin has accepted a plea deal and was sentenced to just three days in the Travis County Jail, according to court records.
Words exchanged, car kicked before man accused of assaulting girl at Buda student walk-out
Police made and arrest and released new details after a fight broke out between a man and a group of juveniles during a student-led walkout protest in Buda. The students were protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday, Feb 2 when an argument escalated to physical violence, according to Buda PD.
Austin firefighter’s cancer compensation claim denied
An Austin firefighter is battling Stage 4 cancer. She is pushing back after the city denied her worker's compensation claim.
Texas student walkouts: Austin ISD issues new protocols
AUSTIN, Texas - Austin ISD has added new protocols in the wake of student walkouts over ICE operations and immigration enforcement. Austin ISD saw students from 14 of its campuses walk out of class on Jan. 30 and since then, students from multiple Central Texas school districts have followed suit.
4 displaced as fire destroys home in southeast Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — Four people are without a home after a house fire in southeast Austin on Monday afternoon. According to the Austin Fire Department (AFD), crews responded to 4516 Turnstone Drive, in the Dove Springs area, just after 2:30 p.m. When crews arrived, the backside of the house...
Crews extinguish large fire at vacant commercial building in S Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — Firefighters battled a fire at a vacant commercial building in South Austin overnight, officials said. The Austin Fire Department first posted about the incident on X around 3:33 a.m. Monday. Officials said crews responded to 510 W. Oltorf St. and found heavy fire venting through the roof of the...
Long-term closure planned for I-35 frontage road north of Riverside Drive
As you prepare for your morning commute for the work week on Monday, you might come across some construction on the northbound I-35 frontage road north of Riverside Drive.
Austin Fire Captain Indefinitely Suspended Following Timekeeping Fraud Investigation
An Austin Fire Department captain has been indefinitely suspended following an internal investigation into allegations of timekeeping fraud and related policy violations. According to reports, Captain Chelsea Caloia, who was assigned to the department’s Prevention Division, was indefinitely suspended on January 30,...
Downtown Uproar: Austin Neighbors Push Cops To Seize Dog After Balcony Beating Clip
A grainy downtown Austin balcony clip has neighbors up in arms and a senior dog now out of the apartment and in the hands of animal responders, after video of a man striking the animal rocketed across social media and landed on police radar. Neighbors who recorded the encounter pushed...
