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Amtrak said via email that the train was traveling from San Antonio to Chicago when it "came into contact with a vehicle."

The Travis County district attorney's office has indicted a North Austin assisted living facility and two of its workers for the death of a resident during the statewide blackout and freeze in 2021. Cynthia Pierce lived at the now-defunct Renaissance Austin. As temperatures plummeted, leaving millions without power...

A new study released this week aims to put a stop to the rumors swirling about a potential serial killer in Austin. Researchers from Texas State University in collaboration with the Austin Police Department found no evidence of a serial murderer during a review of nearly 200 cases. While the...

AUSTIN, Texas — A former Eanes ISD student has been taken into custody after suspicion that he had a weapon in his car near Westlake High School on Wednesday. In a letter to families, the district said several schools were placed in "SECURE" protocol Wednesday afternoon while district police responded to the incident...

A Honduran felon wanted for kidnapping and human smuggling is Texas DPS’s featured fugitive for September. The public can help earn a $6,000 reward.

One person died after a crash between a vehicle and motorcycle in northwest Austin last month.

AUSTIN, Texas — One of the seven letters 8-year-old Virginia wrote her parents, Lacy and Lars Hollis, while she was at Camp Mystic this summer had a sticker pasted to the back. “Be happy, Love, Virginia," it read. In the letter, the young girl said: “Mommy, you were...

KYLE, Texas — Kyle police are asking the community for help in identifying a person of interest in a recent credit card abuse case. Police say the individual is noted for having distinct tattoos, including a "smiley face" on his right hand, small tattoos on his left hand, and a lowercase letter "g" on his left neck.

UT campus safety groups are warning the community and students about a habitual assault suspect known to frequent that area. Some call him the "Helmet Guy" and he has been released from the Travis County Jail. FOX 7 Austin's Katie Pratt reports.

AUSTIN, Texas — Those who were close to Akshay Gupta say he had a vision. An immigrant from India and an engineering graduate of Penn State, Gupta held a prestigious nonimmigrant visa for people at the top of their field. He came to Austin with hopes of starting his own company.