‘Frozen to death,’ Nursing home management charged in 73-year-old’s death
A grand jury has indicted the managing company - as well as two former staff members - of an assisted living facility in connection with the death of Cynthia Pierce, 73, during the 2021 winter storm.
Round Rock man sentenced to 30 years for methamphetamine delivery
ROUND ROCK, Texas - A 40-year-old man from Round Rock has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the manufacture or delivery of methamphetamine. The conviction follows an investigation by the Round Rock Police Department.In Spring 2025, the Round Rock Police Department launched an investigation after receiving...
Pollo Regio now serving Mexican food, grilled chicken in East Austin
A new Pollo Regio restaurant began serving Mexican cuisine off Airport Boulevard in East Austin. (Chloe Young/Community Impact) A new Pollo Regio restaurant opened in East Austin in late July. The Texas fast food chain serves Mexican cuisine, including grilled chicken, flautas, quesadillas, tacos and tortas. Loaded...
1 dead after ‘major accident’ between train, vehicle in Texas
Amtrak said via email that the train was traveling from San Antonio to Chicago when it "came into contact with a vehicle."
An Austin nursing home faces criminal charges for a death during the 2021 freeze
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...
200 have drowned in Austin’s Lady Bird Lake since 2004. A serial killer isn’t...
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...
Former Eanes ISD student taken into custody on suspicion of having a weapon near...
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...
Texas Offers $6,000 Reward to Catch Most Wanted Fugitive
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.
Man dies after crash between vehicle, motorcycle in northwest Austin
One person died after a crash between a vehicle and motorcycle in northwest Austin last month.
Camp Mystic parents who lost their daughters are fighting to protect future Texas campers
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...
