Austin Teen Busted In Alleged Instagram Gun Deals With AISD Students
Authorities say a 19-year-old Austin man turned Instagram into a marketplace for firearms, allegedly selling guns to students in the Austin Independent School District. Vince Nguyen was arrested Tuesday, booked into the Travis County Correctional Complex on March 31, and is being held on a $50,000 bond. According to...
UConn vs Texas for the Championship 🏆 How We Got Here + Game Preview
UConn vs South Carolina recap How UConn’s depth stepped up in a huge way Big performances from Sarah Strong, Azzi Fudd.
Police search for man connected to east Austin crash
The Austin Police Department asked for help in identifying a man connected with a hit-and-run at the intersection of Walnut Avenue and East 12th Street on March 10.
Austin shooting still an active investigation a month later
AUSTIN, Texas — On Sunday, March 1, FBI agents and local police swarmed the entertainment district in Austin. West 6th Street was closed; crime scene tape outlined the spot at the center of an investigation into a shooting where a gunman killed three people and injured 15 others. Since...
Del Valle High Rocked as Four Teens Charged in Brutal FM 969 Kidnap
Four Del Valle High School students have been arrested after a classmate told investigators he was kidnapped and viciously beaten in southeast Travis County in February. Arrest affidavits reviewed by local reporters say the teen suffered extensive bruising and burns, then was dropped at a different location before he...
Austin Flood Insurance Lifeline Runs Out As City Waffles On What’s Next
A short-lived Austin pilot that helped lower-income homeowners cover flood insurance premiums has officially run its course. The application portal is now closed, staff are crunching the numbers, and there is no guaranteed money on the table to keep the effort going in Fiscal Year 2026. Applications Closed After A...
APD investigating two unrelated homicides
The Austin Police Department is investigating two homicides within a 12-hour span.
Deep Eddy Ditches Dripping Springs, Pours It On In Austin
Deep Eddy Vodka is winding down its Hill Country tasting room, handing the keys to another vodka maker and shifting its party line squarely back to Austin. The company said on April 2 that it will stop operating its Dripping Springs tasting room and sublease the space to another vodka distillery as the brand...
Car crashes into Tarrytown spa, injuring employee and damaging neighboring business
AUSTIN, Texas — Multiple businesses in Austin’s Tarrytown neighborhood are cleaning up after a car drove into a spa, injuring one employee and damaging nearby structures. Austin police say the crash happened just before 5 p.m. Wednesday at Face Foundrie on Exposition Boulevard. At first glance, the building might...
Austin public transit agency’s April Fools’ Day joke leaves followers angry
"For our April Fools' post we should show everyone a really good idea and then remind them that we won't do it!"
