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APD’s history of using excessive force is a long one. Over the years, dozens of lawsuits, reports, and articles have pointed to a pattern of APD officers using more force than reasonable without receiving adequate discipline. Many settlements later, the department continues to battle excessive-force claims, such as...

After temperatures closed in on the 100-degree mark Thursday — and a “Save energy” alert was sent by Austin Energy — a dramatic weather shift is expected on Friday and through this weekend as an upper-atmosphere low pressure system and a surface low move ashore in Texas.

AUSTIN, Texas - Austin police is teaming up with TxDOT for "Operation Slow Down." The focus of "Operation Slow Down" is to urge drivers to slow down. The initiative started July 18 and will continue through August 3. Drivers face expensive fines, court costs, and higher insurance premiums when you...

Health officials are reminding people to get vaccinated after detecting measles in Austin's wastewater. Dr. Pradeep Kumar from Austin Gastroenterology has the details.

AUSTIN - Nearly three weeks after catastrophic flooding swept through the Texas Hill Country on the Fourth of July, only two people remain missing, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday in a social media post. The update follows the recovery of a missing woman’s body in the Kerrville area earlier that...

AUSTIN, Texas - An unmasked man is seen on camera slashing Tesla tires. The car owners are livid. On the morning of Rafid Ali’s birthday, he hoped in his car to head to the gym. "I got a warning like please pull over immediately your tires are flat, and...

Austin Police are warning about reported "scam calls" where callers are claiming to be APD or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

A 20-year-old man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after he accepted a guilty plea for a murder charge connected with an October 2022 homicide, according to Travis County court documents.

AUSTIN, Texas - A man has been arrested in connection to multiple business burglary cases in Austin. According to Austin police, 34-year-old Jarvis Henderson was identified as the suspect. On July 15, Henderson was arrested for six burglary cases. On July 23, he was arrested again for a seventh burglary...

AUSTIN, Texas — A former American Airlines flight attendant was sentenced to 18.5 years in prison for secretly recording young girls in airplane bathrooms, including two Austin minors. Estes Carter Thompson III, of Charlotte, North Carolina, received the sentence on Wednesday, followed by five years of supervised...