Austin firefighters face standoff with city as pay talks near deadline
AUSTIN, Texas — Negotiations between the city of Austin and the Austin Firefighters Association (AFA) have reached a standstill, with just days remaining in their Sept. 28 deadline. The dispute centers on pay increases and benefits for the city’s firefighters. The 60-day bargaining period for the new four-year...
One critically injured in single-vehicle crash on MoPac in north Austin Saturday night
AUSTIN, Texas — One person was critically injured after a crash on MoPac in north Austin Saturday night. Austin-Travis County EMS says that the single-vehicle crash happened around 11:12 p.m. on Saturday between the 14000 and 15000 blocks of North MoPac in the northbound lanes. Medics declared a trauma...
Petition against proposed homeless center location in South Austin
AUSTIN, Texas - Sunrise Navigation Center, Austin’s largest homeless service provider, is in the final stages of relocating. But the new proposed location has been met with swift pushback from neighbors. The backstory:. Travis Heights Elementary parent Morgan Moran De Sanchez is one of more than 500 signatures on...
Nebraska Volleyball Remains No. 1 in AVCA Poll, Loses First-Place Vote to Texas
Two weeks after earning the unanimous top spot in the AVCA poll, Nebraska volleyball maintained the No. 1 ranking but lost another first-place vote to No. 2 Texas.
Rise in credit card thefts from gym lockers
An avid gym-goer in Austin wants to send a warning to people about what happened to him. A thief took his credit cards out of a gym locker while he was working out and then quickly used the money to buy thousands of dollars worth of stuff. Austin police officers are seeing a rising number of reports for this crime...
Multiple armed robberies in Austin: Man faces at least 20 years in prison
AUSTIN, Texas - Officials say a Honduran national has pleaded guilty in federal court to committing multiple armed robberies in Austin. According to court documents, on Dec. 31, 2023, 27-year-old Christian Lopez-Burgos used a black-over-tan pistol during an attempted robbery of a fast-food restaurant on Interstate...
Experts say law could have prevented baby abandonment
Texas lawmakers passed the Safe Haven Law in 1999, giving parents unable to care for their child the option to leave them unharmed at hospitals, fire stations or EMS stations without legal consequences.
Backyard birder in Texas helps researchers make groundbreaking discovery about hybrid songbird
TEXAS, USA — Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered what may be the first vertebrate hybrid created by climate change, after two bird species expanded their ranges and met in the wild near San Antonio. The rare offspring of a blue jay and green jay represents a unique case where shifting...
Pflugerville police looking for missing 13-year-old boy
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — Police are asking for the public's help in locating a 13-year-old boy who has been missing since Friday. Jonathan Berry-Middleton was last seen Sept. 19, according to the Pflugerville Police Department. Authorities are treating the case as a runaway juvenile. Jonathan is described as a Black...
DOJ investigating city of Austin for discriminatory ‘DEI’ hiring practices
(The Center Square) – The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the city of Austin for potentially discriminatory employment practices as a new independent initiative has begun tracking the city’s “rogue criminals, prosecutors, and politicians. At issue is the city of Austin’s Office of Equity and...
