I-35 lower deck reopens after 5-vehicle crash
The Austin Police Department on social media said a multi-vehicle crash occurred on the southbound lower deck of N Interstate Highway 35 near the 15th Street exit.
Hill Country police arrest teens on felony organized crime charges
Kyle police officials say the three suspects — one 18 years old, the other two 17 — stole vehicles, credit cards and guns.
Round Rock police arrest 2 in attempted Best Buy burglary
ROUND ROCK, Texas - Two people have been arrested after an attempted burglary at a Round Rock Best Buy early Saturday. The burglary call came in at the Best Buy on S IH-35, Round Rock police said. They were dispatched around 4:45 a.m. The caller had reported two men in...
Woods, Waters, and Wildlife: Lifesaving New Year Kick-Offs
The new year begins with this issue of the Woods, Waters, and Wildlife column. And let it begin with my wish for you to spend as much of your free time outdoors, doing something – anything — to get you off the couch and away from your computer and the Internet.
Police respond to ‘barricaded subject’ in southeast Austin
The Austin Police Department responded to a "barricaded subject" following a domestic violence incident on Saturday morning.
Austin Requires Human Oversight For City AI
Austin is putting some serious training wheels on its artificial intelligence tools, rolling out new rules that require a human to review every AI-generated output and explicitly banning uses like nonstop employee surveillance or quietly using algorithms to cut jobs. City leaders are pitching the move as a way to...
Two found dead in home outside of Round Rock, juvenile in custody
Williamson County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) said two adult male victims were found dead from gunshot wounds in a residence early Saturday, according to a post on Facebook.
allandale quick bites: many openings, roya and tzintzuntzan close, and gusto and gracia closing
Lots going on as 2025 came to a close! Mama Betty’s (review this issue) and Foxtail Lounge opened up at 7001 Burnet Road. Khanm Kitchen rolled into 1901 West Anderson Lane to sling a variety of Kurdish and Iraqi cuisine. DonDon Japanese Fire Bowl is a Japanese Donburi providing rice bowls for delivery or pickup from...
Texas Veterans Commission collecting stories for America’s Semiquincentennial
The Texas Veterans Commission is calling on Texas veterans to share their stories and pictures so they can be honored in the America250 commemorations.
Austin-based Sprinkles closing all company-owned cupcake shops nationwide
“Even though I sold the company over a decade ago, I still have such a personal connection to it,” the founder of the cupcake shops said. “This isn’t how I thought the story would go."
