Subject in custody after SWAT situation downtown, roads closed in area
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police are responding to a SWAT team situation in downtown Austin. APD reported that the area near Red River and Cesar Chavez Streets was closed off due to police activity. APD confirmed that SWAT teams were responding to a barricaded subject. They said that the...
School bus carrying 42 students rolls over in northwest Austin, injures dozens
The first day of school took a turn in Austin, Texas when a bus carrying 42 students rolled on its side. The bus veered into an embankment.
Alix Earle Surprises University of Texas Sororities During Recruitment
Alix Earle Surprises University of Texas Sororities During Recruitment
Texas nonprofit launches dashboard to visualize July flood-related FEMA claims
An Austin-based nonprofit organization has launched an online dashboard that visualizes information about what assistance claims have been filed with FEMA in the aftermath of flash floods that hit Central Texas in early July.
Texas AG Accuses Lilly Of Offering Providers Illegal Incentives
AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly for allegedly bribing and illegally inducing medical providers to prescribe its most profitable drugs, including the high-demand GLP-1 medications Mounjaro and Zepbound that are used for weight loss and diabetes...
Fatal crash involving 18-wheeler shuts down I-35 southbound lanes in Austin overnight
AUSTIN, TX — One person is dead, and two others are in the hospital, after a crash involving an 18-wheeler shut down all southbound lanes of the I-35 lower deck early Saturday morning. The crash occurred around midnight in the 3400 block of southbound I-35 near 38 1/2 Street,...
2 arrested, charged with capital murder in I-35 homicide, court documents say
Two people were arrested and charged with capital murder after their alleged involvement in a homicide that happened earlier this month in north Austin, according to Travis County court documents.
Central Texas schools start the new year with a new cell phone ban
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas students will no longer be allowed to use cellphones or other personal devices during the school day because of a new Texas law. “I think everybody wants kids to put electronics away. It's time to get back to learning,” said Dr. Michael A. Cardona, Superintendent of San Marcos Independent School...
Austin weather: Triple digit heat and rain
It's going to be hot and we'll likely see rain chances in the coming days. Zack Shields has all the details in his full forecast.
Screwworm threat in Austin: Gov. Abbott & Secretary Rollins on plans to fight back
AUSTIN, Texas - Governor Greg Abbott and U.S Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins reveal plans to fight back against threats posed by the New World screwworm. Abbott and Rollins held a news conference to discuss the plans. Watch the full news conference below:
