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TEXAS - Nearly one year after catastrophic flash floods tore through the Texas Hill Country, communities across Central Texas are still grappling with the scars of the deadliest inland flood in modern state history. The disaster, which began on July 4, 2025, claimed at least 136 lives region-wide after stalled...

AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin Police Department (APD) officer will have to pay fines for speeding that led to a multi-vehicle wreck in 2025, the Travis County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday. APD officer Daniel Robert Kessler Jr. entered a guilty plea to two counts of speeding on Thursday...

IKEA is shutting down its small-format Plan & order point at The Domain in North Austin, with the location set to close on August 30, 2026. The studio, which opened in June 2024 and has operated as a design-and-pickup showroom instead of a full warehouse, will stay available for planning appointments through the summer

Austin police say Sierra Rodriguez was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of 74-year-old Michael Shelton, who was found dead in his east Austin home on June 24.

A late-night scooter ride ended in tragedy Tuesday when a person was struck and killed by a vehicle at the intersection of Airport Boulevard and Oak Springs Drive, according to Austin police. The victim, described by officers as an unidentified Black man, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the driver stayed

The restaurant has been in business for nearly 30 years.

Jupiter Supper Club, a largely plant-based restaurant, bar, and live music venue in downtown Austin, started as a member's club a year and a half ago and has gradually been opening more to the public. It's arrived at a new phase in its evolution thanks to a new happy hour that combines elegant small dishes with gentle

Shorebirds return to Central Texas from their breeding grounds in July, and this month's bird forecast features a shorebird favorite - the Spotted Sandpiper.

Residents living near I-35 and Oltorf continue to worry about a homeless navigation center that city officials are placing in the area. A group of them recently formed a nonprofit called the South Austin Neighborhood Safety Alliance, which is meeting regularly with city and county officials, local law enforcement, repr

A parasitic illness is spreading across the country, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating the source after at least 20 people were hospitalized.