Questions Surround Texas A&M Student’s Death: Family Pushes for Fresh Investigation
The family of Brianna Aguilera, a 19-year-old Texas A&M student who died after falling from a 17th-floor apartment near the University of Texas campus, is pursuing a second, independent autopsy to seek answers, according to PEOPLE. Aguilera’s mother, Stephanie Rodriguez, said the family will wait until the Travis...
Man accused of murder in northeast Travis County shooting
The Travis County Sheriff's Office on Friday morning arrested 36-year-old Joseph Muniz after a shooting at a home in the 2500 block of Forgetmenot Lane. That's near the intersection of East Howard Lane and Dessau Road.
Travis County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help in Search for Missing Woman with Cognitive...
The Travis County Sheriff’s Office is reaching out to the public seeking assistance in the case of a missing woman, Guadalupe Atonal-Hernandez, age 25, from southern Travis County. According to a press release from the Travis County Sheriff's Office, Atonal-Hernandez, who has been diagnosed with a cognitive...
Austin’s historic Baker School finds new life as a hub for the creative community
Vendors offering everything from handmade ceramic cactus lamps to perfectly worn-in vintage T-shirts to freshly baked pop tarts lined the courtyard and filled the mint-green cafetorium of the old Baker School last Saturday. “There's a lot of big markets, and I feel like this one feels more eclectically Austin,” one...
Mustang Ridge police arrest driver with DWI warrant and no license during traffic stop
MUSTANG RIDGE, Texas — A driver in Mustang Ridge was arrested for numerous charged after being pulled over for speeding. On Thursday, Mustang Ridge police said that a detective with the department made a traffic stop in the 900 block of East Lone Star Drive. The driver, pulled over...
Man sentenced to prison in connection with overdose death
A 46-year-old Georgetown man was sentenced Nov. 6 in connection with the 2022 overdose death of a Cedar Park man.
Austin pilot program cuts left-turn crashes, boosts pedestrian safety
The city of Austin said its pilot program aimed at making left turns safer has improved safety for pedestrians.
Man arrested, accused of robbing downtown Royal Blue Grocery store at gunpoint
A man was arrested in connection with an armed robbery at the Nueces Street Royal Blue Grocery location in downtown Austin.
Residents evacuated after two-alarm fire at apartments in southeast Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Fire Department responded to a fire at an apartment complex in southeast Austin early Friday morning. Crews were at the scene of a two-alarm fire at the Spoke Apartments at 2323 Town Lake Circle around at around 1 a.m. AFD said that the fire was in a second floor apartment.
Loud music, coyotes and garbage: Here’s a look at Austin’s 311 calls in 2025
Austin had a turbulent year. The city tried to reinvent itself. It didn’t go over particularly well. Then it tried to pass a sweeping plan to boost services — and increase taxes. That didn’t go over well either. But there was some normalcy in the turbulent year...

















