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Jason Mitton wanted one of the new COVID-19 vaccines before leaving on a business trip. But the pharmacists at a drug store near his home in Austin, Texas, refused. “He’s like: ‘Do you have a doctor’s note?’ I said: ‘No, I don’t.’ He said: ‘Well, the FDA standards say that you don’t qualify. And our policy is that we...

Austin police Chief Lisa Davis, right, and Austin ISD police Chief Wayne Sneed said their departments are improving communications and other protocols given public messaging errors following a Sept. 10 shooting near Barton Hills Elementary School. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact) Austin and Austin ISD police officials...

Cara Todkill smells cannabis flower from Warren Campbell, owner of W Squared Distribution in Houston, at CHAMPS Trade Show at the Palmer Events Center Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. The three-day business-to-business trade show focuses on the counterculture, smoke shop, and cannabis-related industries. Tarek Adieh, of...

The City of Austin has launched a pilot program to remove graffiti on private property.

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police have arrested a man in connection with a series of burglaries at Royal Blue Grocery this week. Detectives apprehended 50-year-old Manny Jimeniz early Thursday morning near the grocery store locations. Earlier this week, the company's downtown location was burglarized three nights in a...

Jugging—a robbery trend where suspects follow bank ATM users—surfaced in Austin recently when thieves broke a car window but stole the wrong bag. Texas now makes it a felony.

AUSTIN, Texas — An elementary school in southeast Austin was evacuated after an electrical odor was reported to AFD crews. Firefighters responded to reports of an electrical odor at Perez Elementary School at 7500 S. Pleasant Valley Rd. at around 9:40 a.m. Friday morning. AFD said that no smoke...

Austin firefighters honored the heroic actions of the first responders who answered the call on Sept. 11, 24 years ago. Austin firefighters took part in the memorial stair climb.

The manhunt is on for 28-year-old Olmer Lopez, named as the main suspect in a fatal incident that took place in the early hours of August 31 at an apartment complex near Manor, just off E. Parmer Lane in Travis County, officials announced. The victim, identified by the Travis County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) as Yury...

Drones are seemingly everywhere these days, delivering groceries, taking photos and responding to emergencies. Now, an Austin-based company is advertising them to Texas school districts as a tool to assist law enforcement during shootings. There have been 47 in 2025 , the most recent on Aug. 27 that left two children...