Mount Bonnell is among the first spots newcomers visit after the arrive in Austin. It lies on a path that the Native Americans made through the western hills above the Colorado River, now impounded here as Lake Austin. More than…
Shane Lilly and his dog, Major, a Belgian Malinois, pose on a hike. Courtesy of Shane Lilly. A federal judge late Monday barred Austin from euthanizing Major the dog and ordered the city to release the Belgian Malinois to a…
A man who allegedly stomped on another man's head at Austin's Central Library earlier this year is now facing a murder charge after the victim died months later. AUSTIN, Texas - A man accused of stomping on another man's head at…
An explosion reported at a South Austin shooting range Sunday morning left the facility's shooting bays closed until further notice as authorities investigate what happened. The Travis County Fire Marshal's Office said the blast was reported at 10:37 a.m. Oct. 25 at The…
AUSTIN, Texas — A Travis County jury found Daniel Perry not guilty Thursday of a misdemeanor deadly conduct charge stemming from the 2020 fatal shooting of Garrett Foster during a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Austin. Perry shot and killed Foster…
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police are asking for the public's help identifying suspects connected to a series of copper thefts in East Austin that have damaged electrical equipment and disrupted local businesses. According to the Austin Police Department, multiple thefts have…
KUT has obtained an audio recording from the ICE traffic stop and car chase that preceded the shooting of Wilber Garces Perez, the Venezuelan DoorDash driver who was shot by an ICE agent in North Austin last month. The audio…
ICE arrested and detained a man near Barrington Elementary School, as passersby protested the action. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested a man on Saturday in what the federal agency described as a “targeted enforcement operation” in Austin. On Oct.
AUSTIN, Texas — A barricaded subject was taken into custody Tuesday evening after Austin police called in the SWAT team to assist with an incident in Northeast Austin. According to the Austin Police Department, officers responded to the 8100 block of Cameron…
Daniel Vasquez was charged with murder last week after the death of Alonzo Mabry, whom Vasquez violently attacked in March at the Austin Public Library. Vasquez was initially charged with aggravated assault. A man who authorities say randomly attacked and…
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