Новости за 11.01.2024

With sub-freezing temperatures in the forecast here in Central Texas, many residents will be bundling up and hunkering down indoors to avoid going outside in the frigid air. But how do you protect your trees from the wintry chill?

Developers and community leaders celebrated the grand opening of a new affordable housing project Wednesday morning. The complex in North Austin will bring 275 new units to tenants making less than 60% the median income.

A former juvenile corrections officer and former Austin ISD tutor has been indicted on felony charges in connection with his time working at Giddings State School, according to Texas Juvenile Justice Department officials.

An affidavit filed Thursday morning revealed more details surrounding Tuesday’s machete attack in south Austin.

As of September 2017, Texas law removed prohibitions on certain knives that had previously prevented them from being carried statewide.

Gregory Seth Gott says he was on a nice walk Tuesday morning at Auditorium Shores when he felt someone bump into him from behind. When he turned around, he realized the man had a machete.

The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter is asking the community to consider fostering dogs as extreme cold weather is expected to hit the Central Texas region this weekend and early next week.

Ewers, eligible for the NFL Draft at the end of this season, released a video via social media that, after a series of acknowledgments, simply ended, "I'm coming back."

A former City of Austin employee was accused of fraud in November following an investigation by the city auditor.

Austinites will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, the same day the civil rights leader was born and on what would've been his 95th birthday.

11-year-old Stephen Ellis, a self-proclaimed World War II buff, is leading tours through the museum’s WWII exhibit, the youngest volunteer tour guide at the museum.

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, Travis County Judge Andy Brown and the heads of at least nine different city departments held a news conference to alert the community about the potential for dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills possibly making it feel like single digits on Monday morning.

It's probably a mistake to bet against robust growth for the local economy in 2024, even if it clearly slowed in 2023 from its post-pandemic boom.

The Central Texas Food Bank said Wednesday it was monitoring the chances for the extreme cold that the KXAN First Warning Weather team said is likely coming next week.

The Texas Department of Transportation will host a virtual and in-person hearing Thursday about plans to improve one of the deadliest roads in the Austin area.

Austin Police said Wednesday it needs the public's help looking for two men, one of whom it said hit an officer in October.

A 59-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday after he was accused of making a terroristic threat at the Austin Bergstrom International Airport.

Austin Pets Alive! has more than 200 dogs and about 30 cats that they are hoping to get fostered or adopted before freezing temperatures hit Central Texas.

A man was arrested Wednesday afternoon in connection with a November murder in east Austin.

The new year brings new resolutions--kicking bad habits to the curb and starting new healthy ones.

A man was arrested for allegedly placing an officer in a chokehold during his arrest, authorities said.

"She has earned it... her work got her here," admirers said.

The Round Rock Police Department said it was investigating a “suspicious incident” Wednesday.

The Hays County Homelessness Coalition is gearing up to do its fifth point-in-time count, the annual survey to get a snapshot of homelessness in a community at a moment in time.

The Austin Police Department has released body-worn camera footage from a Dec. 26 incident in which an officer fatally shot a man who was carrying a BB gun. Police said at the time of the shooting, the BB gun appeared to be a rifle.