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Former U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, who served in the U.S. Senate for 42 years, died at 88 in Salt Lake City, the Hatch Foundation announced on Twitter Saturday. → Read More
The director of a Nevada-based group that runs two orphanages in Ukraine says when he arrived in the country, he found the situation was more “bleak” than he’d feared. But he said Ukrainians have shown kindness and understanding for the children even in the midst of war. → Read More
‘Big Tex,’ the 55-foot tall cowboy emblematic of the Texas State Fair, is at his post and ready to welcome fair-goers next week. → Read More
The Austin Municipal Court is closed Friday after a pipe burst, the city announced in a press release. → Read More
A massive three-alarm fire at a construction site in south Austin early Thursday quickly became a terrifying ordeal for dozens of residents who lived nearby. → Read More
Austin fire crews are battling a massive three-alarm fire at a construction site in south Austin early Thursday morning. → Read More
Williamson County officials have shut down traffic Chandler Road Wednesday afternoon as they respond to a "major crash with injuries" according to a tweet from the Williamson County Sheriff's Office. → Read More
Leander police released a sketch Wednesday with the hope that someone will recognize a sexual assault suspect and give police more information about him. → Read More
Police have shut down roads in a central Austin neighborhood due to an investigation. → Read More
A family of four was taken to the hospital after a fire at a two-story home in Kyle, according to the Kyle Fire Department. → Read More
The Travis County Sheriff's Office has identified the 22-year-old swimmer who died at Lake Travis on Saturday. → Read More
Austin police have identified a 42-year-old man who was struck and killed while walking on Interstate 35 last Wednesday. → Read More
The Austin Independent School District will begin a series of meetings next week to gather feedback from parents and community members about looming school closures and consolidations. → Read More
If you didn't catch The Tonight Show Monday night, you might not have heard. Host Jimmy Fallon announced he will be coming to the University of Texas at Austin on November 7 for a special show. → Read More
After a spillgate on Lake Dunlap collapsed in May, the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority will start draining four lakes along the Guadalupe Valley Monday, with the aim of preventing another mishap. → Read More
Construction begins Monday to narrow a sidewalk outside the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless in downtown Austin along Seventh and Neches Streets. → Read More
The family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used Swiss bank accounts to conceal the transfer of millions of dollars from the company to themselves, New York state’s attorney general contends in court papers filed Friday. → Read More
A Texas state representative is being criticized for tweeting he had an assault weapon ready for Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke. → Read More
AUSTIN, Texas (AP / KXAN) — A Texas state representative is being criticized for tweeting he had an assault weapon ready for Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke. The tweet from Republican state Rep. Briscoe Cain came after O’Rourke pledged Thursday during the Democratic debate that “hell yes, we’re gonna take your AR-15, your AK-47” when asked about […] → Read More
Eighties rock star Eddie Money died Friday at age 70, according to a report by TMZ, after he announced in August that he had stage 4 esophageal cancer. → Read More