Gigi Barnett
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Five bodies pulled out of Waller Creek in two years, businesses concerned
Austin police confirm five people died in a little more than two years in Waller Creek. Police discovered the latest death Wednesday morning. → Read More
Central Texas doctors scrambling to find source of parasite infection
Restaurants and stores across the country are scrambling to wash produce and remove any that may be tainted with a tiny parasite. In Texas, doctors are seeing a surge in the number of cyclosporiasis cases. → Read More
Texas hyperloop bullet train closer to reality, Austin may be a stop
A bullet train project that zips passengers from Dallas to Fort Worth is closer to reality. The Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Transportation Council unveiled plans Wednesday morning to explore cutting-edge hyperloop technology. → Read More
Mesa Cleaners abruptly shutters 6 locations, leaving customers in limbo
Customers of Mesa Cleaners are trying to figure out how to get their clothes back after the business suddenly shut six locations across the city. → Read More
Trailer fire devastates two Austin rowing clubs
A trailer went up in flames on Interstate 35 on Friday … and connected to it were five top-of-the-line row boats valued at $200,000. → Read More
A renewed warning: Group wants plan to block spread of zebra mussels
Wildlife rangers are sending a renewed warning to lake visitors and boaters this weekend. → Read More
Texas GOP considers eliminating property appraisal boards
Property appraisals may be a thing of the past if some Texas Republicans have their way. → Read More
Austin's hike and bike trail gets new bridge under Congress Ave.
Austin's Butler Hike and Bike Trail around Lady Bird Lake is getting a new addition — a much-needed pedestrian bridge under Congress Avenue. → Read More
Couple files lawsuit to sell pickled produce at farmers markets
One Texas couple is fighting a law that bans them from selling their family recipes at local farmers markets because of a 2013 law that forbids certain homemade foods. → Read More
Homeowners say builder refused to help save dying heritage trees
Several homeowners in a new northeast Austin neighborhood say their heritage Post Oak and Pecan trees started dying shortly after moving into their homes. → Read More
App designed to silence cell phones, save lives during active shooter
Cell phones can be a life-saver in an active-shooter situation. But, some features can turn you into a target. A new app is designed to silence the sights and sounds that could attract a shooter; and, the app's creator says her research may have predicted Thursday's school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas. → Read More
App designed to silence cell phones, save lives during active shooter
Cell phones can be a life-saver in an active-shooter situation. But, some features can turn you into a target. A new app is designed to silence the sights and sounds that could attract a shooter; and, the app's creator says her research may have predicted Thursday's school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas. → Read More
New active shooter system locks down school, calls police
An Austin security company recently developed an all-around system to perform life-saving tasks during an active shooter situation. → Read More
Doctors report spike in norovirus cases during warmer months
There's an alarming health trend in Williamson County as pediatricians are reporting a spike in the highly-contagious norovirus. → Read More
Shoal Creek homeowners offer new backyard view of landslide damage
City engineers confirmed a massive landslide along Shoal Creek damaged the backyards of four multi-million dollar homes. Homeowners show a new view of the destruction. → Read More
Cutting-edge app could shrink state's high maternal death rate
An app that links pregnant women directly to their doctors could shrink the number of Texas mothers who die during and after birth. → Read More
Experts see more Central Texas teens trying LSD, hallucinogens
This comes after Hays County Sheriff's deputies reported three recent overdoses involving Dripping Springs High School students and arrested one of their classmates this week for giving the teens the drug. → Read More
SXSW music panel takes on #MeToo, Time's Up movements
A South by Southwest panel of powerful female artists takes on the groundbreaking and controversial anti-harassment movement in Hollywood. → Read More
High-Tech Vests Map Heart Problems
Peering into a patient's heart and locating potentially-deadly irregular heartbeats takes surgery with a catheter, but a new high-tech vest is a new way to bypass that in some cases. → Read More
At-home DNA breast cancer test may not offer 'full risk picture'
A warning from doctors after the Federal Drug Administration cleared the way for a genetic testing company to offer over-the-counter breast cancer screening kits. → Read More