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Austin Public Health told KXAN it plans to send an outreach team to a South Congress neighborhood in response to concerns from neighbors regarding some people experiencing homeless in the area. → Read More
A coalition of ministry and advocacy groups will speak on the challenge of re-housing individuals who will soon be displaced as the Salvation Army downtown shelter prepares to close this month. → Read More
A YouTube video shows Sunset Valley police officers interacting with a crowd on people and vehicles acting “disorderly” in a shopping center parking lot about an hour before Austin Police reported the first calls about the “street takeovers” over the weekend. → Read More
Voters will choose “yes” or “no” on two separate measures related to police oversight in May. → Read More
Police oversight is once again at the center of a disagreement in the City of Austin. → Read More
An Austin family has to balance significant storm damage with tending to their teenage daughter with cancer. → Read More
New recruitment efforts by the Round Rock Fire Department and Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2 are widening the applicant pool. → Read More
Staff with the Austin Transportation Department gave a presentation to the Mobility Committee this week regarding a parking overhaul plan that includes paid parking on South Congress Avenue. → Read More
The family of Douglas Kantor, the 25-year-old Michigan man killed in the June 2021 mass shooting on Sixth Street, flew in from out of town to attend a hearing for the accused gunman. → Read More
Juan Maldonado, a former DPS sergeant, responded to the school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on May 24. → Read More
The argument over tax dollar allocation for emergency services in Pflugerville went before the City Council this week. → Read More
One of the department’s biggest pushes at the moment is recruiting from out of state. Lieutenant Swann said APD so far has had the most success in New York City. → Read More
“Our industry has changed a lot,” said Division Chief Stephen White. He added that since the pandemic, people have started to call 911 more not just for emergencies like heart attacks, strokes or trauma — but also when they can’t get in to see a doctor. → Read More
The Austin Police Department will patrol with typical weekend staffing numbers for New Year’s Eve, but many officers will have newly graduated cadets with them. → Read More
Some changes are coming to the City of Austin’s official New Year’s Eve celebration at Auditorium Shores this year. → Read More
Students in the Vista Ridge Ranger Band have the chance to perform at one of the world’s most famous parades – and their families won’t let a Southwest cancelation keep them from seeing the event in person. → Read More
Doing some last-minute holiday shopping? Police want to send a reminder about the spike in smash-and-grab robberies seen this time of year. → Read More
More cars on the road full of people heading across the state for holiday plans – means a higher chance for accidents, and a busy weekend for tow truck operators. → Read More
The Voters for Oversight and Police Accountability (VOPA), a group supported by the Austin Police Association (APA), has submitted a petition with 34,000 signatures to the city clerk for review. → Read More
Cassandra Coffey and Nelson Anderson were pedestrians killed in crashes within one week of each other. → Read More