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Pease Park troll sculpture set on fire; investigation underway

The giant Pease Park troll sculpture has been set on fire, the Austin Fire Department confirms.

H-E-B announces Austin store closure due to lease ending

Del Valle High School triplets get full ride college scholarships

Serial burglar arrested after breaking into Austin store over 10 times

GOP Texas attorney general candidates push on despite no Trump endorsement

Family of 2017 murder victim in Austin still searching for justice

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Official 2026 hurricane forecast released with Atlantic season just days away

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Official 2026 hurricane forecast released with Atlantic season just days away

NOAA has released its official hurricane forecast for 2026, with the start of the Atlantic season 10 days away.

Texas man accused of secretly giving abortion medication to pregnant woman faces historic charges: prosecutors

Pooh Shiesty trial date set for alleged Gucci Mane kidnapping, robbery case

Co-director of Camp Mystic has nursing license suspended; 'child abandonment' cited

Corpus Christi woman sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for child pornography charges

$14.7M in meth hidden in lettuce shipment seized at Texas border

Crime Coverage

Pease Park troll sculpture set on fire; investigation underway

The giant Pease Park troll sculpture has been set on fire, the Austin Fire Department confirms.

ICE will 'be out there every day' during World Cup, DHS chief says

Phoenix morgue burglary suspect accused of sexual contact with dead bodies

Serial burglar arrested after breaking into Austin store over 10 times

Texas man accused of secretly giving abortion medication to pregnant woman faces historic charges: prosecutors

Pooh Shiesty trial date set for alleged Gucci Mane kidnapping, robbery case

National News

Phoenix morgue burglary suspect accused of sexual contact with dead bodies

A 31-year-old man was arrested after allegedly using a crowbar to break into the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office and having sexual contact with multiple corpses.

Man jailed over Charlie Kirk Facebook post wins $835,000 settlement

Nephew's DNA ID's World War II Marine killed in 1944

Unknown substance kills 3, injures first responders in New Mexico

'Peanuts' music owner sues US government, 3 companies alleging illegal use of its tunes

SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever IPO

ICE officials said they will be focused on public safety, not broad immigration sweeps, during the World Cup, but it’s unclear whether ICE agents will avoid all immigration enforcement during the event.

May 21, 2026 10:11am CDT

World Cup and America 250 has TSA bracing for a busy summer

May 20, 2026 8:17pm CDT

Prince William may bring Prince George to the US for FIFA World Cup in historic first, sources say

May 20, 2026 12:32pm CDT

FIFA World Cup ticket prices dropping, good news for soccer fans

May 20, 2026 9:09am CDT

World Cup 2026 base camps: Where national teams will be based during the tournament

May 19, 2026 11:13am CDT

How to fill out a 2026 World Cup bracket as FIFA launches its online predictor

May 19, 2026 7:51am CDT

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John Krasinski talks Jack Ryan: Ghost War

John Krasinski and Sienna Miller join The Back Stage Experience to dish on Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War, now streaming on Prime Video. In this new mission, Ryan reunites with CIA operatives to outsmart a treacherous enemy from his past who already knows their every move.

Austin teen released from ICE just in time to graduate