Owner of East Austin boutique burned in early June says recovery is just now beginning

On Tuesday AFD said they’re still investigating. Right now Alexander says she’s working with her own insurance company, the landlord’s and her business neighbor’s, waiting for money to kick in. 

Multiple arrests made after East Austin pawnshop burglarized

Police say at around 1 a.m. on June 1 they were notified by Austin PD Air 1 that there were about 50 people inside the EZ Pawn located at 1900 E. 7th Street.

Police investigating deadly shooting in East Austin

Police say a man was shot just after 10 p.m. on May 28 at an apartment complex on Springdale Road just down the road from Givens Park.

Families say final goodbyes to Pease Elementary School before it closes its doors permanently

Pease Elementary School stood for 144 years, it was the oldest continuously operating elementary school in Texas. Try as they might, parents and east side activists fought to keep their children’s schools alive. In November, Austin ISD school board voted to shutter it’s doors.

Council member launches pilot program to help equip East Austin with COVID-19 resources

Natasha Harper-Madison, a Lupus survivor, said little access to healthcare, transportation access, and even pre-existing conditions often plague her constituents.

Students, staff say bats are still inside school, cafeteria at East Austin College Prep

Last Wednesday parents received a letter from East Austin College Prep,  saying they discovered a bat, but what the letter did not include was that it wasn't just one bat, but a colony of bats.

Police looking for suspect after man injured in East Austin

Austin police say the suspect is still at large and the scene is still active with detectives looking for the suspect.

Live bats removed from East Austin Elementary School

In a letter addressed to parents, Principal Rick Garner said that eight bats we're removed from the school after one of them came into contact with one a student. According to Garner, the bat only touched the student's jacket, however, Travis County Animal Control Services will be testing the bats for rabies. 

FOX 7 Discussion: Salvation Army of Austin opens new East Austin homeless shelter

The Salvation Army of Austin area commander Major Lewis Reckline joins Marcel Clarke to discuss their new East Austin homeless shelter which has begun welcoming its first families.

Salvation Army of Austin to open new 212-bed Rathgeber Center Wednesday

The center will provide shelter and 100% housing-focused case management to homeless families with children with a plan to return them to self-sufficiency, according to a release from the Salvation Army.

East Austin celebrates diversity with new art installations

Eleven different hearts were designed by local artists with the message to love and care for your community, and the artists hope that the installations will inspire others in their own communities.