Citations for decades-old garage conversions in South, East Austin could be dismissed

After a few people pushed back against code citations in South and East Austin for decades-old garage conversions, code enforcement could possibly be getting rid of those citations.

East Austin home burglary caught on countertop security camera

A burglar used a brick to smash open a bedroom window, walked towards the kitchen and began his stealing spree, not noticing the security camera on the countertop.

Family-owned East Austin piñata store to close its doors, cites gentrification

In a letter addressed to the East Austin community, the owners of Jumpolin, located on East Cesar Chavez Street, announced that they will be closing their doors at the end of January. 

Austin man pleads guilty in beating death of girlfriend's 2-year-old brother

In June 2018, Austin police responded to a home in the 6400 block of Springdale Road in East Austin. Police say the two-year-old died from blunt force trauma while in the care of him and the boy's 22-year-old sister.

Man in East Austin dies after suffering critical, life threatening injuries from a stabbing

According to ATCEMS, a man in his 20's has been stabbed near the 1100 block of Estes Ave. Medics declared a trauma alert before the man was transported away from the scene. 

Woman sentenced to 20 years for stabbing an East Austin elderly couple

The couple say they had never met Haywood before she walked into their East Austin home and stabbed them both, multiple times. 

APD searching for two subjects connected to Mueller overnight shooting victim

Police are looking for two subjects who dropped off the gunshot victim at Dell Children's Hospital, at approximately 12:02 a.m. Saturday morning. 

One dead, three detained in East Austin shooting

When police arrived on the scene they found a man in a parking lot with obvious trauma. They immediately started life-saving procedures, however, the victim has succumbed to his wounds. He is described as a black male in his late twenties. 

Two die in two separate auto-pedestrian crashes in Austin

An adult woman and an adult man were pronounced dead at the scene of two separate auto-pedestrian crashes in Austin Wednesday night.

Close Call: Bullet pierces through East Austin woman’s home on New Year’s Eve

The woman said she initially thought a firework went off inside her house until she looked at the bullet-sized hole in her ceiling and nearby was the bullet to match.

APD identifies suspect wanted for East Austin SWAT standoff

The incident stemmed from a domestic dispute at Fort Branch at Truman’s Landing, an apartment complex in East Austin.

APD SWAT standoff in East Austin ends after ten hours

The incident stemmed from a domestic dispute at Fort Branch at Truman’s Landing, an apartment complex in East Austin, according to police.