Affidavit: Homeless man threatens former boss with knife

The manager said he had fired the man because he had repeatedly not been following directions, but the man had shown up for work numerous times since then.

Missing middle school student found safe, Amber Alert canceled

Avery Reynolds was last seen at Clint Small Middle School on Friday, Jan. 10 shortly after 4 p.m. AISD police say she may be with her mother, who is in violation of a court order.

Cat dies, five displaced in Lamar Square apartment fire

Unattended cooking led to an apartment fire that displaced five and killed a cat in Southwest Austin.

Southwest Austin family's annual Christmas lights display attracts thousands

The Maywald family spends about a year decorating for their annual Christmas lights display which is open to the public and attracts people from all over the country to feel the love of the holidays, and laughter too. 

Sunset Valley police arrest homeless woman for disorderly conduct

Claudia Cuchia says Wednesday morning she was on the way to Sam’s Club when she noticed a woman swaying back and forth in the street in front of a bus stop.

Water main break, not sink hole, in Southwest Austin

Officials are saying that was was believed to be a possible sink hole in Southwest Austin causing traffic delays and road closures is in fact a water main break.

Contractors clean up homeless encampment in southwest Austin

Contractors accompanied by Austin police spent hours cleaning up a homeless encampment near US 290 and South Lamar. Austin Public Works says the cleanup was a routine "under bridge cleanup."

Man and child found dead in SW Travis County home
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Investigators have yet to confirm whether a man and child found dead inside of a home was the result of a double homicide or a murder-suicide.

STAR Flight crews shaken 'to the core' after nurse's death

Travis County EMS Chief Ernesto Rodriguez says Monday night first responders were having a hard time finding a victim that had fallen off of a 13-foot cliff in the Barton Creek green belt.

APD gives a look at the damage to Air One after deadly weekend standoff

Flight officers counted two dozen damage marks to Air One. Flight officers say the markings look like bullet fragmentation as well as debris from trees as the gunman was shooting up from the trees.

Suspect killed after shooting at APD's Air One

An Austin police sniper shot and killed a southwest Austin man after her shot at a police helicopter Saturday night.