Puppy found floating in box on Texas river rescued, available for adoption

The pup, now known as Kayak, was rescued, but tested positive for parvovirus, leading to Austin Pets Alive! taking him in for treatment at their Puppy Parvo ICU.

Skeleton ziptied to rocking chair in North Austin stolen by thief

A thief didn't let some zipties deter them from getting what they came for, instead taking both a skeleton and the chair it was tied to from a North Austin home.

UT Austin awarded $1M to establish Pandemic Decision Science center

The new UT Center for Pandemic Decision Science will bring together people from different disciplines and backgrounds to "tackle the grand challenge of preparing the world to combat future pandemic threats," says UT Austin.

UT Austin program helps people become teachers quicker

With the recent teacher shortage, UT Austin is offering those with STEM degrees the opportunity to become teachers in only seven months.

Austin and its booming crowds an F1 favorite for drivers

Sunday will be the final race of the original 10-year agreement in Austin because the COVID pandemic canceled the race in 2020, but the agreement has been extended for five more years.

F1 US Grand Prix back for 10th year at COTA

For the 10th year, COTA is hosting the Formula 1 US Grand Prix, with thrilling racing, electrifying musical performances, the COTA Culinary Experience, off-track entertainment and more.

2022-23 Central Texas high school football scores, highlights: Week 9

Check out FOX 7 Austin's rundown of Central Texas high school football scores and highlights from Week 9 of the 2022-23 season.

Video: Austin resident witnesses repeated animal abuse; frustrated no action taken by APD

FOX 7 reached out the City of Austin’s Animal Services and a spokesperson told us that because animal abuse is a crime, it is handled by the Austin Police Department.

Iranians continue to protest death of Mahsa Amini

Since the in-custody death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in September, Iran has been in a state of unrest.

MLB players are hitting home runs with these baseball gloves created by a teen entrepreneur

The gloves that are making major strides in professional baseball were created by teenager Bear Mayer in 2017 — who was just 16 years old when he launched his company in Austin.

Autumn temperatures continue in Austin

Austin is on a roll with this nice weather, with autumn temps continuing until the weekend.

2 women arrested for drugging, robbing several victims in Downtown Austin

Austin police said the two women robbed more than $55,000 from multiple victims in downtown Austin over the weekend of Feb. 11-13, 2022.

Formula One drivers make pit stop at Dell Children's to hang out, play with kids

Haas F1 drivers Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen will be racing this weekend, but on Wednesday, they got the chance to race with child patients in Mario Kart.

12-foot Halloween skeleton stolen from Austin neighborhood

An Austin community is offering a reward for information leading to the identity of the person caught stealing a 12-foot skeleton from a front yard.