Wrong way Austin driver killed in two-vehicle crash identified

Police say a preliminary investigation shows that 37-year-old Richard Barrera was driving the wrong way in the northbound North MoPac Expressway toll lane when he collided with another vehicle.

Austin police identify woman who died following auto-pedestrian crash

Police say 29-year-old Fabiola Cervantes was hit by a vehicle in the 7000 block of East US 290 Highway service road eastbound at around 3:30 a.m. on May 21.

Memorial Day weekend expected to be busy for travel

AAA estimates 39 million people will be traveling for the holiday and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport expects to have the busiest Memorial Day travel time in its history.

Austin ISD confirms cutbacks include 15 vacant police positions

Confirmation of the AISD police reduction plan comes only days after the school shooting in Uvalde where 19 children and two teachers were killed.

Personal watercraft banned on Lake Austin for Memorial Day weekend

Austin police want to remind those heading to Lake Austin this Memorial Day weekend that a ban on personal watercrafts begins Friday evening and ends Tuesday, May 31.

San Antonio man sentenced for arson of Travis County political party office

According to court documents, on Sept. 29, 2021, 31-year-old Ryan Faircloth threw a Molotov cocktail through a window of the Travis County Democratic Party office in downtown Austin, causing a fire.

First project to remove signals on Loop 360 to get underway

The Loop 360 at Westlake Drive, Cedar Street project will improve safety and mobility along the scenic corridor.

Two more APD officers indicted for actions during May 2020 protests

The officers both face two counts of first-degree felony Aggravated Assault with Serious Bodily Injury by a Public Servant and first-degree felony Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon by a Public Servant.

Sponsors cut ties with cyclist Colin Strickland in wake of Moriah Wilson murder

Enve Composites, Specialized, Rapha and The Meteor Cafe have all ended their partnerships with cyclist Colin Strickland in the wake of Moriah Wilson's murder.

Foundation Communities closer to affordable housing goal

The Austin non-profit is closer to its goal of housing more than 2,000 people, many of whom will be transitioning directly from living on the streets.

New watering restrictions in Austin to take effect June 6

Austin has been at the Conservation Stage of the plan, the lowest stage of the Water Conservation Code, for over three years.

Pedestrian hit, killed by vehicle in North Austin

The driver of a vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian in North Austin, resulting in the city's 41st fatal crash of 2022.