VIDEO: Friends escape during armed home invasion in Austin

Two Austin residents are traumatized after three men kicked down the door to their apartment. Crime Watch reporter Meredith Aldis has the details.

Austin weather: Record-breaking lows hit city due to arctic blast

Austin experienced record-breaking low temperatures just one day into this multi-day cold snap. Officials want residents to stay inside while they continue to keep everything running smoothly.

Arctic blast: Cold weather shelters, warming centers available in Central Texas

Many Central Texas cities and counties have opened cold weather shelters for those needing a warm place to stay during the freezing cold hitting the region over the next few days.

PHOTOS: Winter weather, Arctic blast hits Central Texas

The arctic blast has arrived in Central Texas, bringing with it freezing drizzle, flurries, and even some lake effect snow. Check out the viewer photos.

Texas winter weather: What is lake effect snow?

What is lake effect snow? FOX 7 Austin meteorologist Zack Shields explains this weather phenomenon seen at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

Texas weather: How to report power outages

Is your power out? Here's how to report an outage and tips on what to do to keep you and your family safe.

Austin weather: Emergency operations center activated due to arctic blast

The Austin-Travis County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and Williamson County EOC are now activated due to the arctic blast in Central Texas.

ERCOT Weather Watch issued ahead of cold front next week

ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch from January 14 to 17 ahead of the cold front that's expected to bring freezing temperatures across Texas.

Texas weather: Hard Freeze Warning issued for parts of Central Texas

NWS says there will be periods of prolonged sub-freezing temperatures expected as low as 10 to 15 degrees and that some locations will not climb above freezing until Wednesday morning.

Austin machete attack victim up and walking; more surgeries planned: mother

Seth Gott, the Austin teenager who was attacked with a machete in Auditorium Shores earlier this week, is up and walking now, according to his mother.

Texas weather: Winter preparation tips for your home ahead of arctic blast

The Insurance Council of Texas is offering winter preparation tips for your home ahead of the artic blast expected this weekend. They said being prepared is crucial to minimize risks and ensure adequate insurance coverage.

Nonprofit collecting donations to help those in need ahead of cold weather

The Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center, in collaboration with other organizations, is collecting donations to help people living on the streets ahead of the cold weather.

Hundreds of Austinites sign up to foster dogs ahead of arctic blast: APA!

Austin Pets Alive! went on social media asking for the community's help to foster the fur babies before the weather hits. Luis Sanchez, with APA!, says, so far, the response has been amazing.