$25 adoptions at Austin Animal Center for May 'Empty the Shelters' event

Austin Animal Center is joining more than 350 shelters in 45 states for BISSELL Pet Foundation's first “Empty the Shelter" event of 2023.

Scammer posing as officer, demanding money: Austin police

Austin police say the scammer tells the victim that they are subject to arrest unless they send money to an unknown CashApp account.

Central Texas weather: More severe storms possible Friday night

We're between storms today. Enjoy the dry weather while it lasts because the hail and wind threat returns tomorrow night. Zack Shields has details on the timing of the next round of storms.

VIDEO: Two men seen breaking into mailboxes at Northwest Austin condos

Earlier this month, new cameras captured two men in security outfits that were able to get past the locked gate and start opening up boxes and stealing mail, appearing to have a master key.

Bat found at Zilker Park tests positive for rabies

On April 22, around at 3:50 p.m., an Animal Protection Officer (APO) responded to a call on the Great Lawn at Zilker Park near Lou Neff Point about a bat near the ground on a tree trunk.

Austin man receives prison time for child sexual abuse material

According to court documents, he had searched for, accessed, viewed, downloaded, possessed, stored, and distributed CSAM since approximately 2018.

Travis County fentanyl-related overdoses double in 2022, data reveals

The report says 417 people died of an accidental overdose in 2022 with 245 people who died from an accidental fentanyl-related overdose.

Austin named city with 15th biggest homicide rate problem: study

WalletHub says homicide rates have risen by an average of 10% in 45 U.S. cities between 2021 and 2023, and they're still rising.

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Central Texas

A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for most of Central Texas as storms head into the area overnight. Carlo Falco has the latest details

Austin woman attacked in broad daylight while hiking in Barton Creek Greenbelt

Isabella Ricks has been hiking on the Violet Crown Trail in South Austin for about six years, but that sense of safety was shattered when she was attacked in broad daylight.

UT Austin sprinter becomes first to run 60M dash in under 7 seconds

Julien Alfred won the 200-meter and 60-meter dashes at the 2023 NCAA Division I women's indoor track and field championships in March.

ACC lifts shelter-in-place order for Riverside campus

In a text alert sent around 6:15 p.m., ACC said the campus has returned to normal operations and that Austin police have given the all clear.

Man receives probation for 2021 assaults; victims say sentence is too lenient

He was arrested after one of his victims went on NextDoor and found other victims, who all pieced together evidence tying him to the assaults.

Arrest made in big multi-state identity fraud case

According to court documents, Tony Cao Li was arrested earlier this year in Utah after going on a spending spree with stolen IDs, including that of an Austin man.