Porcupine spotted at Round Rock shopping center: police

The La Frontera shopping center in Round Rock had a rather unusual shopper last week…a porcupine.

Gym locker thefts: Police seeing rise in reports

A gym-goer in Austin is warning others about what happened to him as Austin police officers say they're seeing a rise in reports of this crime too.

I-35 deadly multi-vehicle crash: Driver indicted on 22 charges

A Travis County grand jury has indicted the driver at the center of a deadly multi-vehicle crash on I-35 in March on 22 charges, including five counts of manslaughter.

Petition against proposed homeless center location in South Austin

Sunrise Navigation Center, Austin’s largest homeless service provider, is in the final stages of relocating but the new proposed location has been met with swift pushback from neighbors.

Highway 290 expansion: Wheels moving with TEO community meetings

Two community meetings are scheduled this week to discuss pushing the Highway 290 tollway through Manor and into Elgin.

School superintendent defends teachers criticized for assigning book with profanity to students

A Texas school district superintendent went viral on Facebook after a social media commenter allegedly called teachers "demons" for assigning a book this person considered inappropriate.

Lee County sheriff arrested for DWI, released from custody in under 90 minutes

Lee County Sheriff Garrett Christian Durrenberger was arrested by Texas DPS over the weekend for driving while intoxicated, and according to jail records, only spent 84 minutes in custody before he was released.

Man who made threat against Austin ISD board convicted of hate crime

Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza recently announced that his office secured a hate crime conviction for Michael Boone.

San Marcos apartment fire extinguished, Cat rescued

A fire at the Copper Beech Apartments in San Marcos, which started on a balcony, has been extinguished after spreading to the attic, with a cat rescued but no human injuries reported.

City of Austin not renewing ARCH contract with nonprofit Urban Alchemy

The City of Austin will not be renewing Urban Alchemy's contract after the nonprofit reported five employees had changed the data that tracks how people experiencing homelessness move through the system.