FOX 7 Friday Football Game of the Week 2025: Vandegrift vs Dripping Springs

Who will win in Week 1's Game of the Week: the Vandegrift Vipers or the Dripping Springs Tigers? FOX 7 Austin's Clif Thornton previews this week's match-up.

Missing 12-year-old boy with autism killed by alligator in New Orleans: police

Bryan Vasquez, who is nonverbal, was first reported missing Aug. 14 after escaping through his bedroom window. Police didn’t respond to the call until five hours after it was reported.

Benefit rodeo set this Saturday to help flood victims in Sandy Creek community

It's been almost two months since the deadly 4th of July floods and the Sandy Creek community is still recovering. A benefit rodeo is scheduled for this weekend to help raise money for those impacted.

Leander ISD bus rollover crash: District making seatbelt policy changes

Leander ISD is making some changes to its seatbelt policies after a bus rollover crash on the first day of the new school year. The district also says that the bus driver involved in the crash is no longer employed with them.

Annunciation Church shooting: 2 children killed, 18 others hurt

Two children were killed and 18 other people were injured in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning. The suspect, who fired from outside through the church windows as children worshiped, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Scammers are impersonating law enforcement, including ICE, to demand money

Scammers are posing as law enforcement and demanding money from Central Texans. The Hays County Sheriff's Office says it's seen a rise in reports of callers impersonating deputies.

Austin family law attorney indicted on charges related to child sex abuse material

An Austin family law attorney has been indicted following an investigation into a Dropbox account with his name and law firm's email address that contained videos of child sexual abuse material. His lawyer says he’s innocent.

Church leaders arrested in multi-state money laundering, forced labor investigation

Two church leaders have been arrested in an alleged multi-million-dollar conspiracy after multiple FBI raids across the country on Wednesday morning, including one in Hillsborough County's exclusive Avila neighborhood.

Annunciation Church shooting: Gov. Walz, President Trump order flags at half-staff

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and President Donald Trump ordered flags to be flown at half-staff Wednesday in honor of the victims of the Annunciation Church mass shooting.

Goats back in Pflugerville to help manage vegetation in city parks

The city of Pflugerville is turning once again to a rather unusual solution to tame unwanted vegetation and brush in its city parks: goats.

Abandoned pup with tragic past rescued after being stranded for days on Ohio river

The gray-brown terrier mix was spotted desperately huddled against the side of a lake freighter dock, where she barely had enough space to sit and stay dry above the lapping water.