February 29, 2024 More than 100 firefighters tackle abandoned building blaze that spread to hotel Austin Fire Department investigators are looking into what caused a fire at an abandoned three-story building that spread to a nearby operating hotel on Wednesday.
February 29, 2024 More than 100 firefighters battle blaze that spread to Austin hotel Austin Fire Department responded to a fire in south Austin that started in an abandoned three-story building before spreading to the Casulo Hotel, AFD said. (Credit: Cody Houston Smith via Storyful)
February 22, 2024 911 callers report man in water in Austin's Lady Bird Lake The victim, Jason John, was later found to have died from an accidental drowning. (Audio Credit: Austin Police Department | Photo Credit: Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman/USA Today Network)
February 21, 2024 Texas man stabbed at LA Fitness in dispute over leg press, police say: 'Who else wants some?' Police in Texas said that a 69-year-old man stabbed another man in the buttocks at a LA Fitness gym in Austin over an alleged dispute over gym equipment.
February 20, 2024 Austin police shortages leave section of city without single officer: 'unsustainable path' A portion of Austin, Texas was left without a single police officer for a couple of hours on Saturday, and the police union’s president is blaming a crisis of staffing shortages.
February 15, 2024 Austin resident uses AI to track homeless camps as crisis skyrockets, millions spent An Austin resident who documented the city’s worsening homeless crisis has helped develop an AI interactive map that tracks camps and communities across the city.
February 13, 2024 Car crashes into Texas hospital's emergency room, 1 dead, 5 injured One person is dead and five people are injured after a car crashed into a North Austin, Texas, hospital's emergency room on Tuesday evening.
February 5, 2024 Austin's Soros-backed DA faces Dem challenger pledging to 'return power' to crime victims: 'Enough is enough' Defense attorney Jeremy Sylestine is running as a Democrat against a progressive DA in Austin who he says has made the city less safe and dropped the ball on several cases.
February 5, 2024 Democrat challenging Austin’s Soros-backed DA lays out his case: ‘Time for a change’ Defense attorney Jeremy Sylestine spoke to 91±¬ÁÏ Digital about how Austin residents don’t feel safe under the ‘ineptitude’ of Travis County DA Jose Garza.
February 1, 2024 Texas police hunt woman accused of drugging, robbing men in string of incidents since 2022 Austin, Texas, police are searching for a woman accused of drugging and robbing multiple men between January 2022 and December 2023. A reward is being offered for information.