CRIME & SAFETY
One critically injured in crash involving cement truck near Buda
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — A person was taken to the hospital after a crash involving a cement truck on SH 45 near Buda Thursday morning. Just after 8 a.m., Austin-Travis County EMS responded to the scene near the intersection with Turnersville Road. ALSO | Search continues for Leander sexual...
Austin Police Launch Manhunt After Fatal Shooting on William Cannon Drive, Seek Public's Help
A gruesome discovery late Sunday night has set the Austin Police Department on a manhunt for a killer. At around 11:04 p.m., officers were called to the 700 block of West William Cannon Drive after reports of a man bleeding on the ground. Upon arrival, they found a male victim with a gunshot wound, who was rushed to the hospital by Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services but succumbed to his injuries early Monday morning.
Austin man arrested after drug trafficking investigation in WilCo
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas - An Austin man was arrested after a recent drug trafficking investigation in Williamson County. On May 1, a number of law enforcement agencies, including the Williamson County Sheriff's Office, worked together with the DEA in a recent drug trafficking investigation. Law enforcement executed a federal search...
Crime lab in Austin says fentanyl being disguised in pills
(NewsNation) — In Austin, Texas, this month, Emergency Management Services and 911 faced what they described as a “surge” of deadly fentanyl overdoses. Officials said there were a total of 79 suspected overdose incidents, nine deaths and 438 doses of Narcan distributed. Preliminary tests show the people who died had traces of fentanyl in their systems.
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