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Man repeatedly slams car into vehicle carrying a family of 5 in north Austin: documents
AUSTIN, Texas - A man rammed his car into another car carrying a family of five before driving away and crashing into a utility pole in north Austin, according to an arrest affidavit. On Monday, at approximately 8:15 a.m., officers with AFD and APD responded to a vehicle collision at...
Daniel Perry, convicted and sentenced for killing a BLM protestor granted pardon by Governor Abbott
Houston - Governor Greg Abbott this week issued a full pardon to Daniel Perry, the Austin Uber driver who shot and killed an armed protester back in 2020 during a "Black Lives Matter" protest. Perry claimed he acted in self-defense when he fired at Garrett Foster who was wielding an...
One dead from gunshot wounds after Williamson County homicide
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas — The Williamson County Sheriff's Office released a press release Saturday afternoon about a homicide that took place Friday night. At approximately 10:30 p.m. on Friday, a 9-1-1 call came into Williamson County Communications, reporting a shooting in the 9800 block of Copper Creek. This area is located in the unincorporated area of Austin.
Two killed in major Spicewood crash identified, wet roads may be to blame
BURNET COUNTY, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety has identified the two people killed in a major wreck last week in Burnet County. It happened on Thursday, May 16 at around 3:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of State Highway 71 in Spicewood. DPS troopers say a...
Driver Killed as Amtrak Train Strikes SUV in Round Rock, No Injuries on Board
An SUV driver met with a fatal end when an Amtrak train slammed into the vehicle in Round Rock on Wednesday morning, officials reported. The crash, which took place at around 11 a.m. at the crossing of Interstate 35 frontage road and McNeil Road, saw the driver, the only occupant in the SUV, pronounced dead at the scene, as per Round Rock authorities.
The fentanyl crisis requires a far more aggressive fight from Texas | Editorial
The calls started before dawn. By 9 a.m. on April 29, they were pouring into Austin-Travis Emergency Medical Services, pleading for help responding to drug overdoses. The number of overdose calls by Tuesday morning was about a thousand times the agency’s daily average. By Wednesday, Travis County had reported 79 overdoses in three days, and nine deaths possibly linked to the opioid fentanyl.
Investigators still looking for answers in 30-year-old murder of Jessica Harris
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas - For three decades, the Williamson County Sheriff's Office has been trying to solve the murder of 24-year-old Jessica Harris. On August 2nd, 1994, a resident was checking their fence line when he found a dead body on his property. "The body was off the roadway and...
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