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Missing rideshare driver found dead inside his car in East Austin: APD
AUSTIN, Texas - A missing rideshare driver from Bell County was found dead in his car in East Austin, the Austin Police Department said. Ernest Anderson, 39, was last seen on April 11 in the Riverside Drive area, according to the Nolanville Police Department. At the time of last contact, Anderson was believed to be on his way to do an Uber pick-up.
Travis County evictions on the rise: report
AUSTIN, Texas - Evictions are on the rise in Travis County, according to a newly created dashboard. The report and dashboard was put together by BASTA, an organization dedicated to helping Austin renters. The dashboard shows the pattern of evictions in Travis County from 2014 to 2024. According to the...
Hays CISD school board votes to buy 30 new school buses with seat belts after fatal crash
The Hays CISD school board unanimously voted Monday to spend $4.7 million to buy 30 school buses with seat belts that will arrive within the next 12 months. “I am excited about this and just so our public knows, yes, they will have seat belts, they will be built with seat belts,” Trustee Vanessa Petrea said at Monday's special meeting.
Family wants more signs on FM 1626 after deadly crash in front of a popular venue
41-year-old Thomas Shears was struck by a car when he was leaving a concert at Buck’s Backyard on Farm to Market Road 1626 on Saturday, April 13. His family wonders if there were better signage along the road, Shears might still be alive.
Lawsuit names 4 UT Southwestern police officers sued over in-custody death
Newly released court documents reveal the identities of four officers allegedly involved in the 2022 death of an Austin man at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The second amended complaint filed by the family of Kenneth Knotts, 41, lists officers Brandon Ledbetter, Anaid Vejar, Barry Secrest and Donald...
75 theft/shoplifting cases reported in March in Kyle
KYLE, Texas - Kyle police say they received 75 theft/shoplifting calls in March. They say those calls resulted in 20 cases, which included:. 7 citations issued (person stole less than $100 worth of items) 2 arrests made (person stole more than $100 of items, but less than $750) 9 arrests...
Austin weather: Rounds of rain possible later this week
AUSTIN, Texas - The weather starts changing today. We will see more clouds and experience more wind. The Gulf breeze returns, increasing the moisture, clouds, temperatures and rain chances for the rest of the week. It will be partly cloudy and nice this afternoon with highs cooler than average for...
CapMetro board advances plans for Pleasant Valley, Expo Center rapid-bus routes
Capital Metro's governing board on Monday approved a land purchase and agreements for new park-and-ride sites to cap the ends of two proposed rapid-bus routes, advancing the Project Connect-funded mobility projects initially planned for a 2023 rollout. Shipping delays and planning shortcomings resulted in a two-year delay, with the two routes — the Pleasant Valley MetroRapid and Expo Center MetroRapid — slated to come online in 2025. Both new routes would be served by fully electric buses with pickups as frequent...
New church coming soon to Kyle
Heirloom Church will open in September inside Laura B. Negley Elementary School. (Courtesy Heirloom Church) Heirloom Church, a family-owned Christian church, is setting its roots down in Kyle. The church, which is owned by Lead Pastor Dakota Adair with his wife, Maggie, will be operating inside Laura B. Negley Elementary...
City of Austin crime rates drop significantly in first three months of 2024
AUSTIN, Texas — For the first time in approximately four years, Austin's crime rates have reached new lows. Statistics from the newly developed Austin Police Department Open Policing Data Release website show the city's first quarter has seen less crime than the same time frame in 2023, 2022 and 2021.
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