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Power outages reported across Austin due to severe weather
AUSTIN, Texas — Nearly 20,000 Austin Energy customers were without power Sunday morning as thunderstorms moved across the region. According to Austin Energy’s outage map, 19,217 customers were affected at 8:43 a.m. The majority of the outages appeared to be in south Austin. ALSO | 2-year-old San Marcos...
Austin weather: Large hail, strong winds, and isolated tornadoes possible overnight
AUSTIN, Texas - We have a chance for severe weather overnight Saturday into Sunday morning. A line of storms looks to move into the western portion of our viewing area (around Mason, Junction, and Brady) starting around 3 a.m. This line of strong storms will move east through the overnight...
Police investigating shooting death of man in downtown Austin's Rainey Street District
Police are investigating the shooting death of a man Saturday morning in the Rainey Street district of downtown Austin. Police Sgt. Destiny Silva said several people called 911 around 6:30 a.m. to report hearing multiple gunshots and seeing a victim in the 90 block of Red River Street. She said officers arrived at 6:35 a.m. and found the man with obvious signs of trauma to his body.
Woman shot 5 times after road rage incident; 25-year-old suspect arrested
AUSTIN, Texas — A 25-year-old man has been charged with second-degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after a road rage incident escalated into a shooting. Michael Rivera is accused of shooting a woman five times in an incident that occurred just after 8 a.m. on April 24. According...
Lightning strike sets house on fire in Round Rock
ROUND ROCK, Texas - A lightning strike during Sunday morning's storms sparked a house fire in Round Rock. Shortly before 9 a.m., firefighters were called to a house fire on Sunrise Road. When crews arrived, they saw flames shooting through the roof. Firefighters were able to get the fire under...
Suspect dead after being shot by APD officers in NW Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — A suspect was taken to the hospital and later died after being shot by Austin police officers in northwest Austin overnight. According to Interim Chief of Police Robin Henderson, 911 received multiple calls just after 11:30 p.m. reporting loud music and noise coming from the parking lot of the Summer Grove Apartments, located at 7905 San Felipe Boulevard.
'Fight for yourself' | Austin woman claims broken sliding glass door led to her being assaulted
AUSTIN, Texas — A broken sliding glass door, for some, is nothing more than an inconvenience, but for one Austin woman, she said it was a safety issue that put her life at risk. "I had talked to my property manager several times, telling them about the issue with...
Austin group striving for safety and justice among crime victims gathers to highlight desire for change
AUSTIN, Texas — Clarence Watson does his part to bring survivors together, because he is a survivor himself. "I was 9-years-old when I survived a sexual assault," said Watson. Watson is the Co-Chapter Coordinator for the Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice (CSSJ) in Austin, and has been using...
Spotlight Opportunity: Casting Call for Dog Owners in Austin, Texas
If you are a proud and passionate dog owner, an exceptional opportunity to cast your pet in a forthcoming commercial calls for you. Project Casting is organizing a special casting call, centered on adoring dog owners and their exceptional pets, and aims to immortalize the relationship between you and your precious furry companion.
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