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Austin weather: Roads reopen after flooding
Central Texas is dealing with severe weather today, but the next week is looking to be mostly sunny with highs in the 90s. Scott Fisher explains in his full forecast. Carly Simon Finally Confirms Who "You're So Vain" Is Really AboutJpost_magazine |. Roads in Austin have reopened after flooding due...
LIVE BLOG: Severe storms bring rain to Central Texas
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The KXAN First Warning Weather team is tracking the risk of scattered severe storms throughout Central Texas Thursday. Threats from these include hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. Weather Resources. Here are the latest updates:. 7:45 p.m. Bluebonnet Electric said it is assessing “catastrophic damage” to...
Police identify victim in deadly north Austin shooting
The Austin Police Department identified the man who died in a shooting at a north Austin apartment last week. Additionally, the agency provided more details in a news release, saying there were two additional victims who were shot.
SWAT situation in east Austin leads to arrests: APD
AUSTIN, Texas - Austin police assisted with a SWAT situation around 5 a.m. this morning in east Austin. SWAT had a warrant to search two homes in the 300 block of Robert T. Martinez Jr. Street, across from Austin ISD's Zavala Elementary. Someone near the scene told FOX 7 that...
The deadliest tornadoes to ever hit Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — Sunrise, late spring 1922. It's the start of another warm, humid day in May in Austin. From his office on the University of Texas campus, the city's weather observer notes that the morning is becoming exceedingly warm. The barometer at the university shows that the air...
Man arrested after allegedly fleeing from N Austin road rage crash, colliding into pole
AUSTIN, Texas — A 34-year-old man was arrested in north Austin Monday after allegedly ramming another vehicle with his car, fleeing the scene and then crashing into a utility pole. According to an arrest affidavit, Austin police officers responded to the scene on McNeil Road and saw the man,...
Man speaks out after being drugged while bar-hopping on Sixth Street
AUSTIN, Texas - A man is speaking out after he says he was drugged while bar-hopping with friends on West 6th Street in Downtown Austin. He was found under a bridge with serious injuries. Jeff Jones, 38, of Boston, was visiting Austin for a bachelor party in June 2023. They...
The Austin Chronic: Should I Throw Away My Marijuana in Fear of Fentanyl?
The most common message I’ve received over the last 10 days has been: “Should I be worried about there being fentanyl in weed?”. This follows a May 2 arrest report and a subsequent press conference from the Austin Police Department alleging a sample of marijuana, confiscated from a man who sold two $20 crack rocks to undercover cops outside a pawn shop on North Lamar, tested positive for fentanyl.
Travis County has the highest rate of fentanyl deaths in Texas. Why is Austin a hot spot?
Lisa Wheeler struggled to sleep. She tossed and turned and finally woke up at about 8 a.m. on Sept. 15, 2022. Following her normal routine, she went upstairs to wake her 17-year-old son, Spencer. She opened the door and saw him lying in bed, his mouth and eyes open. She leaped on top...
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