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A labor dispute is the latest chapter in a long and interesting history of Austin's hometown daily newspaper. KVUE's Bob Buckalew has the Back Story.

The Back Story: The Austin American-Statesman's history in Austin

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AUSTIN, Texas — As Austin continues to grow, some feel that the city's essence is getting lost. The more successful the city becomes, the more the culture continues to change. But one Austin artist is highlighting the things that keep Austin unique. Kayla Kent is the founder of Functional...

Central Texas artist creates replicas of iconic Austin businesses

Pflugerville, TX

PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — The Pflugerville Police Department is responding after reports of shots fired on Tuesday night. Police said officers are on the scene at 1225 Town Center Dr. No injuries have been reported. The public is asked to avoid the area. Anyone with any information is asked to...

Pflugerville police respond to shots fired call Tuesday night

Travis County, TX

AUSTIN, Texas — Travis County brought families together for their inaugural "For the Love of Parks" event on Saturday to celebrate the launch of the Travis County Parks Foundation. The new nonprofit will go toward enhancing community engagement and supporting the park system in Travis County. “We are a...

'For the Love of Parks' brings Travis County families together

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department is searching for three men in connection with a shooting in North Austin in March. Police said on March 8, at approximately 1:14 a.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 3400 block of the North Interstate 35 service road. Officers and Austin Travis-County EMS medics arrived at the scene and located a man with a gunshot wound to his leg. He was later taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Austin police looking for 3 men in connection with March 8 shooting

AUSTIN, Texas — A 14-year-old girl has died following a shooting at an apartment complex in northeast Austin, according to police. Austin police said calls came in of multiple shots fired in the area of The Bridge at Harris Ridge apartments on Howard Lane at around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. When police arrived on the scene, they found a teen girl with head trauma who had been shot. She was taken to Dell Children's Medical Center, where she later died.

Teen girl dies after shooting at northeast Austin apartment complex

AUSTIN, Texas — A man was pronounced dead in Zilker Park on Monday evening near the park’s volleyball courts, Austin-Travis County EMS said. Medics said they received a 911 call for a person who was unresponsive at 5:47 p.m. in the 2200 block of Lou Neff Road. A bystander conducted CPR before ATCEMS arrived on the scene about six minutes later.

Man found dead in Zilker Park Monday evening

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin officials say they have a rough timeline of when Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers could return to the city. The Austin Public Safety Commission met on Monday night. The commission said it will be at least two weeks until troopers can return to Austin from the Texas-Mexico border.

Austin officials provide update on when DPS troopers could return to help police

Cedar Park, TX

CEDAR PARK, Texas — There is a new reality Akira Ross' father, Anthony Hill, and her grandmother, Carolyn Hartman, are coming to terms with. "It's just, you can't imagine not seeing your child no more. The smile she had on her face and just the kind of person she was, everybody she came in contact with just instantly loved her," Hill said.

Family of 24-year-old woman killed at Cedar Park gas station looking for answers

KVUE introduces you to the newest pro sports team in town – The Texas Smoke. The Smoke are members of Women's Pro Fastpitch.

Meet the Texas Smoke: Pro softball on the highest level

Georgetown, TX

GEORGETOWN, Texas — Crews held a ribbon-cutting for a new H-E-B in Georgetown on Tuesday. The new store is located in Georgetown's Wolf Lakes Village development, on West University Avenue near Interstate 35. The 121,000-square-foot store replaces an existing H-E-B located on East University Avenue. The new store is...

Ribbon-cutting held for new H-E-B in Georgetown's Wolf Lakes Village

AUSTIN, Texas — Graduating high school and entering the unknown world without a family to call your own can be a scary process for a teenager in foster care. But 17-year-old Alizeah isn't giving up hope in finding her people. She's been in foster care since she was 13, but she's hoping to enter this new chapter with a family.

'I want to be a part of something' | 17-year-old waiting for her forever family

AUSTIN, Texas — Two Austin police officers are facing new indictments for their alleged actions during a 2020 police brutality protest. Joseph Peche is facing a charge for deadly conduct. Court documents say Samuel Kirsch is suing Peche for knowingly firing off a firearm at him and other protesters.

Austin police officers face new indictments for actions during 2020 protests

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin ISD held a critical need career fair on Saturday, with the hopes of filling numerous positions before the upcoming 2023-24 school year. Among the positions the district was looking to fill included counselors for grades K-12, nurses, licenses specialists in school psychology, bilingual teachers and special education teachers.

AISD makes 30 hires during critical need career fair

AUSTIN, Texas — One of Raul Meza Jr.'s first victims was Kendra Page, an 8-year-old Austin girl who Meza was convicted of raping and murdering in 1982 while he was on parole for a robbery conviction. Meza served 11 years in prison for her murder before being released on...

Family of Kendra Page reacts to Raul Meza Jr. arrest

AUSTIN, Texas — Award-winning comedian, screenwriter, television and film producer, and actor Dave Chappelle is coming to the Moody Center in July. Chappelle is known for his comedy television series "Chapelle's Show" and for appearing on "Saturday Night Live." He won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in...

Dave Chappelle coming to the Moody Center in July

AUSTIN, Texas — Many fear it: to go unseen, to die with your story untold – especially when the unjust goes unsaid or undisclosed. For 65-year-old Gloria Lofton, the truth about her death four years ago is finally unraveling. "A lot of people dropped the ball, but when...

Gloria Lofton's daughter speaks out as Austin police review possible mishandling of her mother's case

Union members who work for the Austin American-Statesman are on strike on Monday. They are asking for a $60,000 minimum wage.

Austin American-Statesman union members strike for better pay

AUSTIN, Texas — Raul Meza Jr.'s crimes go as far back as adolescence. On New Year's Eve in 1975, 19-year-old Derly Ramirez was working at a South Congress Avenue convenience store when 15-year-old Meza Jr. robbed him. "Then Raul led me back into the cooler, where he made me...

'It brings back all those memories' | First surviving victim of Raul Meza speaks out

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a driver suspected of a hit-and-run crash that happened in southeast Austin on Saturday, May 20. Police said around 9:50 p.m., officers responded to an injured pedestrian lying on the East William Cannon...

Police searching for driver after southeast Austin hit-and-run

AUSTIN, Texas — Raul Meza Jr.’s serious troubles with the law began in 1975 at a former U-Tote-Um convenience store in South Austin. During a robbery, then-15-year-old Meza shot the store clerk, Derly Ramirez. “He knelt me down, took a few steps back and coldly took aim at...

The plea bargain deal that gave Raul Meza Jr. a reduced sentence for murdering a child

AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin nonprofit is hosting its annual fundraiser after it was recently burglarized twice in just 24 hours. The group Beat 4 Beat gives free music lessons to students at different Austin-area school districts and private schools. It holds after-school lessons for guitar, drum, bass, piano and a variety of other lessons.

Austin nonprofit that gives students free music lessons hosting fundraiser after 2 recent burglaries

AUSTIN, Texas — At the Texas Capitol on Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott signed several bills aimed at improving public safety across the state. The bills covered a wide variety of topics, from cracking down on street racing, to punishing people who remove ankle monitors and holding district attorneys accountable if they won't prosecute certain cases. The bills will ensure communities across Texas have the resources needed to support law enforcement and increase penalties for crimes.

Gov. Greg Abbott signs 8 public safety bills into law

AUSTIN, Texas — Plans to develop the site of a Borden Dairy plant in East Austin are nearing approval from the city council. On Thursday, councilmembers voted in favor of a rezoning that would allow the project to advance. The next vote to advance the project is scheduled for Thursday, June 8.

Plans for mixed-use development at Borden Dairy plant in East Austin near approval

Round Rock, TX

ROUND ROCK, Texas — Typically, LGBTQ+ Pride month is celebrated in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall uprising in Manhattan. Austin hosts its parade and festival in August so that the city doesn't have to compete with other cities' events. But some other Central Texas cities are kicking off their celebrations this weekend.

Round Rock to host second-ever Pride festival this weekend

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Art therapists working with Uvalde shooting survivors: 'It's OK to be broken, to still make something beautiful'

AUSTIN, Texas — After yet another mass shooting in the U.S., many are thinking of families in Uvalde who are still struggling 10 months after the...

Art therapists working with Uvalde shooting survivors: 'It's OK to be broken, to still make something beautiful'

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