Police have charged a person with murder in connection with a fatal stabbing near Capital Plaza in East Austin on Friday, the city’s 50th homicide of the year.
Another stabbing was reported around 2 a.m. on North Lamar near Airport Boulevard. A man was stabbed twice in the neck and once in the chest. (Fox7 Austin)
The 2024 Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park began Friday and saw bright sunshine, big crowds and multiple stages of live music.
Photos from Day 1… (Austin American-Statesman)
ACL Fest is a big boost for local businesses and the economy. (CBS Austin)
Police need the public’s help in identifying and locating a vehicle involved in a deadly hit-and-run incident back on July 30.
Williamson County officials say a couple was found dead in Hutto following a domestic disturbance. (Fox7 Austin)
Authorities responded to a fire around 11:00 p.m. last night that left one person seriously hurt.
A second day of deliberations ended Friday in the trial of Austin Police officer Christopher Taylor without a verdict.
The Austin City Council has given itself a longer time to consider a tentative contract agreement with the Austin Police Association before adopting it, announcing it will push back the date it will make its decision by two weeks.
A San Marcos man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for sexually abusing a child for years. (Fox7 Austin)
A Georgetown couple has been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a COVID-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) fraud scheme. (KVUE-TV)
An 8-year-old boy that Austin police had been searching for has been located and is safe. (CBS Austin)
An Austin ISD elementary school teacher facing a felony charge for unlawful restraint of a six-year-old student has been fired. (Fox7 Austin)
A former Texas Juvenile Correctional Officer faces two to 20 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine if convicted on a charge of bribery. (Fox7 Austin)
An analysis completed by the Texas State Auditor’s Office revealed 13 state agencies exceeded a 17% turnover rate in 2023.
Who are Texas’ highest paid employees?
The number of Austin-area billionaires making a prominent Forbes list is shrinking. (Austin Business Journal)
The $70 million SH 71 at Ross Road and Kellam Road project celebrated its completion Friday. (KVUE-TV)
CapMetro wants the public to provide feedback to inform the development of Transit Plan 2035, which will guide the agency’s future decisions and operations over the next decade. (Community Impact)
UT Austin’s iconic campus tower is about to undergo a $70 million renovation that will begin next month. (KVUE-TV)
Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, said Friday via social media that his “The New World Tour,” which included a stop at Austin’s Moody Center, had to be canceled due to medical reasons. (KXAN-TV)
Comfortable mornings, hot afternoons, no rain.
The Austin area has not seen measurable rainfall in four weeks.
Texans might have a chance at seeing the Northern Lights this weekend.
A dangerous, damaging and disruptive situation is likely to unfold in Florida next week as a tropical rainstorm is forecast to evolve into a named tropical cyclone and deliver flooding downpours. (AccuWeather)
One week after Hurricane Helene, western North Carolina is still in the midst of a dire situation.
More than 80 guns have been confiscated so far this year by TSA officials at Austin’s airport.
Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety working Operation Lone Star arrested two groups of illegal immigrants that recently tried to enter the United States. (KXAN-TV)
State lawmakers were told this week that most of the people charged with smuggling immigrants during a recent 12-month period aren’t from outside the country. (Texas Public Radio)
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has launched a bus tour of the state in his bid for reelection.
Former president Donald Trump will return to Butler, Pennsylvania, today…the site of his assassination attempt twelve weeks ago.
The state of the race with one month to go…
SPORTS
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: All the scores from the region’s high school football games. (KXAN-TV)
No Longhorns football today as Texas enjoys a bye week. It’s a week off that Coach Sarkisian says is necessary.
Longhorns basketball and their debut in the SEC is one month away. (KXAN-TV)
Austin FC will play its second road match in four days tonight in the Golden State. The Verde & Black are set to take on LA Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. PT/ 9:30 p.m. CT. (Austin FC)
Ever seen a Bigfoot in Texas?
