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A pregnant driver and her unborn twins survived a metal bar shooting through a van’s front windshield and hitting her in the stomach on a Southern California freeway earlier this month.
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More than two decades ago, Roxanne Paltauf's family gathered at an Austin roller rink to celebrate the teenager's birthday. This week, as the family marks 20 years since her disappearance, they plan to gather and skate together once again.
The USA-Belgium World Cup showdown came with plenty of controversy before the opening whistle. A red card that sidelined one of the Americans’ top players was o
According to the City of Austin, all Austin Public Libraries and Austin Parks and Recreation facilities act as cooling centers during the summer.
Americans are nearly three times as likely to be concerned rather than excited about the growing footprint of artificial intelligence in society, according to a new biweekly survey about the public’s sentiment on the advancing technology.
A pregnant driver and her unborn twins survived a metal bar shooting through a van’s front windshield and hitting her in the stomach on a Southern California freeway earlier this month.
The U.S. is home to 23.6 million millionaires — more than the rest of the top 10 countries combined.
Emergency dispatch audio indicating that someone at Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) home in Washington, D.C., suffered “cardiac arrest” earlier this month has raised questions about when the former GOP leader will return to the Senate or whether he will return at all.
The cans may contain sharp pieces of metal and plastic.
The week-long preliminary hearing for the Utah man charged in the killing of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk continues today as prosecutors present the evidence they have against Tyler Robinson.
The summer heat remains through the week. A few rain chances could provide relief, especially this weekend. - Meteorologist Hannah Gard
With the first funds for school vouchers that rolled out last week, how many students can AISD expect to lose?
As temperatures climb in Austin, city officials are pushing to get more people out of the heat and into cooling shelters, with a renewed focus this summer on he
FIFA’s stunning decision to lift the suspension of a star U.S. player riled the host country's World Cup opponent, Belgium, and sent soccer fans — and political leaders — into a frenzy over the influence President Donald Trump may have had over the extremely rare ruling. Hours before kickoff Mond...
Team USA fell 4-1 to Belgium in the Round of 16 match, ending America's run in this year's World Cup.
Walmart is paying over $13 million to settle a Texas investigation alleging it shortchanged Spark gig drivers on customer tips and base pay, marking a massive win for the state's grocery delivery workers.
Toyota is doubling down on Texas with a massive $3.6 billion expansion that will bring thousands of new jobs and shift production of its beloved Tacoma pickup truck from Mexico to San Antonio.
After police labeled a Northeast Austin shopping center a "crime hotspot" last year, violence continues to plague the area. A fatal shooting on Saturday night i
Months after the July 2025 floods tore through areas along Sandy and Cow creeks in northwest Travis County, some residents who applied for recovery help say the
The Fourth of July blended the solemn and the celebratory this year in Kerr County, where nearly 120 people lost their lives in last year's deadly floods.
With five All-American selections or none, expectations are high for Texas in 2026. The Longhorns' five selections to the 2026 Walter Camp Preseason FBS All-America Teams were the most for any program in the country.
rews have begun preparing the land to build a border wall through Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. On Monday, Border Report saw crews working for Spencer Construction cutting grass and brush on the southside of the levee, which is where U.S. Customs and Border Protection has said the 30-foot-...
Nolan Wells, 18, was last seen on Fourth of July near Horn Island as the U.S. Coast Guard and United Cajun Navy searched.
While cooling centers are available throughout the city, Austin Public Health officials said they remain underutilized.
President Donald Trump said on Monday that Walmart will lower prices on a slew of products at his administration's request.
Nolan Wells, 18, was last seen on Saturday.
More than 700 fireworks complaints were made to Austin 311 over the Fourth of July long weekend.
Police are investigating a late-night shooting that left one man dead and another injured in north Austin, marking the city's 32nd homicide of the year.
7-Eleven found something a little too familiar about the new orange, green, and red-striped Nike sneakers set to be released next week, and the convenience store chain is asking a federal court to do something about it.
As Texas hosts matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, one sports economist says projections promising billions of dollars in economic benefits for Houston and the Dallas-Fort Worth area should be viewed with caution.
KXAN is keeping track of the number of homicides in the City of Austin in 2026. An interactive map shows where those homicides have occurred.
A fight in a crowded parking lot outside a Travis County gentlemen's club early Sunday escalated into a shooting that left a man and a woman dead, authorities said.
One man is dead and another person is injured after a shooting late Saturday night in a north Austin shopping center that Austin police have previously identified as a persistent violent crime hotspot.
Toyota will expand its San Antonio manufacturing plant with a second assembly line, a $3.6 billion investment expected to create 2,000 jobs and double the facility's footprint.
Federal and state officials have confirmed another New World screwworm case in Texas livestock, bringing the U.S. total to 32 infections as aggressive quarantine and containment efforts continue.
Police are investigating a late-night shooting that left one man dead and another injured in north Austin, marking the city's 32nd homicide of the year.
The city's new homeless encampment management initiative connected dozens of people to shelter and services while removing hundreds of tons of debris from encam
Former college basketball player Kerr Kriisa has been accused of fraudulently obtaining nearly $2.2 million from two victims. Here's what to know.
The lawsuit blamed Disney for rising streaming costs for YouTube TV and DirecTV. The company has denied any wrongdoing.
Any change to a classic ride at Disneyland will have its critics. Even so, the backlash on social media to the park’s recent update to Pirates of the Caribbean has been extreme, and many fans are hoping to see the Anaheim theme park reverse course.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which spearheaded job and funding cuts throughout the federal government, shut down operations on July 4. In a Saturday social media post, the department quoted former President Teddy Roosevelt, writing, "'Far and away the best prize that life offe...
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