UPDATE: Officer Farris says the SWAT team was able to get the man to open the door and surrender to officers. He was taken into protective custody and will be evaluated by medical personnel. Any possible charges are pending. EARLIER: Senior police offi... »
3:39 p.m. update: Austin-Travis County EMS officials said Sunday that a 3-year-old pulled from a backyard pool Saturday was resuscitated before she was taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge. Her family has requested that no further informatio... »
A 3-year-old girl was pulled from a backyard pool in western Travis County this afternoon and taken by ambulance to Dell Children’s Medical Center. Bystanders pulled the child from the pool and administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation before medics a... »
A man suffered a critical spine injury this afternoon after he fell from his bicycle on the Barton Creek greenbelt, authorities said. The man was taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge by a STARflight helicopter, authorities said. Emergency re... »
Austin police have identified the deceased man found in Barton Creek this weekend but are awaiting autopsy results to determine how he died. Anders Shockome, 27, was found dead in the water near the 2100 block of Andrew Zilker Road around 2 p.m. Saturd... »
Austin police homicide detectives are seeking the public’s help in identifying a body that was discovered Saturday in Barton Creek. The body is described in a release by police officials as a that of a 25-to-35-year-old white male with short, dark hair... »
A report of a dead body found off Capital of Texas Highway is being canceled after no body was found, Austin fire crews said. A hiker reported the body in the Barton Creek Greenbelt about 9:15 a.m. But no body was found when the hiker led emergency off... »
Austin police responded to scenes at several malls late last night for eagerly acticipated sales of Nike Air Jordan shoes, a police official said. The sneakers were due to go on sale late last night at Barton Creek, Highland and Lakeline malls, in addi... »
A woman was killed in a head-on crash Monday afternoon on Barton Creek Boulevard in Western Travis County, a Texas Department of Public Safety official said. According to a preliminary investigation, Columba Loza Aguirre, 43, was driving north on Barto... »
Update 6:19 p.m.: No through traffic is being allowed beyond the WatersMark subdivision on Barton Creek Boulevard. Earlier: Traffic investigators are at the scene of a crash that has left one person dead just west of Austin, according to the Department... »
A shopping trip landed three people in jail Saturday. Police said they used foil-lined bags to steal more than $14,000 in perfume and clothing from Barton Creek Mall. Leroy Apreciado, 37, Ruben Apreciado, 38, and Perla Arredondo, 32, were charged with ... »
Police have arrested four people they say robbed a Barton Creek Mall employee in the parking lot of the Southwest Austin shopping center. Laura Aguirre, Mario Robledo, Uriel Ramirez and Ricardo Saldana have all been charged with aggravated robbery with... »
