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CSCOPE won't get a state review

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:30:22 GMT

The State Board of Education is scrapping its special panel to review a controversial curriculum system, after its creators agreed to stop offering lesson plans.

Marine donates his bar for Memorial Day

Robert Maxwell — Sat, 25 May 2013 01:06:56 GMT

This Memorial Day weekend, a Marine veteran turned Austin bar owner is opening his business to honor wounded and fallen service members.

Police will arrest drunk boat operators

Ignacio Garcia — Fri, 24 May 2013 23:37:25 GMT

Lake patrols will target drunken boaters throughout Memorial Day weekend.

Austinite helps 'reclaim' Memorial Day

Jim Swift — Fri, 24 May 2013 23:10:26 GMT

“It's not about the sales," a fallen service member's sister says. It's about honoring the men and women who have given the very last measure of their lives for our country."

Double-killing investigated near Elgin

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:52:38 GMT

An elderly couple were found dead inside their home in eastern Travis County on Friday afternoon in what the sheriff's office called a double-killing.

APD: Man kidnapped, beaten in ex's plot

Chris Sadeghi — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:37:25 GMT

Two men have been arrested in connection with a kidnapping case that appears to be motivated by a relationship triangle.

Lightning strike injures man at ABIA

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:54:15 GMT

A worker for a company based at Austin Bergstrom International Airport was injured by a lightning strike Friday afternoon and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

City gets $2.5M 'healthy homes' grant

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:38:07 GMT

The grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Lead Hazard Control Program includes a new focus on “healthy homes.”

Ex-yogurt shop suspect seeking $700,000

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:51:00 GMT

Robert Springsteen, whose conviction in the 1991 yogurt shop killings was overturned, is seeking $700,000 from the state as compensation for the nine years he spent in prison.

Be aware of heat's dangers

Sophia Beausoleil — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:21:43 GMT

With the holiday weekend kicking off, summer activities, many are reminded to beware of the deadly heat.

Sick dog's owner charged with cruelty

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:50:52 GMT

"Jake" was in such poor condition, the vet initially recommending that he be put down. Instead, the 9-year-old terrier was given medical treatment and is doing well.

CapMetro wreck shuts down Lamar lanes

Jackie Vega — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:34:18 GMT

A Capital Metro bus sideswiped a car Friday morning, shutting down some lanes on Lamar and Research boulevards.

Griffin's dad sues Nestande, Clive Bar

John Moritz — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:12 GMT

The father of Courtney Griffin is suing Gabrielle Nestande, her boyfriend and the bar where they were drinking on the night before Griffin was killed in a hit-and-run crash.

Austin Energy to resume service cutoffs

Chris Sadeghi — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:42:44 GMT

For the first time in a year, Austin Energy will begin shutting off energy to customers who are not paying their bills.

Cops search for possible assault victim

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:20:48 GMT

Police are looking for a woman who they believe may have been assaulted by a man early Tuesday in North Austin.

Some fixes in works for congested 'Y'

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:13:32 GMT

The Texas Department of Transportation is installing turn lanes on U.S. 290 near Ranch Road 1826. The project could take two years to complete

Armed person reported near Webb school

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:04:15 GMT

Police on Thursday were looking for someone who might have been armed after leaving a bank in the area of Webb Middle School.

More sets of crime-cam eyes on the way

Jackie Vega — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:48:24 GMT

There will be more eyes in the sky for the Austin Police Department now that City Council has approved new crime cameras.

Austin moves to No. 11 among US cities

John Moritz — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:53:51 GMT

The U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday validated what most people here had figured out long ago: Austin is among the nation's fastest-growing cities.

One hospitalized in 10-car I-35 wreck

Jackie Vega — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:27:04 GMT

Emergency crews took one person to the hospital in a wreck involving 10 cars on Interstate 35 Thursday morning.

Lakeway house fire ruled an accident

Haley Cihock — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:44:45 GMT

A couple managed to escape a Lakeway house fire early Thursday morning caused by fireplace ashes.

City to vote on additional EMS

Angie Beavin — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:37:42 GMT

With the drought and the threat of wildfires, local emergency officials say the need for their service is growing. Austin's continued population boom puts demands on those agencies as well. Austin-Travis County Emergency Services director Danny Hobby says they're hoping to add more EMS medics on east side of the county. They also are considering where they can make other changes to better serve the county. "Where are those pockets of where we need to fill gaps? And it may be just a reallocatio

Sir Paul rocks the Erwin Center

David Scott — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:41:09 GMT

Paul McCartney took Austin by storm Wednesday in the first of two shows to be performed at the Erwin Center.

Boardwalk project just one year away

Omar Lewis — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:50:56 GMT

It's been talked about for years, but now the boardwalk on Lady Bird Lake is much closer to becoming a reality.

A dad's fight to get his kids back

Chris Willis, Lead Investigative Reporter — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:27:13 GMT

A court awarded Stephen James custody of his sons. But he could not get authorities to act when the mom abducted the two boys. So James turned to KXAN.

2nd suspect in sex assault arrested

Calily Bien — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:12:25 GMT

A man who allegedly helped his friend sexually assault a woman near the Huston-Tillotson University campus in March is a sergeant at Fort Hood.

Independent AE board could be shelved

Sigfrid Rydquist — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:02 GMT

In special session on Tuesday, the Austin City Council members discussed several possibilities on how it would oversee a new board of directors for Austin Energy.

Hot summer means high demand for power

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:14:36 GMT

It’s time to start planning for high temperatures and possible power outages.

Arena and hospitals prepared for storms

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:02:32 GMT

Concert venues and hospitals spent part of Tuesday preparing for the possibility of severe weather in Central Texas.

Teenager stabbed at kickball field

Calily Bien — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:26 GMT

A fight at a kickball field just north of the Highland Mall area sends a teenager to the hospital with a stab wound.