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Woman hit by car as burglars make off with purse

A woman was struck by a fleeing getaway car after she saw a man stealing her purse at a Round Rock daycare.

Police searching for possible assault victim

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

Armed person reported near Webb school

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

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

Llano ISD teacher accused of misconduct

A Llano Independent School District teacher is on administrative leave as authorities investigate a complaint made by a former LISD student accusing the

Serial bank robber in federal custody

A serial bank robber is in federal custody after being arrested by Round Rock police and the FBI Central Texas Violent Crime Task Force.

2nd suspect in sex assault arrested

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.

Teenager stabbed at kickball field

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

Leander SWAT situation ends peacefully

A man was taken into custody shortly before 9 p.m. after barricading himself inside a Leander home Tuesday.

Neighbor attacked with knife, garden hoe

A quiet morning of yard work ends with an attack with a garden hoe followed by an arrest.

Man charged with stealing 15 cell phones at bar

A man charged with taking cell phones out of women’s purses was arrested early Saturday morning at a bar on East Sixth Street.

State agency investigating Burnet jail death

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards has opened an investigation into the apparent suicide of a capital murder suspect in the Burnet County Jail over the

Sheriff: Murder suspect killed himself

The Burnet County Sheriff tells KXAN News one of two capital murder suspects in a deadly shooting and house fire hung himself in the Burnet County Jail.

Police arrest teacher in bomb threat

El Paso police used a bomb squad to investigate the home of a high school teacher arrested on charges he had an improper relationship with a student.

Burnet County fire called double-homicide

Three people were in custody Friday in connection with the house fire in Burnet County that left two dead late Wednesday, authorities said.

Cellphone leads officers to stolen car

An iPhone tracking tool helped officers track down a car stolen in South Austin on Thursday evening.

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A dad's fight to get his kids back

A court awarded Stephen James custody of his sons. But he could not get …

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Photos: I-5 bridge collapses in Wash.

An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed north of Seattle, dumping two …

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