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Men break in and tie up Leander couple

Police in Leander are looking for two men after they broke into a home, tied up the people inside and took off with money and other items.

More leads needed in April '11 homicide

Detectives are asking for anyone with information about the victim or the case to call them.

Mom charged in child porn photos on FB

An Austin mother is accused of posting pornographic pictures of two young children on Facebook.

Attorneys say ex-CFO behind fraud

Attorneys for jailed Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford suggested to jurors Tuesday that letters, emails and other documents show it was not the financier but his

Man charged for child porn on cellphone

Allen Whipple was charged with five counts of promotion of child pornography, a second-degree felony, and one count of indecency with a child, a third-degree

Woman charged with assaulting paramedic

A woman who was being taken to the hospital after a domestic disturbance on Monday was charged with assaulting the paramedic who was tending her.

Yogurt Shop murders brought up at PSC

At the City of Austin's Public Safety Commission meeting on Monday afternoon, Co-Vice Chair Kim Rossmo suggested the case might be in need of a fresh set of

More testimony in Stanford fraud trial

Attempts to cover up a massive Ponzi scheme alleged to have taken billions from depositors at Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford's Caribbean bank grew

Grave marker unveiled for innocent man

U.S. Army veteran and Texas Tech University student Tim Cole was wrongly convicted of the 1985 rape of a fellow student. He always maintained his innocence,

Occupier charged with assault on cop

One of the people participating in the Occupy Austin movement at City Hall was arrested last week on charges that he threw a full can of soda at police during

APD tackles drunk drivers after game

Austin Police Department kicked off its first "no refusal" weekend of the year after the Super Bowl game ended.

Police investigate suspicious death

A passerby reported seeing a dead man under the MoPac bridge just after 1 p.m . on Sunday. Austin police were investigating it as a a suspicious death.

Woman assaulted over cigarette smoke

A 28-year-old man is facing felony aggravated assault charges after police say he choked a female acquaintance who asked him not to smoke in their motel room.

"No-Refusal" for Super Bowl Sunday

You won't be winning Super Bowl Sunday if you decide to drink and drive.

Police: Naked woman charged with DWI

A woman is facing driving while intoxicated charges after a law enforcement officer said he saw her drive up to an apartment complex gate in a white Hyundai,

Occupiers contemplate future of protest

Members of Occupy Austin reconvened at City Hall on Saturday night to discuss their future less than 24 hours after the group was evicted from its overnight

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Police open youth sports investigation

The new president of the Northwest Austin Pop Warner Association told KXAN that…

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Photos: The face of war

After three deployments embedded with U.S. soldiers and Marines in Afghanistan, Austin photojournalist Erin…

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