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Karaoke gets a league of its own

Austin lawyer brings costumes, rules and prizes to popular entertainment activity.

 

Company works medical magic in orbit

Imagine a vaccine that could protect you against serious, even deadly diseases, a vaccine that does not yet exist. Where might you look for something like that

Scientists unveil new cave entrance

Antioch Cave, near Onion Creek in Buda, was recently discovered by cavists in Austin. Scientists are hoping to use the cave as a well during times of droughts.

Slideshow: Weather balloon snaps pics

Reagan Garner and his father, Doug Garner, assembled a weather balloon, armed with a parachute. They held it high in the air and watched it begin a slow

Veterans Administration marks milestone

There was a small party at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Temple Thursday, complete with music, balloons and a goody bag full of gifts for an

Ft Hood shootings still echo in Killeen

Nidal Hasan's alleged rampage at Fort Hood last week, sadly, was not the first time this military community has suffered such a fate.

Film about blind students opens eyes

The Eyes of Me is the headline documentary film for the 2009 International Disability Film Festival screens at 6:30 Saturday night, November 7 at the Alamo

Imam urges Muslims to be themselves

The Imam of the North Austin Muslim Community Center Mosque told a packed prayer service Friday that the Fort Hood shooter violated the terms of Muslim faith.

Fort Hood: Wading through the aftermath

One day after a mass shooting at Fort Hood sent the nation reeling, leaders are trying to come to grips with the aftermath: More information comes out every

Nonprofit "public" journalism debuts

Almost everyone at the new Texas Tribune was up all night, putting out fires as the new nonprofit, online news service marked its initial launch. Take a tour

Historic church celebrates anniversary

Following a congregation from a simple log cabin house of worship to battling civil rights in Downtown Austin.

New laser treatment tackles burn scars

Use of the UltraPulse Laser, the machine famously used on the scars of three Texas burn victims, is spreading in Austin. "It brings better tone to patients'

UT student 'pedals' rides on campus

A University of Texas student tries to overcome isolation on campus with a high-profile hawking of free rides to class for the adventurous, the lazy and the

Historic WWII plane going down?

A squadron of historic aircraft preservationists is at war with an oncoming deadline. Members have only seven weeks to raise enough money to keep a unique B-25

Central Texas musician turns 70

Bone had come a long way that night, from the day when he was 5 years old and his father came to him with a choice to make. His father was bound and determined

Cornerstone reveals past to church

A renovation project at University United Methodist Church unearthed an unexpected time capsule, which was a look into Austin, 100 years in the past.