AUSTIN (KXAN) - As first reported by Shams Charania of ESPN, Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs have agreed to a five-year contract extension worth $252 million. It is a maximum rookie-scale contract extension. Wembanyama posted on social media earlier in the day hinting...
The Austin Police Department is asking for help identifying a suspect involved in an ongoing series of thefts in downtown.
As Central Texas continues to grow, some areas and people don't have access to the healthcare they need.
The Taylor city manager apologized Friday for the timing of an online announcement that a citizen-led petition to restrict new data center development could not...
San Antonio: Zachariah Aguirre, 19, gets 25 years for the 2023 carjacking murder of 80-year-old Larry Brister, dragged as Aguirre drove off. First of three co-defendants sentenced, last to take a plea....
Mosquitoes in San Marcos are testing positive for West Nile Virus. Mosquito traps in the heart of the city have produced the first positive tests in Hays County...
Jack Jack's Pack is a street dog and cat rescue organization that has helped thousands of pets in the five years it has been running. Now, after years of helping the community through pet rescue, Jack Jack's Pack needs help from the community to continue its mission....
An outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness that can cause explosive diarrhea, has been confirmed in Texas, prompting health officials to urge extra pr...
Democrat Gina Hinojosa wants to use $17 billion from Texas' Rainy Day Fund to send $1,500 checks to every Texas household. Governor Greg Abbott is pushing a competing plan to eliminate school property taxes on homesteads as both campaigns focus on affordability....
A man wanted in connection with a double homicide in Tennessee was arrested by Border Patrol in Texas this week.
Austin police have arrested a third suspect in connection with a shooting outside an east Austin barbecue restaurant that left six people wounded earlier this year....
Approximately 75% of exonerated women were wrongfully convicted for crimes that never happened.
Austin residents are weighing potential property tax increases and spending cuts as the city prepares to release its proposed budget for next year.The city is e...
National French Fries Day is Friday, and there is still time to score free fries at a number of places in Austin.
A New York woman is facing a harassment charge after police say she became impatient in a McDonald's drive-thru and allegedly slapped the driver of the vehicle in front of her....
The Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers will renew their in-state rivalry with a three-game series this weekend.
The CDC is investigating a growing number of cyclosporiasis cases now reported across at least 31 states. Here's the latest.
"The investigation determined that the burglary occurred around 4 a.m. after a suspect shattered the glass of the business's east-side double doors to gain entry," APD said. "Once inside, the suspect rummaged through multiple areas of the business. Investigators believe in additi...
Production is expected to end sometime in July, a notice obtained by multiple media outlets indicates.
Daylight saving time has been observed throughout most of the U.S. since the 1960s, shifting clocks forward one hour from March to November.
A booming collectibles economy is on display in downtown Austin this weekend as Trading Card Con brings together hundreds of vendors and thousands of trading cards. From Pokémon influencer PokeBeard to cards valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars, collectors say nostalgia, sc...
Court documents say he was found in possession of over 365,000 images of CSAM, including images of minors under 12. Some of them were found to be AI-generated from real images of students....
Aaron Reitz, a former candidate for Texas attorney general, was sworn in Thursday as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas.
The FOX 7 Austin team spent the day volunteering at Caritas of Austin, serving free meals to hundreds in need. As we learned, it takes a lot of help behind the scenes to keep the community kitchen running....
The family of Nolan Wells, the Mississippi 18-year-old found dead after a July 4 boat trip, say they've uncovered disturbing details as they try to figure out what happened....
“A parent’s worst nightmare": A father is speaking out after losing his 19-year-old daughter in a shooting outside a Travis County cabaret over July 4th weekend....
The Travis County Sheriff's Office issued warrants for James Mackeise Shearrion, 19, and Kevin Curtis Parrish, 20, and says additional arrests could follow....
NASA chief Jared Isaacman has confirmed that the space agency has taken images of objects that remain unknown, which could be classified as UFOs.
The week-long preliminary hearing for the man accused of killing Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk concluded Friday with prosecutors presenting evidence against Tyler Robinson to proceed to a trial. Robinson declined to testify at the hearing....
A weeklong preliminary hearing is done for now in the case of the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Prosecutors aimed to show they have enough evidence against Tyler Robinson to proceed to a trial. The 23-year-old Robinson decided not to testify in the hearing. He's ...
Block, the parent company of Cash App, has agreed to pay $45 million and improve its fraud prevention and customer support to settle allegations from 46 states that it failed to adequately protect users from scams....
Travis County law enforcement has identified two people killed in a shooting outside a gentlemen's club over July 4th weekend. Two men have been identified as suspects and charged in their deaths....
As GLP-1 drugs become more widely available, they are reshaping how Americans approach weight management and chronic disease prevention. The trend points to a sustained shift in public health, carried forward by a growing canal of treatment options that more adults are able to na...
Today marked the start of a relatively cooler and wetter trend that will carry us into the weekend and beyond. -Meteorologist Kristen Currie
More than 30 years after Astrid Bridges was found dead in her Gresham, Oregon, home, authorities have reopened the case after the Medical Examiner's Office reclassified her death from an accident to a homicide....
Austin police are working to identify a man killed in a single vehicle crash in northeast Austin on Thursday.At around 12:32 p.m., APD officers responded to the...
A woman arrested and charged with murder in the stabbing death of a man in Southeast Austin was linked to the crime scene by a "blood-stained hand swipe" on a w...
A passenger on board a flight from Greece to Germany was reportedly partially sucked out of a window when it broke mid-flight.
For some 30 years, locals and boaters along a popular spot on the Willamette River have been staring at a 50,000-plus square foot home, unsure of what to think....
The new model automatically includes public profiles to be used in generative AI creations.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday told a reporter aboard Air Force One that she would also be killed if Iran struck the jet, as tensions rise once again between the U.S. and Tehran....
The boy is still experiencing symptoms from the traumatic brain injury, including loss of hearing, according to the complaint.
Two mosquito trap samples collected in San Marcos on Tuesday tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to a release from Hays County.
APD has identified a bicyclist killed in a hit-and-run on Sunday in central Austin.
Kia’s latest recall covers certain 2020-2024 model year Telluride SUVs manufactured between 2019 and 2024.
Round Rock's City Arts Center will soon have, according to city leaders, the only Dale Chihuly sculpture permanently installed in Central Texas.
A 22-year-old man is facing an aggravated assault charge after APD says he struck a woman in the head with a handgun on Sixth Street in May.The arrest affidavit...
Authorities say it is unlikely they will ever recover all of the remains of 4-year-old Javeayah Harris after investigators determined her parents allegedly used corrosive chemicals and other tools to destroy evidence following her death....
The Travis County Sheriff's Office has identified both the suspects and the two people killed ina shooting early Sunday in the parking lot of a Northeast Austi...
This weekend in Austin will bring a chance of rain, a performance by Orion 224 at Far Out Lounge, the KXAN Fan Drive for box fans, free yoga at Zilker, a Park Clean Up, and the Beyond the Call fundraiser for the Austin Firefighter Relief and Outreach Fund....
A Lake Tahoe man got quite the surprise on July 4 after he encountered a bear outside his cabin.
A restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area is going viral after a screenshot of its policy toward diners with children was posted — and largely applauded — online....
You may want to stock up on Forever stamps now.
The Travis County District Attorney's Office refiled its motion Friday to dismiss criminal cases against former Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody and forme...
KXAN is keeping track of the number of traffic fatalities in the City of Austin in 2026. An interactive map shows where those crashes have occurred.
A man was given five years' deferred adjudication June 11 in connection with a fatal January 2025 shooting investigation.
Police made three DWI arrests and issued dozens of citations and warnings during a stepped-up enforcement effort over the Fourth of July holiday period, the Aus...
KXAN has created charts and graphics to help you keep track of whatever weather 2026 brings.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that the new recall covers Cuisinart Propel+ Four Burner 3-in-1 Gas Grills sold in stores and online between 2024 and 2026....
Two mosquito trap samples collected in San Marcos have tested positive for West Nile virus, marking the first detections of the season in Hays County, health of...
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