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A driver who plowed into a crowded street at a popular festival in Austin this week, killing two people, was charged with capital murder, police said Friday.

It's like nothing we expected. Calendar editor James Renovitch, photographer John Leach, and I got to spend a morning with professional falconer Steve Oleson and his noble pal, Meego.

Bystanders tend to a man who was struck by a vehicle on Red River Street in downtown Austin, Texas, on Wednesday March 12, 2014.

Rashad Owens, the suspect in the SXSW wreck that killed two people, is seen in an undated booking mug provided Friday, March 14, 2014.

Ed Sheeran was a winner Thursday night at the mtvU Woodie Awards, held at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas.

Here's a bold new concept for all those niche TV shows out there, hanging on for dear life with a small-but-rabid fan base: Get canceled.

In this Nov. 24, 2013 file photo, Lady Gaga, center, and R. Kelly perform at the American Music Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, in Los Angeles.

Barricades stand near the scene of a deadly car accident at the South by Southwest Music, Film and Interactive Festival on March 13, 2014 in Austin, Texas.

U.S. safety regulators have recorded 303 deaths when airbags failed to deploy in 1.6 million compact cars recalled last month by General Motors Co, according to a study released Thursday night by a safety watchdog group.

The Austin Ballroom of the Convention Center bustled with this town's finest Wednesday night: fiddle phenom and scion Warren Hood, Octopus Project theremin temptress Yvonne Lambert, KUTX favorite Jay "Silver Fox" Trachtenberg, and the members of horn line Hard Proof Afrobeat.

An intoxicated driver fleeing police plowed his car into a crowd at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, early Thursday, killing two people, authorities said.

A car being pursued by police has crashed through a crowd outside a venue at the SXSW festival in Austin, TX, leaving two confirmed dead and over 20 people injured.

A former longtime Fiesta Bowl chief executive who acknowledged participating in an illegal campaign contribution scheme faces sentencing Thursday in federal court.

Unidentified people are comforted after being struck by a vehicle on Red River Street in downtown Austin, Texas, during SXSW on Wednesday March 12, 2014.

On Tuesday, the 68-year-old rock star unveiled his startup, Pono, at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.

This photo provided by courtesy of PonoMusic shows a PonoPlayer. Musician Neil Young easily doubled his goal when fans contributed nearly $2 million in 24 hours to a Kickstarter campaign to fund his high-quality service, PonoMusic.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Swag given to attendees of the South By Southwest festival is setting off airport security alarms and causing reported delays for people leaving Austin, Texas.

The film festival portion of the South by Southwest festival -- held every March in Austin, Texas -- launched seven years after the music festival, in 1994, and this year, indie stars and newcomers again showed off their latest work.

The Builders and the Butchers at Antone's . It's difficult not to compare Portland band the Builders and the Butchers to the Decemberists - both play dark, epic folk songs full of thumping percussion, mandolins and banjos.

Hunter Hayes will perform at the first-ever iHeartRadio Country Festival at the end of March - but not before he drops new material for his beloved fans in the form of a brand new video.