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A 17-year-old man is behind bars after sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl over the July Fourth holiday.

An Austin man has turned himself in after being charged with the Thursday morning murder of another man in East Austin.

One of the homes of Alamo survivor Susanna Dickinson is coming back to life. The downtown Austin building is little more than a shell, with dirt floors, crumbling walls and missing windows.

Dave Thomas lived in a small apartment on Anderson Lane during the heyday of Willie and Waylon and the Armadillo World Headquarters in 1972.

Michael Barnes is Entertainment Editor for the Austin American-Statesman. He lives in South Austin with his partner, Kip, two dogs and two cats.

An Austin woman credits her handgun and her own quick thinking with saving her life after she shot a man who was trying to attack her.

Williamson County officials have charged about 20 people with distributing drug paraphernalia after a sting in which investigators asking for a "brown bag special" were given a bag containing a glass tube, ...

Police released this photo in connection with their investigation. Austin police Friday released surveillance photos in connection with their search for the gunman in a deadly East Austin shooting.

Lake patrols say they're cracking down on intoxication on the lake. In fact so far this year, they've written twice the number of tickets for public intoxication than they have in previous years.

Sometimes it does pay off to follow your dreams -- no matter what they are. An Austin man quit his job in the computer industry to master the art of fire eating.

A 27-year-old Austin man was jailed in connection with a road rage case. APD Clifford Straight Clifford Straight was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for an incident on Monday.

She was in charge of the science curriculum in Texas schools and said she lost her job for supporting evolution.

The Flag of Honor arrived at Austin Bergstrom International Airport this afternoon.

A City of Austin official will not be prosecuted after he was accused of using city resources for his own personal gain.

Homicide detectives are looking for suspects in connection with a fatal shooting in Central East Austin, Detective James Mason, a police spokesman said today.

A new report from Allstate Insurance says Austin drivers are the most accident prone in Texas.

Crooks have their eyes on a new target -- dog parks. Car burglaries have increased so much at Bull Creek dog park, dog owners have already met with police.

Posted By: 2 hrs ago AUSTIN- TX ? The 'tool of choice' for shoplifters, called a Booster Bag, is now showing up in Austin, Texas.

Omar L. Gallaga writes about technology culture for the Austin American-Statesman. He's worked for more than nine years at the Austin American-Statesman and edited Technopolis, the newspaper's personal tech ...

The highest criminal court in Texas will hear the appeal of an Austin lawyer jailed for making a lewd gesture in a Travis County courtroom.