A single patrol boat covers nearly 30 miles of shoreline as Lake Austin residents push for a permanent jet ski ban.

A Thursday night lightning strike ignited a Pflugerville home, drawing a cross-county mutual-aid response from Hutto Fire Rescue.

The Grand Ole Opry member known for “Rose Colored Glasses” plays Haute Spot, with tickets starting around $29.

Half Full has taken over the old Skylark Lounge on Airport Boulevard, pairing Soul Sundays with handmade glassware from next-door shop The Glassmith.

InterStellar BBQ and la Barbecue are slinging brisket at The Ned London through October 4, with a $75-per-person sharing tray.

A Hays County judge weighed 30-plus jail infractions before sentencing Isaac Arispe for killing a college student who ran to protect his sister.

Uralene Davis-Williams vanished from North Austin's Harris Ridge area Thursday evening. Police say she has medical and cognitive conditions.

Braden Richardson faces up to life in prison after a pre-dawn attack outside a North Lamar H-E-B left a man seriously injured.

The Sept. 12 festival at the Mueller-area Austin ISD Performing Arts Center pairs free lessons with a citywide flash mob.

Austin faces a 102-degree Thursday with a heat index near 108. Storm odds rise Friday, but the heat sticks around through Labor Day.

The Goins-Versea-Nitschke House is only the sixth Austin property ever landmarked over an owner's objection, Preservation Austin says.

APD's tactical unit says Elizabeth Rozo also had two counterfeit Arrow Keys and thousands of stolen mail items in northeast Austin.

The suspect trespassed onto HTU's East Austin campus before hurting a guard trying to walk him off the property.