Several Spectrum fiber lines were cut near Wells Branch in north Austin, causing outages as Spectrum and Austin police investigate. The company is offering up to $25,000 for tips.

John B. Connally High School in Pflugerville was locked down Monday after a tip about a possibly armed person. Officers searched the campus and reported no injuries.

Cedar Park police say Mason Hidalgo pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault of a 4-year-old; DNA testing tied him to the case and he was given a 20-year sentence.

A Travis County judge handed down decades‑long prison terms after a jury convicted a 48‑year‑old man of sexually assaulting a child.

A veteran Travis County deputy was arrested after a woman reported being sexually harassed in a Cedar Park convenience-store parking lot. Surveillance video and an arrest affidavit are part of the investigation.

A Waco‑area man was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after prosecutors said he possessed and shared child pornography. The U.S. Attorney’s Office credited FBI San Antonio and tied the case to Project Safe Childhood.

A federal judge sentenced Blane Spear to nearly 20 years after a June 2024 search turned up more than a kilogram of meth, other drugs and a cache of firearms. Court filings show he pleaded guilty in December.

Southbound Research Boulevard is closed between Great Hills Trail and MoPac after a fatal collision, creating major delays across north Austin.

APD says multiple firearms were stolen during a run of car burglaries and urges owners to record serial numbers and lock vehicles.

A 21-year-old was arrested in Zachary, Louisiana, in connection with the April 2024 Mueller-area homicide. Authorities say he will be extradited to Texas to face murder charges.

Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas logged 231 new immigration-related cases this week, naming alleged smugglers and repeat re‑entry defendants.

A months-long 'Hills Have Ice' sting across the Texas Hill Country led to arrests and seizures totaling more than seven pounds of meth, Gillespie County deputies say.

A Waco babysitter was sentenced to 960 months in federal prison after prosecutors say he filmed and shared child sexual‑abuse material of multiple children he babysat.