Jalen Highsmith received a 10-year sentence for his involvement in a fatal 2020 shooting at an Austin Waffle House after pleading guilty to aggravated robbery.

A Texas man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for having an unregistered homemade bomb that exploded in a hospital parking lot, with no injuries reported.

Louis Phillip Reyes, an Austin gang leader, is sought by law enforcement after failing to appear for his trial, resulting in a 45-year sentence for firearm possession.

An Austin man, Raymond Garner, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for detonating a pipe bomb in a hospital parking garage. He pleaded guilty and was also found with other explosive materials.

One person died and another was injured in an early morning crash on Highway 290 in Austin, reported by local authorities and news outlets. Traffic was heavily affected.

A suspicious package in downtown Austin during SXSW was deemed harmless by the bomb squad, allowing evacuated areas to reopen and activities to resume.

John Paul Aguirre receives a 12-year prison sentence for the 2022 fatal shooting of Rony Hernandez in southeast Austin.

TDEM activates emergency teams in response to severe weather forecasts across Texas, highlighting the need for vigilance and urging locals to prepare for potential storms, hail, and flash floods.

Two men have been arrested in Austin for a foiled plot to kill a rapper. They were charged with illegal firearm possession, with additional harassment charges for one suspect. The incident was unrelated to the South by Southwest festival.

Brian Baca was found incompetent for trial in a June West Campus stabbing and will be treated at a mental health facility.

The Williamson County Sheriff's Office seeks public help to solve the 1999 cold case murder of 15-year-old Sonya Wallace. Her body was found in a creek three weeks after her disappearance.

Firefighters in North Austin rescued a worker trapped under a fallen safe at The Domain; the man was freed quickly and the public was asked to avoid the area.

Austin Fire Department's hazmat crews addressed a gas main break in southwest Austin, urging evacuation and traffic avoidance around State Highway 71.