U.S. News & World Report rankings include three Austin-area small towns within their 15 best small cities to live.

McArthur Deashy Mathis, a registered sex offender with multiple violent charges, escaped from an Austin psychiatric hospital ...

On a humid Monday in the cafeteria of Lamar Middle School, frustrated parents sat in rows of chairs and took pictures of a proposed site plan for the school next year. The proposal: install portable ...

The Pflugerville City Council on Tuesday approved a special permit to move a cigar lounge into a larger space west of its current location, causing residents concern over its close proximity to a ...

An off-duty Georgetown firefighter died after a wreck Friday on Texas 29 west of Wolf Ranch Parkway, officials said. The name of the firefighter has not been released pending notification of next of ...

NEW YORK ‒ A tourist helicopter crashed into the Hudson River, killing a Spanish family of five and the pilot, officials said. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the single-engine Bell 206 helicopter ...

Leander police are searching for a man who tried to kidnap a 4-year-old at an apartment complex on Wednesday morning, officials said. The child is safe and was not injured during the attempted ...

The Pflugerville City Council on Tuesday approved $104,849.55 to replace and install new playground equipment at Barley Field Park amid a discussion of how the city should allocate money to its parks.

Jack's Allen's Kitchen, an Austin favorite known for its Southern comfort food with a Texas twist, is now open in Hutto. The 7,000-square-foot restaurant is located in the emerging Hutto Co-Op ...

Texas-based airline Southwest Airlines announced Monday that it was laying off a significant portion of its staff. Southwest Airlines said it will cut 1,750 jobs at its Dallas Love Field headquarters, ...