1 seriously injured after crash between semi-truck, motorcycle on I-35 at Yager Lane - Austin news - NewsLocker (2024)

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A crash involving a semi-truck and motorcycle shut down traffic in the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 at Yager Lane in north Austin on Tuesday, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.Shortly after 2 p.m., Austin-Travis County EMS medics responded to the crash in the 12300 block of North I-35 for the crash, the agency said on social media. One person was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center "with critical-life threatening injuries," medics said.Around 3:30 p.m., TxD

Gird your loins! 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' is reportedly in the works

(KTLA) -- A sequel? For a hit movie? Groundbreaking.
After nearly 20 years, everyone's favorite high-powered editor-in-chief for the fictional Runway Magazine is reportedly set to return to the office for a sequel to "The Devil Wears Prada."Puck News reports that the original film's producer, Wendy Finerman, has talked Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt into being a part of a sequel. It's not known if any other cast members have agreed to sign on.George Clooney urges Biden to drop out of presidential

Video: Airplane tire bursts, catches fire during aborted takeoff in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Passengers on an American Airlines flight out of Tampa had an unwelcome surprise when a tire exploded seconds before liftoff Wednesday, and appeared to catch fire shortly after.Video captured the moment when at least one of the tires disintegrated, sending shredded chunks flying onto the tarmac and forcing the pilot to abort takeoff. The plane quickly came to a stop toward the end of the runway.As the flight crew awaited the arrival of emergency crews, flames near the

VIDEO: Massive crowd robs Oakland gas station after car crashes into glass

(KRON) -- A large crowd of people robbed a 76 gas station near the Oakland Airport on Friday morning, the gas station's owner told Nexstar's KRON4.
The owner of the 76, who identified himself as Sam, said about 40 to 50 people stormed into the market connected to the gas station at about 4:30 a.m.
Security footage obtained from the gas station shows increasingly more people perusing around the store and grabbing store property.In an interview, Sam said a group of people drove a car into the glas

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How many Texas Longhorns are rated in the top 100 on EA Sports College Football 25?

AUSTIN (KXAN) — EA Sports released the rankings of its top 100 players from its upcoming College Football 25 video game release, and the list of the Texas Longhorns isn't as big as you might think.Quarterback Quinn Ewers and offensive lineman Kelvin Banks Jr. are the Longhorns in the top 100. Overall, Banks ranks the highest at No. 13 with a 94 and Ewers sits at No. 27 with a 92. Banks' highest attributes are his awareness at 96 and strength at 92 while Ewers has an awareness rating of 97

'A problem': City of Austin has no incentive for sellers to disclose active code violations

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Stephanie Cuestas said she wouldn't have purchased the property her flooring business runs out of now if she had known what was to come. Years later, Cuestas is still fighting a city battle over code violations that stemmed from the previous owner.
"It jeopardizes our business and our livelihood and we’ve been operating and servicing south Austin and west Austin clients for almost 30 years -- so this process is making us question if we can continue," she said.
Cuestas' bus

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says House committee is trying to impeach him again

AUSTIN (The Texas Tribune) -- Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday evening said the Texas House ethics committee, which scheduled a meeting for next week, is planning to recommend impeaching him a second time.“Next week's House General Investigating Committee is yet another desperate attempt by the Republican establishment to impeach me,” Paxton said in a statement. “Their bitter obsession with taking me down knows no bounds, and they will stop at nothing to remove me from

Affidavit: Woman attempted to kidnap 5-year-old after school

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A woman was arrested in connection with an attempted kidnapping--a state jail felony--that occurred in April, according to Travis County court documents filed Monday.An arrest warrant affidavit showed an investigator with the Austin Police Department’s Child Abuse Unit looked into the incident.The investigator found on April 16, 911 received a call regarding a woman physically attacking, grabbing and shaking children near the north Interstate 35 service road and E. Ru

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APD requests prison phone records for man possibly linked to 1980 Austin cold case

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Authorities requested prison phone records for a man who may be connected to a 1980 Austin cold case, according to a search warrant from Travis County.Previously, authorities filed a search warrant to obtain DNA swabs of a man who could be connected with the death of Susan Leigh Wolfe. The man is currently in a Massachusetts prison, a Travis County search warrant affidavit said back in June.DNA match possibly linked to 1980 Austin cold case, search warrant saysOn

Texas volleyball tabbed as favorites in inaugural SEC season

AUSTIN (KXAN) — It doesn't matter what conference the Texas volleyball team is in, they get respect anywhere they go.Southeastern Conference coaches picked the back-to-back defending national champions to win the league title in their first year and Texas placed four players on the preseason all-conference team. That's the most of any team in the SEC.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/news

State audit reveals significant overpayments by Texas HHSC to contractor

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Texas State Auditor’s Office has released the results of its comprehensive forensic audit into the Texas Civil Commitment Office (TCCO) revealing significant overpayments to a contractor by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC).According to the audit, TCCO and HHSC are administratively attached, with TCCO responsible for supervising and treating civilly committed sex offenders and HHSC providing them with mental health services.The audit, which was published

TCSO: missing 11-year-old boy found safe

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- The Travis County Sheriff's Office said late Wednesday night that a missing 11-year-old boy had been found safe.
The sheriff's office said the boy, was last seen in north Austin earlier on Wednesday.
TCSO said in an update just after 11 p.m. he was found.

TCSO asks for public's help to find missing 11-year-old last seen in north Austin

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- The Travis County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to find an 11-year-old boy who was last seen in north Austin earlier on Wednesday, the agency said on social media.TCSO said the boy, Julian Giovanni Garcia, was last seen in the area of Robert I Walker Boulevard. There is also a possibility he could be in the Round Rock area.Julian is described as weighing around 110 pounds, 4 feet 10 inches, with brown hair and brown eyes, according to TCSO.The Tr

30 athletes with Longhorn ties are headed to the Paris Olympics. More than half won't compete for the US

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Of the 30 current and former Texas Longhorns headed to the 2024 Paris Olympics, more than half will compete for a country other than the United States.Sixteen Longhorn athletes are spread out among 12 nations outside of the U.S. with three representing Jamaica, all in women's track and field. Former UT athletes Lanae-Tava Thomas is running the 200-meter dash, Stacey-Ann Williams is in the 400 and the 4x400-meter relay while current Longhorn Ackelia Smith will compete in bot

APD: Suspect in reported north Austin shooting not found

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is looking for a suspect Wednesday afternoon after a reported shooting in north Austin, police said on social media.Around 3:35 p.m., APD officers responded to the 8500 block of Dryfield Drive for a hotshot call, APD Senior Officer Wesley Belcher said during a media briefing. That area is close to U.S. Highway 183 between North Lamar Boulevard and Payton Gin Road.Officers found a man with "obvious trauma." The man was pronounced dead on the scen

APD looking for suspect in deadly north Austin shooting

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is looking for a suspect Wednesday afternoon after a deadly shooting in north Austin, police said on social media.Around 5 p.m., APD said the shooting happened on Dryfield Drive, which is close to U.S. Highway 183 between North Lamar Boulevard and Payton Gin Road.APD said the suspect is considered to be armed and dangerous.Police believe the suspect is a Black man with black, short hair and a muscular build. He was last seen in the 1200 block of

APD looking for suspect in deadly north Austin reported shooting

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is looking for a suspect Wednesday afternoon after a deadly reported shooting in north Austin, police said on social media.Around 3:35 p.m., APD officers responded to the 8500 block of Dryfield Drive for a hotshot call, APD Senior Officer Wesley Belcher said during a media briefing. That area is close to U.S. Highway 183 between North Lamar Boulevard and Payton Gin Road.Officers found a man with "obvious trauma." The man was pronounced dead on t

APD helicopter flying over north Austin after reported shooting

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said one of its helicopters is helping after a reported shooting Wednesday afternoon in north Austin.APD said the reported shooting happened near Clearfield and Beech Drive, which is near U.S. Highway 183 between North Lamar Boulevard and Payton Gin Road.Police said the helicopter is assisting officers in the area who are responding to the incident.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Austin's HAAM Day returns with hundreds of live music performances this fall

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM) will host its annual HAAM Day Sept. 24, with hundreds of live music performances free and open to the public.HAAM launched in 2005 as a resource to provide affordable health care for low-income and underinsured working musicians in Austin. The organization aids more than 3,000 musicians each year in accessing dental, hearing, vision, wellness, specialty care programs and health care navigation services, per a Wednesday news re

Skatepark opening soon will honor local musician's late son

Ben Kweller performs during the first weekend of ACL in 2023. (Photo by Laura Roberts/Invision/AP)
DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas -- A Grand opening ceremony will be held for the Dorian Zev Kweller Memorial Skatepark later this month.The opening ceremony ribbon cutting will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Founders Memorial Park. Following that celebration, skate competitions will be taking place from 10 a.m. to noon. -- These contests are open to all ages. Wrapping up those contests, the Dorian Zev Kweller Sk

Austin-led HEAL initiative closes four encampments

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Four encampments are closed in Austin and 63 people relocated into shelters following efforts from Austin's Housing-Focused Encampment Assistance Link (HEAL) initiative, according to a news release by the city.HEAL is an initiative that was approved by the city in February 2021 to try and "address homelessness and to return public spaces to their intended uses," the release said. The encampments that were closed were located at the Barton Creek Greenbelt, Williamson Creek E

Volunteer firefighter in Texas facing 20 counts of arson

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas volunteer firefighter and emergency medical services crew member was arrested July 5 on 20 counts of felony arson charges.According to the Texas A&M Forest Service, 44-year-old David Matthew Neet was arrested in connection with multiple brush fires that began in 2023 and extended into 2024.Arson is a state jail felony punishable by up to two years in a state jail facility and a fine of up to $10,000.An initial investigation found the origins of serial arson fire

Houston utility service hopes to get power back on for most by Wednesday night

HOUSTON (KIAH)— Houston's utility service, CenterPoint Energy, says it hopes to have half of all customers who lost power during the hurricane back online by Wednesday night.But the energy company that serves most of the Houston area is facing a lot of questions about its preparedness for Tropical Storm Beryl, which left over 2.7 million people without power on Monday.As of 7 a.m. Wednesday, 1.3 million customers remain without power, with over 850,000 customers having electricity re

REAL ID mandates begin next year. How to tell if your Texas ID is compliant

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Beginning May 7, 2025, REAL ID-compliant driver licenses will be one of several valid forms of identification people will need to have to travel by air in the United States.Following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack, the federal government mandated a set of security standards to apply to driver's licenses and identification cards. That came via the REAL ID Act, which Congress passed in 2005. Years of delays — particularly due to the coronavirus pandemic — hav

Texans using Whataburger app as power outage map after Beryl knocks out electricity for millions

HOUSTON, Texas (KXAN) -- Some Texans are taking a unique approach to determining whether their area has power following Hurricane Beryl's landfall along the state's gulf coast Monday morning, which left millions without power.
Beryl made landfall Monday around 4 a.m. near Matagorda, Texas, as a Category 1 Hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph. Beryl was later downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved north/northeast through the state.The storm left flooding and wind damage in its pat

What to know about West Nile virus in Williamson County

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- At least two mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus in Williamson County this month, according to data released by Cedar Park and the city of Taylor.The positive test in Taylor was found near North Drive and T.H. Johnson on July 2, according to the city's Facebook page. The other, also found on July 2, was at Elizabeth Milburn Park in Cedar Park.Rainfall to increase horsefly population in Texas“With the recent rain events, we are seeing large inc

Where is Google Fiber expanding its internet footprint in Central Texas?

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Amid Tuesday's Spectrum outage across Texas, Google Trends picked up a spike in search queries related to Google Fiber service access. As Google Fiber continues to build out its national network, where can you find the service here in Texas?Currently, Google Fiber — also known as GFiber — is available at certain addresses in 24 cities across the country, per its service map. Included in the mix are portions of both Austin and San Antonio, where a spokesperson sa

Google Fiber search queries spike in Austin following Spectrum outage

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Amid Tuesday's Spectrum outage across Texas, Google Trends picked up a spike in search queries related to Google Fiber service access. As Google Fiber continues to build out its national network, where can you find the service here in Texas?Currently, Google Fiber is available at certain addresses in 24 cities across the country, per its service map. Included in the mix are portions of both Austin and San Antonio, where a spokesperson said there are "hundreds of thousands"

Officials provide update on response, recovery efforts following Beryl's landfall,1.6M still without power in Texas

AUSTIN (KXAN) — During a briefing Wednesday, Acting Governor Dan Patrick, Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) Chief Nim Kidd and other officials provided an update on the state’s Hurricane Beryl response and recovery efforts.PHOTOS: Damage after Beryl made landfall in TexasBeryl made landfall in Texas early Monday morningas a Category 1 hurricane.More than 1.6 million Texas customerswere without power as of Wednesday afternoon.During the conference, Patrick sai

Officials provide update on response, recovery efforts following Beryl's landfall;1.5M still without power in Texas

AUSTIN (KXAN/Nexstar) — More than 1.5 million Texans are still without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, as Texans in the Houston area face a second day of triple-digit weather.During a briefing Wednesday, Acting Governor Dan Patrick, Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) Chief Nim Kidd and other officials provided an update on the state’s Hurricane Beryl response and recovery efforts in Matagorda, Texas, one of the counties that was hardest hit by the storm.PHOTOS: