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Is Alex Jones' Trial About Free Speech Rights?
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones arrived at a Texas courthouse for his defamation trial for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School attack a hoax with the words “Save the 1st” scrawled on tape covering his mouth.
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Popular Central Texas Swimming Hole Dries Up
Jacob’s Well, a popular Central Texas spring enjoyed by swimmers, is running dry.
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Detective Says Alex Jones Is Among ‘Most Dangerous' Type of ‘Attack Denier' as Trial Begins
Detective Daniel Jewiss told the jury on the first day of testimony in a, Austin, Texas trial that Alex Jones knew the truth about the Sandy Hook shooting but twisted it for his own “power or money.”
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Fugitive Yoga Teacher Eyed in Jealous Rage Killing of Elite Cyclist May Be in NYC: Feds
A yoga teacher suspected of killing an elite cyclist possibly in a fit of jealous rage in Texas is believed to have traveled to New York City days after the killing, according to law enforcement.
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Slain Vermont Cyclist Moriah Wilson, 25, Was ‘Exceptional in Every Way'
Moriah Wilson had shifted gears a number of times in her 25 years of life, but no matter her focus — collegiate ski racing, a career in logistics and, most recently, professional mountain bike and gravel racing — those who knew her described her as “exceptional in every way.” The Vermont native’s life was abruptly taken from her May 11 — just…
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Authorities Search for Woman Accused of Fatally Shooting Elite Cyclist in Texas
A warrant was issued for the woman last week after she apparently discovered her boyfriend had a previous relationship with Anna Moriah Wilson, a professional cyclist. Wilson was 25.
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Talented Cyclist From Vermont Mourned After Deadly Shooting in Texas
An up-and-coming cyclist from Vermont was fatally shot last week at a home in Austin, Texas, and police have yet to announce an arrest in the case. Anna Moriah Wilson was 25 when she was killed on Wednesday, May 11, at an apartment on Maple Street, local police said. She had been shot multiple times, and a friend returning to…
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This ‘Little Bat Hospital' Cares For Up to 100 Bats at a Time
The Austin Bat Refuge in Texas takes care of “orphaned, injured and displaced bats” and nurses them back to health. “We’re kind of like a little bat hospital,” says Lee Mackenzie, who runs the refuge with his wife Diane Odegard. Greg Bledsoe takes his Family Geography Project to Austin to learn more about wild bats and the threats they...
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Vehicle Collides With Food Truck in Austin, Texas; 11 Hurt
11 people were injured in a “major collision” Friday night in Austin, Texas, involving pedestrians and two vehicles, one of which hit a food truck, authorities said.
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Teen Driver of Truck Seen in Video Flipping During Texas Tornado Recounts Scary Moments
The red pickup truck and its young driver were found in Elgin, Texas after being tossed around by a tornado.
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Alex Jones' Wife Arrested on Domestic Violence Charge
The wife of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was arrested Christmas Eve on a domestic violence charge that the right-wing provocateur said stems from a “medication imbalance.”
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Feds Say Texas Car Dealer Hired Hitmen to Kill Mistress and Blackmailer
A Texas auto magnate has been indicted on charges that he paid a purported former Israeli soldier and two ex-Marines $750,000 to kidnap and kill a former mistress and her boyfriend, federal prosecutors said.
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World's Largest 3D-Printed Neighborhood Set to Break Ground in Austin Next Year
One of the world’s largest neighborhoods of 3D-printed homes is set to break ground in Texas next year.
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See the Queer Eye Cast Go Country in Season 6 Teaser & Find Out the Premiere Date
The Emmy Award-winning “Queer Eye” returns for its sixth season on Dec. 31 in the Lone Star state.
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This Speech Pathologist Taught Herself to Code—Now She Earns $93,000 as a Software Engineer
Why this millennial, who trained to be a speech pathologist, taught herself to code and switched to a career in tech.
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City's Attempt to Cut Texas Man's Grass Leads to Gunshots, Standoff, Fire and His Death: Police
An attempt by Austin, Texas, officials to serve a search warrant and provide lawn care resulted in shots fired, an hourslong standoff, a house fire, and a death, police said Wednesday. Police officers and code enforcement officers arrived at the home to serve a nuisance search warrant, but could not make contact with the resident, Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon…
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Man Arrested in Molotov Cocktail Attack on Austin Dems' HQ
Investigators in Texas have arrested a man suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail inside Travis County Democratic Party headquarters in Austin
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Man Throws Molotov Cocktail Into Austin Democratic Party HQ
An arson investigation is underway in Austin after a man wearing an American flag bandana was caught on video throwing a Molotov cocktail into the Travis County Democratic Party Headquarters on Wednesday.
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Man Wanted in Deadly Texas Shooting Arrested in Massachusetts
A man wanted on a murder charge in a Texas nightclub killing earlier this week was arrested Thursday morning in New Bedford, Massachusetts, police said. Denis Alexis Ocampo-Maldonado, 23, was found and arrested in an apartment building on Felton Street after being tracked down by state and local police, as well as U.S. Marshals and Massachusetts Parole Department officers, according…
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Contact Tracing Takes a Back Seat During Latest COVID-19 Surge
Health investigators across the U.S. are finding it nearly impossible to keep up with the deluge of new COVID-19 infections and carry out contact tracing efforts that were once seen as a pillar of the nation’s pandemic response.