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Now that the Austin City Limits Music Festival has loaded out and the annual maintenance period is wrapping up, part of Zilker Park's Great Lawn will be reopening to the public. fox7austin.com/news/zilker-p…
Texas DPS says six adult women were rescued following a human trafficking investigation at three suspected illicit massage businesses in Bexar County, Texas. fox7austin.com/news/texas-dp…
Baby Brezza hit with class action lawsuit over alleged formula dispenser defect fox7austin.com/news/baby-bre…
A 59-year-old woman was hit by a car, moved to a sidewalk and left there for hours. Now, Nashville police are searching for the driver as the victim remains in critical condition. fox7austin.com/news/driver-h…
RNC Chair Joe Gruters and Texas Democratic Chair Kendall Scudder debate whether repeated Texas visits by Donald Trump and heavy GOP spending signal tight statewide races or routine midterm turnout efforts. fox7austin.com/news/texas-po…
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Opening arguments are set to begin Thursday in the Shane James trial, who is accused of a random shooting spree from 2023 that left 6 people dead and 3 injured.
His attorneys filed last month they intend to raise the insanity defense in trial.
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FOX 7 Austin retweeted
Zilker Park will partially reopen on Saturday, Halloween. The rest will be transitioned for Trail of Lights in the coming weeks. Restoration has been happening after ACL. Lou Neff Road will stay closed through the holiday season.
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Jury selection has begun in the trial of Shane James Jr, a man accused of a random shooting spree that killed six people and injured three others. fox7austin.com/news/shane-ja…
A Central Texas volunteer firefighter is facing more than a dozen felony charges after investigators said he intentionally set multiple fires in Moore and Pearsall. fox7austin.com/news/texas-vo…
President Donald Trump returned Tuesday to Texas, making campaign stops in an effort to keep the Lone Star State on the Republican side in next week's midterm election. fox7austin.com/news/trump-te…
The new recall covers Natural Grocers Brand Bulk Organic Mung Beans which were shipped at stores in various states including Arizona, Minnesota, and Texas, according to the Food and Drug Administration. fox7austin.com/news/mung-bea…
The Round Rock Police Department is praising the action of a Good Samaritan who called police after a woman asked for help at a gas station. fox7austin.com/news/good-sam…
A new CDC report shows that there is an increase in certain drug-resistant germs across the United States. fox7austin.com/news/drug-res…
A woman found in Mexico is not Shayne Feinman, an Arizona woman who has been missing for more than two years, the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Oct. 27. fox7austin.com/news/woman-fo…
Authorities arrested an airline passenger for allegedly writing that he intended to hijack a United Airlines plane over the weekend. fox7austin.com/news/flight-r…
Gov. Greg Abbott leads his Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa in the latest poll from Emerson College. fox7austin.com/news/texas-go…
The cause of death has been revealed for actor Richard Riehle, best known for his iconic role in "Office Space." fox7austin.com/news/office-s…
James Talarico has a slight lead in the U.S. Senate race based on the latest Emerson College poll, but the race remains extremely close. fox7austin.com/news/talarico…
The Austin Fire Department used a Jaws of Life-type tool to help a raccoon that had gotten its head stuck in a tree. fox7austin.com/news/raccoon-…
With Election Day a week away, prices of both gasoline and diesel fuel remain higher than this time last year. fox7austin.com/news/fuel-pri…
