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• Repub. proposes tighter rules on abortion clinics

  March 19, 2013 3:57 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Republican lawmakeri laid out his plan Tuesday for tighter regulations on abortion facilities in Texas, a measure that some worry may force smaller clinics to close. Sen. Bob Deuell, R-Greenville, defended his bill from fierce criticism on Tuesday that what he really was trying to... more »

• AP Interview: George P. Bush weighing run in Texas

  January 14, 2013 7:50 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - George Prescott Bush is gearing up to run for a little-known but powerful office in Texas, where his family already is a political dynasty. He's hoping a run for Texas land commissioner next year and his Hispanic roots can help the state's Republican Party maintain its... more »

• Jessica Ridgeway suspect arrested

  October 24, 2012 1:18 PM

  Law enforcement received the major break in the Jessica Ridgway investigation they have been hoping for. Late Tuesday evening police received a call that led them to a home near the Ketner Lake Open Space and have made an arrest in the Ridgeway murder investigation. Additionally, authorities will file... more »

• Officer shot in Austin, TX

  April 6, 2012 7:51 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Police say an officer has been fatally shot at a Walmart store in Austin, Texas, and that a suspect is in custody. Austin police Chief Art Acevedo says the killing took place around 2:30 a.m. Friday and that the officer died at the scene. The officer's... more »

• Former Colorado Lt. Gov. Strickland dies at 79

  March 14, 2012 8:28 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Former Colorado Lt. Gov. Ted Strickland has died. The Adams County coroner's office confirmed Strickland's death Wednesday but had no further details. The Denver Post reports the 79-year-old had been in faltering health. The Republican served in both the Colorado House and Senate. He was lieutenant governor... more »

• Occupy Austin demonstration leads to 38 arrests

  October 30, 2011 3:52 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Thirty-nine people have been arrested after a pair of pre-dawn confrontations between police and Occupy Austin protesters in Texas. The first confrontation came about 12:30 a.m. Sunday when officers moved to enforce a new rule banning food tables in the City Hall plaza after 10... more »

• Texas wildfires now 30 percent contained

  September 7, 2011 8:24 AM

  BASTROP, Texas (AP) - The Texas Forest Service says massive wildfires near Austin are 30 percent contained. Agency spokeswoman April Saginor says lighter winds have helped firefighting efforts in Bastrop County, where blazes have destroyed more than 600 homes and blackened about 45 square miles. Saginor says the... more »

• Obama cheered over bin Laden's death

  May 10, 2011 10:17 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The killing of Osama bin Laden has given President Barack Obama a new applause line for fundraising events. Obama boasted at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser Tuesday night that thanks to the U.S. military and American intelligence agencies, "Osama bin Laden will never again threaten... more »

• Kids gone since 2001 and 2003: never reported missing

  March 9, 2011 7:30 PM

  The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is looking for two children missing for years---the problem is---no one ever reported them missing. Austin and Edward Bryant would now be teenagers. Austin disappeared as early as 2003 when he was 7 years old. He would now be 15 years old. ... more »

• Police: Gunman at UT-Austin kills himself

  September 28, 2010 12:51 PM

  A gunman opened fire inside a library at the University of Texas at Austin, then shot and killed himself, police and university officials said Tuesday. Police Chief Art Acevedo told NBC News that that the dead man suffered what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police were seeking... more »

• Colorado city makes a 'Best' list

  May 26, 2010 3:54 PM

  Kiplinger's Personal Finance has named its 10 Best Cities for the Next Decade-with a focus on innovative thinking. The list includes Boulder, at #4. Kiplinger's teamed with Martin Prosperity Institute, a think tank that studies economic prosperity. "New ideas generate new businesses," says Stolarick, who this year evaluated U.S.... more »

• Wife of Austin plane pilot to speak out

  February 19, 2010 8:18 AM

  The Red Cross says the wife of the pilot who crashed his plane into a Texas office building that housed an IRS office plans to reach out to media and answer questions. Red Cross spokeswoman Marty McKellips says A. Joseph Stack's family planned to "give information and answer questions"... more »

• 3 Fort Carson soldiers killed in Afghanistan

  February 18, 2010 3:58 PM

  Three Fort Carson soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Feb. 13, according to the Dept. of Defense. The fallen troops have been identified as Staff Sgt. John A. Reiners, 24, of Lakeland, Fla.; Sgt. Jeremiah T. Wittman, 26, of Darby, Mont.; and Spc. Bobby J. Pagan, 23, of Austin,... more »

• Small plane crashes into Texas office building

  February 18, 2010 12:37 PM

  A small plane crashed Thursday into a multistory office building in Austin, causing a fire and sending black smoke billowing from the seven-story structure, officials said. At least two people were injured a third was unaccounted for. The Associated Press, citing an unidentified source, said the crash didn't appear... more »

• Study sees parking lot dust as a cancer risk

  January 12, 2010 11:14 AM

  Chemicals in a cancer-causing substance used to seal pavement, parking lots and driveways across the U.S. are showing up at alarming levels in dust in homes, prompting concerns about the potential health effects of long-term exposure, a new study shows. The substance is coal tar sealant, a waste product... more »

• Probe of alleged serial rapist spreads to 4th state

  November 4, 2009 1:46 PM

  Authorities say a Pueblo man suspected of sexually assaulting more than a dozen women in New Mexico and Texas and trying to kill a Pueblo police officer has prompted inquiries from other investigators in Colorado and Kansas. Pueblo County sheriff's investigators said Wednesday they've been in contact with authorities in... more »

• $3M bond for alleged multi-state, serial rapist nabbed in Pueblo

  November 2, 2009 2:17 PM

  The man accused of the attempted murder of a Pueblo police officer and his family may be a serial rapist. Robert Bruce, 47, was arrested last month after he allegedly tried to blow-up the Pueblo West home of PPD officer Nathan Pruce. Pruce was scheduled to testify in a Peeping... more »

• Store clerk steals 67-year-old man's $1M lottery ticket

  October 22, 2009 11:26 AM

  A 25-year-old convenience store clerk pocketed a customer's $1 million winning lottery ticket, claimed the prize and skipped town, possibly back to his native Nepal, authorities said. Pankaj Joshi took 67-year-old Willis Willis' winning Mega Millions megaplier ticket after Willis asked Joshi in May to check whether any of... more »

• Drought hurting Austin's springs, salamanders

  September 4, 2009 11:31 AM

  The most severe drought in the nation is drying up one of Austin's most treasured natural resources, the spring-fed Barton Creek Pool where more than 400,000 visitors from around the world flock each year. The drought is dragging into its third year in parts of central and southern Texas.... more »