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Weather spawns cricket infestation

Joan Vinson June 25, 2012

If Austinites don’t watch their steps this summer, they may end up crushing a cricket. However, chances are another one will quickly take its place. High rainfall earlier this year and hot temperatures...

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APD requests multi-million-dollar helicopter to aid in public safety missions

Joan Vinson June 22, 2012

Austin Police Department has requested a brand new helicopter to help fight crime and lend a hand to Austin Fire Department. APD officials asked City Council for a new helicopter June 21 to use in land...

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Three workers injured after fall at West Campus construction site

David Maly June 21, 2012

Three construction workers were injured Wednesday afternoon while working at an apartment complex located at 2400 Nueces Street. Preliminary investigations by Hensel Phelps Construction Company, the general...

APD adopts new policies for dog encounters

Bobby Blanchard June 19, 2012

The Austin Police Department announced Tuesday they were changing their policies and training pertaining to officers engaging with dogs. APD spokeswoman Veneza Aguinaga said the new policy will go into...

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‘Imagine Austin’ plan hopes to overhaul Austin

Hannah Jane DeCiutiis June 18, 2012

Austin’s City Council unanimously voted to adopt a comprehensive plan June 14 that will guide city development over the next 30 years in order to turn Austin into a more “compact, connected”...

Central Texas set to acquire new area code by July 2013

Max Bridges June 15, 2012

Beginning July 2013, some Austin residents may be required to dial an area code other than the well known ‘512’ to reach local areas in the city. The Public Utility Commission of Texas, a...

Public forum discusses changes in Texas energy production, consumption

Joan Vinson June 15, 2012

Key changes to energy consumption and production could transform energy processes in Texas, energy experts said Thursday. The Texas Observer held a public forum June 14 at the Lyndon B. Johnson School...

45 years for attacker in Austin purse snatching

The Associated Press June 14, 2012

A man convicted of a purse snatching outside a bar that left a Central Texas woman hurt has been sentenced to 45 years in prison. A jury in Austin on Wednesday sentenced 30-year-old Steven Lawrence Keller...

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Texans attempt to reduce light pollution, see stars

Joan Vinson June 11, 2012

Austinites may see their sky darken over the next two years due to a new policy enacted by Austin City Council which will replace traditional bulbs around the city with new ones to save energy. To minimize...

APD revises policy on use of deadly force

Samuel Liebl June 11, 2012

Beginning July 1, an amendment to the Austin Police Department’s mission statement will instruct all employees to preserve human life, especially in instances calling for use of deadly force. Assistant...

Urban rail project faces delays

Hannah Jane DeCiutiis June 10, 2012

Mayor Lee Leffingwell has pulled his support for the urban rail project set to appear in the November 2012 bond elections, postponing the initiation of the project until a more stable funding plan is identified. Originally...

Man dies in two-highway motorcycle accident

Bobby Blanchard June 8, 2012

A 62-year old man died in a motorcycle accident this morning, according to Warren Hassigner, Austin-Travis County EMS spokesman. Hassigner said the motorcyclist hit the rail of Interstate Highway 35,...

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