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  • Ballistics tests still pending on DPS helicopter shooting

    Six months after a grand jury investigation was promised into the South Texas shooting deaths of two Guatemalan immigrants in a pickup truck being pursued by a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter, the case has yet to go forward.How come? Officials say that fragmentary evidence recovered from the controversial incident near the Mexican border is still awaiting processing in crime labs in ...

  • Austin now ranked 11th largest city in U.S.

    biggest city. The new ranking has moved Austin ahead of cities like Indianapolis, Indiana and Jacksonville, Florida. "Austin's growth pattern has been steady over the past 150 years, so this is not unexpected. Our City is strong and getting stronger every day," says Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell. According to Census Bureau estimates, Austin has grown more than 26% in the ...

  • Local principal headed to D.C. for education meeting

    The principal at Manor New Tech High School is off to Washington for a meeting on education. His trip comes just two weeks after President Obama walked the school's halls. A White House policy advisor describes the meeting as an informal brainstorming session. The goal is to start a conversation about how to change the way students learn in high school through high school-employer ...

  • One injured in multi-car crash

    Two separate accidents led to a multi-car crash involving 10 vehicles on the northbound side of Interstate 35 Thursday morning. FOX 7's Tania Ortega reported live from I-35 on the ...

  • QA luxury Realtor Shannon Schmitz

    Shannon Schmitz Shannon Schmitz has been a luxury home Realtor in Austin for 13 years. This year she made some major changes to secure an even larger slice of the luxury sector by switching brokerage firms and creating a three-person team. As the lead agent for the Shannon Schmitz Group, which is affiliated with Austin Portfolio Real Estate, a division of Keller Williams Realty, heres her take ...


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Movie Review

An American Werewolf in London [DVD]

An American Werewolf in London [DVD]

In the opening credits sequence of An American Werewolf in London, writer/director John Landis makes it clear that this is not going to be your typical werewolf movie. As the plain credits unspool over shots of the Yorkshire moors at dusk, the soundtrack fills with the gentle rhythms of Bobby Vinton crooning "Blue Moon." It's a disarming opening sequence in a disarming horror movie, and it ... ...

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  • Multiple-vehicle wreck triggers delays on Interstate 35 in South Austin

    A multi-vehicle crash is expected to cause longer-than-usual delays on northbound Interstate 35 near Riverside Drive on Thursday morning.The wreck, which occurred about 6:20 a.m., involved at least five vehicles and possibly as many as 10, a police official said.No injuries were reported.At least one lane has been affected, the official said.Police and tow vehicles are trying to clear the scene, ...

  • Austin a top city for working women

    Washington, D.C. topped the list, followed by San Francisco; San Jose, Calif.; Austin; and Dallas. Austin has been ranked among the best large cities for working women, according to a study by NerdWallet, a personal finance and credit card information service. The Capital City took the No. 4 spot on the study, which examined 366 metro areas and ranked them based on four criteria: highest pay, ...

  • Bastrop semitruck rollover catches fire

    BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) - Bastrop County Sheriff's deputies and firefighters responded to an 18-wheeler rollover wreck that caught fire early Thursday morning. It happened on State Highway 71 around 6:15 a.m. when the big rig caught fire rolling in Garfield, shutting down the lanes heading west near the intersection of Old 71. Firefighters managed to put out the fire, and by 7:15 a.m. ...

  • Texas Penguin reach settlement over e-books

    Texas and 32 other states have reached a multistate antitrust settlement with Penguin Group (USA) Inc. over allegations that the company colluded with Apple Inc. over e-book pricing. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and 32 other states and territories have agreed to settle their antitrust lawsuits against Penguin Group (USA) Inc. over allegations Penguin and Apple Inc. colluded to manipulate ...

  • One hospitalized in 10-car I-35 wreck

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - Emergency crews took one person to the hospital in a wreck involving 10 cars on Interstate 35 Thursday morning. A dozen other people refused any medical treatment. It happened in the lanes heading north in the 10th block of I-35 near Riverside Drive. The highway was shut down for some time but reopened at 7:13 ...

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