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  • Video 300-yard wooden railroad bridge in Central Texas collapses after catching fire

    The bridge, across the Colorado River between San Saba and Lometa, burnt down and collaped after firefighters spent 15 hours attempting to put out the blaze before deciding to let it burn down.The Lometa Volunteer Fire Department Capt. Jamie Smart, who shot the video, said that nobody was hurt in the blaze in rural Lampasas County.Mr Smart said he heard someone shouting "there she ...

  • Austin moves to No. 11 among US cities Austin moves to No. 11 among US cities

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - The U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday validated what most people here had figured out long ago: Austin is among the nation's fastest-growing cities. Texas' capital city also shot from the 13th largest U.S. city to No. 11, and the state led the nation in overall population growth for the year that ended July 1, 2012, the Census Bureau said. "The fastest-growing ...

  • 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 ...

  • 10 things Martha Stewart taught me about business

    We also found out at Tuesday's Face 2 Face event that Martha Stewart is a bit of techie but knows its limits. Read more here. Earlier this week as part of the ABJs Face 2 Face event series, I spent an hour with Martha Stewart talking almost exclusively about business. This is an entrepreneur who has amassed a reported net worth of $638 million as she has built one of the worlds most ...


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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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  • 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 ...

  • 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, ...

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