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Pet of the Week: Parmesean
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | Aug 3, 2022
Pet of the Week: Parmesean
Pet of the Week: Angel
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | Jul 27, 2022
Pet of the Week: Angel
Austin among large U.S. cities with least amount of stress, study finds
By Austin Journal Reports | Jul 27, 2022
Austin ranked 162nd out of more than 180 U.S. cities analyzed in a new WalletHub study that examines which places have the most stressful environments based on criteria such as weekly work hours, jobless rates, divorce rates and suicides per capita.
Bastrop County Animal Shelter coordinator after National Adoption Week: ‘We are still at capacity and need more adopters’
By Kasey Schefflin-Emrich | Jul 26, 2022
Austin-based New Hope Animal Rescue and Bastrop County Animal Shelter connected many pets with loving families during a PetSmart Charities event held July 15-17 as part of National Adoption Week.
Pet of the Week: Duncan
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | Jul 20, 2022
Pet of the Week: Duncan
Pet of the Week: Farrah
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | Jul 15, 2022
Pet of the Week: Farrah
Pet of the Week: Storm
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | Jul 7, 2022
Pet of the Week: Storm
Attorneys on return of murder suspect to Texas: 'We ask for respect for the privacy of Kaitlin’s family'
By John Suayan | Jul 5, 2022
The woman who was the subject of a manhunt after she allegedly fled the U.S. in an attempt to evade arrest in the death of a young cycling star returned to the country on Saturday, Austin NBC affiliate KXAN reported.
Pet of the Week: Chopper
By Submitted by Enhanced Adoption Center | Jul 1, 2022
Pet of the Week: Chopper
Pet of the Week: Moonlight
By Submitted by Enhanced Adoption Center | Jun 24, 2022
Pet of the Week: Moonlight
Firefighter on colleagues killed in car crash: 'We're not blood-related, but to us, those are our family members'
By John Suayan | Jun 22, 2022
Two Hill Country volunteer firefighters who were also siblings lost their lives in a car crash on Monday while returning home from battling wildfires, Austin-based media outlets reported.
Pet of the Week: Angel
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | Jun 17, 2022
Pet of the Week: Angel
Parishioner on fire-damaged Catholic church: '[It's] a sad day but we will be OK'
By John Suayan | Jun 14, 2022
A Roman Catholic parish in the Hill Country community of Hostyn was destroyed by a fire Thursday, Austin-based media outlets reported.
Pet of the Week: Teegan [triopd]
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | Jun 10, 2022
Pet of the Week: Teegan [triopd]
Woman known as 'Baby Holly' found: 'I prayed for more than 40 years for answers and the Lord has revealed some of it'
By John Suayan | Jun 9, 2022
A cold case stemming from the early 1980s murder of a Houston couple has yielded a positive development on Thursday (June 9) when Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (AG) announced that their infant daughter who subsequently went missing has been found alive, Houston-based media outlets reported.
Escaped inmate dies in shootout: 'He exited his truck, fired additional rounds, at least four officers returned fire'
By John Suayan | Jun 3, 2022
The three-week search for escaped convicted murderer Gonzalo Lopez ended on Thursday night (June 2) with his death in a shootout with law enforcement officials, according to reports from Houston-based media outlets.
Pet of the Week: Max
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | Jun 1, 2022
Pet of the Week: Max
Pet of the Week: Doli
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | May 24, 2022
Pet of the Week: Doli
Pet of the Week: Ruby
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | May 17, 2022
Pet of the Week: Ruby
Motorist on rising road rage in Austin: 'One day it may not be me, then who will be the next victim?'
By John Suayan | May 11, 2022
Like many Austin residents, Jerry Wiggins drives on Interstate 35 frequently.