07/16/11 Relief from the heat remains a challenge for both plants and outdoor animals as Central Texas continues to wait for rain.
07/15/11 AUSTIN -- A woman's desire to be independent and drive a car by herself sent her on a global search. Stacy Zoern, 31, found her solution in Eastern Europe and now plans to bring it to Central Texas where she can give others the same Independence she has sought her entire life. A genetic disability took Zoern's ability to walk at birth, confining her to a wheelchair. "Every part of my life, I ...
07/14/11 According to authorities, 16 members of the Texas Mexican Mafia gang were arrested in Austin. They all face charges of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and more than one kilogram of heroin.
07/14/11 Suspected Mexican Mafia members, associates nabbed in drug sting
07/14/11 Federal agents Thursday arrested 16 people in Austin suspected to be either members or associates of the Texas Mexican Mafia. The face federal drug charges.
07/14/11 Sixteen members and associates of the Texas Mexican Mafia were arrested on federal drug charges Thursday morning, in the Austin area.
07/12/11 A Texas A&M sophomore recently was named the first recipient of a scholarship created in honor of a student who died of cancer. Cory Monzingo of Pflugerville was 21 years old when he died in December in hospice care after battling the disease ...
07/12/11 As the 2011 college football season creeps closer, we now take a look at the Texas Longhorns' defensive depth chart for their season opener against the Rice Owls. The Longhorns had an unexpectedly awful season in 2010, finishing at 5-7, despite having a very talented team and one of the top recruiting programs in the country. In addition to a nonexistent running game and disappointing play ...
07/12/11 Food Matters: Harry Potter recap at Highball, Johnson's adds acreage, Bastille Day event, recipes from creameries
07/11/11 The Fab 50: Top 50 high school athletes in Central Texas for 2010-11
07/10/11 When homeowner Scott Roszel tested his doors, he noticed something wrong - an uneven door sill. That's a telltale sign his South Austin home's foundation has slipped. It can be blamed on the drought. At least that door closes, because others aren't so fortunate. "I guess it all started with the doors sticking to the ground," said Roszel. "They weren't able to open and close fluidly - not ...
07/08/11 Every Friday that goes by means we get another week closer to the start of the season. Or something like that. I may just be going stir crazy waiting for some actual football. But every Friday also happily means a mailbag and a chance to interact with you guys. Let's kick it. Karl J. from Pflugerville, Texas, writes: I know by now that the press and specifically ESPN has really enjoyed the ...
07/07/11 On the foundation Ross Rogers built during his 32-year coaching career, Channon Hall is another story. Hall, who played for Rogers at A&M Consolidated and coached for him at Harker Heights, is finally a head coach himself.
07/06/11 North Forest Office Space, the Clarence-based provider of small cookie-cutter office suites, is expanding into its third state, entering central Texas with plans for a new development near the capital of Austin.
07/06/11 Patty Willyard of Amarillo and Scott Long of Portales, N.M., won a bronze medal in the mixed division of the world seniors doubles racquetball tournament conducted June 15 through 18 in Santa Fe, N.M. Willyard and Anita King of Pflugerville won gold in the overall women's doubles division and gold in their age division of 45-year-olds. About 15 countries were represented in the tournament. Team ...
07/02/11 The Killeen Independent School District announced Saturday afternoon that it has hired Pflugerville Connally offensive coordinator Channon Hall to replace Ken Gray as Shoemaker's head football coach/campus athletic coordinator.
07/02/11 Killeen ISD is pleased to announce that Channon Hall has been named as the Shoemaker High School Head Football Coach and Athletic Coordinator.
07/02/11 Families across Central Texas headed to the nearest swimming hole to get out of the heat and have a relaxing holiday weekend.
07/02/11 The Killeen Independent School District is expected to announce the next Shoemaker head football coach/campus athletic coordinator before noon today.
07/02/11 Nobody balanced academics and athletics better this year than Crawford salutatorian Jake Talbert and Midway valedictorian Emily Neubert. | 
