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Bank robbery leads to chase, crash and suicide

With a crash through the iron fence surrounding Madame Ruth's Card and Palm Readings, the owner and self-proclaimed psychic says she found herself looking down the barrel of a gun and into the eyes of a desperate man.

Austin community leaders talk race relations after Sanders settlement vote

Local community leaders are uniting for the greater good. Just one day after Austin Police Union President Wayne Vincent stood in front of city council with local NAACP President Nelson Linder, Vincent said officers with the Austin Police Department are more than willing to set up a public forum to better race relations in the community.

Go Green!: Green Cars of Austin

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Police investigate bank robbery, missing suspect

Austin police are investigating a bank robbery at a Wells Fargo bank in the 8000 block of Mesa Drive and a suicide that happened near Webb Middle School at 601 East Saint Johns Avenue Saturday as incidents that may be related.

Jaime's Spanish Village closes its doors

Jaime's Spanish Village is closing its doors Friday after 79 years of business in Downtown Austin.

Historic East Austin home remodeled for modern living

They're a daring new generation of Austin developer. Jeffrey and Katie Bullard would rather renovate lived-in historical old houses than build shiny new ones.

Texas Education Agency releases statewide rankings

For the second consecutive year, more schools statewide earned the state's top accountability rating, "exemplary," Texas Education Agency officials announced today.

Pastiche: Death Metal is for Lovers, Haters

Editor's note: Pastiche is an occasional column exploring the diversity within the Austin music community.

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The City Council rejected any settlement with the family of Nathaniel Sanders II yesterday.

Fugitive from Detroit arrested in Austin; Williamson County jury...

A fugitive accused of abduction and sexual assault in Detroit was arrested Friday afternoon at an eastern Travis County home, according to an official with the U.S. Marshals Service.

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