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35th Austin Pride Parade Happening August 23
Date/Time: Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 8 p.m. Parade Starting/Ending Location: 11th Street and Congress Avenue/Cesar Chavez Street and Congress Avenue Tickets: Parade is free and open to the public Event Website: austinpride.org/pride-2025 Join the…
Austin Earns International Award for Innovative Economic and Cultural District Policy
The City of Austin’s Economic Development Department (EDD) is proud to receive the 2025 Excellence in Economic Development Silver Award from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). The award was bestowed for the organization’s work in…
APD Detectives Search for a Suspect in Connection to a Mail Theft Case
Case: 25-9016644 Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 Time: 8:07 p.m. Location: 2500 Longview Street The Austin Police Department (APD) is requesting the public’s assistance with identifying a female who directed her five-year-old child to take a package from…
APD Detectives Search for a Suspect in Connection to a Robbery
Case: 25-2230867 Date: Monday, August 11, 2025 Time: Approximately 2:30 p.m. Location: 13201 N FM 620 NB (Walmart at N FM 620 NB and US Hwy 183) The Austin Police Department (APD) Robbery Unit is requesting the public’s help with identifying the…
Austin Public Health Celebrates National Breastfeeding Month 2025: “Forward Together”
AUSTIN, Texas – Austin Public Health (APH) proudly joins the national and global community in recognizing National Breastfeeding Month, under the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee’s theme: “Forward Together.” This call to action highlights the need for…
UPDATE: Arrest Made in Traffic Fatality in the Intersection of S. 1st Street and W. William Cannon Drive
UPDATE: Case: 25-2230870 Time: 2:37 p.m. Date: Monday, August 11, 2025 Location: South 1st Street and West William Cannon Drive Victim (Deceased): Samson Seablom, White male, 7/08/1978 Suspect (Arrested): James Preston Durbin, White male, 37 years of…
APD Announces the Arrest of a Suspect in Connection to the Distribution of Fentanyl
Case: 25-5004313 Suspect: Brett Garza, White male, 31 years of age On February 2025, Austin Police Department (APD) Narcotic Support Unit (NSU) detectives received information about a suspect distributing fentanyl and residing in the Del Valle area…
City of Austin and Downtown Austin Alliance Announce Joint Task Force to Address Homelessness in Downtown Austin
The City of Austin and Downtown Austin Alliance announce the Downtown Homelessness Task Force, a cross-agency initiative to reduce homelessness in Downtown Austin by curbing the inflow of newly unhoused individuals and increasing the number of people…
Traffic Fatality in the 10600 block of North FM 620
Case: 25-2300221 Date: August 18, 2025 Time: 4:23 a.m. Location: 10600 block of North FM 620 Deceased: Unidentified White male On Monday, August 18, 2025, at approximately 4:23 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a collision…