Have you been missing out on NBC's Friday Night Lights? Did last season's Wednesday night showing time not gel with your schedule? Well, we're going to give you five reasons why you should make time to watch this award-winning, but low rated, show. 1. The show is filmed in Austin. Local landmarks show up on the show, from EZ's in the opening credits to the Dairy Queen on Manor (where Matt works) to Brackenridge Hospital... more ›

Downtown Austin played host to a minor car chase this past weekend, when a man who'd approached several people at gunpoint attempted to flee in his SUV. A some point around closing time early Saturday morning, a 9-1-1 caller alerted police that a man waving a gun had been hassling a group of folks in the Red River District, between Sixth and Seventh streets. Police later tried to flag down his Ford SUV after they... more ›

APD needs your help in solving a homicide case that happened in downtown Austin over a week ago: at approximately 3:22am on Saturday, March 10th, 28-year-old Jeremy Anderson and another guy were leaving 6th Street when they became involved in an "altercation" with three black males. Anderson was struck in the process, falling to the ground. Last Saturday, March 17th, at Brackenridge Hospital, he was pronounced dead. The indicident took place at East 7th and... more ›

Some revelers were leaving the Robert Randolph/Black Crowes concert at the Backyard last night when an allegedly-drunk old lady driving southbound on RM620 slammed into the crowd, injuring five concert-goers. Police arrested 61 year-old Mary Dodgen of Tyler, who was reportedly speeding down the road in a sports car, and charged her with two counts of intoxication assault, according to KVUE. Two of the injured remain in critical care at Brackenridge Hospital. The Statesman reports that the other three victims remain in serious condition. Again, be careful out there this holiday, Austin. more ›

Thousands of Hurricane Katrina's refugees will be bused to Houston and sheltered at the Astrodome. The news was announced this morning by Rusty Cornelius, administrative coordinator for the Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. more ›