APD just released an Amber Alert for 5-year-old Adrian Jaimes, who they say was kidnapped around 7:45 this morning from his home in Northeast Austin. Jaimes was last seen wearing a green jacket, black t-shirt and blue pants, is about 4 feet tall, weighs about 50 pounds and tends to have a bloody nose because of allergies....

Chinese petroleum company PetroGas set to become world's largest company by market value, surpassing ExxonMobil. Interesting gender-bender story from the Middle East... Mac users now entering the cross-hairs of the computer virus world...at least, the naughty Mac users (for shame!). Canadian study: P2P-file sharing actually INCREASES music purchasing? But how can this be?? Most Earthlings are ready to make sacrifices for the planet's environment, BBC study says. Is the next American economic recession on......

Chemical spill closed highway in Williamson County for a good part of the day today. Perry defends the expensive rent for his Barton Creek-area temporary home, saying, "Texas ain't Arkansas." Man arrested at the border for a murder committed 13 years ago in Northeast Austin. Shocker: Secretary of State expects low voter turnout for this constitutional amendment election. Supposed chupacabra discovered in Cuero found to be just a coyote. "Get out of Iraq .......

Authorities in New York arrested 43-year-old Paul Devoe III, the man believed responsible for a grisly quadruple homicide that happened in Jonestown, Texas, this weekend. Devoe is also allegedly linked to the murder of a bartender in Marble Falls last Friday, as well as another slaying in Pennsylvania. Details remain scarce, but a spokesman for the Travis County sheriff's department described Sunday's crime scene as "fairly bloody, fairly gruesome." The Capital Area Metro Planning......

El Paso man fails to take down commercial airliner by flashing laser beam at it, gets nabbed by FBI—plans for world domination totally ruined 9-year-old boy sets a Northeast Austin apartment complex on fire while playing with lighter Septuagenarian arrested for multiple child molestation charges, faces up to 99 years in prison The Mega Millions jackpot is now at almost $150 million Whole Foods is pissed that someone leaked their trade secrets With today......

ACL Previews Interview: Midlake Interview: The National Preview: The Wonderful Harmonizers, Loretta Williams Gurnell Preview: JJ Grey & Mofro and Charlie Musselwhite Preview: Young Love and the Dynamites Featuring Charles Walker ACL Band Clash, Round 1: Spoon Vs. Queens Of The Stone Age Snapshots Lollapalooza 2007 Snapshots: Summer Extrav-O-Ganza 2 Weekly Features The Argyle Academy New Release Tuesday: Art in Manila, Flight of the Conchords & Marissa Nadler Feature Review: Okkervil River's The Stage Names......

Would-be thieves attempting to rob a home in Northeast Austin last night were greeted by resistance from at least one of the residents, leaving one suspect dead. Sometime before 12:30 a.m. this morning, several people broke into a house near Parmer Lane east of I-35. One resident was shot in the arm; another fought back, dealing one of the suspects an ultimately fatal blow. By the time the police arrived, the rest of the thugs......

Yesterday it was announced that NBC has renewed the small-town Texas drama, Friday Night Lights. Michael Ausiello from TV Guide says that a full season (22 episodes) has been ordered. But more relevant to us: it will still be filming in Austin (guess the incentives worked). We can look forward to more filming in Northeast Austin and other local areas. If you haven't yet seen an episode of the Peabody Award-winning show, all the......

In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, a woman was pulled over for failing to signal at a turn on Loyola Lane. A deputy noticed a joint in her hand while he was talking to her. He handcuffed her and put her in the back of his car while he talked to her passengers. As the deputy was chatting with them, the woman found a way to get to the steering wheel, and, still......

So we come to the end of our series. Remember you can vote early through Friday, or of course you can wait to vote until Election Day next Tuesday. Proposition Seven in ballot lingo:“The issuance of $58,100,000 in tax supported General Obligation Bonds and Notes for constructing, renovating, improving, and equipping public safety facilities, including, without limitation, a public safety training facility, police stations, emergency medical services buildings and facilities, a municipal courthouse, an......

A week after a woman fell down a manhole in a South Texas Wal-Mart, a fellow decided to steal a television from one of the bargain retail giant's Northeast Austin shops last night. According to video surveillance footage, the suspect attempted to cart the television out of the store at around 8pm, when he was confronted by a 67-year-old employee asking to check the sales receipt. The suspect, approximately in his twenties, responded by......

Northeast Austin residents may be under a boil water notice later this afternoon, following a drop in water pressure somewhere up north. The Statesman reports that Austin Water Utility is currently distributing free bottled water to those residing in the area "bounded by IH-35 to the west; U.S. Hwy 183 to the south; just north of Rutherford Lane to the north; and roughly Tuscany Way to the east." The water pick-up spot is at the......