Erica Pauda

20 hours ago | kxan.com | Erica Pauda

AUSTIN (KXAN) - The Austin Fire Department is responding to a "Light Box alarm" in northeast Austin, following a report of cardboard and pallets that were on fire, the agency said on social media Friday. AFD refers to "light box" calls for fires that may not rise to the standard for the alarm-level response, KXAN reported in 2022. Around 1:50 p.m. crews responded to 9807 Brown Lane "with a large amount of pallets and trash on fire," according to AFD.

20 hours ago | yahoo.com | Erica Pauda

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A firefighter suffered from heat exhaustion and had to be transported to the hospital by EMS following a large fire response at Round Rock Recycling Center in northeast Travis County, Austin Fire Department Division Chief Wayne Parrish said during a media briefing on Friday. Parrish said AFD received a 911 call around 1:30 p.m. for a fire at 9701 Brown Lane, which is the recycling center in Round Rock.

1 day ago | kxan.com | Erica Pauda

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Traffic is being diverted after an 18-wheeler hit a bridge on Interstate 35, according to the city of Georgetown. The city said on social media that the 18-wheeler hit the bridge just north of 195 on northbound I-35. "Northbound lanes will be diverted to one lane due to possible bridge damage which TxDOT is currently assessing," the city said. "Traffic will be diverted to the frontage road.

1 day ago | kxan.com | Erica Pauda

AUSTIN (KXAN) - A 66-year-old woman died after a three-vehicle crash in southeast Austin Wednesday night, according to the Austin Police Department. APD officers responded around 9 p.m. to a crash at E. Ben White Boulevard and E. Riverside Drive. Two sedans and a pickup truck were involved in the crash, per an APD press release. First responders took the driver and a passenger of one of the sedans to a local hospital. APD identified that driver as Lisa Gail Cooper, who was later pronounced dead.

1 day ago | yahoo.com | Erica Pauda

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 66-year-old woman died after a three-vehicle crash in southeast Austin Wednesday night, according to the Austin Police Department. APD officers responded around 9 p.m. to a crash at E. Ben White Boulevard and E. Riverside Drive. Two sedans and a pickup truck were involved in the crash, per an APD press release. First responders took the driver and a passenger of one of the sedans to a local hospital. APD identified that driver as Lisa Gail Cooper, who was later pronounced dead.