Tara Brolley

1 week ago | cbsaustin.com | Tara Brolley

Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide after two people were found dead at an apartment complex in northwest Austin Monday morning. Officers responded to a welfare check at the Onyx 183 apartments located at 6800 McNeil Drive around 8:43 a.m. on April 14, according to the Austin Police Department. The caller reported not hearing from her female friend for almost a week. Upon arrival, officers discovered the bodies of a man and woman inside the residence.

1 week ago | cbsaustin.com | Tara Brolley

Protesters filled the halls of the Texas Capitol Wednesday morning to oppose a contentious school voucher bill that would allocate taxpayer money toward private education. The demonstration preceded a scheduled Texas House vote on Senate Bill 2, which would establish an education savings account (ESA) program that critics characterize as a school voucher system.

1 week ago | cbsaustin.com | Tara Brolley

A man was fatally shot at a north Austin apartment complex over the weekend after he allegedly approached his ex-girlfriend's car with a pickaxe, according to police. Henry Martinez, 30, was pronounced dead at 4:52 a.m. Saturday after officers responded to reports of a shooting at 12612 N. Lamar Boulevard, according to the Austin Police Department.

1 week ago | cbsaustin.com | Tara Brolley

Austin firefighters extinguished a brush fire that spread quickly through a wooded area near the airport early Tuesday morning. Crews responded to reports of a fire in the woods near the 2700 block of Lyle Road, where they found a 20-by-20-foot area ablaze with tall flames in the brush, according to the Austin Fire Department. ALSO | Crews extinguish E Austin garage fire The fire moved rapidly up an embankment, with firefighters facing access challenges due to the steep terrain.

1 week ago | cbsaustin.com | Tara Brolley

Leander police announced Tuesday that a reported attempted kidnapping incident was determined to be "unfounded" after investigation. The Leander Police Department posted on social media that the April 11 report - in which a juvenile female claimed a stranger tried to entice her into his vehicle - was closed after detectives canvassed the area and spoke with all involved parties. "Through this investigation it was determined that the alleged incident was unfounded," the department stated.