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When record cold temperatures, heavy snows and power outages hit Texas this week, many were stuck in their homes or stranded on the roads.

Two men were shot and one was killed on Thursday afternoon in Austin, according to police. The two men were inside of a Pontiac in the 4900 block of W. North Avenue around 5:32 p.m. when an unknown vehicle approached them and fired shots before they crashed into a fence nearby, police said. One of the victims was struck by…

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A person was shot Friday morning during an exchange of gunfire with police in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood on the West Side, according to police.

As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, some forms of the arts are finding ways to continue — at least in some capacity — in our new socially-distanced reality. But live music, which relied on closely packing venues with fans, remains silenced. That’s why live venues are banding together to ask for help to “save our stages.”

A 2-year-old boy reported missing Thursday from Austin on the West Side has been located, according to Chicago police. Kingston Smith was found with his biological mother Jaida Smith in the 3500 block of West Polk Street after she allegedly took the child from his legal guardian, police said Police returned Smith to his home and legal guardian before 12:30…

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A woman was found dead in a burning house early Monday in Austin on the West Side.

One person was injured in a high-rise apartment fire Saturday night in Austin on the West Side. The fire was reported at the high-rise building in the 5600 block of West Lake Street, according to the Chicago Fire Department. It was put out shortly before 11:30 p.m. A woman was taken to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park in…

A 70-year-old woman was wounded by stray gunfire that entered a home Wednesday evening in the West Side Austin neighborhood.

A 9-year-old boy was fatally wounded when he accidentally shot himself Wednesday inside an Austin home on the West Side. The boy was playing with a gun about 1:45 p.m. in the 1500 block of North Lorel Avenue when the gun went off, hitting him in the head, according to Chicago police. Ashton Lipscomb was taken to Stroger Hospital, where…

Chicago police are warning residents of a person robbing food delivery drivers in Austin on the West Side. In each incident someone ordered food to be delivered to an address and when the driver arrived with the food he pulled out a gun and demanded cash and their phone, Chicago police said in a community alert. The robberies happened: About…

As out-of-work artists leave expensive cultural centers like New York City, and venues struggle not to close permanently, concerns are growing about whether the arts industry can recover from the pandemic.

A 26-year-old woman was arrested Monday after allegedly leaving three young children alone in a car in Austin on the West Side. She left a 6-year-old boy, 3-year-old girl and 3-month-old girl unattended about 11:50 a.m. in the 4800 block of West North Avenue, Chicago police said. The children were evaluated at the scene and appeared to be in good…

A man has been charged with killing a 3-year-old girl Friday in Austin on the West Side. Terrence Space, 23, is charged with a felony count of first-degree murder, according to Chicago police. Lehleni Edwards was found unresponsive in bed about 12:30 a.m. Sept. 4 in the 1000 block of North Lockwood Avenue, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s…

A much-needed food mart opened Wednesday in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood thanks to support from former Chicago Bears linebacker Sam Acho and several other athletes. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

A 9-year-old child was among two people shot in Chicago’s South Austin neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

A man was shot during an attempted robbery Saturday in Austin on the West Side. Four males approached the 37-year-old and tried to rob him at 4:24 a.m. in the 5000 block of West Erie Street, Chicago police said. The man struggled with the suspects and one of them pulled out a handgun and shot him in the right index...

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