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A bartender at Austin, Texas gay bar Oilcan Harry's was attacked by two men after leaving work on Saturday night, KVUE reports : Steven Benoit says he began walking home from the bar around 3:15 a.m. when he noticed the men following him.

The TV ad, meant to reintroduce young people to the labor movement, is called "Work Connects Us All," and features workers from all types of jobs including firefighters, teachers, autoworkers and baristas.

One dose of the vaccine Gardasil, developed by Merck & Co., is displayed in this Friday, Feb.

This week Washington State could be the next state to allow same-sex marriage. On Wednesday, the Washington State Senate passed legislation to legalize same-sex marriage.

Click here to read a memo to the city council from Austin police and city staff about their investigation and recommendations for the intersection, following a study of the area.

The improv gang at The New Movement turns three years old this weekend with a bash at The 29th St.

Cap Metro rail service may soon be a viable option for Austin residents wanting to go downtown Friday and Saturday nights, without having to drive.

Lana Keeton knew something was wrong hours after she had surgery in December 2001 to implant a synthetic mesh bladder sling for occasional incontinence.

The next time you dial 911 in Austin, you could see a change as to who shows up at your front door.

Authorities are seeking information in connection with the death of a man discovered in a sleeping bag Sunday near Austin High School.

As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months.

The vice chairman of the Austin Public Safety Commission suggested during a public meeting Monday that the Police Department's quest to solve the notorious 1991 yogurt shop slayings could benefit from a fresh look by new investigators.

Wayne, N.J. FUJIFILM North America Corporation , Optical Devices Division, has announced that Earl Miller Productions, Inc.?a mobile production and production services company in Austin, Texas?purchased six FUJINON lenses for its upgrades to EMP Unit Two.

When John and Kendall Antonelli opened their Hyde Park cheese shop in 2010, they knew Austinites loved specialty cheese, but little did they know how much.

Austin added 13,200 jobs last year, ranking it No. 17 on a list of best private-sector job gains in 2011, according to a study by the Business Journals' On Numbers.

Documentaries about Cream drummer Ginger Baker and reggae pioneer Bob Marley are among the many movies scheduled to be screened next month at the 2012 South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas.

On Valentine's Day, New Orleans surgeons will fix a hole in the heart of a 4-year-old girl from the Philippines.

HAZING is on no college or university's official curriculum. Yet hazing does occur with regularity on a number of campuses, and when things go wrong, it ends up in tragedy - and headlines.

A light is set to be installed at a crosswalk where two Austin teens were hit by a car and died.

Austin police investigate near MoPac Boulevard and Stephen F. Austin Drive, where a passer-by found a man's body Sunday afternoon.