Stephanie Federico
Digital News EditorStephanie Federico (she/her) is the senior digital news editor at KUT.org. She came to Austin in January 2017 from NPR in Washington, D.C., where she was a homepage/audience engagement editor. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Boston University and more than a dozen years of experience in newsrooms as a copy editor, wires editor, and digital and homepage editor. You can email her at sfederico@kut.org.
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Pet Rest had been around since the ’60s and was pretty well known. A few years ago, bulldozers showed up and it became a construction site. -
With the help of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the Wildflower Center installed a camera to watch its annual visitor Athena nest and rear her young. -
Police were responding to a call that someone was being stabbed at a home in South Austin. The suspect is dead. -
Though omnicron may be causing milder symptoms, particularly among those who are vaccinated, public health officials say they worry the number of people getting sick could overwhelm hospitals. -
Las autoridades han emitido una orden de aprehensión contra de De'ondre Jermirris White por el tiroteo de la Calle Sexta que dejó a un hombre muerto y por lo menos a doce heridos el 12 de junio. La policía de Austin dice que entrevistas con testigos y evidencia balística señala a White como el principal sospechoso en el homicidio de Douglas Kantor de 25 años. -
An arrest warrant has been issued for De’ondre Jermirris White in the East Sixth Street shooting that left a man dead and injured at lease a dozen others on June 12. Austin police said eyewitness accounts and ballistic evidence link White to the murder of 25-year-old Douglas Kantor.
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Police are reviewing surveillance footage and smartphone video in an attempt to identify who is responsible for the shooting early Saturday in the heart of Austin's entertainment district. At least 14 people were injured. -
Texas officials said people between 50 and 64 could be prioritized for the vaccine starting Monday. But APH said it didn't get an increase in its vaccine allotment to be able to do that. -
Austin Water said the restrictions are needed while it shores up reservoirs. It's also needed to ensure water is available for hospitals, fire departments and power plants. -
Dr. Mark Escott said the situation in Travis County had worsened and the area could run out of ICU beds in a week.
