Austin American-Statesman

Good morning, it's Friday December 4th. I'm Joseph Delaney, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today will be sunny, with a high near 63. Tonight will be clear, with a low around 37. The weekend should be mostly dry, until a small chance of rain returns Sunday night.

It’s Thursday, January 3rd. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: Smithville police officer and former Bastrop County sheriff candidate Ann Calderon has been indicted and arrested after being accused of stealing from her parents, according to court documents.

Good morning, it's Thursday January 3. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Near-freezing temperatures and wet weather are in store again this morning, before Central Texas warms back up over the weekend. The rain should subside by noon today in Austin, where temperatures will climb only as high as 47 degrees — about 15 degrees colder than normal — before dropping to an overnight low of 36.

Good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, January 2nd. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: E-commerce giant Amazon plans to build and expand Whole Foods Market stores across the country, in an effort to reach more customers with its 2-hour delivery service.

Good morning, it's Tuesday, January 1st. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. 2019 will start with chillier than normal temperatures, with increasing chances of rain. The daytime high for New Year's Day won't get any warmer than 54, despite the sunny skies in Austin. By tonight, storms will become more likely, mainly after midnight, when rain chances rise to 60 percent. Overnight temperatures could drop to as low as 36.

Good morning. It’s Monday, December 31st. I'm Joseph Delaney, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. The National Weather Service says today should be mostly sunny, with a high near 62 degrees. Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low around 38 degrees. Our top story is: The funeral for Richard Overton, the nation’s oldest man who died Thursday in Austin at age 112, has been set for Jan. 12, and will be open to the public.

Good morning. It’s Friday, December 28th. I'm Joseph Delaney, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. The National Weather Service says today should be sunny, with a high near 57 degrees. We’ll see increasing clouds tonight with a low around 38 degrees. Our top story is: Traffic citations issued by Austin police took a notable dip this year compared with 2017, a drop that seems to fit a downward trend in the past few years, police data shows.

Good morning. It's Thursday, December 27th. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. After a stormy night that led the National Weather Service to issue a tornado watch for most of Central Texas that extended throughout the early morning, today is expected to be sunny with a high near 68 in the afternoon. It will be mostly clear at night with a low around 42.

Good morning. It's Tuesday, December 25th. I'm Joseph Delaney, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Christmas Day will have patchy fog before 10 a.m., with a 20 percent chance of rain after 10 a.m. and a high near 69. It will be cloudy at night with a low around 60 and a 40 percent chance of rain. Our top story is: Although Texas added more people to its population than any other state in the past year, its growth rate has slowed, according to data from the latest U.S.

Good morning. It's Monday, December 24th. I'm Joseph Delaney, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Christmas Eve will have partly sunny skies with a high near 63. At night, it’ll be mostly cloudy with a low around 54. On Christmas, expect a 30 percent chance of showers with a high near 70. Rain chances will ramp up to 50 percent at night with a low around 58.