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• Father of Muslim boy arrested over clock sues for defamation

  27-09-2016 23:48 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — The father of a Muslim boy arrested after taking a homemade clock to his Dallas-area school has sued conservative commentator Glenn Beck and a Texas mayor alleging they falsely portrayed the family as terrorists.
  Mohamed Mohamed filed the defamation lawsuit Sept. 21 in Dallas on behalf of himself and his 14-year-old son, Ahmed. Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne (dyn) is among those named in the lawsuit.
  The lawsuit seeks a retraction, a jury trial and unspecified damages related to
  
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• Unicorn hair: Saying yes, or no, to your kid’s hairstyle

  27-09-2016 23:44 via kxan.com
  
  PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL (WFLA) — “Unicorn hair,” hair that’s dyed with multiple bright colors, is huge with tweets and teens. A search on YouTube turns up dozens of tutorials from professional stylists or, more often, bloggers.
  Recently, a professional hairstylist from Panama City Beach, FL, who often colors clients’ hair in bright colors, was inundated with haters, and supporters, after posting photos on Instagram of her six-year-old daughter with multi-colored hair.
  
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• Two found dead in Del Valle, TCSO investigating

  27-09-2016 22:45 via kxan.com
  
  DEL VALLE, Texas (KXAN) — Two people were found dead in Del Valle on Tuesday.
  Austin-Travis County EMS says someone noticed a body on the side of road in the 16200 block of Pearce Lane, near Linden Road, at around 2:30 p.m. The Travis County Sheriff’s Office, which has not said if the deaths are suspicious, are investigating.
  Earlier this month, four people were killed in a house on Linden Road, less than a mile away from Tuesday’s incident.
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• Two decomposed bodies found in Del Valle field

  27-09-2016 22:45 via kxan.com
  
  DEL VALLE, Texas (KXAN) — Two decomposed bodies were found in a Del Valle field on Tuesday.
  Investigators say a woman was leaving her home when she saw the two bodies in her front field in the 16200 block of Pearce Lane, near Linden Road, at around 2:30 p.m. While the bodies were not found next to the woman’s home, it is essentially her front yard.
  The Travis County Sheriff’s Office, which has not said if the deaths are suspicious, are investigating.
  Earlier this
  
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• Austin wins award for improving access to solar energy

  27-09-2016 22:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Austin is receiving a gold designation from the U.S. Department of Energy for making it easier for businesses and residents to get solar energy.
  The award recognizes Austin’s efforts to make solar more affordable, with less paperwork. The city is streamlining the steps to get solar energy, including creating an online application, which saves time. The city also offers incentives that lower the cost of getting solar energy.
  Austin Energy has team
  
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• Tyson issues nationwide recall for chicken nuggets that could contain plastic

  27-09-2016 22:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (WFLA) – Tyson Foods is recalling 132,520 pounds of chicken nuggets that could be contaminated with plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Tuesday.
  The fully cooked Panko Chicken Nuggets items were produced on July 18, 2016. The following products are subject to recall:
  5-lb. bag containing “Tyson FULLY COOKED PANKO CHICKEN NUGGETS” with a “Best If Used By” date of July 18, 2017 and case code
  
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• Murder suspect who kidnapped Georgetown man still on the run

  27-09-2016 22:08 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — No new crimes possibly involving Silvestre Franco-Luviano, 40, the man connected to two Dallas area-murders and a kidnapping in Georgetown, have been reported to police. Authorities are still searching for the man, considered armed and extremely dangerous.
  The Georgetown Police Department said Tuesday they have not heard of possibly related crimes elsewhere.
  Tuesday morning, the Dallas Fugitive Task Force announced they have joined the search for F
  
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• Williamson Co. changes policy for some caught with marijuana

  27-09-2016 22:01 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Williamson County Attorney’s office secured a $65,000 grant to pilot the “Cite and Release” program next year.
  If you’re caught with an invalid license or marijuana under two ounces, instead of going straight to jail, you’ll get fingerprinted and have to go to a processing center.
  “What we’re doing is replacing that jail stay with the processing center; go there, get everything you would’ve gotten informa
  
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• Some weed arrests in Williamson County won't end in jail

  27-09-2016 22:01 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Williamson County Attorney’s office secured a $65,000 grant to pilot the “Cite and Release” program next year.
  If you’re caught with an invalid drivers license or marijuana under two ounces, instead of going straight to jail, you’ll get fingerprinted and have to go to a processing center. That is where you’ll also get your court date.
  “What we’re doing is replacing that jail stay with the processing cente
  
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• Court docs: Woman let husband out of bedroom once in past 2 years

  27-09-2016 22:00 via kxan.com
  
  GREENWOOD, Ind. (WISH) – Investigators have said a man was kept in filth and locked in a bedroom for years.
  A warrant has been issued for 69-year-old Darlene Dickinson of Greenwood for neglecting the care of her husband.
  According to court documents, the investigation began when police were contacted by a concerned neighbor on May 19. They told police they saw their elderly disabled neighbor stumbling onto the front porch of his home. They told police when they went up to him, he was
  
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• VIDEO: Houston transit officer beats man with baton, resigns

  27-09-2016 21:39 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A Houston transit police officer resigned this week following the release of a surveillance video that shows him using a baton to repeatedly strike a man he found slumped on a seat on a rail platform.
  An internal review recommended Officer Jairus Warren’s dismissal for using excessive force in the Sept. 14 beating of Darrell Giles, who is black. Authorities said Warren quit Monday.
  Giles, 31, was arrested on charges of trespassing and resisting arrest, but the charges w
  
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• Crash shuts down all lanes of US 290 east of Dripping Springs

  27-09-2016 21:23 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — All lanes of U.S. Highway 290 in between Oak Hill and Dripping Springs are blocked due to a three-vehicle crash.
  The Hays County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened just after 1 p.m. on U.S. 290 at Belterra Drive. Authorities say while they have transported people to the hospital but there are no fatalities at this time.
  The highway is shut down in both directions while police continue to investigate the crash. For detours around the crash, check KXAN
  
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• Crash shut down US 290 east of Dripping Springs

  27-09-2016 21:23 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — All lanes of U.S. Highway 290 in between Oak Hill and Dripping Springs were blocked due to a three-vehicle crash.
  The Hays County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened just after 1 p.m. on U.S. 290 at Belterra Drive. Authorities say while they have transported people to the hospital but there are no fatalities at this time.
  The highway was shut down in both directions while police continue to investigate the crash. For detours around the crash
  
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• Breastfeeding mother receives apology after deputy threatens to arrest her

  27-09-2016 21:09 via kxan.com
  
  COLUMBUS, GA (WCMH) — The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office has publicly apologized to a Georgia mother after a deputy allegedly threatened to arrest her for indecent exposure while she was breastfeeding.
  Savannah Shukla was grocery shopping at a Piggly Wiggly Sunday night when her 1-month-old got hungry.
  “He was just how he is right now, on the boob, asleep,” Shukla told WTVM.
  After checking out, the deputy stopped her and allegedly asked her to cover up.
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• Hays County ends school zone safety program early

  27-09-2016 20:28 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – Hays County Commissioners say the increased public awareness about the need to obey school zone speed limits is the reason behind ending the county’s pilot program with American Traffic Solutions (ATS) early.
  The school zone safety program began in 2015, and within the first three weeks more than 70 citations were issued to drivers speeding more than six miles over the speed limit in school zones. County commissioners state that within the first three week
  
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• Texas teacher arrested after she brought drugs to school

  27-09-2016 20:13 via kxan.com
  
  LIBERTY HILL, Texas (KXAN) — A Liberty Hill teacher at a private charter school has been arrested after police found drugs in her purse on campus.
  Meridell Achievement Center officials received an anonymous tip Kathleen Redlin, 31, brought drugs to school on Sept. 26. Employees searched Redlin’s school locker and found several baggies of meth and marijuana in her purse.
  Officers arrived at the school to question the teacher about the drugs. Redlin admitted to poli
  
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• Texas teacher accused of bringing drugs to school

  27-09-2016 20:13 via kxan.com
  
  LIBERTY HILL, Texas (KXAN) — A Liberty Hill teacher at a private charter school has been arrested after drugs were found in her purse on campus.
  Meridell Achievement Center officials received an anonymous tip Kathleen Redlin, 31, brought drugs to school on Sept. 26. Employees searched Redlin’s school locker and found several baggies of meth and marijuana in her purse.
  Officers arrived at the school to question the teacher about the drugs. Redlin admitted to police
  
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• Counselor at Liberty Hill treatment center accused of having drugs on campus

  27-09-2016 20:13 via kxan.com
  
  LIBERTY HILL, Texas (KXAN) — A youth care counselor is no longer employed at a Liberty Hill treatment center after her employer found drugs in her locker, according to an arrest affidavit.
  Meridell Achievement Center officials received an anonymous tip that Kathleen Redlin, 31, brought drugs to the campus on Sept. 26. Employees searched Redlin’s school locker and found several baggies of meth and marijuana in her purse.
  When officers arrived at the school to question R
  
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• VIDEO: Sisters pull double surprise about each other’s pregnancy

  27-09-2016 20:05 via kxan.com
  
  Utah (WCMH) — The Utah mom got a surprise of her own, when she made a special announcement she was expecting.
  Tara Brough runs a YouTube channel about parenting, where she shares daily videos about being a family.
  But a video she posted on September 5 is getting even more attention for what happened when she attempted to surprise her sister with announcement that she was pregnant.
  In the video Tara uses the old “bun in the oven” trick by literally putting a bun in an oven and
  
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• Houston gunman had 2 weapons, thousands of rounds at scene

  27-09-2016 18:41 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON, Texas (AP) — A disgruntled lawyer wearing military-style apparel with old Nazi emblems had two weapons and more than 2,500 rounds of live ammunition when he randomly shot at drivers in a Houston neighborhood before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said.
  Nine people were injured during Monday morning’s shootings on the street in front of a condo complex. Six were shot and three had eye injuries from flying glass. One person was in critical condition.
  Police did n
  
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• Want to punch Martin Shkreli in the face? You could get a chance

  27-09-2016 18:38 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (WCMH/AP) — Martin Shkreli, the former hedge fund manager vilified in nearly every corner of America for buying a pharmaceutical company and jacking up the price of a life-saving drug more than fiftyfold, says he’s auctioning off a chance to slap/punch him in the face to benefit a former friend.
  On his Twitter account, Shkreli says he’ll let someone slap/punch him in the face for a price to help benefit his friend Mike, who recently died and left behind a young son who
  
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• Fugitive wanted in attack on Judge Kocurek arrested in New Orleans

  27-09-2016 18:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The third suspect accused of plotting to kill Judge Julie Kocurek is now in custody after alluding authorities after a chase in Houston Friday. Shortly before midnight Monday, federal and state authorities arrested 26-year-old Marcellus Antoine Burgin of Cypress, Texas, without incident in New Orleans.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged Burgin, along with Chimene Onyeri, 28, and Rasul Kareem Scott, 24, in the attack on Judge Kocurek. Authoritie
  
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• Fugitive wanted in attack on Judge Kocurek arrested

  27-09-2016 18:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The third suspect accused of plotting to kill Judge Julie Kocurek is now in custody after alluding authorities after a chase in Houston Friday. Shortly before midnight Monday, federal and state authorities arrested 26-year-old Marcellus Antoine Burgin of Cypress, Texas, without incident in New Orleans.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged Burgin, along with Chimene Onyeri, 28, and Rasul Kareem Scott, 24, in the attack on Judge Kocurek. Authoritie
  
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• First phase of Astrodome revitalization approved

  27-09-2016 18:00 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP/KXAN) — The project to revitalize the Astrodome is moving forward. On Tuesday, Harris County commissioners voted to spend $10.5 million on the design of the parking garage inside the county-owned stadium.
  The $10.5 million is only for the first phase of the total $105 million needed for the entire redevelopment project, which includes raising the two bottom floors to make way for approximately 1,400 parking spaces. Officials said the county would pay for a third of the project,
  
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• Motorcycle officer hit by car while patrolling downtown

  27-09-2016 17:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin motorcycle officer has been hit by a car on 8th Street and San Jacinto.
  The officer was hit around 9:51 a.m. in downtown Austin. Police say the officer has minor injuries, but is okay and walking around.
  Motorcycle officer hit by car on 8th and San Jacinto (KXAN Photo/ Frank Martinez)The driver stayed at the scene to see if the officer was injured.
  Austin/Travis County EMS and fire crews are at the scene of the crash. This area should be avoided whi
  
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• Driver cited for running red light, slamming into motorcycle cop

  27-09-2016 17:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin motorcycle officer was hit by a car on 8th Street and San Jacinto Boulevard, Tuesday morning.
  The officer was hit around 9:51 a.m. in downtown Austin. Police say the officer has minor injuries, but is okay and walking around.
  Motorcycle officer hit by car on 8th and San Jacinto (KXAN Photo/ Frank Martinez)Austin police say a driver was traveling southbound on San Jacinto as the motorcycle officer was going westbound on 8th Street.
  The officer had a green
  
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• Driver accused of running red light, slamming into motorcycle cop

  27-09-2016 17:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin motorcycle officer has been hit by a car on 8th Street and San Jacinto Boulevard.
  The officer was hit around 9:51 a.m. in downtown Austin. Police say the officer has minor injuries, but is okay and walking around.
  Motorcycle officer hit by car on 8th and San Jacinto (KXAN Photo/ Frank Martinez)Sources tell KXAN the motorcycle cop was driving through the intersection when a car going in the opposite direction ran a red light and hit the officer.
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• Pedestrian killed in south Austin crash identified

  27-09-2016 16:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The pedestrian who was hit and killed after he fell trying to cross South First Street has been identified as Michael Joseph Howard, 54.
  Howard was hit on the 600 block of West St. Elmo Road near South First Street just before 10 p.m. Sept. 18. A Chevrolet Tahoe was approaching the intersection, which had a green light, when Howard was hit.
  Police say Howard fell down twice in the road meaning the driver could not see him until it was too late and he was unable to
  
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• Get a Taste of the Beach with Hawaiian Poke

  27-09-2016 15:35 via kxan.com
  
  I keep hearing about Hawiian poke, but I’ve yet to try it. or even see it. Good thing executive chef and co-owner of Monger’s Shane Stark was here show us the ropes. Shane started out by making a mayo-based sauce with soy sauce, sesame oil, togarashi and Sriracha for flavor. Then, we cut the tuna into 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch cubes and mixed in the sauce and other ingredients. The meaning of the word “poke” literally means “to slice or cut.” We served this de
  
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• North Texas teen gets life in prison for killing parents

  27-09-2016 15:34 via kxan.com
  
  McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old North Texas man must serve life in prison for the 2014 killing of his parents in what prosecutors call a dispute over unfinished schoolwork and disobedience.
  Zachary Callens was sentenced Monday in McKinney.
  A Collin County jury on Friday convicted Callens of murder in the deaths of his parents — Ryan and Maria Callens. The victims were shot to death in the family’s home in Frisco, about 30 miles north of Dallas.
  The home-schooled son was 1
  
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• Larry Jackson manslaughter case will be heard by federal appeals court

  27-09-2016 14:56 via kxan.com
  
  LOUISIANA (KXAN) — A federal appeals court will hear arguments in the manslaughter case involving former Austin police officer Charles Kleinert.
  A Texas Grand Jury indicted Kleinert from manslaughter in July 2013. Before the case went to trial, a federal judge dismissed it. Now, the state is appealing.
  Larry Jackson Jr. (Courtesy: Jackson family)Kleinert shot and killed Larry Jackson Jr. in July of 2013. The shooting happened after Jackson appeared at the scene of a bank robbery in Ce
  
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• Appeals court hears case against officer who shot, killed Larry Jackson

  27-09-2016 14:56 via kxan.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS, La. (KXAN) — A federal appeals court heard arguments Tuesday in the manslaughter case involving former Austin police officer Charles Kleinert.
  A Texas Grand Jury indicted Kleinert from manslaughter in July 2013. Before the case went to trial, a federal judge dismissed it. Now, the state is appealing.
  Larry Jackson Jr. (Courtesy: Jackson family)Kleinert shot and killed Larry Jackson Jr. in July of 2013. The shooting happened after Jackson appeared at the scene of a bank ro
  
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• Woman’s body, over 50 cats found at Hampton home

  27-09-2016 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Fire investigators say they discovered more than 50 cats at a home on Fox Hill Road, where police say a 91-year-old woman was found dead Monday.
  Sgt. Matt Bond, with the Hampton Police Division, says someone asked officers to check the welfare of the homeowner around 2:40 p.m. When officers got the home, they found the 91-year-old homeowner dead inside and dozens of cats nearby. No foul play is suspected, police say.
  PHOTOS: 63 cats taken from South Austin h
  
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• Memorial honors African American history at the State Capitol

  27-09-2016 14:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The installation will soon be completed for the Texas African American History Memorial.
  Final touches put on the African American Memorial Monument on the State Capitol lawn (KXAN Photo/ Julie Karam)The State Preservation Board is behind the new memorial. It will be located at the State Capitol on the south lawn.
  The monument is dedicated to the African American experience in Texas. Austinites will be able to see the full spectrum of history from exploration, to slave
  
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• TRAFFIC ALERT: MoPac bridge will close for construction

  27-09-2016 13:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin drivers will need to find an alternate route Tuesday night during road closures for construction.
  Starting at 8 p.m. the northbound MoPac bridge will close from US 290 to Loop 360.
  It is a part of TxDOT’s project for a new pedestrian, bicycle bridge through the Barton Creek Greenbelt.
  The closure is expected to run through 5 a.m. Wednesday morning, but could be extended if necessary. Road signs are in place alerting drivers of the closure.
  Further nor
  
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• Fact check: Clinton, Trump misleading voters during debates

  27-09-2016 06:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It only took minutes for the attacks to start flying Monday night in the first presidential debate. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton targeted each other’s weaknesses within the first 20 minutes.
  “When you have your staff taking the Fifth Amendment, taking the Fifth, so they’re not prosecuted. When you have the man that set-up the illegal server, taking the Fifth, I think it’s d
  
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• Examples of Clinton, Trump misleading voters during debates

  27-09-2016 06:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It only took minutes for the attacks to start flying Monday night in the first presidential debate. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton targeted each other’s weaknesses within the first 20 minutes.
  “When you have your staff taking the Fifth Amendment, taking the Fifth, so they’re not prosecuted. When you have the man that set-up the illegal server, taking the Fifth, I think it’s d
  
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• School district not budging on transgender bathroom decision

  27-09-2016 05:58 via kxan.com
  
  DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — The issue getting the most attention at the Dripping Springs school board meeting wasn’t even on the agenda.
  According to parents, a third grader at Walnut Springs Elementary born as a boy has been allowed to use the girls bathroom since the beginning of this school year.
  Hundreds of parents packed the meeting Monday night to voice their opinion about the transgender student, and how the district has handled the situation.
  The district opened two over
  
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• Top moments from the first presidential debate

  27-09-2016 05:53 via kxan.com
  
  HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (WATE) – There was no shortage of fireworks as Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump debated during the first of three presidential debates.
  Trump and Clinton had 90 minutes of nonstop debating, moderated by “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt, to make their case to American voters why they should be in the White House. From the beginning of the debate Clinton referred to her Trump as “Donald.”
  Clinton was heard asking, “H
  
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• David Joseph’s mother’s plea: More training for officers

  27-09-2016 05:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Ketty Sully has two sons left.
  They are the only family the Haitian-American woman has in the United States.
  An Austin police officer shot and killed her third and youngest son, David Joseph, earlier this year.
  Since then, her tears have not stopped. “I’m scared every day for the other two,” Sully said. “I cry at night. I think about him coming home. One day is better and another day it’s not.”
  Police say 17-year-old David was naked,
  
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• More than the Score: Talking Texas Top Five

  27-09-2016 04:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than the Score keeps it in house with the KXAN Sports team talking LSU’s firing of head football coach Les Miles and the top five college football teams in the state of Texas.
  
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• Libraries pushing safety measures after attempted kidnapping

  27-09-2016 04:31 via kxan.com
  
  DEL VALLE, Texas (KXAN) — Some parents are feeling anxious after two separate attempted kidnappings inside a North Austin public library.
  Police said Hubert Powell tried to sexually assault an 8-year-old girl in the women’s restroom at the North Village Branch Library.
  They also say Powell tried to grab and take another 11-year-old on Saturday afternoon.
  At Elroy Community Library in Del Valle, the cameras all around the library give parents some peace of mind.
  Signs warning par
  
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• PHOTOS: First Trump, Clinton debate

  27-09-2016 04:25 via kxan.com
  
  Clinton, Trump square off in first presidential debate People wait in the hall for the presidential debate between Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)Boxing promoter Don King, right, poses with a guest before the presidential debate between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Hof
  
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• Social media reacts to first Clinton-Trump debate

  27-09-2016 03:59 via kxan.com
  
  HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (WISH) –  Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton squared off in the first presidential debate Monday evening.
  Monday evening at Hofstra University was the first time the presidential candidates shared the same stage since the campaign began.
  The candidates went back and forth over a number of issues, but the number one topic was the economy, jobs, guns and terror.
  The early portion of the debate saw the candidates making the case that their plan to create
  
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• Millions of dollars of equipment missing from Texas VA locations

  27-09-2016 03:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Medical equipment, TVs, cellphones, and a John Deere tractor are among the $6.2 million worth of taxpayer-purchased items missing from Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and properties across Texas, documents obtained by KXAN News reveal.
  KXAN compiled the information through Freedom of Information Act requests to the VA. The records show 4,957 pieces of equipment categorized as lost or stolen, which were still unaccounted for by the VA over a roughly five-year period
  
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• DEBATE: Clinton, Trump look to erase doubts

  27-09-2016 02:56 via kxan.com
  
  HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Both major party presidential candidates have a chance tonight to boost their standing with voters who view them both negatively.
  Hillary Clinton has struggled with questions about her trustworthiness, while Donald Trump has yet to prove to some voters that he has the basic qualifications to serve as commander in chief. Both have been continuing intensive debate prep nearly until air time.
  Supporters of Clinton are calling on debate moderator Lester Holt to fact-che
  
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• Austin Water using study to help decide future rates

  27-09-2016 02:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Water is conducting a study to help decide the future of water and wastewater rates.
  The utility says the cost of service study includes a review of the methodology used to allocate costs among customer classes (residential, multifamily, commercial and large volume) and to update and improve their methods for determining rates.
  The study will include two separate public involvement committees. The first public involvement committee meeting will be held on Sept.
  
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• Lawmaker hopes to transform Austin State Hospital to model facility

  27-09-2016 01:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) —  The future of the Austin State Hospital (ASH) has been unknown for months, after the state said it was in such bad shape it needed to be replaced. A study said five of 10 facilities have not been meeting the standard of care.
  For people who rely on the mental health services there, it’s a big concern. One Sen. Kirk Watson has been working to address.
  “Any time you have a report come out that says half of your state hospitals are so bad you have t
  
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• Austin’s Hazardous Materials route plan inches forward

  27-09-2016 01:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – An update to a long-awaited, state-mandated route to keep dangerous cargo well away from your commute was back in front of city council members for the first time in more than a year. City planning staff say they’re now a third of the way through an 18-month study to figure out the route that makes the most sense to truckers, property owners and businesses.
  Unlike every other major city in Texas, Austin does not boast an obvious ring road so trucks hauling dangerous l
  
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• Police: Mall shooting suspect confessed, shot 5 in one minute

  27-09-2016 01:35 via kxan.com
  
  MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The suspect accused of killing five people at a Macy’s department store confessed to police, court documents said, but his motive remained a mystery Monday as a portrait emerged of him as a mentally troubled young man whose parents said they were trying to help him.
  Arcan Cetin, 20, appeared in court following his arrest over the weekend on five counts of first-degree premeditated murder for the shooting at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, north of Seattle.
  
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