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• UT sending message to students about exit strategy after Oakland warehouse fire

  09-12-2016 23:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Plastered on social media, the University of Texas at Austin wants students to be thinking about an exit strategy in case of an emergency. The alerts come after the deadly warehouse fire in Oakland where 36 people died over the weekend.
  UT wants students to think about where the exits are located when going into and out of public places and buildings. “The way you came in might not be the way you can go out,” said Jimmy Johnson, UT’s Fire Marshal. “W
  
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• Giuliani takes self out of running for Trump administration position

  09-12-2016 22:45 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK, NY (AP) –  President-elect Donald Trump says Rudy Giuliani is taking himself out of consideration for a position in his administration.
  Giuliani, a loyal Trump supporter throughout the campaign, was an early front-runner to be secretary of state. But he faced questions about his overseas business ties and Trump began looking at other candidates, including Mitt Romney.
  In a statement, Trump says Giuliani would have been an “outstanding” Cabinet secretary in severa
  
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• A brief, beautiful break in Friday’s clouds

  09-12-2016 22:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Cool air keeps moving into Central Texas Friday, thanks to northeasterly winds at the surface. About 8,000 feet up, there’s more moisture in the atmosphere, so cloud cover is developing. It’s moving south to north at this time.
  The clouds across the area are stratocumulus, associated with the cold, dreary weather have been hanging around Austin all day. They’re large and gray, like sheets — with lots of little waves.
  At a brief moment betwe
  
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• AT&T customers might be entitled to refund

  09-12-2016 22:11 via kxan.com
  
  (WISH) – The federal and state regulators say, AT&T will pay $105 million to 2.7 million customers for unauthorized charges on customers monthly wireless bills.
  The FTC said the charges are mostly from a $9.99 monthly charge from third-party services for “premium text message services.” AT&T is accused of keeping up to 35 percent of those fees.
  The deal is the largest cramming settlement in history, and includes the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade C
  
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• Houston man sentenced to 4 years for Christmas Day mosque fire

  09-12-2016 22:00 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A man has been sentenced to four years in prison for setting fire to the mosque in Texas where he worshipped.
  Gary Nathaniel Moore was sentenced Friday in Houston after pleading guilty to arson and using a fire as a deadly weapon. Officials say surveillance video led investigators to the 38-year-old Moore. He was arrested several days after the Christmas Day 2015, fire that caused significant damage.
  Investigators have said there was no evidence of the fire being a hate
  
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• Man killed by tipped over Dump truck identified

  09-12-2016 21:29 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A man has died in a subdivision west of Bee Cave, near State Highway 71, after an 18-wheeler dump truck fell over on him. The Texas Department of Public Safety has identified the deceased as David Jur, 46, from Elgin, Texas. Jur was an AT&T technician.
  Authorities were called to McKay Cove at 2:06 p.m. for a dump truck that was unloading dirt and tipped over on Jur who was standing next to the truck.
  “The back of the truck was ext
  
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• Dump truck tips over, kills man standing next to it

  09-12-2016 21:29 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A man in his 40s has died in a subdivision west of Bee Cave, near State Highway 71, after an 18-wheeler dump truck fell over on him.
  Authorities were called to McKay Cove at 2:06 p.m. for a dump truck that was unloading and somehow tipped over on a man who was standing next to the truck. Austin-Travis County EMS says the man standing next to the truck died at the scene. The driver of the dump truck was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening
  
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• Dump truck tips over, kills AT&T worker standing nearby

  09-12-2016 21:29 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An AT&T technician who was working on a home in the Sweetwater Subdivision on Friday afternoon in southwest Travis County died after a nearby dump truck tipped over and fell on top of him. The Texas Department of Public Safety has identified the deceased as David Jur, 46, from Elgin.
  Authorities were called to McKay Cove at 2:06 p.m. for a dump truck that was unloading dirt and tipped over on Jur who was standing next to the truck.
  “The bac
  
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• Dump truck falls over, kills man west of Bee Cave

  09-12-2016 21:29 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A man in his 40s has died in a subdivision west of Bee Cave, near State Highway 71, after an 18-wheeler dump truck fell over on him.
  Austin-Travis County EMS were called to McKay Cove at 2:06 p.m. Medics say the man died at the scene. The trapped driver of the dump truck was rescued and taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  The neighborhood where the accident happened in the Sweetwater subdivision, which still has many homes
  
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• Cowboys fan’s new ink predicts the team winning Super Bowl LI

  09-12-2016 20:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Dallas Cowboys are going to win Super Bowl LI. Don’t take our word for it, but rather the tattoo on Jordan Garnett’s arm.
  KXAS in Dallas reports the 24-year-old, who lives in Florida, has been a Cowboys fan since he was in the first grade.
  “I started watching the Cowboys in 1999,” Garnett told KXAS. “I’m pretty sure that was Irvin’s last year, Aikman was done the next year and then we lost Emmitt to the Cardinals in ’03. T
  
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• Obama orders review of election-season hacking

  09-12-2016 20:16 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has ordered intelligence officials to conduct a broad review of election-season cyberattacks, including the email hacks that rattled the presidential campaign and raised fresh concerns about Russia’s meddling in U.S. elections, the White House said Friday.
  The review, led by intelligence agencies, will be a “deep dive” into a possible pattern of increased “malicious cyber activity” timed to the campaign season, White Ho
  
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• Broadcast Signal Alert: Upcoming KXAN maintenance

  09-12-2016 19:40 via kxan.com
  
  Overnight maintenance at our Austin studios will mean viewers will be unable to receive KXAN programming early Saturday morning.
  Our engineering team will shutoff power to the studios around 1 a.m. Saturday so they can safely work on some of our major power systems. We plan to be up and broadcasting again by 3 a.m. Saturday.
  
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• More locally transmitted Zika cases reported in Cameron Co.

  09-12-2016 18:59 via kxan.com
  
  CAMERON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Four more cases of Zika virus have been locally transmitted in Cameron County, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
  On Nov. 28 Texas’ first case of locally transmitted Zika was announced. Investigators say the additional people who have contracted the virus live close to the location of the first reported case. Health and Human Services says the patients most likely contracted the virus in Cameron County.
  The first patient, who is
  
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• 4 more locally transmitted Zika cases reported in Cameron Co.

  09-12-2016 18:59 via kxan.com
  
  CAMERON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Four more cases of Zika virus have been locally transmitted in Cameron County, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
  On Nov. 28 Texas’ first case of locally transmitted Zika was announced. Investigators say the additional people who have contracted the virus live close to the location of the first reported case. Health and Human Services says the patients most likely contracted the virus in Cameron County.
  The first patient, who is
  
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• Actor Judge Reinhold apologizes after arrest at Dallas airport

  09-12-2016 18:57 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (AP/KXAN) — Actor Judge Reinhold has apologized to police, saying he’s embarrassed that he was arrested after a confrontation with security at Dallas Love Field Airport.
  Police arrested the 59-year-old actor Thursday afternoon on a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge after he refused a Transportation Security Administration screening. It is punishable by a fine of up to $500.
  Reinhold apologized after his release from jail Friday. He says he walked through a TSA scanner but
  
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• Incoming, current students invited to AISD high school showcase

  09-12-2016 18:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — This weekend, parents of incoming and current high school students can learn more about Austin-area schools and what innovative programs they have to offer.
  Craig Shapiro, the AISD Associate Superintendent of High School, and middle school student Sophie Lewis joined us in the KXAN studio to discuss the event.
  AISD 2016 High School showcase
  The fair is on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at Austin High School. There will be free shuttles from all Austin middle schools
  
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• Texas county says ‘abysmal mismanagement’ led to prison riot

  09-12-2016 18:16 via kxan.com
  
  RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas county says “abysmal mismanagement” led to a 2015 prison riot that destroyed much of the facility.
  Willacy County says in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that in the weeks after the riot at Willacy County Correctional Center, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons cancelled its management contract with Utah-based Management & Training Corp.
  The federal lawsuit says the prison was subsequently closed and about 400 employees were laid off.
  The Valley Morning
  
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• PHOTOS: Dogs vetted through training now part of Texas DPS

  09-12-2016 18:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Five canines are now a part of the Texas Department of Public Safety after eight weeks of training.
  The dogs graduated from the training program on Friday. They will now ride along with DPS Troopers in Texas. Texas DPS canines graduate Texas Department of Public Safety canines graduate after 8 weeks of training (KXAN Photo/ Daniel Guerrero)Texas Department of Public Safety canines graduate after 8 weeks of training (KXAN Photo/ Daniel Guerrero)Texas Department of Public Saf
  
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• Starbucks releases Pokemon Go themed frappuccino

  09-12-2016 17:57 via kxan.com
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Starbucks is looking to cash in on Pokemon or maybe Pokemon is cashing in on Starbucks.
  On Thursday, Starbucks released a Pokemon themed drink called Pokemon Frappuccino. The vanilla been frappuccino is blended with raspberry syrup and freeze-dried blackberries and topped with whipped cream.
  Pokemon Go players can discover the new drink by locating a Starbucks store within the Pokemon Go app.
  By locating a Starbucks store within Pokémon GO, players will di
  
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• Round Rock Operation Blue Santa still accepting applications

  09-12-2016 17:51 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Round Rock families in need of toys for their children this holiday season are still encouraged to apply with the Round Rock Operation Blue Santa.
  Applications can still be dropped off at the Round Rock Police Department at 2701 N. Mays Street until Monday, Dec. 12. Delivery Day to the 500 families in need is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. on Dec. 16 at the Blue Santa building located at 2120 N. Mays Street, Suite 200.
  If you’re looking to donate, the program
  
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• Q&A: Texas Elector not voting for Trump says he’s not ‘qualified’

  09-12-2016 17:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Earlier this week, one of the members of the Electoral College from Texas said he will not vote for Donald Trump despite the fact that Trump won Texas.
  Chris Suprun laid out his argument in an op-ed piece for the New York Times. He joined KXAN anchor John Dabkovich on the phone to discuss his stance on the President-Elect.
  The Texas Elector says he is not happy with Trump’s post-election attacks on the First Amendment. He is now considering changing his vote to O
  
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• Houston promotes Major Applewhite to head coach

  09-12-2016 16:29 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KXAN/AP) — University of Houston offensive coordinator Major Applewhite has officially been promoted to head football coach.
  Applewhite, 38, is the new coach in charge of the football team after rumors circulated on Thursday that there were several people up for the job.
  “It’s no coincidence that the success UH football has achieved over the past two seasons happened with Major Applewhite running our offense. His energy and creativity are responsible for one of th
  
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• $2M of meth seized by Texas border patrol

  09-12-2016 15:35 via kxan.com
  
  SARITA, Texas (KXAN — A immigration checkpoint discovered 66 pounds of methamphetamines on U.S. Highway 77 in Sarita, Texas.
  $2 million worth of methA canine alerted the Border Patrol agents at the Kingsville Station. Inside the vehicle, three large bags of liquid meth were found in a hidden compartment in the gas tank.
  Worth over $2.1 million, a hazardous materials team was called to handle the narcotics.
  The driver is described as a U.S. citizen. He was arrested and handed over to the Dr
  
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• Austin police give safety tips for holiday season

  09-12-2016 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — While many people are rushing to finish holiday shopping, Austin police are issuing a warning for locals to slow down and stay safe.
  Police say the easiest way to stay safe is to use HLT:
  Hide your things
  Lock your car
  Take your keys
  Thieves target vehicles with visible valuables. If you are making a quick trip into a store or waiting in a never-ending line for Hatchimals, police say to hide everything in your car from purses to phones and presents.
  You should also make sur
  
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• Texas IT company building global headquarters in S. Carolina

  09-12-2016 14:28 via kxan.com
  INDIAN LAND, S.C. (AP) — A Texas-based information technology company is building a new global headquarters in Lancaster County, a move that’s expected to bring 1,500 new jobs and a $41 million investment.
  Media outlets report CompuCom Systems, Inc. made the announcement Thursday. CompuCom says the 150,000-square-foot facility in Indian Land will have corporate offices and a global contact center.
  The company says it plans to hire the workers over the next five to seven years and wil
  
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• Bloodied hog carcass dumped outside Oklahoma Islamic center

  09-12-2016 14:24 via kxan.com
  
  LAWTON, Okla. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after the carcass of a wild hog was dumped in the parking lot of an Islamic center in Oklahoma.
  Lawton Police spokesman Sgt. Tim Jenkins says security cameras showed a person dropping the carcass at about 2 a.m. Wednesday at the Islamic Center of Lawton, about 75 miles southwest of Oklahoma City. The Lawton Constitution reports that a police sergeant spotted the bloody carcass Wednesday morning and contacted the city’s animal control
  
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• Free Fun in Austin for weekend of December 10-11

  09-12-2016 14:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)- Looking for some free fun this weekend? Here are some ideas from Free Fun in Austin.
  Second Saturdays: Art Car Derby (RSVP) – Saturday from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Race over to this auto-themed event. Build an artistic model car with a little help from The Contemporary’s experts, then see how fast it can go on the test track. Find the car sculpture hidden in the forest, then check out a selection of wild art cars parked around the gro
  
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• Gatlinburg firefighter sees own home in flames, keeps going to help others

  09-12-2016 13:29 via kxan.com
  
  GATLINBURG (WATE) – A Gatlinburg firefighter’s dedication to his job kept him going the night of the wildfires, even knowing his own home was being consumed by flames.
  Gatlinburg firefighter and EMT Pete Thompson drove by his own home last Monday night and saw it in flames. He knew his house was gone, but didn’t stop.
  “I noticed there was fire all around,” he said.
  On an EMS call, he saw flames consume his neighborhood and home.
  “It was hell on Earth,” h
  
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• AISD honoring first African-American teacher

  09-12-2016 13:25 via kxan.com
  
  #AISDProud There's no one like Bettie Mann! pic.twitter.com/evDq6Ayjg9
  — Austin ISD (@AustinISD) December 9, 2016
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A local school is honoring their first African-American teacher.
  Austin ISD tweeted they are proud to celebrate the beloved elementary teacher Bettie Mann. Last night, AISD made it official paying tribute to the teacher at a Board of Trustees meeting.
  Mann taught at Russell Lee Elementary School for 37 years. At the ceremony it was announce
  
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• Big business warns Trump against mass deportation

  09-12-2016 13:14 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s business community has begun to pressure Donald Trump to abandon campaign-trail pledges of mass deportation and other hard line immigration policies that some large employers fear would hurt the economy.
  The push is led by an advocacy group backed by New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg and media mogul Rupert Murdoch. It is still in its infancy as the business world struggles to understand Trump’s true intentions on an issue that defined his out
  
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• People scrambling to stay warm on coldest Austin day this winter

  09-12-2016 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Many Austinites are waking up to frigid temperatures with a FREEZE WARNING in effect until 9 a.m. on Friday.
  People are scrambling to find a place to stay warm. Locals are braving the cold in search of hot coffee or tea.
  It is times like these that are great for local businesses financially. The managers of the Burnet coffee shop Monkey Nest, say the combination of cold weather and finals has drawn in many people to not only keep warm, but to study.
  Univ
  
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• Businesses benefiting from people scrambling to stay warm

  09-12-2016 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Many Austinites are waking up to frigid temperatures with a FREEZE WARNING in effect until 9 a.m. on Friday.
  People are scrambling to find a place to stay warm. Locals are braving the cold in search of hot coffee or tea.
  It is times like these that are great for local businesses financially. The managers of the Burnet coffee shop Monkey Nest, say the combination of cold weather and finals has drawn in many people to not only keep warm, but to study.
  Univ
  
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• Witnesses recall Lockhart hot air balloon crash that killed 16

  09-12-2016 12:34 via kxan.com
  
  LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) — A day spent hovering in the sky taking in the scenic views took a deadly turn when a hot air balloon crashed killing everyone on board. 
  Federal investigators in Washington D.C. are talking to witnesses on Friday as a part of their investigation into the crash that killed 16 people near Lockhart this summer. The hot air balloon crashed after hitting high voltage power lines killing every single passenger including the pilot.
  The six hour in
  
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• WATCH: Witnesses recalling worst hot air balloon crash in U.S. history

  09-12-2016 12:34 via kxan.com
  
  LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) — A day spent hovering in the sky taking in the scenic views took a deadly turn when a hot air balloon crashed killing everyone on board. 
  Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board in Washington D.C. are talking to witnesses on Friday as a part of their investigation into the crash that killed 16 people near Lockhart this summer. The hot air balloon crashed after hitting high voltage power lines killing every single passenger includ
  
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• WATCH: NTSB hearing into deadly Lockhart balloon

  09-12-2016 12:34 via kxan.com
  
  LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) — A day spent hovering in the sky taking in the scenic views took a deadly turn when a hot air balloon crashed killing everyone on board. 
  Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board in Washington D.C. are talking to experts on Friday as a part of their investigation into the July 30 crash that killed 16 people near Lockhart this summer. The hot air balloon crashed after hitting high-voltage power lines killing every single passenger on bo
  
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• Report: Decision-inhibiting Rx drugs found in balloon crash pilot

  09-12-2016 12:34 via kxan.com
  
  LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) — The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed near Lockhart this summer, killing everyone on board, had prescription drugs in his system that would slow reaction time and impair decision-making processes, the National Transportation Safety Board heard Friday.
  Officials with the NTSB in Washington D.C. talked to experts for six hours as a part of their investigation into the July 30 crash that killed 16 people near Lockhart. The hot air balloon cra
  
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• Investigators talking to witnesses of worst hot air balloon crash in U.S. history

  09-12-2016 12:34 via kxan.com
  
  LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) — A day spent hovering in the sky taking in the scenic views took a deadly turn when a hot air balloon crashed killing everyone on board. 
  Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board in Washington D.C. are talking to witnesses on Friday as a part of their investigation into the crash that killed 16 people near Lockhart this summer. The hot air balloon crashed after hitting high voltage power lines killing every single passenger includ
  
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• Decision-inhibiting prescription drugs found in balloon crash pilot

  09-12-2016 12:34 via kxan.com
  
  LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) — The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed near Lockhart this summer, killing everyone on board, had prescription drugs in his system that would slow reaction time and impair decision-making processes, the National Transportation Safety Board heard Friday.
  Officials with the NTSB in Washington D.C. talked to experts for six hours as a part of their investigation into the July 30 crash that killed 16 people near Lockhart. The hot air balloon cra
  
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• Trail of Lights opens this weekend with more food, fun

  09-12-2016 12:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The 52nd annual Trail of Lights kicks off on Friday with a preview party, one of its big fundraising events. On Saturday the trail opens to the public for two weeks.
  Organizers say this year they have added more food vendors, new live music acts, and more activities for the kids. One of the most popular spots is Santa’s workshop and they’ve added more activities in an effort to get folks off the trail to keep the crowd moving.
  “We created different experie
  
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• South Korean president is impeached in stunning fall

  09-12-2016 12:18 via kxan.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean lawmakers on Friday impeached President Park Geun-hye, a stunning and swift fall for the country’s first female leader amid protests that drew millions into the streets in united fury.
  After the vote, parliamentary officials hand-delivered formal documents to the presidential Blue House that stripped Park of her power and allowed the country’s No. 2 official, Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, to assume leadership until the Constitutional Court
  
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• S. Korea PM officially becomes acting president

  09-12-2016 12:18 via kxan.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea PM, newly invested with presidential powers, says feels “deep responsibility” for scandal that brought down boss.
  South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been officially stripped of power after being impeached.
  The suspension of Park’s power was made Friday when her office received a copy of the impeachment motion hand-delivered by National Assembly officials.
  Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn now steps in as acting president until the co
  
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• Austin ISD committee contemplating where to move LASA High School

  09-12-2016 06:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The time has come for a committee of people, tasked with solving Austin ISD’s biggest facilities issues, to come up with a solution for one of the most sought after schools.
  LASA, the Liberal Arts and Science Academy, has shared a campus with LBJ High School in Northeast Austin since 2007. The waiting list for the high performing campus is long, and many LASA families make the lengthy commute twice a day from southwest Austin.
  Over the past couple of ye
  
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• Two killed in crash on US 290, west of Dripping Springs

  09-12-2016 05:18 via kxan.com
  
  DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — Two were killed and another two injured in a crash Thursday night west of Dripping Springs.
  At 6:43 p.m., North Hays Fire said they were responding to a major crash. The Department of Public Safety says two vehicles were involved in the collision at US 290 and Retha Drive.
  Find detours with the KXAN Traffic Map
  KXAN will update this story as we get additional information from authorities. 
  
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• Brothers killed in crash on US 290 identified

  09-12-2016 05:18 via kxan.com
  
  DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — Two men were killed and another two injured in a crash Thursday night west of Dripping Springs.
  The men who died in a three-vehicle crash have been identified as brothers Jose Luis Aguilar-Soto, 47, and Rodolfo Aguilar-Soto, 56. The Department of Public Safety says the crash happened just before 6:30 p.m. on US 290 and Retha Drive in front of Dripping Springs High School.
  Authorities say the driver of a Toyota failed to yield to the right of way and tu
  
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• Marine killed in Japan jet crash attended UT Austin

  09-12-2016 05:09 via kxan.com
  
  TOKYO (AP/KXAN) — Searchers have found the body of a U.S. Marines Corps pilot from Texas who went missing after his jet fighter crashed off Japan.
  The Marines said in a short statement that a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ship had recovered the body of Capt. Jake Frederick the previous day.
  According to Military.com, Frederick was a graduate of Ray High School in Corpus Christi, Texas and attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he met the love of his life. The couple
  
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• More than the Score: Interview with Chloe Collins

  09-12-2016 05:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Senior Texas volleyball player Chloe Collins joins Roger Wallace on More than the Score to talk about the NCAA tournament and participating in fall commencement.
  
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• South Austin Pharmacy customers say they can’t get their prescriptions

  09-12-2016 04:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Doors locked, lights off and patients left in the dark. Customers at South Austin Pharmacy say they can’t get their medicine, and for the last several weeks, it’s been nearly impossible to get a hold of anyone to even transfer prescriptions.
  Nov. 15 is when KXAN first received a tip of the pharmacy’s abrupt closure. It was at that time we spoke with the owner, who said he’d lost a couple of dispensing staff and was out sick, forcing a closu
  
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• Austin pharmacy abruptly closes, leaving customers without meds

  09-12-2016 04:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Doors locked, lights off and patients left in the dark. Customers at South Austin Pharmacy say they can’t get their medicine, and for the last several weeks, it’s been nearly impossible to get a hold of anyone to even transfer prescriptions.
  Nov. 15 is when KXAN first received a tip of the pharmacy’s abrupt closure. It was at that time we spoke with the owner, who said he’d lost a couple of dispensing staff and was out sick, forcing a closu
  
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• More than the Score: Final stretch of high school football

  09-12-2016 03:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Rick Cantu from the Austin American-Statesman joins Roger Wallace on More than the Score to talk Lake Travis advancing and how Sam Ehlinger will fair at Texas.
  
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• Austin immigration advocates respond after large detention release

  09-12-2016 02:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After more than 450 mothers and children were released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers this week in San Antonio, Austin-area groups are responding to the call for assistance.
  On Dec. 3, the federal agency released 61 family members from the Karnes facility, and 409 family members from the Dilley facility, for a total of 470 undocumented immigrants.
  After learning about the large detention release, Austinite Elaine Cohen spent the d
  
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