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• The Latest: Trump edges toward Tillerson for State

  10-12-2016 23:14 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest developments on Donald Trump’s transition to the presidency (all times local):
  4:30 p.m.
  President-elect Donald Trump is moving closer to nominating Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretaryof state, following a private meeting with the business leader.
  That’s according to several people who have spoken with Trump and his transition team.
  Trump has privately signaled to associates that he plans to tap Tillerson for the powerful Cabinet post, but
  
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• Dell Seton Medical Center opens new trauma center

  10-12-2016 22:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Nobody wants to think about getting hurt during the holiday seasons, but sometimes the unthinkable happens.
  Car crashes and falls are just some of the most common injuries trauma surgeons see as people hang decorations or hit the road to visit family.
  Chief of Trauma Dr. Carlos Brown was in the studio with Arezow Doost to talk about Seton’s newest trauma center.
  
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• Bristol Palin announces she is expecting her third child

  10-12-2016 22:32 via kxan.com
  
  Bristol Palin is expecting her third child.
  The daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced her pregnancy Friday on Entertainment Tonight. She and husband Dakota Meyer said they are excited and “blessed” to welcome a baby in the spring.
  A Palin family spokesman confirmed the 26-year-old is pregnant.
  Bristol Palin launched an abstinence campaign after giving birth as an unwed teen. She had her son, Tripp, in December 2008 with former fiance Levi Johnston. She and Meyer had a
  
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• Christmas crafting with Adeina Anderson

  10-12-2016 22:26 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Finding the right gift for some people can be near impossible and it can also mean a tough time for your wallet.
  Adeina Anderson with “Crafting with Adeina” was in the studio with Arezow Doost to go over some DIY ideas you can do at home right in time for the holidays.
   
  
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• The world’s oldest known seabird is expecting – again

  10-12-2016 21:57 via kxan.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — The world’s oldest known seabird is expecting — again.
  Biologists spotted the Laysan albatross called Wisdom at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge earlier this month after she returned to the island to nest.
  She was incubating an egg at the same nest she uses each year with her mate. She’s believed to be 66 years old. She’s also the world’s oldest known breeding bird in the wild.
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s project leader for
  
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• Coats for Kids begins annual distribution

  10-12-2016 19:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Junior League of Austin has teamed up with Austin ISD for the 30th annual Coats for Kids distribution.
  In one day, the non-profit plans to distribute more than 35,000 coats to Central Texas children and families in need of a coat in time for the winter months.
  Coats will be distributed Saturday until 3 p.m. at the Palmer Events Center on 900 Barton Springs Road.
  To be eligible for a coat, a child must be 18-years-old or younger and must show proof of both age and income
  
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• Police investigating suspicious death in Southwest Austin

  10-12-2016 17:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police are investigating the scene of a suspicious death Saturday morning.
  Police say they discovered the body at a home in the 7700 block of Whitsun drive.
  No further information has been released at this time.
  KXAN has a crew headed to the scene and will provide updates as soon as they are available.
  
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• Police investigating 2 bodies found in Southwest Austin home

  10-12-2016 17:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police are investigating the scene of a suspicious death Saturday morning.
  At around 7:56 a.m. police and Austin-Travis County EMS were called by neighbors for a welfare check in the 7700 block of Whitsun drive.
  When authorities entered the home, they discovered the bodies of a man and a woman with serious trauma.
  Police do not believe there was any force entry to the home and say there is no threat to the public.
  In the last 24 hours, Austin police were investi
  
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• Austin Police host recruitment information session

  10-12-2016 16:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — If you are looking to be apart of the of the Austin Police Department, now is your chance.
  APD is hosting an information session Saturday morning about their hiring process and the police academy.
  The recruitment event will be held at the APD South Substation on 404 Ralph Ablanedo Drive from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  Recruiters with APD will go over the new online application and what to expect during the testing process.
  Anyone interested in working for the police department can
  
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• Proposed study on Red River sound curfew will go before council members

  10-12-2016 05:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Depending on what part of the city you’re heading out to Friday night, the party could shut down earlier than you’d like.
  Businesses along Red River Street in downtown want to see if they can keep the music going into the early morning hours. You could call it the Battle of Red River: to stay open past curfew.
  The enemy? Rising costs. Bars on the street see a huge potential for being able to stay open later. “Every hour could easily account for an add
  
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• Bastrop High football player still recovering from September concussion

  10-12-2016 05:24 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — It’s been more than two months since the football game that doctors say left a Bastrop High School junior varsity football player with a concussion and possible nerve damage. However, he’s still waiting for the medical care to learn the extent of his injuries sustained during that Sept. 29 game.
  “Right when I turned, I took two steps, and then got hit,” said Weston Narro, a sophomore, recalling the play that has left him with a neck brace and
  
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• Texas group teaches kids about dangers of e-cigarettes

  10-12-2016 03:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (NEXSTAR) — Doctors are sounding the alarm on electronic cigarette usage among teens in America.
  The nation’s top doctor is putting out the warning, especially when used by youth and adolescents. “We already know that e-cigarettes have the potential to cause lasting harm to the health of young users,” U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy wrote in a report released Thursday.
  “E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults,” the first report the surgeon
  
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• Body found in North Austin investigated as a homicide

  10-12-2016 02:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A body found Friday near a busy North Austin intersection is being investigated as a homicide.
  Austin police say they were called to the wooded area where the body was found at 4:25 p.m. Officers at the scene cordoned off the area with crime scene tape attached to signs advertising nearby homes for sale.
  KXAN will update this story as we get additional information. 
  The crime scene of a homicide at Metric Boulevard and Howard Lane in North Austin. Dec. 9, 2016 (KXAN Ph
  
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• Thomaides, Becerra go head-to-head in San Marcos runoff election

  10-12-2016 02:18 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — The streets of San Marcos still look like the election season rather than the holiday season. For months, campaign signs have lined neighborhood sidewalks. The runoff election between council members and the candidates for mayor will finally come to a close after the final election day next Tuesday.
  Ruben Becerra and John Thomaides are both in the runoff to become mayor of San Marcos. It’s clear they both love the city, but their view on its future is what&
  
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• Dog stolen, found by police in string of NE Austin burglaries

  10-12-2016 02:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Neighbors in Northeast Austin can rest easier Friday night. Officers arrested four people — one adult and three juveniles — tying them to at least six burglaries, three auto thefts and multiple package thefts from front porches.
  For one family, the thieves took more than just a PlayStation. “I walked up to my door and I noticed a giant muddy footprint on my door and I thought no way,” said Rachel Pacheco.
  Tuesday night, she came home to find her hous
  
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• Software update will disable remaining Galaxy Note7 devices

  10-12-2016 01:57 via kxan.com
  
  (WISH) — Samsung is planning to disable the batteries of remaining Galaxy Note7 devices in January.
  The company said a software update on Jan. 8 will prevent the devices from being able to hold a battery charge.
  The devices were previously recalled in September due to exploding batteries.
  The Department of Transportation then banned the device from flights in October.
  
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• Days of Our Lives actor Joseph Mascolo dies at age 87

  10-12-2016 01:26 via kxan.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (WCMH) — Joseph Mascolo, who played Stefano DiMera on Days of Our Lives since 1982 died Thursday at the age of 87, producers of the show announced Friday.
  The actor had been battling Alzheimer’s for several years.
  “It is with great sorrow that we share the news the news of the passing of our dear friend and beloved member of the Days of our Lives family, Joseph Mascolo,” said Executive Producer Ken Corday in a statement to Soap Opera Digest. “The smile o
  
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• AISD report cards go digital, giving parents faster access

  10-12-2016 00:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — All high school students in Austin ISD will start getting their report cards digitally, giving families faster access starting this month.
  Of the around 23,000 secondary students in the district, more than 9,000 are already opting for emailed report cards, getting their grades four to five days faster.
  The annual cost to print and mail progress and report cards to all high school students is $168,000, the district said. Since close to half of students already get their
  
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