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• HEB recalling raw, shelled pistachios

  14-12-2016 23:59 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KXAN) — H-E-B is recalling bulk and packaged raw shelled pistachios due to a potential Salmonella contamination. The issue was discovered through FDA routine sampling.
  The recall affects product found in prepackaged plastic containers containing raw pistachios with either labels reading Shelled Pistachios or Central Market Shelled Pistachios as well as pistachios found in the bulk section with SunRidge Farms labels reading: Women’s Vitality Mix, Pistachio Nuts and
  
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• Smelly water in Cedar Park neighborhood troubling families

  14-12-2016 23:51 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) – Some families in the Caballo Ranch subdivision in Cedar Park have noticed a rotten smell coming from their water.
  Andrew Garretson said he’s noticed it for several weeks. “So right now there is a hint a rotten egg, it definitely does not smell fresh.”  The father of two says, depending on the day, it can go from just a hint to a gagging smell, saying it’s worst in the bathrooms. “It’s where you run the water and you w
  
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• Rotten smell in Cedar Park subdivision’s water troubles families

  14-12-2016 23:51 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) – Some families in the Caballo Ranch subdivision in Cedar Park have noticed a rotten smell coming from their water.
  Andrew Garretson said he’s noticed it for several weeks. “So right now there is a hint a rotten egg, it definitely does not smell fresh.”  The father of two says, depending on the day, it can go from just a hint to a gagging smell, saying it’s worst in the bathrooms. “It’s where you run the water and you w
  
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• Yahoo says hackers stole information from over 1B accounts

  14-12-2016 23:35 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP/KXAN) — Yahoo says it believes hackers stole data from more than one billion user accounts in August 2013.
  The Sunnyvale, Calif. company says it’s a different breach from the one it disclosed in September, when it said 500 million accounts were exposed. Yahoo says the information stolen may include names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and security questions and answers. The company says it believes bank-account information and payment-card data were not aff
  
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• Take a look inside the new Dell Seton Medical Center

  14-12-2016 23:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — At the new $310 million Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, construction workers are busy putting in the work needed to get the building ready for a 2017 opening date. The hallways are currently empty but in a few short months, they’ll be buzzing with medical students, staff and patients.
  Construction is slated for completion in February but patients from University Medical Center Brackenridge won’t be transferred to the new teaching hospital u
  
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• Coalition aims to keep Texas 17-year-olds out of adult jails

  14-12-2016 22:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Expanding reentry education, job training and treatment alternatives to incarceration were announced Wednesday as the upcoming legislative priorities for the Texas Smart-On-Crime Coalition.
  A new reentry vocational pilot program is in the works to specifically address the high rate of recidivism in Texas’ state jails.
  Instead of a full term in a state jail, the program would require a minimum of 90 days in a community supervision program that includes rehabilitat
  
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• Jackie Evancho to sing national anthem at Trump inauguration

  14-12-2016 22:44 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — “America’s Got Talent” star Jackie Evancho will sing the national anthem at Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
  The 16-year-old Evancho said Wednesday on NBC’s “Today,” ”I’m so excited. It’s going to be awesome.”
  Trump’s communications director for the inaugural committee confirmed the booking on Twitter, calling Evancho “an inspiration for all Americans.”
  Evancho is a Pittsburgh nativ
  
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• Trump supporter, protester he punched at rally hug in court

  14-12-2016 21:46 via kxan.com
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, NC (WNCN/AP) — A 79-year-old Trump supporter who was caught on video sucker-punching a protester at a Fayetteville rally in March received probation Wednesday in connection with the incident.
  John Franklin McGraw, 79, of Linden, was captured on video punching Rakeem Jones as he was being escorted out of the rally by Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office deputies. The video was tweeted by New York Daily News writer Shaun King.
  In a video later posted by Insid
  
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• Thousands of students’ artwork will make up mural at new Austin hospital

  14-12-2016 20:17 via kxan.com
  
  DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — Thousands of Central Texas students will have their artwork on display for years to come in the form of a large mural at Seton’s new teaching hospital in Austin.
  Dell Seton Medical Center will open at the University of Texas next year. The large 7-by-14 foot mural will be placed in the front of the hospital depicting a scene of Austin with people engaged in different healthy activities in the foreground and the capitol building in the background. The
  
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• Students create large mural for Seton hospital

  14-12-2016 20:17 via kxan.com
  
  DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — Thousands of Central Texas students will have their artwork on display for years to come in the form of a large mural at Seton’s new teaching hospital in Austin.
  Dell Seton Medical Center will open at the University of Texas next year. The large 7-by-14 foot mural will be placed in the front of the hospital depicting a scene of Austin with people engaged in different healthy activities in the foreground and the capitol building in the background. The
  
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• Mural at new Austin teaching hospital made by thousands of students

  14-12-2016 20:17 via kxan.com
  
  DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — Thousands of Central Texas students will have their artwork on display for years to come in the form of a large mural at Seton’s new teaching hospital in Austin.
  Dell Seton Medical Center will open at the University of Texas next year. The large 7-by-14 foot mural will be placed in the front of the hospital depicting a scene of Austin with people engaged in different healthy activities in the foreground and the capitol building in the background. The
  
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• Fed raises key interest rate for first time in year

  14-12-2016 20:13 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is raising a key interest rate for the first time in a year, reflecting a resilient U.S. economy and expectations of higher inflation. The move will mean modestly higher rates on some loans.
  The Fed signaled in a statement Wednesday that additional rate increases will likely be made slowly as the economy improves and inflation edges closer to the Fed’s 2 percent target.
  The central bank is increasing its benchmark rate by a quarter-point to a sti
  
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• Creepy Cayla: Is your child’s toy spying on you

  14-12-2016 20:03 via kxan.com
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Amid the aisles and aisle of toys in stores like Target, My Friend Cayla sits on the shelf. She looks innocent, but at least three consumer advocate groups say she’s nothing but trouble.
  “Parents are buying this doll without any clue their children are essentially being spied on,” said Josh Golin, executive director of the Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood.
  The groups claim kids are spied on by a third party that collects data from the inte
  
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• Gov. Abbott wants to reduce, eliminate ‘Robin Hood’ for Texas schools

  14-12-2016 19:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Gov. Greg Abbott is taking aim at Austin Independent School District’s chief complaint about the way Texas pays for schools.
  The capital city sends millions of local property tax dollars to the state of Texas so they can fund other–property poor–school districts. It’s known as “Robin Hood” or “recapture” and has been the arch nemesis of property rich districts like Austin who can’t spend that money on their own
  
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• Amazon shoppers targeted in ‘order cannot be shipped’ scam

  14-12-2016 19:12 via kxan.com
  
  KNOXVILLE (WATE) – Shoppers should check their Christmas list twice, but they should also check their emails.
  Scammers are sending customers emails that say their recent order cannot be shipped. The email claims there was a processing order and asks to confirm personal information.
  A link inside the emails takes customers to a web page that looks real and asks them to confirm their name, address and credit card information associated with the account. When you click save, the site eve
  
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• Failed $1M insurance plot nets Texas duo jail time

  14-12-2016 19:03 via kxan.com
  
  AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A Texas Panhandle woman and man must serve five-year prison terms for seeking to have her estranged husband killed in a failed $1 million insurance plot.
  Brandi Nicole Blanco of Dalhart and Randy Exavier Greene, who lived in Stratford, were sentenced by a federal judge in Amarillo.
  Prosecutors say the pair, who got engaged even though Blanco was still married, pleaded guilty in August to conspiracy to use an interstate commerce facility in commission of murder-for-hi
  
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• BP to move oil and gas headquarters staff from Houston to Denver

  14-12-2016 18:12 via kxan.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — Oil and gas company BP says it will move headquarters staff from Houston to Denver because of the region’s importance as an energy hub.
  CEO David Lawler said Wednesday there are increasing business opportunities in the Rockies, where the company has about two-thirds of its oil and natural gas production and proven reserves. BP America tells KXAN News its headquarters will remain in Houston and that only BP’s U.S. Lower 48 onshore business will establish its h
  
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• Gas leak in Leander closes RM 2243

  14-12-2016 17:21 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — A gas leak in Leander has shut down Ranch to Market 2243 between North Bagdad Road and Riverway.
  The leak was reported around 8:30 a.m. Atmos Energy is on the scene working to repair the line.
  At 10 a.m., the Leander Police Department said the road will be closed for the next couple of hours.
  KXAN Traffic Map: Detours
  Traffic is being detoured to Deercreek Lane.
  This is the same area that had a leak on Nov. 22. Construction in the area caused the leak shutting down
  
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• Besides Christmas: A look at the ‘other’ winter holidays

  14-12-2016 17:05 via kxan.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) — Christmas dominates the headlines in November and December. The Christian holiday is mainstream across the globe and plays such a pivotal role in the American economy and social zeitgeist, that it makes sense it takes the lead in winter holiday discussions.
  But not everyone celebrates Christmas. Let’s learn about other winter holidays commonly celebrated by Americans.
  Hanukkah
  Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday to commemorate the rededication of the Holy Temple after the
  
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• Behind the scenes of Christmas at The White House

  14-12-2016 16:57 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — The White House welcomes guests year round from around the world but Christmas at the Executive Mansion provides visitors with a holiday extravaganza unlike any other.
  This year’s special theme is “The Gift of the Holidays.” Guests who tour the White House throughout December will get an up-close look at hundreds of decorations, including 56 Lego Gingerbread houses, a 19-foot Douglas Fir Christmas Tree from Pennsylvania, and colorful
  
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• Army sergeant in Texas admits funneling weapons to cartel

  14-12-2016 16:38 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — An Army sergeant who worked as a military recruiter has admitted he funneled dozens of assault weapons to a Mexican cartel last year with the help of other soldiers.
  The San Antonio Express-News reports Sgt. Julian Prezas pleaded guilty this week to charges that include lying on federal firearms forms.
  Prosecutors relied on the testimony of informants who assisted Prezas in forwarding the weapons to the Gulf Cartel. There are at least three other defendants in the case.
  
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• Football team of Austin police, EMS raising money for charity

  14-12-2016 16:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Central Texas Wolf Pack is a football team made up of first-responders, Austin police, Sheriff’s deputies, EMS and firefighters.
  Together they are beasts on the field, but off the field they show a softer side raising money for charity. The team plays against other first-responders across the country. The Wolf Pack has put together a calendar for $20 and every penny goes to supporting first-responders and charity.
  The head football coach Jason Nassour and pla
  
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• Lottery ticket worth $1,000 dropped in Salvation Army kettle

  14-12-2016 15:23 via kxan.com
  
  HARBORCREEK, Pa. (AP) — An anonymous donor has dropped a $1,000 winning lottery ticket into a Salvation Army kettle in Pennsylvania.
  The Erie Times-News reports that the donor tucked the ticket inside a wad of $1 bills outside a Wal-Mart in Harborcreek Township on Dec. 6.
  The Erie County Salvation Army says the donation is needed because the annual fundraiser is behind schedule.
  Through Monday, the campaign had collected just under $80,000, which is about $22,000 less than was collected by
  
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• Potential whipped cream shortage after plant explodes in Florida

  14-12-2016 14:49 via kxan.com
  
  FL (KXAN) — The nation could soon be in crisis mode this holiday season.
  Canned whip topping, like Redi-Whip, could be in short supply. According to the Chicago Tribune, a Florida nitrous oxide plant exploded earlier this month.
  Nitrous oxide is used for aerosol toppings. Stores are stocked for now, but that could change as Christmas creeps closer.
  
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• Local restaurants fighting hunger with hunger to feed Austin children

  14-12-2016 14:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — There is a new effort that kicks off on Wednesday to help fight hunger with hunger.
  MealShare has teamed up with five local restaurants and the Capital Area Food Bank. When you buy a certain menu item, the restaurant will help pay for the meal of a local child.
  Austin is helping kick off this national campaign. So far, the program has served more than one million meals nationwide.
  “We know that Austin is a city where people love to give. It’s a simple way to do
  
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• Life after jail: People getting fresh start with Texas services

  14-12-2016 13:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Men and women looking for a fresh start after being released from jail are going to get some help.
  The Texas Bar Foundation is giving the Capital Area Private Defender Service a $5,000 dollar grant. That money will help find transportation services to make sure people meet their follow up court dates. They will also get help with clothing and other assistance.
  State lawmakers also want to change the way businesses in Austin and across the state hire employees with criminal
  
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• Bill Murray and President Obama play golf in the Oval Office

  14-12-2016 13:31 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (KRON)—President Obama and actor Bill Murray played golf Sunday in the Oval Office to promote Obamacare.
  The White House tweeted the video of the two playing the game.
  President Obama starts off the video saying he never lets Chicago Cubs fans into the Oval Office.
  Murray and the president then keep trying to hit a golf ball into a glass cup. Murray begins complaining about how his knee hurts and says he doesn’t have health insurance.
  While the two are putting, Presi
  
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• 11-year-old student called a hero for saving choking classmate’s life

  14-12-2016 13:28 via kxan.com
  
  CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WRIC)  —  A Chesterfield Middle School student is being hailed a hero for saving his classmate’s life during lunch last week.
  11-year-old Wayne Norris told 8News he didn’t have time to think, he just reacted. On Friday, he and his friends were eating lunch at Providence Middle School when he noticed one of his friends gasping for air.
  “He was eating his food then it looked like he was choking,” Norris explained.
  His buddy, Chris Stoneman
  
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• Austin schools implementing safety changes on Sandy Hook anniversary

  14-12-2016 13:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Dec. 14, 2012 will mark the day 20 children and six educators died when a gunman went on a shooting rampage inside a Connecticut school.
  Firearms are now the second leading cause of death for children and teens across the country, according to Texas Gun Sense. Four years after the Sandy Hook shooting, Newtown, the site of the massacre, is planning a moment of silence.
  In this Dec. 14, 2013 photo, a makeshift memorial with crosses for the victims of the S
  
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• Austin implements safety changes on Sandy Hook anniversary to protect kids

  14-12-2016 13:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Dec. 14, 2012 will mark the day 20 children and six educators died when a gunman went on a shooting rampage inside a Connecticut school.
  Firearms are now the second leading cause of death for children and teens across the country, according to Texas Gun Sense. Four years after the Sandy Hook shooting, Newtown, the site of the massacre, is planning a moment of silence.
  In this Dec. 14, 2013 photo, a makeshift memorial with crosses for the victims of the S
  
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• 37 gun safety bills filed for Texas Legislative Session

  14-12-2016 12:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The 85th Legislative Session is just weeks away from beginning and when it comes to gun related bills so far 37 have been filed with most focusing on gun safety.
  One of the big bills that passed during the last legislative session concerned open carry on college campuses. This year, State Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, has proposed two pieces of legislation that would allow universities to opt out of campus carry just like private universities. The second bill says cities wi
  
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• 37 bills related to guns filed for TX Legislative Session

  14-12-2016 12:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The 85th Legislative Session is just weeks away from beginning and when it comes to gun related bills so far 37 have been filed with most focusing on gun safety. One of the big bills that passed during the last legislative session concerned open carry on college campuses. This year, State Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, has proposed two pieces of legislation that would allow universities to opt out of campus carry just like private universities and a bill that says cities wit
  
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• Syrian activists: Jets resume bombing of Aleppo

  14-12-2016 11:54 via kxan.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists say aircraft have resumed bombing raids over eastern Aleppo, further threatening cease-fire deal.
  Media activist Mahmoud Raslan says the aircraft bombed the rebel Ansari district in the city on Wednesday.  He says that the aircraft “began to strike as if there’s no such thing as a `cease-fire’ or `evacuation of civilians’.”
  Raslan says the bombing is a de facto announcement that “they are going to kill us all.” A
  
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• Proposed bill would ban Texas cities from ‘fair chance’ hiring ordinances

  14-12-2016 05:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas lawmaker Rep. Paul Workman introduced bill HB 577 that wants to ban local governments, like the city of Austin, from forcing private employers in “Ban the Box” and “Fair Chance” hiring ordinances.
  Back in March, the city council voted to delay background checks until a potential employee was given a hire-offer. The goal was to allow people with criminal history a better chance at finding jobs.
  Jorge Renaud, the Organizer for
  
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• San Marcos mayoral candidate demands recount after losing runoff

  14-12-2016 04:31 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — San Marcos Mayor-elect John Thomaides beat his opponent by just 42 votes Tuesday.
  The final tally was 1,727 votes for Thomaides and 1,685 votes for Ruben Becerra, for a total of 3,412 votes cast.
  On Wednesday morning, Becerra took to social media to say he’s calling for a recount. In a Facebook post, Becerra says “in the last several weeks, my wife and children have been attacked both publicly and privately by my opponent.” An official response
  
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• Ruben Becerra demands recount after losing San Marcos mayoral runoff

  14-12-2016 04:31 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — San Marcos Mayor-elect John Thomaides beat his opponent by just 42 votes, with 100 percent of precincts reporting.
  The final tally was 1,727 votes for Thomaides and 1,685 votes for Ruben Becerra, for a total of 3,412 votes cast.
  On Wednesday morning, Becerra took to social media to say he’s calling for a recount. In a Facebook post, Becerra says “in the last several weeks, my wife and children have been attacked both publicly and privately by my oppon
  
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• John Thomaides wins San Marcos mayoral runoff election

  14-12-2016 04:31 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — San Marcos Mayor-elect John Thomaides beat his opponent by just 42 votes, with 100 percent of precincts reporting.
  The final tally was 1,727 votes for Thomaides and 1,685 votes for Ruben Becerra, for a total of 3,412 votes cast.
  In an interview with KXAN’s Lauren Lanmon last week, Thomaides said his focus will be on managing the city’s growth and protecting neighborhoods.
  “The explosive growth that has been happening, it’s been happening f
  
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• Alter edges Gallo out of council seat in runoff election

  14-12-2016 03:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Alison Alter ousted incumbent Sheri Gallo in the District 10 city council runoff election. Out of the five districts running for re-election, Gallo is the second incumbent to lose, following Council Member Don Zimmerman’s loss to Jimmy Flannigan.
  We spoke with Alter ahead of the election about what inspired her to run in the first place.
  “Right now there is a lot more representation of developer interest than there are of the people who live in our district. Tha
  
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• Three from Austin made more than $1 million from human smuggling

  14-12-2016 03:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Four people, three from Austin, were each sentenced to multiple years in prison for human smuggling.
  The group made in excess of $1 million by smuggling people from various countries into the United States, U.S. Attorney Richard L. Drubin, Jr. announced Tuesday.
  Alfredo Torres-Alvarez, a 31-year-old undocumented immigrant living in Austin, was sentenced to 57 months in prison. Elvira Murrillo-Angel, a 32-year-old undocumented immigrant living in Sandia, Texas
  
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• New Travis County DA aims to clear domestic violence case backlog

  14-12-2016 03:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Travis County’s newly-elected District Attorney is modeling a new domestic violence prosecution trial team after one already used to move child sex abuse cases through the local judicial system, KXAN News has learned.
  Margaret Moore says her plan involves assigning a dedicated prosecutor to each of eight district courts as well as two more lawyers who will channel new cases to either misdemeanor or felony courts. It is a bid, Moore says, to more efficiently handle a h
  
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• Quintessential TV dad, Alan Thicke, dead at 69

  14-12-2016 03:18 via kxan.com
  
  HOLLYWOOD, California (KXAN) – The family patriarch from the television show Growing Pains and affable actor, Alan Thicke, has died at the age of 69, his manager said.
  The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Thick’s passing with his manager. He reportedly had a heart attack while playing hockey with his son.
  Growing Pains aired on ABC for seven seasons, from September 1985 to April 1992. Thicke portrayed Dr. Jason Seaver, a father and psychiatrist from Long Island.
  Most recently, Thick
  
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• Homicide victim found near busy North Austin intersection identified

  14-12-2016 02:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The body found in North Austin Friday, investigated as a homicide, has been identified by the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office on Tuesday.
  Timothy Robert Johnson, 22, was found in a wooded area next to the intersection of Metric Boulevard and West Howard Lane at 4:25 p.m. on Dec. 9 by a groundskeeper mowing grass.
  Police said at the time they did not believe the public was in any danger. Officers said Friday they did not have any information on a
  
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• Google Fiber using faster method to install South Austin lines

  14-12-2016 02:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Google Fiber is turning to a new concept, not a common practice in the industry, to speed up work by weeks. They are the first company to work with the city on a new pilot program.
  In South Austin, crews have been busy for a few days installing the high speed fiber lines. They are using a new method called microtrenching. The process doesn’t go as deep into the ground and doesn’t require as much machinery and equipment to complete the work.
  The microtrencher has
  
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• Cuisinart recalls nearly 8 million food processors

  14-12-2016 02:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (NBC News) – Consumers who own a Cusinart food processor should check immediately to see if they own one of 22 models affected by ‘the largest kitchen appliance recall in history.’
  The blade in the food processors can crack over time and small metal pieces can break off into the processed food.
  This recall involves the riveted blades in Cuisinart food processors with model numbers that begin with the following:  CFP-9, CFP-11, DFP-7, DFP-11, DFP-14,  DLC-5
  
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• VIDEO: World’s first truly self-driving car ride took place in Austin

  14-12-2016 01:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Steve Mahan is legally blind. Last year he rode in a car through the streets of Austin, by himself.
  “Well I’ve never been in Austin, Texas. Now I’m driving in Austin, Texas,” Mahan said. It was a historic moment that passed quietly at the time.
  Tuesday, Google’s self-driving car project released video of the ride through Austin’s Mueller neighborhood, the first time any car has completed a trip from start to finish on public roads without
  
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• Video: Austin host to world’s first truly self-driving car ride

  14-12-2016 01:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Steve Mahan is legally blind. Last year he rode in a car through the streets of Austin, by himself.
  “Well I’ve never been in Austin, Texas. Now I’m driving in Austin, Texas,” Mahan said. It was a historic moment that passed quietly at the time.
  Tuesday, Google’s self-driving car project released video of the ride through Austin’s Mueller neighborhood, the first time any car has completed a trip from start to finish on public roads without
  
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• Energy Dept. refuses to name climate change staffers to Trump team

  14-12-2016 00:11 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department said Tuesday it won’t provide the names of staffers who worked on climate policy or other issues to President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team, even as it pledges to cooperate with the incoming administration.
  Trump’s transition team is seeking information about the agency’s operations and personnel, including a list of employees and contractors who attended international meetings on climate change over the past five years
  
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