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• Man shot to death in southeast Travis County

  14-01-2017 20:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)- The Travis County Sheriff’s Department is looking for clues in the county’s first homicide of 2017.
  The department says a man was found “in obvious distress” early Saturday morning outside a building next to Plaza De Mexico on US 183 just south of Farm to Market 812. Deputies arrived at 2:26 a.m. and found the man had serious bleeding.
  Deputies and paramedics from Austin-Travis County EMS both worked to save the man’s life. He was pronounced dead at 2
  
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• Man dies after being shot in SE Travis County

  14-01-2017 20:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)- The Travis County Sheriff’s Department is looking for clues in the county’s first homicide of 2017.
  The department says a man was found “in obvious distress” early Saturday morning outside a building next to Plaza De Mexico on South Highway 183. Deputies arrived at 2:26 a.m. and found the man had serious bleeding.
  Deputies and paramedics from Austin-Travis County EMS both worked to save the man’s life. He was pronounced dead at 2:52 a.m. An autopsy&nb
  
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• Seton looks to connect uninsured Hays County residents with health care

  14-01-2017 17:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)- One of Central Texas’ largest health care providers is reaching out to people in Hays County who are uninsured or underinsured. Seton is continuing its Ascension Medical Mission at Home program on Saturday, January 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Seton Medical Center Hays in Kyle. The hospital group did similar missions in 2016 in Hutto and Waco.
  Services will be provided on a first come, first served basis with basic medical care for both kids and adults. All the services are f
  
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• State of Texas: Paying the price for border security

  14-01-2017 17:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – As Donald Trump prepares to start his presidency, Texas lawmakers make a new push to get the federal government to pay more of the cost of border security. Republican State Representative Dennis Bonnen announced the effort at a Capitol news conference.  “There’s a price to be paid for a border that is porous and unsecure, and Texas has been paying that price,” Bonnen said. He and other state lawmakers are calling on the federal government to pay Texas
  
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• State of Texas: In-Depth – Paying the price for border security

  14-01-2017 17:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – As Donald Trump prepares to start his presidency, Texas lawmakers make a new push to get the federal government to pay more of the cost of border security. Republican State Representative Dennis Bonnen announced the effort at a Capitol news conference.  “There’s a price to be paid for a border that is porous and unsecure, and Texas has been paying that price,” Bonnen said. He and other state lawmakers are calling on the federal government to pay Texas
  
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• Two construction workers hospitalized after falling 15 feet

  14-01-2017 17:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)- Austin-Travis County EMS paramedics took two construction workers to South Austin Medical Center Saturday morning after the workers fell about 15 feet at a worksite in South Austin. ATCEMS says the men were both seriously hurt but the injuries are not expected to be life-threatening. The fall happened around 9 a.m. at the site on Manchaca Road just south of Dittmar Road.
   
  
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• 2 construction workers hospitalized after falling 15 feet

  14-01-2017 17:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)- Austin-Travis County EMS paramedics took two construction workers to South Austin Medical Center Saturday morning after the workers fell about 15 feet at a worksite in South Austin. ATCEMS says the men were both seriously hurt but the injuries are not expected to be life-threatening. The fall happened around 9 a.m. at the site on Manchaca Road just south of Dittmar Road.
   
  
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• Police: Man armed with assault rifle shot, killed by Austin officers

  14-01-2017 12:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police say a man is dead after being shot by officers early Saturday morning in northwest Austin.
  Assistant Chief Chris McIlvain says officers responded to a report of two men fighting in a strip mall parking lot, where one man had a gun, on Anderson Mill Road at Olson Drive just after 1 a.m. When officer arrived, the man with the gun had already left the scene.
  Police say he later returned with a shotgun and an AR15 assault rifle and started firing gunshot
  
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• APD: Suspect dead after being shot by officers

  14-01-2017 12:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin Police say a man is dead after being shot by officers early Saturday morning in northwest Austin. According to Austin Police Assistant Chief Chris McIlvain, officers responded to a report of two men fighting in a strip mall parking lot on Anderson Mill Road at Olson Drive just after 1:00 AM. One of the men had a gun. He left the scene before officers got there. Police say he later returned with a shotgun and an AR15 Assault Rifle.
  An officer saw the man in
  
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• APD officer shoots suspect after fight

  14-01-2017 12:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in northwest Austin. One person was shot. The incident happened just after 1:00 AM Saturday morning.
  The shooting happened after officers responded to a report of a fight at 10401 Anderson Mill Road.  A few businesses and restaurants are located at that address.  At this time, officers have blocked off Olson Drive from Anderson Mill Road to nearby Hope Presbyterian Church for the investigation.
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• Game cameras snap photos of suspected burglars in Wimberley

  14-01-2017 05:34 via kxan.com
  
  WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) — The Hays County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying two people they believe are behind a string of burglaries in Wimberley. The areas that have been targeted are right along the Blanco River on River Road and Flite Acres Road.
  “I wish I could say I was surprised, but I’m really not because not many people are fulltime back in their homes,” said Wimberley resident Caroline Rolling. Rolling says many of those
  
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• Young woman living on the streets hope federal grant will help with housing

  14-01-2017 05:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A young Austin woman who was homeless for four years is hopeful a new grant aimed at ending youth homelessness will help her find a permanent roof over her head. The federal government defines “homeless youth” as anyone 18 to 24 years old.
  On Friday, Austin leaders came together to discuss how they want to wisely use a $5.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Austin is one of 10 communities that will share $33 milli
  
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• Austin receives $5.2 million grant to help reduce youth homelessness

  14-01-2017 05:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A young Austin woman who was homeless for four years is hopeful a new grant aimed at ending youth homelessness will help her find a permanent roof over her head. The federal government defines “homeless youth” as anyone 18 to 24 years old.
  On Friday, Austin leaders came together to discuss how they want to wisely use a $5.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Austin is one of 10 communities that will share $33 milli
  
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• Austin receives $5.2 million grant to help address youth homelessness

  14-01-2017 05:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A young Austin woman who was homeless for four years is hopeful a new grant aimed at ending youth homelessness will help her find a permanent roof over her head. The federal government defines “homeless youth” as anyone 18 to 24 years old.
  On Friday, Austin leaders came together to discuss how they want to wisely use a $5.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Austin is one of 10 communities that will share $33 milli
  
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• Man stabbed in east Austin, police searching for suspect

  14-01-2017 04:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man is in the hospital with serious injuries after he was stabbed in east Austin Friday night. Austin police say the stabbing happened around 9 p.m. in the 800 block of East 14th Street.
  Austin-Travis County EMS says the victim is a man in his 30s and he was taken to a nearby hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. It is not known what led up to the stabbing, but police are searching for a suspect at this time. 
  
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• Volunteers needed to help plant seedlings in Bastrop County

  14-01-2017 04:24 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Volunteers are needed over the next week to help plant more than 10,000 seedlings in fire-ravaged Bastrop County.
  Volunteers will help plant loblolly seedlings in areas damaged by the 2011 Bastrop County Complex Fire and 2015 Hidden Pines Fire. The planting events are part of TreeFolks’ Bastrop Reforestation Program which accelerates recovery of the Lost Pines ecosystem by providing comprehensive reforestation services to landowners affected by the
  
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• Woman fears $100 gift card she mailed was stolen by a postal worker

  14-01-2017 04:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The holidays have come and gone, but Valerie Francis is still dealing with a missing gift she mailed her brother who lives in southeast Austin.
  “I put it in the Priority Mail envelope and I mailed it,” said Francis, who lives in Frisco. Inside the envelope was a Christmas card with a $100 Visa gift card inside.
  “On [December] 21, my brother called me in an absolute panic and said, ‘Valerie the postal worker just stole the card,”&
  
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• What are the odds? Mom, dad, son all share a birthday

  14-01-2017 02:56 via kxan.com
  
  MISSISSIPPI (AP) – Luke and Hillary Gardner never have a problem remembering each other’s birthday. After all, the husband and wife were born the same day. And so was their son, 27 years later this past December.
  The odds of that happening are about one in 133,000, statisticians say. And that’s a lot less likely than getting hit by lightning sometime in your lifetime, which some put at roughly one in 12,000.
  They weren’t aiming at a joint birthday when their son Cade Lee
  
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• CDC: Mumps cases hit 10-year high, will continue to grow

  14-01-2017 02:45 via kxan.com
  
  ATLANTA (WOOD) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects the nationwide spike in mumps cases to continue into next month.
  According to the CDC, the number of mumps cases hit a 10-year high late last month with 5,311 cases reported in Washington, D.C. and 46 states, including Michigan.
  The health organization said two of the largest outbreaks happened on university campuses in Iowa and Illinois; 220 cases were also reported at the University of Missouri by mid-December.
  The c
  
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• Study: US Salmon can contain tapeworm which can grow 30 feet long

  14-01-2017 02:43 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCMH) — A warning for anyone looking to dine on Alaskan wild salmon.
  A study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says salmon caught in Alaska has been infected by the Japanese Broad Tapeworm.
  The tapeworm is a parasite that, in exceptional cases, can cause serious medical problems, such as intestinal obstructions.
  The CDC says the tapeworm can also grow up to 30 feet long.
  At least four species of Pacific salmon are known to carry Japanese tapeworm
  
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• Senators Cruz and Cornyn talk about their legislative agendas

  14-01-2017 01:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The two U.S. Senators who represent Texas were both in Austin Friday talking about current political climate and their legislative agendas for the 115th Congress.
  Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz were invited to take part in the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s 15th Annual Policy Orientation. The two talked about the election and praised President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. They also emphasized that it’s now time to deliver on the promises Republ
  
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• Cedar Park reevaluates flag design after negative feedback

  14-01-2017 01:55 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — Last month, the city of Cedar Park unveiled a new flag, one of many designs submitted by locals. The goal was to celebrate the city’s history, pride and community spirit.
  Nearly 250 submissions poured in, and council members ultimately made the final decision. The chosen flag is half blue and half green with four x’s in the middle. But after the big reveal, many took to social media saying it wasn’t what they had in mind.
  “We saw
  
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• Texas girls, 12 and 14, die after jumping from parking garage

  14-01-2017 01:54 via kxan.com
  
  VICTORIA, Texas (NBC News) — Police say two southeast Texas girls have died after jumping from the top of a seven level hospital parking garage.
  Victoria police spokeswoman Lt. Eline Moya says the girls — ages 12 and 14 — jumped from the garage Thursday afternoon.
  The 14-year-old girl died at the scene. The other girl was taken to the nearby hospital, where she died Thursday evening.
  Police: Man who shot himself inside patrol car dies
  Moya says witnesses told investigators they
  
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• More coyotes being spotted in northeast Austin neighborhood

  14-01-2017 01:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — We’ve heard of coyote sightings in many areas of Central Texas, but now people living in a northeast Austin neighborhood say the coyotes are getting bold.
  One woman says a coyote lunged at a woman walking her dogs, now she’s scared for children in her neighborhood located near Tech Ridge Boulevard and Yager Lane.
  “We have a lot of children in the neighborhood and it’s getting to a point where somebody’s going to be hurt, attacked, maybe a
  
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• Round Rock mayor won’t run for a 4th term

  14-01-2017 01:20 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Round Rock Mayor Alan McGraw, who has run opposed for the past three terms, announced Friday he will not seek a fourth term. McGraw has been mayor of the growing city since 2008.
  McGraw was first elected to the Round Rock City Council in 2001, where he served as a council member for seven years. When McGraw took office in 2001, the population of Round Rock was approximately 60,000; as of January 2017, the population is nearing 110,000.
  “I’ve had the p
  
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• Civil suits claiming SXSW was liable for deadly crash dismissed

  14-01-2017 00:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – A judge has dismissed six civil damage claims made against South By Southwest Holdings, SXSW LLC, and the traffic planning consultant hired to design road closures for the 2014 music festival.
  The lawsuit, that had six plaintiffs, claimed the festival could have done more to keep them safe. On March 13, 2014, Rashad Owens, while fleeing from police, drove a car through a crowd along Red River Street killing four people and injuring dozens.
  In light of the ruling,
  
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