Austin news

• Former Texas police chief gets 40 years in prison for sex with minor

  21-02-2017 23:57 via kxan.com
  
  WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) — A former North Texas police chief has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for enticing and having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl in 2015.
  The Ellis County jury gave ex-Maypearl Chief Kevin Coffey maximum 20-year sentences Tuesday for each of two counts, one of sexual contact with a minor and one of sexual assault of a minor. State District Judge Cindy Ermatinger ordered the sentences to be served consecutively.
  The girl’s parents told police C
  
  Read more

• Armed woman shoots, kills suspect attacking conservation officer

  21-02-2017 23:44 via kxan.com
  
  RISING SUN, IN (WLWT) A man involved in a confrontation with an Indiana conservation officer has died after being shot by a witness.
  Indiana State Police said the incident happened around 12:30 p.m. Monday about 10 miles west of Rising Sun.
  According to the Ohio County Sheriff’s Office, the officer was responding to reports of a suspicious person in the area. Authorities said the off-duty conservation officer responded to the dispatcher’s reports, and made contact with the man, ident
  
  Read more

• U-Haul offering free storage for storm victims

  21-02-2017 23:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Four U-Haul companies in Austin and San Antonio are offering 30 days of free storage for residents impacted by the recent Central Texas tornadoes. The severe storms, that spanned two tornadoes in southeast Williamson County, occurred late Sunday night.
  The U-Haul Companies have made 20 locations available for people who need to store their items while they rebuild. Customers can get self-storage and U-Box container storage for free. U-Box containers allow customers to hitch
  
  Read more

• Find Love & Relaxation with the Total You Program

  21-02-2017 22:48 via kxan.com
  
  There’s no time like the present to show yourself a little love with some rest, relaxation and pampering at Novita Spa and Medical Rejuvenation Clinic. Owner Megan Di Martino joined us in the studio with the scoop. With this New Year, Novita Spa and Medical Rejuvenation Clinic has launched their “Total You Program.” The program includes all the Clinical-Medical Programs offered at The Novita Spa and Medical Rejuvenation Clinic. It starts with a consultation with Megan Di M
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Mom’s college care package for son turns out to be garbage he didn’t take out

  21-02-2017 22:02 via kxan.com
  
  Thought my mom was sending me a care package… but instead she sent me a box of trash i was supposed to take out. pic.twitter.com/UetdT5UoVP
  — Connor Cox (@thedeal_5) January 30, 2017
  NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania college student got a reminder to take out the trash when his mother sent him some garbage in a care package.
  Eighteen-year-old Connor Cox tells WHTM-TV that his mother sent two boxes to him at Westminster College in New Wilmington last month.
  One box con
  
  Read more

• No suspect found after multiple reports of shooting in Houston hospital

  21-02-2017 21:32 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KXAN) — Police have not found any evidence of a shooting at Ben Taub Hospital in Houston despite multiple reports of shots fired inside the facility Tuesday afternoon.
  At around 1:50 p.m., first responders were called to the hospital, located next to Hermann Park and the Houston Zoo. Police Chief Art Acevedo says that SWAT teams, in a floor-to-floor search, have found no shooting victims and no one was injured.
  Shortly after the reported shooting, a code went out in the hospital
  
  Read more

• Wildflower season may come early this year

  21-02-2017 21:30 via kxan.com
  
  There’s no doubt it’s been a relatively mild winter season. Add in the sufficient rain since the fall months and unseasonable mild temperatures this February, and you’ve got a recipe for a bright and early bloom in wildflowers.
  Experts at The University of Texas at Austin’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center say this combination could be what allows Central Texas’ wildflower season to start earlier than usual, as well as even last over a longer period time.
  Th
  
  Read more

• Milo Yiannopoulos resigns from Breitbart after pedophilia comments

  21-02-2017 21:29 via kxan.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – A day after he was disinvited to this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference and his book deal was cancelled, right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos announces that he is stepping down from his role as tech editor of Breitbart News.
  In a statement Tuesday, Yiannopoulos said he would be wrong “to allow my poor choice of words to detract from my colleagues’ important reporting.”Milo resigns from Breitbart. pic.twitter.com/gtSfTRIi1l
  &mdash
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Leg amputated from shut-in who sat in chair so long she fused with it

  21-02-2017 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WNWO/NBC News) – An Ohio woman is recovering after she was found “molded into” a chair she hadn’t left for months.
  Barbara Foster’s left leg was amputated after she was removed from her Springfield Township home and taken to a nearby hospital.
  “It looked like a scene out of ‘E.T.’ to be honest with you, with so many hazmat suits that the fireman were working,” said neighbor Robert Zolziak Jr.
  Foster, 75, was found
  
  Read more

• Chicago police officer’s son, 7, saves her life after stroke

  21-02-2017 20:11 via kxan.com
  
  CHICAGO, Illinois (NBC News) – A Chicago police officer is alive today thanks to the quick thinking of her seven-year-old son.
  What happened came without warning.
  “When I got romeo ready, I started to lose balance,” said Sherece Holland. “I think she was sick,” her son Romeo said.
  Seven-year-old Romeo immediately alerted his grandmother they needed to dial 9-1-1 on the pad of their house alarm, just as his mother had taught him.
  “I told my granny to press the
  
  Read more

• PHOTOS: More than 400 animals seized from Caldwell Co. home

  21-02-2017 19:52 via kxan.com
  
  UHLAND, Texas (KXAN) — Unhealthy living conditions prompted Caldwell County Sheriffs to remove more than 400 live animals from a property in Uhland on Feb. 20.
  With the help of the SPCA, deputies conducted a search warrant at the home on Misty Drive and discovered the animals living primarily in a house on the property with a lack of care from the owners. Numerous animals were found dead along with 421 live animals.
  Animals taken from the property include:
  150 feeder mice and rats
  86 snake
  
  Read more

• More than 400 animals seized from Caldwell Co. residence

  21-02-2017 19:52 via kxan.com
  
  UHLAND, Texas (KXAN) — Unhealthy living conditions prompted Caldwell County Sheriffs to remove more than 400 live animals from a property in Uhland, Texas on Feb 20.
  With the help of the SPCA, deputies conducted a search warrant and discovered the animals living with a lack of care from the owners. Numerous animals were found dead along with 430 live animals; from guinea pigs, to ferrets, tortoises, mice, birds and bearded dragons.
  Animals taken from the property:
  86 Snakes
  28 Dogs
  26 Rabb
  
  Read more

• CHS: Marijuana’s unwanted side effect for some heavy users

  21-02-2017 19:14 via kxan.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Medical marijuana was legalized in California because of the relief it brings to sick patients.
  One of the drug’s health benefits is to calm nausea and spur the appetites of people undergoing chemotherapy.
  But the drug’s growing popularity is bringing to light an unwanted side effect for a small number of heavy users.
  KRON4’s Maureen Kelly takes an in-depth look at this newly discovered syndrome.
  “It’s the most excruciating nausea t
  
  Read more

• Special delivery: US-born panda cub Bao Bao bound for China

  21-02-2017 18:35 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Zoo is packing up its American-born panda cub Bao Bao for a one-way flight to China, where the 3-year-old will eventually join a panda breeding program.
  The cub won’t have to worry about finding overhead bin space or dealing with a talkative seatmate on the 16-hour, nonstop flight Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday. She’ll be the only panda on the plane, traveling with a keeper and a veterinarian. Her accommodations are first class, too: a special m
  
  Read more

• New president takes reins at Blue Bell

  21-02-2017 18:33 via kxan.com
  
  BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — Blue Bell Creameries says it’s elevating its vice president of sales and marketing, Ricky Dickson, to replace the retiring Paul Kruse as president of the Brenham-based ice cream maker.
  Dickson becomes the first non-Kruse family member to lead the company since the family took over Blue Bell in 1919. Dickson has worked for Blue Bell for 36 years.
  Kruse became president in 2004, oversaw an unprecedented business expansion and then shut for months after public heal
  
  Read more

• New president at Texas ice cream maker Blue Bell

  21-02-2017 18:33 via kxan.com
  
  BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — Blue Bell Creameries says it’s elevating its vice president of sales and marketing, Ricky Dickson, to replace the retiring Paul Kruse as president of the Brenham-based ice cream maker.
  Dickson becomes the first non-Kruse family member to lead the company since the family took over Blue Bell in 1919. Dickson has worked for Blue Bell for 36 years.
  Kruse became president in 2004, oversaw an unprecedented business expansion and then shut for months after public heal
  
  Read more

• Celis Brewery comes back home to Austin

  21-02-2017 18:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With new breweries popping up around Austin every few months, a new kid in town is technically one of the oldest.
  For the past several years, Christine Celis, the daughter of Pierre Celis—founder of Austin’s first craft brewery, Celis Brewery—has been trying to reacquire the Celis brand and trademark after the family originally sold the brand to Miller Brewing Company in 2000. On Tuesday, Christine Celis announced that she secured the rights to the &l
  
  Read more

• US to expand pool of people targeted for deportation

  21-02-2017 17:38 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is greatly expanding the number of people living in the U.S. illegally who are considered a priority for deportation, including people arrested for traffic violations, according to agency documents released Tuesday.
  The documents represent a sweeping rewrite of the nation’s immigration enforcement priorities.
  The Homeland Security Department memos, signed by Secretary John Kelly, lay out that any immigrant living in the United States illegal
  
  Read more

• Draft DHS guidelines sharpen focus on those here illegally

  21-02-2017 17:38 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department has drafted sweeping new guidelines aimed at aggressively detaining and deporting immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, according to a pair of memoranda signed by DHS Secretary John Kelly.
  The memos dated Friday seek to implement President Donald Trump’s broad directive to crack down on illegal immigration. Kelly outlines plans to hire thousands of additional enforcement agents, expand on the priority list for immigrants marked fo
  
  Read more

• Could smart devices like Alexa be compromising your privacy?

  21-02-2017 17:32 via kxan.com
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA) — From your Apple TV to your Nest Thermostat, smart devices help simplify day to day activities but they’re also capturing your private information.
  Privacy experts like Bob Sullivan say by welcoming the new technology into your life, you’re putting your private information at risk.
  “You invite a gadget into your home that can record you and then transmit something you say into your home off to a third party. There are two problems with that, one
  
  Read more

• Bastrop police investigating shooting that injured driver

  21-02-2017 17:16 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — Bastrop police are working to learn more about a shooting that happened Monday night.
  Around 6 p.m. police were called after reports of shots being fired involving suspects fleeing the scene. Six minutes later police received another call about a crash at State Highway 71 and State Highway 95.
  The driver was discovered with non-life threatening injuries police say are consistent with gunshot wounds.
  SH 71 had lanes closed for nearly 90 minutes after the crash.
  Accor
  
  Read more

• Adult Autism Center could be coming to west Austin

  21-02-2017 16:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A debate is poised for Tuesday night at City Hall over plans to build an Autism Center for adults in west Austin.
  The proposed land is 82 acres. The plans divide the River Place subdivision into two parts. Organizers say they would sell 42 acres to a developer to build new homes on part of the land, which would help pay for the Autism Center through a trust.
  However, the lots sold would be small and home values would be lower. Some neighbors say they are not again
  
  Read more

• San Antonio mayor issues disaster declaration after twisters

  21-02-2017 16:35 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The mayor of San Antonio has issued a disaster declaration for the city of 1.4 million during cleanup after four tornadoes touched down in the area.
  Mayor Ivy Taylor issued the declaration over twisters late Sunday and early Monday that emergency officials say damaged nearly 120 homes. Taylor says the declaration is the first step toward securing state and federal assistance.
  Taylor made the declaration, plus called for volunteers to help with cleanup, after spending sev
  
  Read more

• It’s a girl! Hoda Kotb announces she’s adopted a baby

  21-02-2017 16:32 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (TODAY) – Congratulations to Hoda Kotb!
  The TODAY anchor has become a mother after adopting a baby girl, Haley Joy Kotb.“She’s a Valentine’s baby so she’s a little nugget,” Hoda, 52, said Tuesday during a phone call to her TODAY family. “She is the love of my life!”The arrival thrilled Hoda’s coworkers, including her co-anchor Kathie Lee Gifford, who somehow managed to keep the news a secret.
  “I’ve got the biggest mouth i
  
  Read more

• Crash in Leander closes lanes of SH 29

  21-02-2017 15:52 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — The eastbound lanes of State Highway 29 are closed after one vehicle, one dump truck and one 18-wheeler crashed in Leander, according to police.
  The crash around 8 a.m. Tuesday morning is at Ronald Reagan Boulevard.
  KXAN Traffic Map: Detours
  Leander police say to expect major delays in the area until the scene is cleared. The eastbound traffic is being detoured into the center lane.
  So far there is no word if anyone was injured in the crash.
  
  Read more

• Teen suicide attempts fell as same-sex marriage became legal

  21-02-2017 15:18 via kxan.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Teen suicide attempts in the U.S. declined after same-sex marriage became legal and the biggest impact was among gay, lesbian and bisexual kids, a study found.
  The research found declines in states that passed laws allowing gays to marry before the Supreme Court made it legal nationwide. The results don’t prove there’s a connection, but researchers said policymakers should be aware of the measures’ potential benefits for youth mental health.
  Suicide is the
  
  Read more

• Correction: Suicidal Teens-Marriage Laws story

  21-02-2017 15:18 via kxan.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — In a story Feb. 20 about same-sex marriage laws and teen suicides, The Associated Press, relying on figures published in a JAMA Pediatrics study, reported erroneously the number of surveyed students who said they were gay, lesbian or bisexual. Johns Hopkins researcher Julia Raifman said Tuesday that the number was 26,252, not about 230,000.
  A corrected version of the story is below:
  Teen suicide attempts fell as same-sex marriage became legal
  Teen suicide attempts declined i
  
  Read more

• K9 credited with finding missing 2-year-old

  21-02-2017 15:01 via kxan.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Ava the search dog had a steak dinner Sunday night one day after very likely saving the life of a 2-year-old boy found facedown in brush behind a Northeast Portland market.
  Ava is a specially trained German shepherd trained to pick up any human scent. Ava and her handler, Becky Irving, were brought into service as Portland police looked for the toddler.
  Around 6 a.m. Saturday, the boy’s mother told police she woke up and discovered her son was gone from the be
  
  Read more

• Education Summit focusing on blueprint to help students succeed

  21-02-2017 14:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Wednesday, experts will gather to look over education milestones. It is a summit called the Annual Blueprint for Educational Change.
  Manor Superintendent Dr. Royce Avery and Concordia President Dr. Don Christian joined us in the KXAN studio to discuss the E3 Alliance event.
  “We in the region are very fortunate to have a strategic plan for education to ensure that all students succeed,” said Dr. Christian. “This year’s Summit we are gathering the m
  
  Read more

• Cobain’s daughter thanks late dad on date of 50th birthday

  21-02-2017 13:51 via kxan.com
  
  Kurt Cobain’s daughter has paid tribute to the late Nirvana frontman on what would have been his 50th birthday.
  Frances Bean Cobain posted a brief note on Instagram on Monday. She writes, “You are loved and you are missed. Thank you for giving me the gift of life.”
  Her mother, actress and former Hole singer Courtney Love, posted a picture of Frances as a child on Instagram on Monday, with a note, “Your daddy would be proud of you!”
  The 24-year-old Cobain was a toddl
  
  Read more

• Groups, individuals helping white extremists shed hate

  21-02-2017 13:36 via kxan.com
  
  ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Celtic cross tattoo on Shannon Martinez’s leg gives away her past.
  A victim of sexual assault at age 14 and never quite able to meet her parents’ expectations, Martinez sought out other angry teens. By 16, she was a skinhead spouting white supremacist rhetoric, giving stiff-armed Nazi salutes and tagging public property with swastikas. She favored racist fashion statements — like the symbol on her right calf.
  Fortified by the love of an adopted fami
  
  Read more

• Fire damages 6 units at central Austin apartment

  21-02-2017 13:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Firefighters have put out the flames at the Highland Heights Apartment Complex fire near Airport Boulevard, according to the Austin Fire Department.
  The fire started just after 6 a.m. in the first-floor laundry room at the apartment complex on 803 Tirado St. AFD says the fire did not spread to the second floor.
  Six apartment units were affected by the smoke, displacing three residents. No one was injured in the fire.
  Investigators are working to determine what caused t
  
  Read more

• Crews extinguish fire at Austin apartment complex

  21-02-2017 13:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Firefighters have put out the flames at the Highland Heights Apartment Complex fire near Airport Boulevard, according to the Austin Fire Department.
  The fire started in the first floor laundry room at the apartment complex on 803 Tirado St. AFD says the fire did not spread to the second floor.
  Six apartment units were affected by the smoke, displacing three residents.
  A 911 call to police reported the fire around 6:07 a.m.
  No one was injured in the fire.
  Investigators
  
  Read more

• Crews battling fire at Austin apartment complex

  21-02-2017 13:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Firefighters are working to put out the flames at an apartment complex fire near Airport Boulevard, according to the Austin Fire Department.
  The fire started in the first floor laundry room at the apartment complex on 803 Tirado St. AFD says the fire did not spread to the second floor.
  Six apartment units were affected by the smoke, displacing three residents.
  A 911 call to police reported the fire around 6:07 a.m.
  No one was injured in the fire.
  Investigators are work
  
  Read more

• Austinites asked for feedback on future of water rates

  21-02-2017 13:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After numerous complaints about abnormally high water bills over the past two years, the city of Austin is asking for the community’s thoughts about the future water and wastewater rates.
  The City of Austin’s Utility Customer Contact Center reported 23,944 customers reached out with complaints related to high water bills between Aug. 23, 2015 and Jan. 1, 2016.  Some homeowners said they received bills that were more than three times their average use.
  INVES
  
  Read more

• Trucks with hazardous cargo could be allowed on busy Austin roads

  21-02-2017 12:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Austin is working on keeping trucks with dangerous cargo away from major roads.
  However, one of the two proposals would allow trucks on some of the most congested roads in Austin. Transportation officials want to share their plans with Austinites on Tuesday.
  Non-radioactive hazardous materials would be allowed on:
  MoPac
  US 290
  Interstate 35
  State Highway 71
  State Highway 79
  The second proposal takes MoPac out of the plan and parts of I-35.
  “
  
  Read more

• City discussing routes for trucks carrying dangerous cargo

  21-02-2017 12:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Austin is working on keeping trucks with dangerous cargo away from major roads.
  However, one of the two proposals would allow trucks on some of the most congested roads in Austin. Transportation officials want to share their plans with Austinites on Tuesday.
  Non-radioactive hazardous materials would be allowed on:
  MoPac
  US 290
  Interstate 35
  State Highway 71
  State Highway 79
  The second proposal takes MoPac out of the plan and parts of I-35.
  “
  
  Read more

• UT/Tribune poll finds growing support for legal marijuana in Texas

  21-02-2017 10:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)- A new poll from our media partners at the Texas Tribune finds fewer than one in five Texans are opposed to legalizing marijuana in any form. 83 percent told the University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll they support legalizing marijuana for some use and 53 percent would allow possession for any use.
  The poll also found Texans supported President Donald Trump’s ban on Syrian refugees as well as his plan to temporarily block people from seven majority Muslim countries from enteri
  
  Read more

• Poll finds growing support for legal marijuana in Texas

  21-02-2017 10:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new poll from KXAN’s media partners at the Texas Tribune found that less than one in five Texans are opposed to legalizing marijuana in any form.
  Of those surveyed, 83 percent told the University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll they support legalizing marijuana for some use and 53 percent would allow possession for any use.
  The poll also found Texans supported President Donald Trump’s ban on Syrian refugees as well as his plan to temporarily block people from
  
  Read more

• Two Texans killed in Australian plane crash

  21-02-2017 09:55 via kxan.com
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian pilot and four American tourists on a golfing vacation were killed when a light plane crashed in flames into a shopping mall on Tuesday shortly after takeoff in the Australian city of Melbourne, officials said.
  The five were on a twin-engine Beechcraft Super King Air that crashed about 45 minutes before the Direct Factory Outlet mall in suburban Essendon was to open, Police Minister Lisa Neville said.
  The U.S. Embassy in Canberra confirmed that fou
  
  Read more

• Fiery Australian plane crash kills 4 Austin-area men

  21-02-2017 09:55 via kxan.com
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP/KXAN) — An Australian pilot and four American tourists from the Austin-area on a golfing vacation were killed when a light plane crashed into a shopping mall on Tuesday shortly after takeoff in the Australian city of Melbourne, officials said.
  The U.S. Embassy in Canberra confirmed that four victims were U.S. citizens. Texans Greg Reynolds De Haven and Russell Munsch, from Spicewood, died in the plane crash. A third victim, Glenn Garland, of Austin, has been i
  
  Read more

• Fiery Australian plane crash kills 2 Spicewood men

  21-02-2017 09:55 via kxan.com
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP/KXAN) — An Australian pilot and four American tourists on a golfing vacation were killed when a light plane crashed in flames into a shopping mall on Tuesday shortly after takeoff in the Australian city of Melbourne, officials said.
  The five were on a twin-engine Beechcraft Super King Air that crashed about 45 minutes before the Direct Factory Outlet mall in suburban Essendon was to open, Police Minister Lisa Neville said.
  The U.S. Embassy in Canberra confirmed tha
  
  Read more

• Hunters worried about state plan to control hogs with pesticide

  21-02-2017 06:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas agriculture officials have a new strategy to fight what they call an “ongoing war” with feral hogs. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has approved the use of warfarin-based products to control them.
  In humans, the drug warfarin is used as a blood thinner. When used as a pesticide, it can be deadly to animals. According to Miller’s office, extensive testing of warfarin has been conducted in Texas since 2008. They hope to gi
  
  Read more

• Brown’s 35 points lead Baylor over Texas in key Big 12 win

  21-02-2017 05:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kalani Brown scored 35 points and No. 4 Baylor took a huge step toward another Big 12 title Monday night with a tough 70-67 win over No. 6 Texas.
  Baylor trailed most of the way, but stayed close as Brown took the game on her shoulders. Her five straight points in the fourth quarter keyed a 9-0 Baylor run that opened up 65-56 lead.
  The Lady Bears played most of the game without senior guard and scoring leader Alexis Jones, who left with a knee problem early in the first
  
  Read more

• After Huggins’ scary moment, No. 12 WVU beats Texas 77-62

  21-02-2017 05:53 via kxan.com
  
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — After West Virginia coach Bob Huggins dropped to his knees and clutched his chest in a scary moment shortly before halftime, Jevon Carter finished with 24 points to lead the 12th-ranked Mountaineers to a 77-62 win over Texas on Monday night.
  Lamont West had a career-high 23 points, helping WVU (22-6, 10-5 Big 12) shake off a slow start and its coach’s frightening fall.
  Huggins went down during a timeout just before the half, and his players quickly came to hi
  
  Read more

• South Texas man charged for dragging dog with motorized scooter

  21-02-2017 05:29 via kxan.com
  
  MISSION, Texas (KXAN) — A man is facing charges after video surfaced of him dragging his dog with a motorized scooter.
  “I know where you live don’t worry,” a woman is heard yelling at the man in the video, as the dog is pulled across the sidewalk. “I’ll call the cops on you,” she says.
  The man says, “Call them it’s my dog.”
  The incident happened in Mission, Texas last week in South Texas. Melissa Torres recorded the incident and po
  
  Read more

• Power restored almost 24 hours after storms

  21-02-2017 04:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After violent storms ripped through Austin, around 30,000 customers reported outages. Austin Energy says all but 12 of their customers now have their lights back on.
  It took an estimated 24 hours to restore power after trees fell on power lines and in some cases, electric poles snapped in half.
  “Around the airport around 11 o’clock and midnight we had really high with winds in fact we had a 58 mph wind gust,” Robert Cullick, an Austin Energy spok
  
  Read more

• Hundreds in Austin still without power almost 24 hours after storms

  21-02-2017 04:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After violent storms ripped through Austin, around 30,000 customers reported outages. Austin Energy says about 97 percent of their customers do have lights back on, but the other 3 percent could be out until Wednesday, blaming trees falling into power lines and in some cases, electric poles snapping in half.
  “Around the airport around 11 o’clock and midnight we had really high with winds in fact we had a 58 mph wind gust,” Robert Cullick, an Austin En
  
  Read more

• Austin ISD devoting special board meeting to immigration issues

  21-02-2017 03:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Monday night, the Austin Independent School District board of trustees is slated to talk about “immigration issues” as they pertain to students and campuses.
  Trustees requested the discussion, which is scheduled to last an hour and a half, after concerns were raised last week about a memo the AISD legal office sent to all staff. It outlined the district’s policy on the limitations placed on teachers and staff when it comes to political
  
  Read more

• Austin ISD board unanimously passes immigration resolution

  21-02-2017 03:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Monday night, the Austin Independent School District board of trustees unanimously approved an immigration resolution.
  The statement makes it clear AISD classrooms are safe places and the district supports all families regardless of immigration status (see full resolution below).
  “We still have a lot of work to do to reassure our families that coming to school is safe,” said Trustee Paul Saldana, who said it is a step in the right direction.
  He’s
  
  Read more

Follow @Austin_News_US on Twitter!