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• Volunteer diver dies from injuries in Fort Hood search operation

  16-04-2017 23:01 via kxan.com
  
  FORT HOOD, Texas (KXAN) — A diver died Sunday morning from injuries sustained Saturday during a search operation at Fort Hood.
  The diver, a volunteer with the Morgan’s Point Resort Police Department Dive Team, was evacuated by ground ambulance to Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, stabilized, and transported by air to Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Temple. The diver did not survive and died early Sunday morning.
  More than 70 emergency personnel including swift-water rescue team
  
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• Virginia Tech marking 10 years after shooting that killed 32

  16-04-2017 21:06 via kxan.com
  
  BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Ten years after a mentally ill student fatally shot 32 people at Virginia Tech, survivors and families of the slain are returning to campus to honor the lives that were lost that day.
  Virginia Tech is holding a series of events Sunday to mark the anniversary of the deadly campus shooting on April 16, 2007. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine will be among the 10,000 to 20,000 people expected at the Blacksburg campus for the solemn occasion.
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• First Austin Baptist Church celebrates with Easter services

  16-04-2017 19:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The First Baptist Church of Austin is hosting their annual Easter services Sunday morning.
  Services will start at 11 a.m. at the church located on 9th Street and Trinity Street and is open to the public.
  Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Griff Martin will deliver the Easter morning message on the theme “resurrection glimpses.” The services will also include music sung by the Sanctuary Choir before and after the morning message.
  As part of their annual Easter trad
  
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• Barton Springs Pool reopens after flooding concerns

  16-04-2017 18:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Barton Springs Pool is now open after Tuesday’s heavy rains caused the pool to close.
  The pool will now resume its regular operating hours from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily and close on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. for routine cleaning.
  For more information about the pool and its operating hours, contact the Barton Springs Pool Hotline at 512-867-3080 or the Recreation Department’s Aquatic Administration and Training Center at 512-974-9330.
  
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• Professor sues Wal-Mart over ‘clean toilets’ description

  16-04-2017 18:30 via kxan.com
  
  BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A Montana State University professor is suing Wal-Mart for libel after he says an employee at the Bozeman store listed his occupation on a fishing license as a “toilet cleaner.”
  Gilbert Kalonde, assistant professor of technology education at MSU, filed the suit this past week in Gallatin County District Court.
  Kalonde is seeking unspecified damages.
  Wal-Mart spokesman Ragan Dickens told The Associated Press: “To our knowledge an administrative proces
  
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• State of Texas: In-Depth – Budget deals behind the scenes

  16-04-2017 16:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – A small group of lawmakers will soon make big decisions about how to spend your tax dollars. Both the House and Senate passed roughly the same size budget but there are drastic differences.  Now, a group of 10 negotiators – five from the House and five from the Senate – must turn those differences into a final budget.
  State Representative Larry Gonzales has been one of those negotiators before.  The Round Rock Republican will likely be part of the
  
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• Police say North Texas boy, 1, dies after being left in car

  16-04-2017 14:08 via kxan.com
  
  BURLESON, Texas (AP) — Police say a North Texas toddler has died after apparently being left in the family’s car for several hours.
  The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports officials say 1-year-old Kingston Jackson of Burleson died Friday night after being transported to a Fort Worth hospital.
  A medical examiner’s report Saturday didn’t immediately list a cause or manner of death.
  Burleson police spokeswoman DeAnna Phillips says the boy may have been in the car for five hours
  
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• Austin police searching for missing man, 54

  16-04-2017 05:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police said Saturday night that they are searching for a missing man in his mid 50s.
  They said that Raymond Page is a 54-year-old white male who may be driving a black Ford Explorer with license plate number HHN3025.
  Any one with information about him is asked to call 911.
  There is no word on why he is missing or if police suspect foul play.
  
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• 911 dispatchers talk stress, love of job for National Telecommunicators Week

  16-04-2017 04:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) – They are the unsung heroes, walking people through some of the scariest times. On Saturday, 911 call takers and dispatchers received some well-deserved recognition as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Weeks wrapped up.
  “This is Travis County with a transfer it’s at 180 and Burleson,” said Travis County Sheriff’s Office Communications Supervisor Melanie Rhodes while answering a 911 call in between an interview with KXAN.
  Rhodes says it&r
  
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• Tax Day demonstrators in Austin and across US take on Trump, his supporters

  16-04-2017 04:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN and AP) — Hundreds of people spent several hours at the Texas State Capitol in downtown Austin Saturday at the same time that thousands of chanting, sign-carrying protesters took to the streets in cities across the nation, demanding that President Donald Trump release his tax returns, so Americans can scrutinize his business ties and potential conflicts of interest.
  Violent clashes were the exception during the largely peaceful demonstrations, but in Berkeley, Califo
  
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• US: North Korean test missile explodes on launch

  16-04-2017 03:27 via kxan.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean missile exploded during launch Sunday, U.S. and South Korean officials said, a high-profile failure that comes as a powerful U.S. aircraft supercarrier approaches the Korean Peninsula in a show of force.
  It wasn’t immediately clear what kind of missile was test-fired from the east coast city of Sinpo. But the failure will sting in Pyongyang because it comes a day after one of the biggest North Korean propaganda events of the year— celebr
  
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• Herman wraps first spring at Texas with Orange-White scrimmage

  16-04-2017 02:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tom Herman had barely accepted the job at Texas when he sent a strong message to his new players and those who had been fiercely loyal to Charlie Strong.
  Change was coming. It was going to make some of them uncomfortable, but after three years of losing, why not embrace it?
  “The definition of insanity is repeatedly performing the same act, expecting different results,” Herman said at his introductory news conference, then set about ripping up just about the
  
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