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• Southern rock founding father Gregg Allman dies at age 69

  27-05-2017 22:21 via kxan.com
  
  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Music legend Gregg Allman, whose bluesy vocals and soulful touch on the Hammond B-3 organ helped propel The Allman Brothers Band to superstardom and spawn Southern rock, died Saturday, his manager said. He was 69.
  Allman died peacefully and surrounded by loved ones at his home near Savannah, Georgia, his manager, Michael Lehman, told The Associated Press. He blamed cancer for Allman’s death.
  “It’s a result of his reoccurrence of liver cancer that had
  
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• Gregg Allman of The Allman Brothers Band dies at age 69

  27-05-2017 22:21 via kxan.com
  
  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Music legend Gregg Allman, whose bluesy vocals and soulful touch on the Hammond B-3 organ helped propel the Allman Brothers Band to superstardom and spawn Southern rock, died Saturday, his manager said. He was 69.
  Allman died peacefully and surrounded by loved ones at his home near Savannah, Georgia, his manager, Michael Lehman, told The Associated Press. He blamed cancer for Allman’s death.
  “It’s a result of his reoccurrence of liver cancer that had
  
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• Abbott signs bill into law to improve courthouse security, honors Judge Kocurek

  27-05-2017 22:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – A terrifying moment for a local judge could has lead to a new law aimed at improving courtroom security.
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday signed Senate Bill 42, the Judge Julie Kocurek Judicial and Courthouse Security Act.
  The law is named in her honor after she survived an attempted assassination outside her Austin home in 2015. Judge Kocurek and her family attended today’s signing by the governor.
  The act requires security plans and training in each federal, state
  
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• Man, juvenile arrested in New Braunfels aggravated robbery

  27-05-2017 21:19 via kxan.com
  
  NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (KXAN) — The New Braunfels Police Department have arrested two people in connection to an aggravated robbery on May 19.
  With assistance from the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, the Gang Offender Narcotics Enforcement and the Comal County Metro Narcotics Task Force, authorities had an arrest warrant out for 18-year-old Jaden Darnell Gage and detained a 16-year-old juvenile on Friday.
  Police believe the suspects were connected the robbery of a Wal
  
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• Weekend Gardener: Treating tomatoes

  27-05-2017 19:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Growing healthy tomatoes take time but pests can quickly ruin the quality of your crops.
  John Dromgoole with the Natural Gardener has a few tips on how to treat tomato crops and keep pests away for good.
  
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• $10,000 bill for getting car stuck in newly poured concrete

  27-05-2017 18:11 via kxan.com
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A driver could be facing a $10,000 bill after he plowed into newly poured concrete in Lincoln, Nebraska, and became stuck.
  The accident occurred Wednesday on a portion of a road repair project in the state capital. Police spokeswoman Angela Sands said Friday that police won’t cite the driver, 19-year-old Shadrach Yasiah. A police incident report says it wasn’t obvious that the concrete wasn’t dry and that Yasiah drove into it through a 24-foot (7-mete
  
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• Austin Police investigating body found in North Austin

  27-05-2017 17:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police are investigating a body found in North Austin Saturday morning.
  According to police, the body was found along the frontage road of Interstate 35, near Parmer Lane.
  Police have closed off access to the frontage road, allowing drivers to take a detour on Parmer Lane.
  Authorities believe the body found is that of a transient and do not believe it is suspicious.
  The scene remains under investigation.
  
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• Trump says he’ll decide on Paris climate deal next week

  27-05-2017 14:34 via kxan.com
  
  TAORMINA, Sicily (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’ll make a final decision on whether the U.S. will stay in the Paris climate agreement next week.
  Trump’s surprise announcement, in the form of a tweet on the final day of his lengthy international trip, comes after Trump declined to commit to staying in a sweeping climate deal, refusing to give into intense international pressure.
  Earlier Saturday, the other six members of the G-7, a group of some of the world’s wealt
  
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• VIDEO: Nearly $10K in property stolen from 2 San Marcos hardware stores

  27-05-2017 05:58 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Police are looking for four suspects they say broke into two hardware stores Thursday night in San Marcos.
  Hoffman’s Supply and Power Haus Equipment, both locally owned, were hit by burglars.
  Surveillance video provided by one of the stores shows a crowbar was used to pop the door open. The suspects are seen grabbing items from the shelves and putting them by the door. Another man then puts something onto a car.
  “We’ve put literally everyth
  
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• Tornadoes on the ground: remembering a deadly day as it happened

  27-05-2017 05:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — This weekend the community of Jarrell will observe the anniversary of one of the worst tragedies in Central Texas history. It’s been 20 years since a massive tornado wiped out the Double Creek Estates subdivision, taking 27 lives.
  The Jarrell tornado packed winds estimated at more than 260 miles per hour, giving the twister an F5 rating. Before that day, there had never been an F5 tornado recorded in our part of Texas.
  Surviving the storm with new tornado technology
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• ‘No refusal’ starts in San Marcos ahead of busy Memorial Day weekend

  27-05-2017 05:20 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — With thousands of people planning to spend their weekends grilling and enjoying the water, the city of San Marcos says it will be actively watching for anyone driving intoxicated.
  After cancelling the program almost 10 years ago, the city of San Marcos says they will once again take on a “no refusal weekend.”
  In San Marcos, floating the river and drinking a beer go hand in hand. “I didn’t know there was another way,” joked Justi
  
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• Williamson Co. DA launches tipline for new evidence in Greg Kelley case

  27-05-2017 05:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Williamson County District Attorney’s Office is launching a tipline to collect more information and evidence about what happened in the Greg Kelley case.
  Tipsters can call 512-943-1299 or email [email protected]. District Attorney Shawn Dick says he has already received a couple of tips relevant to the investigation and the Texas Rangers are investigating.
  Thursday, KXAN reported the case against Kelley was re-opened after the defense provided evidence
  
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• Lt. Gov. Patrick takes on speaker of the House over future of ‘bathroom bill’

  27-05-2017 02:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In a striking reproach of the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Speaker Joe Straus was siding with the policies of former President Barack Obama instead of Texans when it comes to the proposed “bathroom bill.”
  Speaker Straus, R-San Antonio, said earlier Friday evening that the House will not negotiate with the Senate on a compromise for the proposed “bathroom bill.”
  “As far as I’m concerned, it was e
  
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• 2 toddlers found dead in hot car just west of Fort Worth

  27-05-2017 02:42 via kxan.com
  
  WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) — Two toddlers have been found dead in a hot car in a rural North Texas neighborhood.
  A Parker County Sheriff’s Office statement says the 2-year-old girl and 16-month-old boy were found about 4:30 p.m. Friday by their mother in a subdivision near Lake Weatherford. The statement says temperatures at the time were about 96 degrees.
  8 things you can do to prevent leaving your kids in a hot car
  The mother, whom deputies did not identify, told investigators that he
  
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• Hill Country summer camp makes aging cool for seniors

  27-05-2017 00:43 via kxan.com
  
  WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) — S’mores around the campfire, kayaking and archery — sounds like a good ol’ fashioned summer camp for kids.
  At one camp this weekend, the participants are decades older. Organizers said the camp makes aging cool and keeps participants healthy.
  Susie Ishibashi knows the first rule of summer camp: arrive early to grab the best bunk. “The main reason why I signed up was that it was air-conditioned cabins. And ceiling fans,” said the
  
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• Ai Weiwei’s famous bicycle sculpture setting up in Austin

  27-05-2017 00:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A world-renowned work of art has landed in downtown Austin. Workers are installing it now and once it’s complete, it will provide people in Austin a chance to see the sculpture that has been displayed in major cities across the country.
  Ai Weiwei is the Chinese artist behind the “Forever Bicycles” sculpture, and some call him the most important artist working today. Weiwei is both an artist and a political activist who has been persecuted in his
  
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