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• Longhorn signee Reese Leitao allowed in Texas program

  30-05-2017 23:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas football signee Reese Leitao will be joining the Longhorn football program this year.
  “After considerable reflection, I have decided to allow him to be a part of our program,” said Texas Athletic Director Mike Perrin in a statement sent by UT.
  In February, Leitao was arrested on a felony drug possession charge, but charges were reduced to a misdemeanor last week. Police say Leitao, who is from Jenks, Okla., was found with 20 Xanax pills and $1,300 during a
  
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• Fentanyl, cocaine found during Fayette County traffic stop

  30-05-2017 23:28 via kxan.com
  
  FAYETTE COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Fayette County Sgt. Randy Thumann and his K9 partner Lobos uncovered $2.7 million worth of cocaine in a hidden pickup truck compartment.
  At around 1 p.m. on Friday, May 26, Thumann pulled over the driver, 34-year-old Juan Vasquez of Laredo, around the 660 mile marker on Interstate 10 near Flatonia.
  The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office sergeant said he saw many indicators of criminal activity after speaking with the driver, believing Vasquez was trafficki
  
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• Seton: no patient data lost in virus targeting hospital systems

  30-05-2017 22:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 24 hours after concerns cropped up about Seton hospital’s computer network being compromised, KXAN has learned more about what went wrong.
  The Seton Healthcare group says a virus targeting hospital systems attacked Seton’s network Sunday night. Fortunately, the attempt was unsuccessful, meaning no data was lost or encrypted. Seton says teams responded quickly and shut down about 3,600 devices to protect sensitive patient and hospital data. Th
  
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• Father arrested, accused of killing 2-year-old son

  30-05-2017 22:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 23-year-old man is in jail, accused of killing his 2-year-old son.
  Raymundo Silva-Salas was booked into the Travis County Jail on May 25 and charged with injury to a child with intent to cause serious bodily injury or serious mental deficiency.
  According to an arrest affidavit, on Wednesday, May 24, just before 5 p.m., the Travis County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 15000 block of Hyson Crossing near Pflugerville after receiving a 911 call stating the child, ide
  
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• Former The Bachelorette contestant found dead in south Austin

  30-05-2017 21:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A contestant who was on Season 8 of The Bachelorette was found dead in Austin early Monday morning, TMZ reports.
  The Austin Police Department says on Monday around 2:10 a.m., they were called to the 300 block of W. Mary Street for an unresponsive man. When officers arrived, they found the body of 31-year-old Michael Nance.
  Police say Nance’s death is not suspicious at this time but an autopsy will be conducted to determine his cause of death.
  Nance was originally on E
  
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• Baylor adds officers, counselors amid sex assault lawsuits

  30-05-2017 21:05 via kxan.com
  
  WACO, Texas (AP) — The outgoing president of Baylor University says additional police officers have been hired and the number of campus counselors doubled as the school works to improve its response to sexual assault complaints.
  Interim President David Garland also says in a column in the Waco Tribune-Herald that additional staff has been added to the Title IX office, allowing it to more quickly conduct investigations into sexual violence.
  Title IX rules guard against sexual discrimination
  
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• It’s primetime at Amazon.com … shares hit $1,000

  30-05-2017 20:25 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon, the internet goliath that revolutionized the way much of the world buys books, toilet paper and TVs, hit a new milestone Tuesday. Its stock surpassed the $1,000 mark for the first time.
  That price put Amazon’s market value at about $478 billion, double that of the world’s biggest traditional retailer, Wal-Mart, and more than 15 times the size of Target. A $1,000 investment on Amazon’s first day of trading in 1997 would be worth more than $500,000 t
  
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• Scuba divers scoop for lake trash after Memorial Day festivities

  30-05-2017 19:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — While most of the people who visit Lake Travis are spending time soaking in the sun, some local scuba divers spend their time below the surface.
  On Memorial Day, a team of Lake Travis Scuba customers suited up to see what trash and treasures they could find in the murky waters. The owner of Lake Travis Scuba says people should have fun, but also be responsible about cleaning up after themselves.
  KXAN’s Unsolved | The mysteries lurking in Lake Travis
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• ‘Security Incident’ forces lockdown at JBSA-Lackland

  30-05-2017 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KXAN) — Officials are mum about what prompted a lockdown and call for people to stay away from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Tuesday.
  The military base’s Twitter account first made known to the public at 11:02 a.m. that a ‘security incident’ was taking place, urging people to stay indoors.JBSA-Lackland is currently undergoing a security incident and directs all personnel to stay inside their current location. More info to come
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• Woods found asleep at the wheel, no alcohol in his system

  30-05-2017 19:28 via kxan.com
  
  Police found Tiger Woods asleep at the wheel on the side of a six-lane Florida road in the dark of morning, the engine running and his right blinker flashing. His speech was slow and slurred, though there was no alcohol in his system and he didn’t know how far away he was from home.
  The details contained in a police affidavit released Tuesday did little to clear up the curious circumstances of his whereabouts on Memorial Day morning, only to confirm Woods’ statement that he had not b
  
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• Cleveland fires 1 officer, suspends 2nd in Rice shooting

  30-05-2017 19:00 via kxan.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The city of Cleveland has fired one police officer and suspended a second involved in the shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.
  Police Chief Calvin Williams announced the discipline Tuesday against officers Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback related to the shooting of the boy at a recreation center in November 2014 as he held a pellet gun.
  Williams said Loehmann, who shot Rice, has been fired. Frank Garmback, who was driving the cruiser that skidded to a stop near the boy,
  
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• Rosedale student overcomes odds, graduates from high school

  30-05-2017 18:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — For Patricia Gray, her son graduating from high school is a major milestone. While most parents would say that about their child, for Patricia, she was worried that this day wasn’t even possible.
  Fredrick Gray is autistic. He is one of eight students graduating from Austin’s Rosedale School, a school focused on educating students who have behavioral issues or serious medical conditions.
  “Fredrick’s all prepared and ready. Mommy’s trying to
  
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• WATCH: Toddler in Barbie Jeep runs from officer’s ‘traffic stop’

  30-05-2017 18:33 via kxan.com
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (NBC News) — A toddler in California tried evading police while driving her Barbie Jeep.
  The officer and the girl’s parents thought it was really cute when he pulled her over in a parking lot and asked for her license and registration.
  The three-year old might’ve gotten a little frightened, because after a moment she took off in her pink Barbie Jeep and the officer was in hot pursuit.
  But it all had a happy ending.
  According to the girl’s
  
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• VIDEO: Michigan woman punches cop

  30-05-2017 18:32 via kxan.com
  
  LINCOLN PARK, Mich. (WDIV) — Dashcam video shows a Michigan woman sucker-punch a Lincoln Park officer as he was trying to make another arrest.
  Kristen Campbell doesn’t deny sucker-punching Lincoln Park Officer Patrick Culter.
  “I am sorry,” she said after being released. “I told him that twice. I don’t know what came over me.”
  Culter pulled over the car Campbell was riding in and determined the driver didn’t have a license.
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• VIDEO: Passers-by scramble into Dallas creek bed to aid injured officer

  30-05-2017 17:16 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police are praising a group of people who helped a critically injured officer by scrambling down into a creek bed and stabilizing the officer’s patrol car after it was forced off the road by another vehicle.
  At least 10 people went into the creek bed Monday. Video posted to social media shows them pushing against the top of the heavily damaged patrol car after it toppled onto its passenger side.
  The unidentified officer was pulled from the wreckage and the office
  
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• US official mulling greatly expanded airplane laptop ban

  30-05-2017 16:58 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Sunday he’s considering banning laptops from the passenger cabins of all international flights to and from the United States.
  That would dramatically expand a ban announced in March that affects about 50 flights per day from 10 cities, mostly in the Middle East. The current ban was put in place because of concerns about terrorist attacks.
  The ban prevents travelers from bringing laptops, tablets and certain other devices o
  
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• Lebanon seeks to ban ‘Wonder Woman,’ citing Israeli actress

  30-05-2017 16:30 via kxan.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon is seeking to ban the new “Wonder Woman” movie because its lead actress, Gal Gadot, is an Israeli — a reflection of how the decades-old animosity between the two neighbors is also infused in the cultural scene.
  A security official said a formal request for a ban has not yet been received.
  A ban would require a recommendation from a six-member committee from the Ministry of Economy, a process that has not yet began, the official said, speaking on cond
  
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• 82-year-old man saves wife, detains would-be burglar

  30-05-2017 15:35 via kxan.com
  
  SAN JOSE (KRON) — The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office arrested a transient woman accused of attacking a San Jose couple and attempting to burglarize their home.
  Sunday evening the couple found 50-year-old transient Rehnu Singh trying to break in the back door of their house.
  76-year-old Christine Youkhaneh confronted the woman, who retaliated by attacking her with some sort of wooden object.
  Christine was able to get inside the home, but not after suffering injuries to
  
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• New Cowboys player suspected of DWI after own welcome party

  30-05-2017 15:12 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Newly acquired Cowboys cornerback Nolan Carroll has been arrested on suspicion of a driving while intoxicated after leaving a promotional event welcoming him to Dallas.
  Dallas police say the 30-year-old Carroll was arrested early Monday after being stopped for a traffic violation. He was booked into the Dallas County jail and posted bail later in the day.
  The Dallas Morning News reports Carroll was arrested after leaving a club that hosted the promotion in his honor.
  Carroll
  
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• Cowboys player suspected of DWI near welcome party for him

  30-05-2017 15:12 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Newly acquired Cowboys cornerback Nolan Carroll has been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated near a club that held a promotional event welcoming him to Dallas.
  Dallas police say the 30-year-old Carroll was arrested early Monday after being stopped for a traffic violation. He was booked into the Dallas County jail and later posted bail.
  The Dallas Morning News reports Carroll was arrested near a club in the Uptown neighborhood that hosted the promotion in his ho
  
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• Police ticket DeLorean for driving 88mph

  30-05-2017 14:16 via kxan.com
  
  LOS ANGELES, CA (WCMH) — Great Scott! A California man won’t be going “Back to the Future” but will instead be heading to traffic court after being ticketed for driving a DeLorean 88mph.
  For new DeLorean owner Spencer White, the iconic car meant he had to test the “Back to the Future” theory that 88mph means time travel.
  The future is here: DeLoreans back in production
  White told KTLA, he was driving with his mom when she encouraged him to get the ve
  
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• Ultimate sacrifice: Teen dies shielding cousin from gunfire

  30-05-2017 14:01 via kxan.com
  
  BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — It was after midnight when a gunman burst into the living room of a southern Mississippi home where young people were playing video games.
  Caleb Edwards, 15, said the man — whom he knows as Corey Godbolt — demanded to know where his cousin’s parents where. Jordan Blackwell, 18, said they were gone to another town.
  At that, Godbolt “just started shooting,” Caleb said.
  As people scrambled to hide inside the Brookhaven home, Blackwell use
  
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• The Latest: WH aide Michael Dubke says his last day is TBD

  30-05-2017 13:56 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
  8:40 a.m.
  White House communications director Michael Dubke has confirmed he is leaving the White House and says his last day on the job has not been determined.
  In a statement, Dubke says: “It has been my great honor to serve President Trump and this administration. It has also been my distinct pleasure to work side-by-side, day-by-day with the staff of the communications and press departments.”
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• The Latest: Spicer says Trump, Merkel ‘get along very well’

  30-05-2017 13:56 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
  4:45 p.m.
  A White House spokesman says President Donald Trump has a “fairly unbelievable” relationship with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
  Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday that Trump and Merkel “get along very well. He has a lot of respect for her.”
  Merkel suggested after Trump’s first European visit that the continent’s relationship with Washington had shifted. She said,
  
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• Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega dies at 83

  30-05-2017 13:04 via kxan.com
  
  PANAMA CITY (AP) — Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, a onetime U.S. ally who was ousted by an American invasion in 1989, died late Monday at age 83.
  Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela wrote in his Twitter account that “the death of Manuel A. Noriega closes a chapter in our history.”
  Varela added, “His daughters and his relatives deserve to mourn in peace.”
  Noriega ruled with an iron fist, ordering the deaths of those who opposed him and maintaining a m
  
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• Fire destroys popular Cypress Creek Cafe in Wimberley

  30-05-2017 12:25 via kxan.com
  
  WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) — Several fire departments and more than 30 firefighters were active at a popular Wimberley restaurant early Tuesday morning.
  Investigators said the fire started around 2 a.m. in the kitchen of the Cypress Creek Cafe and Buzzard Bar located at 320 Wimberley Square. The cafe, built in 1937, was a major evacuation center during the 2015 flooding, being one of the only places in town that still had power.
  “It’s our hub and it’s what we set oursel
  
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• Fire causes $750K in damages at Wimberley’s Cypress Creek Cafe

  30-05-2017 12:25 via kxan.com
  
  WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) — Crews with the Wimberley and the North Hays County fire departments were active at a popular restaurant early Tuesday morning.
  Investigators said the fire started around 2 a.m. in the kitchen of the Cypress Creek Cafe and Buzzard Bar located at 320 Wimberley Square. The cafe, built in 1937, was a major evacuation center during the 2015 flooding, being one of the only places in town that still had power.
  “It’s our hub and it’s what we set our
  
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• AISD High School graduation week gets underway

  30-05-2017 12:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Independent School District is holding 14 high graduation ceremonies this week.
  The district says all but one of the ceremonies will be at the Frank Erwin Center on Red River Street. The Rosedale graduation will happen Tuesday at  2 p.m. at the campus in Central Austin.
  The schedule for the ceremonies at the Erwin Center is:
  Wednesday, May 31
  11 a.m. – Eastside Memorial/International High School
  2 p.m. – Ann Richards School for Young Women L
  
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• Session wraps up with fight on House floor and talk of a special session

  30-05-2017 04:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, TX— A brawl nearly broke out on the floor of the Texas House Monday, the 140th and final day of the session.
  On what’s typically a ceremonious day, kids were on the floor to watch their parents make history on the last day of the legislative session, when chaos erupted after one lawmaker called immigration authorities on protesters.
  Hundreds of people filled the Capitol to protest the state’s ban on sanctuary cities, filling the rotunda and circling the second and third
  
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• Argument breaks out on House floor over sanctuary cities as session wraps

  30-05-2017 04:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A brawl nearly broke out on the floor of the Texas House Monday, the 140th and final day of the session.
  On what’s typically a ceremonious day, kids were on the floor to watch their parents make history on the last day of the legislative session, when chaos erupted after one lawmaker called immigration authorities on protesters.
  Hundreds of people filled the Capitol to protest the state’s ban on sanctuary cities, filling the rotunda and circling the second and t
  
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• Anonymous letter leads to local veteran keeping Honor Guard tradition alive

  30-05-2017 03:21 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — It’s pretty uncommon these days for a story idea to be sent to KXAN via snail mail.
  A couple of weeks ago, an envelope arrived with no return address. Inside was a typed letter that started with, “Hello, I am writing this letter to tell you about a man that I feel is a true local hero.”
  The author went on to say they wish to remain anonymous and want all the credit to go to “a man I believe has a heart bigger than the entire state of Texas.&
  
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• Austin amputee on a path to 2020 Summer Paralympic Games

  30-05-2017 03:18 via kxan.com
  
  (AUSTIN) KXAN – In the summer of 2015, everything seemed normal for Katie Jackson, she had a thriving dental practice, thinking of starting a family with her husband and in tip-top shape. She ran almost every day. Until, she felt an unusual mass behind her right knee.
  “I’d always had creaky knees. So, having a little bit of pain in my knee was not abnormal,” Jackson said. “I felt the mass and I said, ‘OK something’s going on there.'”
  At first
  
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