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• Sword-wielding man avoiding prostitution arrest battles officers

  12-06-2017 23:47 via kxan.com
  
  WOODWAY, Texas (KWKT/KXAN) — A Waco-area man is in custody after police say he slashed an officer with a sword in an effort to avoid arrest during a prostitution sting.
  The Woodway Public Safety Department reported several arrests during a three-day prostitution operation including Billy Linkous, 27, who faces a slew of charges stemming from his attempt to escape when he realized the meeting was not with a prostitute but rather police.
  According to an alert from police, Linkous tried to sp
  
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• Invasive zebra mussels found in Canyon Lake

  12-06-2017 23:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Zebra mussels, an invasive species, have now been identified in Canyon Lake, which is now the southernmost affected lake in Texas.
  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said they confirmed the mussels in Canyon Lake on June 8 when an employee at Canyon Lake Marina noticed the mussels while working on a boat. Although zebra mussels were first discovered in Texas in 2009, this is the first documentation of the mussels anywhere in the Guadalupe River Basin.
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• Gov. Abbott signs $217B budget, cuts $120M with vetoes

  12-06-2017 23:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a 2018-2019 state budget worth around $217 billion, but vetoed about $120 million in planned expenditures.
  Squeezed by the oil price slump, the budget includes funding increases for the state’s beleaguered child welfare system and $800 million for border security.
  Abbott signed the budget Monday.
  Read the governor’s full budget proclamation here
  His vetoes included cutting nearly $900,000 in Secretary of State funding to help T
  
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• Battleship Texas tilting as crews work to pump out water

  12-06-2017 22:36 via kxan.com
  
  LA PORTE, Texas (AP) — Battleship Texas survived two world wars, but her latest mission is a fight against old age and decay.
  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department closed the vessel until further notice Sunday after maintenance crews performing an inspection reported a leak.
  The ship’s assistant superintendent, Stephanie Croatt, says repair teams worked into Monday to pump out water and patch holes.
  She says the ship was still tilting by 8 degrees Monday afternoon.
  Periodic leaks h
  
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• Another 390 apartment units coming to ACC Highland

  12-06-2017 22:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The development surrounding the old Highland Mall is continuing to grow as the Austin Community College signs another deal with a new residential and retail developer.
  RedLeaf Properties and Greystar Real Estate Partners announced a partnership Monday that will bring 390 apartment units to the Highland development. The multi-family community will be located along Airport Boulevard and will connect to a number of restaurants and retailers on the first floor.
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• Waco woman calls 911 to complain about nuggets

  12-06-2017 22:06 via kxan.com
  
  WACO, Texas (KXAN) — Police were called to a Waco restaurant Friday night when a woman called 911 complaining about the time it took to cook her chicken nuggets.
  The restaurant simultaneously called police to report the woman was sitting in her car, blocking the drive-thru lane and refusing to leave.
  When officers arrived, the woman explained she thought she should be getting the nuggets for free due to the wait.
  “No…she did not get them for free. Yes we actually tied up two o
  
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• Animal abusers will face up to 10 years in prison under new Texas law

  12-06-2017 22:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Beginning in September, Texans could face up to 10 years in jail if they torture, kill, poison, or cause a serious bodily injury to an animal. Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 762 by Sen. Jose Menendez, D-San Antonio, and Rep, Joe Moody, D-El Paso, over the weekend.
  “The days of negligible prison sentences for the most heinous and violent acts of cruelty against our companion animals are officially a part of Texas history,” said the Texas Humane Legislation N
  
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• Group of cyclists mowed down by driver in southeast Austin

  12-06-2017 21:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man and woman are both behind bars accused of hitting a group of bicyclists in southeast Austin Saturday morning.
  Austin police say the crash happened around 7:30 a.m. at South Pleasant Valley Road and Elmont Drive. A witness told police, as he was sitting at a traffic light, he saw a white Buick strike several bicyclists. According to an arrest affidavit, 25-year-old Devin Rodriguez told police he hit four bicyclists because he had “fallen asleep.”
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• Jury selection begins for man charged in 2014 east Austin murder

  12-06-2017 20:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One of the men charged in connection to a 2014 murder at the Walnut Creek Apartments in east Austin will soon go to trial, according to a Travis County court clerk.
  Jury selection began Monday for Allen Townsend, 28, who was charged with capital murder in conjunction with Terry Stowers for the murder of 31-year-old Lequince Tomlin.
  According to an arrest affidavit at the time, two men ‘bum rushed’ their way into a unit at the Walnut Creek Apartmen
  
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• Sweet sizzlin’ beans! Fancy names may boost healthy dining

  12-06-2017 20:09 via kxan.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Researchers tried a big serving of food psychology and a dollop of trickery to get diners to eat their vegetables. And it worked.
  Veggies given names like “zesty ginger-turmeric sweet potatoes” and “twisted citrus-glazed carrots” were more popular than those prepared exactly the same way but with plainer, more healthful-sounding labels. Diners more often said “no thanks” when the food had labels like “low-fat,” ”reduced-s
  
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• Forbes crowns Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as highest-paid entertainer

  12-06-2017 19:57 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is the top earner on Forbes’ list of the 100 highest-paid celebrities.
  The magazine says the artist formerly known as Puff Daddy brought in $130 million from June 1, 2016, to June 1, 2017. Forbes says Diddy’s Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour, a stake in Ciroc vodka and the $70 million sale of one-third of his Sean John clothing line all contributed to his earnings.
  No. 2 on the list is Beyonce, with $105 million in earnings. Harry Potte
  
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• Starbucks teams with Lady Gaga for ‘Cups of Kindness’

  12-06-2017 19:55 via kxan.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Starbucks has teamed up with Lady Gaga for a set of brightly colored summer drinks that will raise money for the singer’s foundation.
  The “Cups of Kindness” campaign begins Tuesday and runs through Monday. Starbucks says 25 cents from every drink will be donated to Gaga’s “Born This Way” foundation, which has an ongoing campaign to encourage kindness.
  The drinks include two of Starbucks’ famous pink drinks and two new beverages. One
  
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• Trump travel ban dealt another blow, faces high court next

  12-06-2017 19:43 via kxan.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Another U.S. appeals court stomped on President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban Monday, saying the administration violated federal immigration law and failed to provide a valid reason for keeping people from six mostly Muslim nations from coming to the country.
  The decision by a unanimous three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals helps keep the travel ban blocked and deals Trump a second big legal defeat on the policy in less than
  
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• Trump travel ban dealt another blow as high court weighs in

  12-06-2017 19:43 via kxan.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Another U.S. appeals court stomped on President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban Monday, saying the administration violated federal immigration law and failed to provide a valid reason for keeping people from six mostly Muslim nations from coming to the country.
  The decision by a unanimous three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals helps keep the travel ban blocked and deals Trump a second big legal defeat on the policy in less than
  
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• Trump travel ban dealt another blow as appeals court rules

  12-06-2017 19:43 via kxan.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Another U.S. appeals court stomped on President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban Monday, saying the administration violated federal immigration law and failed to provide a valid reason for keeping people from six mostly Muslim nations from coming to the country.
  The decision by a unanimous three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals helps keep the travel ban blocked and deals Trump a second big legal defeat on the policy in less than
  
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• Another US appeals court keeps Trump’s travel ban blocked

  12-06-2017 19:43 via kxan.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Another U.S. appeals court upheld a decision blocking President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban Monday, dealing the administration another legal defeat as the Supreme Court considers a separate case on the issue.
  The ruling from a unanimous three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the president violated U.S. immigration law by discriminating against people based on their nationality and by failing to demonstrate that their entry into the countr
  
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• San Marcos man charged for child porn possession

  12-06-2017 19:01 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Following up on leads from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Hays County officials arrested a man earlier this month on 10 counts of child pornography possession.
  Police tracked down Ernesto Baldivia, 33, on June 8 by identifying the account holder for an IP address being used to upload photos. Upon conducting a search at his home in the 200 block of Bridlewood Drive, several electronic devices were seized.
  When authorities questioned him, B
  
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• Trader Joe’s recalling ice cream due to possible metal pieces

  12-06-2017 19:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (WFLA) — Trader Joe’s is recalling all lots of its Trader Joe’s Matcha Green Tea Ice Cream because there could be small pieces of metal in the product.
  The products have the SKU# 055740. All potentially affected products have been removed from stores and destroyed, according to the company.
  No injuries or illnesses have been reported.
  If you bought the Matcha Green Tea Ice Cream, you’re asked to throw it away or return it to any Trader Joe’s store for a full
  
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• Maryland, DC attorneys general sue Trump over business ties

  12-06-2017 18:40 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia filed a federal lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump, alleging he violated the Constitution by improperly retaining ties to his sprawling global business empire and by accepting foreign payments while in office.
  Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh joined District counterpart Karl Racine at a news conference in the nation’s capital, saying the lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in neighbo
  
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• ATCEMS responds to 14 motorcycle crashes during ROT Rally weekend

  12-06-2017 18:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the motorcycle revving dies down from the Republic of Texas Rally, Austin-Travis County EMS says they responded to a total of 14 motorcycle crashes over the weekend.
  Unfortunately, one of the motorcycle crashes did result in a fatality when authorities say a suspected drunk driver struck 28-year-old Raul Diaz Jr. and his pregnant girlfriend. Diaz Jr. died at the scene. His girlfriend lost the unborn child and is still in the hospital in critical condition.
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• “Field goal-style” kick of dog’s head in front of officer lands man in jail

  12-06-2017 18:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In plain view of an Austin police officer, a man drew his leg back and kicked his dog in the head with full force, “as if he was attempting to kick a field goal in a football game,” the officer wrote in his arrest report Saturday night.
  The officer was called to the parking lot of the 1144 Airport Blvd. Walgreens at 11:13 p.m. because witnesses claimed to see a man hitting a dog. The officer found a man, later identified as Freddie Howard, 63, standing near a tr
  
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• Taco Tuesday: Taco Bell giving away free Doritos Locos tacos

  12-06-2017 17:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sometimes a marketing gimmick pays off and Tuesday is one of those days!
  Thanks to the Golden State Warriors “stealing” a road win during the NBA Finals, Taco Bell is handing out free Doritos Locos tacos from 2 – 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13.
  Head to Taco Bell to check out the fine print, but the gist is one taco per person during the giveaway time.
  Be sure to tell your friends, because the deal is good NATIONWIDE.
   
  
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• Jury begins deliberating sex charges against Bill Cosby

  12-06-2017 17:46 via kxan.com
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The jury at Bill Cosby’s trial began deliberating Monday over whether he drugged and molested a woman more than a decade ago in a case that has already helped demolish the 79-year-old comedian’s good-guy image.
  A conviction could send Cosby to prison for the rest of his life, completing the stunning late-life downfall of one of the most beloved stars in show business.
  The fast-moving case went to the jury of seven men and five women on Day 6 of the trial
  
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• Cosby lawyer tells jury comedian and accuser were lovers

  12-06-2017 17:46 via kxan.com
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s trial raced toward a close Monday, with his lawyer telling the jury that the comedian and the woman who accuses him of drugging and molesting her were lovers who had enjoyed secret “romantic interludes.”
  Declining to take the stand in his own defense, the 79-year-old TV star left it to his attorney to argue that Cosby’s 2004 sexual encounter with Andrea Constand was consensual. Lawyer Brian McMonagle said in his closing argument t
  
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• Cosby jury sent home after deliberating 4 hours

  12-06-2017 17:46 via kxan.com
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The jury at Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial deliberated without reaching a verdict Monday over whether he drugged and molested a woman more than a decade ago in a case that already has helped demolish the 79-year-old comedian’s good-guy image.
  A conviction could send Cosby to prison for the rest of his life, completing the stunning late-life downfall of one of the most beloved stars in show business.
  Jurors got the case around 5:30 p.m. and met for abou
  
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• Cosby defense rests without calling the comedian to testify

  12-06-2017 17:46 via kxan.com
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers put on a case consisting of just one witness and six minutes of testimony Monday, wrapping up the defense side in the sexual assault trial without the comedian himself taking the stand.
  The jury was expected to hear closing arguments next and could get the case in the afternoon.
  The big question going into Monday’s proceedings was whether Cosby would testify — a high-stakes gamble that could have allowed him to work his charm on
  
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• Bill Cosby trial draws to a close without him testifying

  12-06-2017 17:46 via kxan.com
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s trial raced toward a close Monday, with his lawyer telling the jury that the comedian and the woman who accuses him of drugging and molesting her more than a decade ago were lovers who had enjoyed secret “romantic interludes.”
  Prosecutors countered by saying “fancy lawyering” can’t save Cosby from his own words — namely, his admission about groping Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia estate after giving
  
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• Armed protesters fear removal of Texas hero’s statue

  12-06-2017 17:45 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of individuals, some armed, gathered at a Houston park Saturday to protest what they believe are efforts to remove a statue of Texas hero Sam Houston because he owned slaves.
  There hasn’t been any organized effort to remove Houston’s statue, which has stood near a city park since 1925.
  Protesters, some carrying Confederate flags, said they were concerned local activists have been calling for the statue’s removal. But it’s not clear any such r
  
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• Father murdered in front of kids while buying puppy from Facebook ad

  12-06-2017 17:23 via kxan.com
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — A Jacksonville father was murdered in front of his children while trying to buy a puppy through a Facebook advertisement.
  Investigators say last Wednesday, Scott Bowman, 39, responded to a man on Facebook who claimed he was looking for a new home for his dog.
  Bowman’s fiancée said the seller insisted on bringing the dog to their home.
  The man was invited into the home. That’s when he apparently started acting drunk and volatile.
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• Warriors’ Green will be on the court for this Finals Game 5

  12-06-2017 17:05 via kxan.com
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A year ago for Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Golden State general manager Bob Myers sat alongside suspended forward Draymond Green next-door to Oracle Arena in a suite at the Oakland Athletics game.
  Myers told Green: Let’s not do this again.
  On Monday night, the Warriors will try again to close out their second championship in three years with the fiery Green on the court to start Game 5 this time. They are up 3-1 in the best-of-seven series — again. LeBron J
  
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• See smoke? Could be the prescribed burn at Pace Bend Park

  12-06-2017 16:37 via kxan.com
  
  SPICEWOOD, Texas (KXAN) — Before you start making phone calls expressing concern about a potentially large fire towards the direction of Pace Bend Park, know there’s a prescribed burn and all is well.
  Monday’s prescribed burn begins at 11 a.m. and will go to 6 p.m., with the bulk taking approximately two to four hours to complete. The burn will consume approximately 100 acres to reduce wildfire dangers and improve ecosystem health in the park.
  It’s expected the smoke, whi
  
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• Companies end sponsorship over Trump killing scene in play

  12-06-2017 16:30 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Delta Air Lines and Bank of America have announced that they are pulling their sponsorship of a Manhattan-based theater company’s portrayal of Julius Caesar as a Donald Trump look-alike in a business suit who gets knifed to death on stage.
  Atlanta-based Delta released a statement on Sunday saying it was pulling its sponsorship from The Public Theater “effective immediately.”
  “No matter what your political stance may be, the graphic staging of Julius
  
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• Videos show rescue of rape victim, serial killer confessions

  12-06-2017 16:11 via kxan.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After hearing a woman’s screams inside a large metal container, investigators sawed and pried open the bin, rescuing the woman who had been chained inside for about two months by a serial killer, according to new videos released by prosecutors.
  The videos also show Todd Kohlhepp, in cold and emotionless detail, confessing to killing seven people in South Carolina. He pleaded guilty two weeks ago to avoid the death penalty and was sentenced to life in prison. On
  
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• Scores gather outside Pulse to honor massacre victims

  12-06-2017 16:00 via kxan.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Scores of people gathered outside the perimeter of the Pulse nightclub Monday to pay their respects while inside the site’s fences, the names of the 49 victims of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history were read out loud in a private service.
  The early morning service was closed to the public and was held for survivors, victims’ families, club employees and local officials. It overlapped the time a year ago that gunman Omar Mateen started shooting i
  
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• Melania Trump, son Barron move into the White House

  12-06-2017 15:28 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The first family is together again under the same roof: the White House.
  After nearly five months of living apart, President Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, announced Sunday that she and the couple’s young son have finally moved into the executive mansion at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
  Mother and son broke with tradition by living at Trump Tower in New York since the inauguration so that Barron, now 11, could finish the school year uninterrupted; the president lived
  
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• Man freed after 17 years in prison once police find his lookalike

  12-06-2017 15:15 via kxan.com
  
  OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A Missouri man who spent nearly 17 years in prison for a 1999 robbery was freed after supporters found another man who looked enough like him that the victim and other witnesses said they could no longer be sure who committed the crime.
  Richard Anthony Jones, of Kansas City, Missouri, always maintained he didn’t commit the robbery and two years ago asked two organizations that advocate for inmates for help proving his innocence.
  Lawyers for the Midwest Innocence P
  
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• Tyson recalls more than 2 million pounds of breaded chicken products

  12-06-2017 14:52 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (WFLA) — Tyson Foods Inc. is recalling about 2,485,374 pounds of ready-to-eat breaded chicken products because of misbranding and undeclared allergens.
  According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the products being recalled could contain the known allergen milk, which is not on the product label.
  The products under recall are bulk cases of breaded chicken items that were produced and packaged on various dates from August 2016 to January 2017. The USDA says they were shipped
  
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• Tourist, 20, from Texas drowns in German capital

  12-06-2017 14:39 via kxan.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Berlin police say a 20-year-old American tourist has drowned after trying to swim across a river in the heart of the German capital.
  Police spokeswoman Valeska Jakubowski says the man from Texas had jumped into the Spree river early Sunday with a 21-year-old friend.
  The older man managed to swim the short distance across the river but the Texan failed to reach the shore.
  Two passers-by, including a Danish lifeguard, tried unsuccessfully to save the man. He was recovered by fi
  
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• Celis Brewery, re-opening after 17 years, worried about ‘taproom bill’

  12-06-2017 14:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Celis Brewery shutdown in 2000 when it was bought by Miller-Coors and the founders have fought on and off for the last 17 years to regain the name and trademark.
  They’re back now and brewing the original recipe under the original name.
  Celis is concerned about one thing and that’s House Bill 3287, Texas’ controversial “taproom bill” – which will become law as soon as governor Greg Abbott signs it.
  The law essentially sets a cap
  
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• Celis Brewery re-opening after 17 years

  12-06-2017 14:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Celis Brewery shutdown in 2000 when it was bought by Miller-Coors and the founders have fought on and off for the last 17 years to regain the name and trademark.
  They’re back now and brewing the original recipe under the original name.
  The owner, Christine Celis is concerned about one thing and that’s House Bill 3287, Texas’ controversial “taproom bill” – which will become law as soon as Governor Greg Abbott signs it.
  The law es
  
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• Community input requested during search for Austin city manager

  12-06-2017 13:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Your input is requested in the search for Austin’s next city manager.
  Monday, June 12 marks the first of 14 public meetings being held by the City Manager Search Advisory Task Force, a group who will work to find the best candidate to replace Marc Ott, who left for a job in Washington D.C. last year.
  Council members each appointed one person to the task force. They want the community to share what is important to them.
  “Austin is a unique community,”
  
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• Kyle PD: Bags of stolen mail contained $300K in checks, several credit cards

  12-06-2017 13:17 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — Kyle officers responding to a welfare check on two people who appeared to be passed out in their vehicle uncovered several bags of mail stolen from at least seven different cities earlier this month.
  According to the Kyle Police Department, around 4 a.m. on June 4, officers received the call that a white Chevy pickup truck had been sitting at the Stripes convenience store at 7809 Camino Real for an extended period of time and two people inside appeared passed out.
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• $300K worth of stolen checks, credit cards found in Kyle

  12-06-2017 13:17 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — Kyle officers responding to a welfare check on two people who appeared to be passed out in their vehicle uncovered several bags of mail stolen from at least seven different cities earlier this month.
  According to the Kyle Police Department, around 4 a.m. on June 4, officers received the call that a white Chevy pickup truck had been sitting at the Stripes convenience store at 7809 Camino Real for an extended period of time and two people inside appeared passed out.
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• Back to back champs: Penguins beat Preds 2-0 for Stanley Cup

  12-06-2017 05:44 via kxan.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sidney Crosby is bringing the Stanley Cup back home to Pittsburgh for a second consecutive year. He’s bringing another MVP trophy, too.
  Patric Hornqvist scored with 1:35 left and Matt Murray made 27 saves for his second straight shutout as the Penguins became the first team in nearly two decades to repeat as champion with a 2-0 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 6 on Sunday night.
  The Penguins won their fifth title — all of them clinched on the roa
  
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• ‘It’s a nightmare,’ says mom whose son, unborn grandchild killed by suspected intoxicated driver

  12-06-2017 05:31 via kxan.com
  
  DEL VALLE, Texas (KXAN) — Patricia Morales sat weeping in her Del Valle home Sunday, surrounded by family, wishing  she could bring her son, 28-year-old Raul Diaz Jr. back. Morales explained that her son was the man killed by a suspected intoxicated driver going the wrong direction on FM 973 in Travis County Saturday afternoon.
  Diaz’s girlfriend  Etefania Soto, 25, was riding the motorcycle with Diaz when he was hit.  Soto was six months pregnant with their child at th
  
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• ‘It’s a nightmare,’ says mom whose son, unborn grandchild killed by suspected drunk driver

  12-06-2017 05:31 via kxan.com
  
  DEL VALLE, Texas (KXAN) — Patricia Morales sat weeping in her Del Valle home Sunday, surrounded by family, wishing she could bring her son, 28-year-old Raul Diaz Jr. back. Morales explained that her son was the man killed by a suspected intoxicated driver going the wrong direction on Farm to Market 973 in Travis County Saturday afternoon.
  Diaz’s girlfriend Etefania Soto, 25, was riding the motorcycle with Diaz when he was hit. Soto was six months pregnant with their child at the time
  
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• Wife of youth pastor in coma after crash of Fredericksburg church van

  12-06-2017 05:10 via kxan.com
  
  FREDERICKSBURG, Texas (KXAN) — A pastor’s wife, who is also the daughter of the chief deputy of the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office, was recovering at St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center Sunday after a church van crash in the Hill Country on Friday.
  Austin Loza is the youth pastor at Fredericksburg’s First Baptist Church, and he told KXAN that his wife, Jenny Loza, is in a medically-induced coma.
  Austin was driving a bus on the way back from a camp near Waco with 19
  
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• 4 children, 2 adults injured in N. Austin crash

  12-06-2017 04:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – A crash in north Austin sent two adults and four children to the hospital Sunday evening, said Austin-Travis County EMS.
  It happened at about 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of West Braker Lane and the northbound Mopac service road, ATC EMS said. The crash shut down those northbound lanes until about 9 p.m., when the scene was cleared.
  Video shot by KXAN at the scene shows two severely damaged vehicles — an SUV and a car – and a downed crosswalk signal pole. It&rs
  
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• 30-foot fall in greenbelt knocks woman unconscious, medics airlift her out

  12-06-2017 01:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – A woman in her 30s fell about 30 feet in the Barton Creek Greenbelt in southwest Austin late Sunday afternoon, said Austin-Travis County EMS.
  It happened at about 5:20 p.m. in the Twin Falls area of the greenbelt, ATC EMS said.
  Medics said the woman was unconscious when they reached her, and they were aiding her breathing.
  At about 6 p.m., emergency responders hoisted her into a STARFlight helicopter hovering overhead. She was flown to St. David’s South Austin Medical
  
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• Services to mark 1 year since 49 killed in Orlando gay club

  12-06-2017 00:07 via kxan.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Church bells will toll throughout the Orlando area as residents reflect on the 49 patrons killed during a massacre at the gay nightclub Pulse in the worst mass shooting in recent U.S. history.
  Starting in the early hours Monday, and continuing almost 24 hours later, survivors, victims’ families, city officials and central Florida residents will remember the victims with four services.
  The first service is closed to the public, and it’s being held at the nig
  
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