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• Machine gun stolen from northwest Austin firearms dealer

  13-06-2017 23:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An MP-5 fully automatic machine gun was among the weapons stolen from a northwest Austin firearms dealer on Monday. The two suspects are thought to be between 16 and 21 years old.
  The burglary happened at around 3 a.m. at ATX Armory — located at 12119 Roxie Dr. — next to US 183 and Anderson Mill Road. Two unknown males entered the business and stole at least six firearms, leaving in a 4-door sedan that’s possibly silver.
  A reward of up to $11,000 for infor
  
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• Firearms stolen from shop in northwest Austin recovered, suspects arrested

  13-06-2017 23:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An MP-5 fully automatic machine gun was among the weapons stolen from a northwest Austin firearms dealer on Monday.
  The burglary happened at around 3 a.m. at ATX Armory — located at 12119 Roxie Dr. — next to US 183 and Anderson Mill Road. Two males entered the business and stole at least six firearms, leaving in a 4-door sedan that’s possibly silver.
  Within a day of releasing the surveillance photographs, Austin police say they were able to identify and ar
  
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• Chief: Ft. Worth officer made errors in viral confrontation with woman

  13-06-2017 22:47 via kxan.com
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas police chief says an officer he suspended following a videotaped arrest of a woman and her daughters made multiple errors in responding to a call that a neighbor allegedly assaulted the woman’s son.
  Fort Worth Chief Joel Fitzgerald said Tuesday during an appeal hearing for officer William Martin that Martin was disrespectful and used excessive force in his December confrontation with Jacqueline Craig.
  Martin is appealing his 10-day suspension. Fitzger
  
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• New judge named in Texas attorney general’s criminal case

  13-06-2017 22:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (AP) — The new judge assigned to oversee the felony securities fraud case against Texas’ attorney general is a Houston Democrat who defeated the son of the state’s lieutenant governor to win his seat on the bench.
  Harris County Judge Robert Johnson was randomly assigned the case against Republican Ken Paxton on Tuesday.
  Paxton is accused of defrauding wealthy investors in a tech startup.
  State District Judge George Gallagher previously ruled that prosecutors couldn&rsquo
  
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• New public restrooms being installed along Galveston seawall

  13-06-2017 22:28 via kxan.com
  
  GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — New public bathrooms are being installed near the Galveston seawall as part of about $6 million in improvements along the beach.
  The Galveston County Daily News reports the first of five prefabricated restroom units was installed Monday.
  The units are made from stainless steel. The interior contains a hand sanitizer dispenser and a flush toilet. A hand-washing station and a shower are on the outside.
  From 2016: Austin hopes public toilets will curb public urination
  
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• Milling of old asphalt to blame for loose gravel on North MoPac

  13-06-2017 22:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Even as the finish line for the MoPac Improvement Project is in sight, drivers will have to temporarily deal with some asphalt changes.
  KXAN recently received a Report It from a viewer worried about the loose rock and gravel on the southbound lanes of North MoPac. The concerned viewer says the gravel damaged her vehicle.
  Construction crews are currently in the process of milling the old asphalt off sections of North MoPac in preparation for final paving. Mopac Improvem
  
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• Firefighter injured in San Antonio strip mall blaze now breathing on his own

  13-06-2017 22:08 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KXAN) — The San Antonio firefighter critically injured while fighting a strip mall fire last month is now breathing on his own, according to the San Antonio Express-News.
  Brad Phipps’s breathing tube was recently taken out at Brooke Army Medical Center, where he remains in critical condition. The newspaper says he is undergoing multiple skin graft surgeries, including an operation scheduled for Tuesday.
  Fire Chief Charles Hood was able to communicate with Phipps,
  
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• APD study to showcase trauma treatment method for officers, dispatchers

  13-06-2017 20:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After years of using the method to treat city officers, the Austin Police Department’s staff psychologist is kicking off a new study to show the effectiveness of a specific type of trauma treatment on law enforcement professionals.
  The study is being funded by a $38,000 grant from the city’s Office of Innovation and will test the treatment method on 911 call-takers and police dispatchers.
  The treatment, called eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, or EM
  
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• Tests find that most midsize SUVs’ headlights are unsafe

  13-06-2017 20:07 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — More than half of the midsize SUVs tested by an insurance industry group were found to have unsafe headlights that either didn’t light up the road far enough or caused glare for oncoming drivers.
  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Tuesday that it tested 37 midsize SUVs and only two received a “good” rating: the 2017 Volvo XC60 and 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe. Twelve were rated “acceptable,” 12 others were rated “marginal” and
  
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• Gang member on Texas 10 Most Wanted list caught in Georgia

  13-06-2017 19:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Officials say a convicted robber and gang member who’s been on the Texas 10 Most Wanted list since 2015 has been arrested in southeast Georgia.
  The Texas Department of Public Safety says 45-year-old Agapito Salinas was captured last Thursday in Alma, Georgia.
  Investigators say Salinas, whose last known address was Brownsville, was wanted for parole violation and had been a fugitive since April 2015.
  Officials say Salinas in the 1990s served time for drug and burg
  
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• Verizon takes over Yahoo to complete $4.5 billion deal

  13-06-2017 19:29 via kxan.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Verizon has taken over Yahoo, completing a $4.5 billion deal that will usher in a new management team to attempt to wring more advertising revenue from one of the internet’s best-known brands.
  Tuesday’s closure of the sale ends Yahoo’s 21-year history as a publicly traded company. It also ends the nearly five-year reign of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, who isn’t joining Verizon. She will walk away from Yahoo with a compensation package currently wort
  
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• ‘Cost controls’ lead to shortened hours at Pflugerville license center

  13-06-2017 19:14 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — A “business decision and cost control measure” is leading the Texas Department of Public Safety to limit the hours at its Pflugerville Driver License Center.
  DPS announced Tuesday that the hours were changed on June 5 from 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The center will stay open until 6 p.m. on Tuesdays.
  The agency says the business decision will reduce overtime costs and help with employee retention.
  
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• Amid customer outrage, DPS backpedals on shortened driver license office hours

  13-06-2017 19:14 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — Two weeks ago, the Texas Department of Public Safety decided to cut office hours at 11 driver’s license offices across the state, including the mega center in Pflugerville, due to budget cuts. Initially, the agency said it was a “business decision and cost control measure” to limit the hours.
  But, after rolling out the limited hours on June 5 — without a significant effort to notify the public — the agency decided Tuesday to revert
  
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• State health agency worker indicted on 20 counts of child pornography

  13-06-2017 19:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas Health and Human Services Commission employee was charged with 20 counts of possession of child pornography in late May. Brent Laine Saxton, 31, a network IT specialist continues to be employed by the state agency as of Tuesday morning, according to an agency spokesperson and court records.
  The Hays County Sheriff’s Office arrested Saxton on March 20, 2015, at 1609 Centre Creek Dr. in Austin, according to an arrest report. He was not indicted until two ye
  
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• State health agency worker indicted on 18 counts of child pornography

  13-06-2017 19:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas Health and Human Services Commission employee was charged with 18 counts of possession of child pornography in late May. Brent Laine Saxton, 31, a network IT specialist continues to be employed by the state agency as of Tuesday morning, according to an agency spokesperson and court records.
  The Hays County Sheriff’s Office arrested Saxton on March 20, 2015, at 1609 Centre Creek Dr. in Austin, according to an arrest report. He was not indicted until two ye
  
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• VIDEO: DPS trooper helps save choking baby

  13-06-2017 18:50 via kxan.com
  
  WESLACO, Texas (KXAN) — When a DPS trooper pulled over a driver who sped through a red light, he didn’t realize he was going to end up saving a baby’s life.
  On April 13, a trooper was stopped at a red light in Brownsville when he spotted a blue Nissan Versa speeding by him on the left hand side and run a red light on State Highway 4. As the trooper pulled the vehicle over in the center median, a frantic woman immediately jumped out of the driver side and ran towards the trooper
  
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• Credit union donates money to rebuild burned east Austin playground

  13-06-2017 18:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Money continues to pour in after an east Austin school’s playground was torched by a still unknown arsonist at the end of April.
  Authorities determined that Oak Springs Elementary’s playground, remodeled about 10 years ago, was intentionally set on fire on the night of April 29. Damages were estimated at $20,000 dollars.
  A crowdfunding campaign, ending in 48 days at the time of writing, has raised more than $12,000 towards the effort. Now, a major donor has step
  
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• Who else but Trump to call for a nation full of apprentices?

  13-06-2017 17:55 via kxan.com
  
  PEWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — The man who parlayed a run on TV’s “The Apprentice” into a winning presidential campaign said Tuesday the nation needs a stronger system of apprenticeship to match workers with millions of open jobs.
  “I love the name apprentice,” President Donald Trump declared. He said he wants every high school in America to offer apprenticeship opportunities and hands-on-learning.
  Joined in Wisconsin by daughter Ivanka Trump, Education Secretary Betsy
  
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• Trump to tout apprenticeships as way to fill jobs gap

  13-06-2017 17:55 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says apprenticeships could match workers with millions of open jobs, but he’s reluctant to devote more taxpayer money to the effort.
  Instead, Trump and Labor Secretary Alex Acosta say the administration is focused on getting universities and private companies to pair up and pay the cost of such learn-to-earn arrangements.
  The president, whose resume includes a long run on TV’s “The Apprentice,” has accepted a challenge from S
  
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• Trump making case for apprenticeships to fill jobs gap

  13-06-2017 17:55 via kxan.com
  
  PEWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump is making the case for more apprenticeships to match workers with millions of open jobs, invoking the namesake of his long-running reality television show.
  Trump, whose resume includes TV’s “The Apprentice,” joined daughter Ivanka Trump and Labor Secretary Alex Acosta at a Wisconsin event on Tuesday focused on getting private companies and universities to pair up and pay the cost of learn-to-earn arrangements.
  The president was
  
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• VIDEO: STAR Flight rescues woman who fell 30-feet in greenbelt

  13-06-2017 17:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — When a woman fell 30-feet while hiking in the Barton Creek Greenbelt Sunday afternoon, crews with STAR Flight had to be called in to help get her out.
  In the rescue video from the helicopter, crews can be seen descending into a wooded area of the Twin Falls area of the greenbelt. Emergency crews say the victim was unconscious when they reached her.
  She was hoisted to the helicopter via a backboard. Once onboard, the victim was flown to St. David’s South Austin Medical
  
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• VIDEO: Bus passenger scuffle leaves 1 stabbed, 1 through window

  13-06-2017 17:37 via kxan.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KSHB) — Daron Clay was heading home Saturday when a man onboard his bus started arguing over a bus transfer.
  “I seen him pull the knife out of his pocket I had to fight for my life,” Clay said.
  Clay was worried about the mother and her two children across from them.
  “I didn’t want her to get hurt I didn’t want the kids to get hurt, I knew that I was going to get stabbed but you know I had to fight for my life,” said Clay.
  The 21-ye
  
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• North Korea releases US college student sentenced to hard labor

  13-06-2017 17:17 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea has released Otto Warmbier, an American college student who was serving a 15-year prison term with hard labor for alleged anti-state acts, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday.
  The U.S. announcement came as former NBA player Dennis Rodman was paying a return visit to Pyongyang.
  “At the direction of the President, the Department of State has secured the release of Otto Warmbier from North Korea,” Tillerson said in a statement. “Mr. Wa
  
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• UIL debates letting athletes compete as gender they identify with

  13-06-2017 17:05 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — The University Interscholastic League is meeting Tuesday morning to hear testimony and consider changing rules to allow transgender athletes to compete according to their gender identity.
  The issue gained national attention earlier this year after a transgender boy, born a girl, was told he had to compete in the girls state wrestling tournament because he was born a girl.
  At the time, an attorney filed an injunction trying to prevent Mack Beggs from competing dur
  
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• RideAustin cuts prices to be a penny cheaper than Uber, Lyft

  13-06-2017 16:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Who will you be dropped off by when the Austin ride-hailing wars end?
  The nonprofit RideAustin is hoping you choose them and even made a price cut to entice your business their direction. RideAustin has previously said they saw a 36 percent decline in business days after Uber and Lyft returned.
  “Though RideAustin is the lowest operating expense rideshare – honestly – we were the last to lower pricing due to the impact on drivers,” said
  
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• WATCH: Police chase ends when Good Samaritan rams fleeing suspect

  13-06-2017 16:01 via kxan.com
  
  FERNDALE, Michigan (NBC News) — A citizen is credited with stopping a suspect fleeing from police in Michigan Friday morning.
  Police were doing a random check of license plates and discovered the driver of a Chevrolet was wanted on several warrants and was driving with a suspended license.
  When the officer tried to pull over the car the driver took off leading officers on a chase, eventually pulling into a shopping mall parking lot. That’s where the driver of a van drove head-on into
  
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• 80 years later, class ring found at bottom of lake

  13-06-2017 15:38 via kxan.com
  
  CALEDONIA, Mich. (WOOD) — After being lost for some 80 years, a class ring found at the bottom of a West Michigan lake has been returned to its owner’s son.
  Bob Weaver graduated from Caledonia High School in 1930. It wasn’t long after that he lost his class ring — probably while swimming in Green Lake in northern Allegan County.
  Decades later, it was spotted by area resident Kevin Ainsworth, who likes to find things and sometimes posts about it on Facebook.
  “He has
  
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• Fresh questions for Sessions that he’ll answer in public Tuesday

  13-06-2017 15:22 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions, facing fresh questions about his Russian contacts during the election campaign and his role in the firing of James Comey, will be interrogated in a public hearing by former Senate colleagues on Tuesday.
  The appearance before the Senate intelligence committee comes one week after former FBI Director Comey cryptically told lawmakers the bureau had expected Sessions to recuse himself weeks before he did from an investigation into contacts betw
  
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• Newlyweds accept fire truck ride after their bus catches on fire

  13-06-2017 15:14 via kxan.com
  
  AVON, Conn. (AP) — A newlywed couple had no problem saying “I do” a second time, when Connecticut firefighters asked them if they wanted a ride to their reception after their bus was disabled by a small blaze.
  This photo provided by Bill Bitterli shows newlywed Maria Leonardi being helped out of a fire engine by a firefighter in Avon, Conn., on Saturday, June 10, 2017. Firefighters gave the couple a ride to their reception after their bus caught fire outside the church after th
  
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• A look at the success of APD’s ‘No Refusal’ program

  13-06-2017 14:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police say their ‘No Refusal’ DWI enforcement is helping make stronger cases against drunk and drugged drivers. What the department can’t say is if fewer people are driving impaired or dying in fatal crashes caused by impaired drivers because of the program.
  The Austin Police Department said they arrest anywhere between 5,500 and 6,000 people each year for DWI. APD Detective Richard Mabe said that number has remained consistent the last few yea
  
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• Dad accused of putting hot sauce in baby’s eyes, throwing fireworks at her

  13-06-2017 13:53 via kxan.com
  
  MOORHEAD, MN (WCMH) – A Minnesota man is accused of rubbing cayenne pepper and hot sauce in the eyes of his two-month-old daughter as well as keeping her from breathing until she turned blue.
  KVLY reported Shawn Michael Foltz, 31, is charged with neglect of a child, malicious punishment of a child and two counts of third-degree assault.
  According to police, the two-month-old child was taken to the emergency room by her mother on May 31. Police said the baby girl had bruising covering
  
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• ‘Contaminated’ Arboretum duck pond causing concern

  13-06-2017 13:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Some neighbors in north Austin are worried about a pond they say isn’t filtering properly.
  Posts on social media show concerns about the Arboretum duck pond, claiming fish and ducks are turning up dead because the water is so badly contaminated.
  Some people have said they are bringing fresh water to the ducks during the weekend, while cleaning up trash around the pond.
  Over the past two months, the Watershed Protection Department has responded to these concerns s
  
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• AISD trustees consider cutting some big projects in upcoming bond

  13-06-2017 13:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Independent School District’s Board of Trustees went into the early morning hours of Tuesday discussing what could go into a possible upcoming bond for the November election. The goal for many trustees is to keep the bond under the $1 billion mark so the tax rate does not increase.
  Trustees have been presented two scenarios – one bond worth $989 million and a second at just over $407 million. Many board members feel there’s a better chance of ha
  
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• WATCH: Favor driver seemingly snatches Terry Black’s Barbecue tip jar

  13-06-2017 12:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin Favor driver might soon be looking for another gig and bail money if it turns out what was caught on video Monday is a legitimate robbery.
  Terry Black’s Barbecue tweeted out video of a man they say is a Favor driver who appears to take a tip jar off the counter and then put it in a bag he positioned on the floor. The whole thing happens in a matter of seconds.
  “Help us find the Favor driver that stole our extremely hard working employees’ tip mon
  
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• Kevin Durant helps Warriors win second NBA title in three years

  13-06-2017 05:57 via kxan.com
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 39 points, Stephen Curry added 34 and the Golden State Warriors won their second NBA championship in three seasons with a 129-120 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the Finals on Monday night.
  Durant capped his first season with the Warriors in triumphant fashion with another big shooting night that helped Golden State avoid a repeat of last year’s Finals collapse when Cleveland rallied from 3-1 down to win the title.
  LeBron J
  
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• Planned Parenthood delivers 15,000 petition letters to Gov. Abbott

  13-06-2017 05:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — “What do we want? Access to health care! When do we want it? Now!” Planned Parenthood supporters chanted as they delivered 15,000 petition letters to Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday, asking him to stop attacking the organization.
  Supporters walked to an overpass on Interstate 35 where they hung a banner in support of Planned Parenthood. Thousands wrote letters to the governor telling him their personal stories. They oppose the state’s waiver application for the
  
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• State rolling out less confusing STAAR report cards for parents

  13-06-2017 04:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Education Commissioner was at a school in Tyler on Monday showing off the newly designed STAAR report cards that will roll out Tuesday.
  The revamped version, which will come in a 4-page booklet, replaces a progress report many said included terminology only educators understand.
  “It is kind of confusing,” said Daniel Garza, a parent of a sophomore at Garza Independence High School. “I want to understand exactly what they’re dealing wit
  
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• One person killed in crash involving semi, moving truck in Kyle

  13-06-2017 02:11 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — Kyle Police say Interstate 35 has reopened following a deadly crash Monday night involving a semi and a moving truck.
  San Marcos Hays County EMS says the crash happened around 6:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes of I-35 near Yarrington Road. STAR Flight was called to transport one patient to the hospital.
  Kyle police say the 18-wheeler was hit from behind by the moving truck as it was slowing and pulling over to the shoulder.
  One man in the moving truck was killed in the
  
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• NB I-35 in Kyle reopens after deadly crash involving semi, moving truck

  13-06-2017 02:11 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — Kyle Police say Interstate 35 has reopened following a deadly crash Monday night involving a semi and a moving truck.
  San Marcos Hays County EMS says the crash happened around 6:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes of I-35 near Yarrington Road. STAR Flight was called to transport one patient to the hospital.Kyle
  Kyle police say the 18-wheeler was hit from behind by the moving truck as it was slowing and pulling over to the shoulder.
  A man in the moving truck was killed in t
  
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• Deadly crash involving semi, moving truck shuts down NB I-35 in Kyle

  13-06-2017 02:11 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — Drivers going through Kyle on Interstate 35 should give themselves plenty of time due to a crash involving a semi and moving truck. Authorities now say the crash was deadly and northbound traffic will be closed until around 11 p.m.
  San Marcos Hays County EMS says the crash happened around 6:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes of I-35 near Yarrington Road. STAR Flight was called to transport one patient to the hospital.
  The Kyle Fire Department says drivers going northbound
  
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• Deadly crash involving 3 semi trucks shuts down northbound I-35 in Kyle

  13-06-2017 02:11 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — Drivers going through Kyle on Interstate 35 should give themselves plenty of time due to a crash involving three semi trucks. Authorities now say the crash was deadly and northbound traffic will be closed until around 11 p.m.
  San Marcos Hays County EMS says the crash happened around 6:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes of I-35 near Yarrington Road. STAR Flight was called to transport one patient to the hospital.
  The Kyle Fire Department says drivers going northbound must
  
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• Woman stuck on 6th St. with broken down car attacked by faux Good Samaritan

  13-06-2017 01:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin woman says she feels lucky to be alive after being assaulted in downtown Austin over the weekend.
  While a suspect has not been identified, the woman wants to share her story to prevent this from happening to someone else.
  Krystyna Lovell says she was leaving Sixth Street after closing time Saturday morning, but her car wasn’t working. “I could not move the lever. I called my insurance and called roadside assistance,” she said.
  While she was waiti
  
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• Associate pastor of east Austin church charged with sexual assault of child

  13-06-2017 01:29 via kxan.com
  
  BUDA, Texas (KXAN) — An associate pastor at Betania Baptist Church in heast Austin who has been wanted by authorities for the past two months has been arrested and charged with sexual assault of a child.
  Fifty-nine-year-old Ruben Garcia, of Buda, was arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force at around 2 p.m. Monday on Torrington Street in Buda.
  In April of this year, Nueces County issued a warrant for his arrest in connection with a 2015 sexual assault or a child investigation in Corpu
  
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• SWAT team responds to suspect barricaded in northeast Austin apartment

  13-06-2017 00:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Officers trying to serve a burglary arrest warrant Monday morning has turned into a SWAT situation in northeast Austin, near Cameron Road and US 183.
  The Travis County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team was called at around 2 p.m., responding to a suspect barricaded inside an apartment in the 1300 block of McKie Drive. Deputies say only the adjacent apartments have been evacuated.
  KXAN has a crew at the scene. We’ll update this page as we get additional information.&nbs
  
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• SWAT team doesn’t find suspect in northeast Austin apartment

  13-06-2017 00:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Officers trying to serve a burglary arrest warrant Monday morning turned into a SWAT situation in northeast Austin, near Cameron Road and US 183.
  However, at around 8:20 p.m., a suspect was not found inside the apartment.
  The Travis County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team was called at around 2 p.m., responding to a suspect barricaded inside an apartment in the 1300 block of McKie Drive. Deputies say only the adjacent apartments were evacuated.
  Deputies said they searched t
  
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• 8 kilos of cocaine found during traffic stop on I-35 in Williamson Co.

  13-06-2017 00:32 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — At around 1 p.m. Monday, deputies pulled over a pickup truck driver heading north on Interstate 35, finding 8 kilos — around 18 pounds — in a vehicle compartment.
  Jose Angel Rodriguez, 17, was pulled over for following a car too closely and driving in the left lane without passing. Deputies say they observed numerous signs of potential criminal activity during the traffic stop.
  MORE: 66 pounds of cocaine, cash found by APD during traffic stop&n
  
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