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• One shot, one arrested in shooting at north Dallas hotel

  03-07-2017 22:40 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (KXAN) — A reported active shooter situation has ended at a north Dallas hotel, as a large number of police converged in the hotel parking lot, according to NBCDFW.
  Police were called to the Dallas Wyndham Suites Park Central hotel on Alpha Road, near the interchange of US 75 and I-635, after 2:30 p.m., the local NBC affiliate reports.
  One person was arrested and another was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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• Active shooter situation reported at north Dallas hotel

  03-07-2017 22:40 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (KXAN) — An active shooter situation has been reported at a north Dallas hotel, as a large number of police have converged in the hotel parking lot, according to NBCDFW.
  Police were called to the Dallas Wyndham Suites Park Central hotel on Alpha Road, near the interchange of US 75 and I-635, after 2:30 p.m., the local NBC affiliate reports.
  We’ll update this story as we get additional information. 
  
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• PHOTOS: Pflugerville kids draw letters to send to Armed Forces

  03-07-2017 21:03 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — In the spirit of America’s birthday, the youngest kids at Primrose School of Pflugerville spent Monday morning drawing letters for members of the Armed Forces. The letters will be sent to deployed soldiers and veterans through A Million Thanks. Parents also had the opportunity to write encouraging notes. Primrose School of Pflugerville – Fourth of July In the spirit of Fourht of July, students from Primrose School of Pflugerville are giving back to
  
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• Shop around for car insurance, it can save you big bucks

  03-07-2017 20:47 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (NBCNC) — Many American drivers do not shop around for car insurance.
  A study conducted by nerdwallets.com shows about 38 percent of motorists have not checked their car insurance rate in at last three years; with some never checking at all.
  Kimberly Palmer, who works for the website, said those who do not shop around, on average, miss out on saving $416 a year.
  “I think a lot of times people are unaware of how much they could be saving and so they sign up for car insurance
  
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• Dozens of animals in Cedar Park home surrendered to shelter

  03-07-2017 20:36 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — Forty cats, six dogs, lizards, birds, rabbits and ferrets have been surrendered to the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter.
  Last week, Cedar Park Animal Control found the animals while responding to a barking dog complaint. Police say that’s when they noticed an odor coming from the home and found all of the animals. Police say the conditions the animals were living in needed improvement. Instead of seizing the pets and charging the owner, she willing
  
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• Dozens of animals found inside Cedar Park home

  03-07-2017 20:36 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — Forty cats, six dogs, lizards, birds, rabbits, and ferrets have been surrendered to the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter.
  Last week, Cedar Park Animal Control found the animals while responding to a barking dog complaint. Police say that’s when they noticed an odor coming from the home and found all of the animals. Police say the conditions the animals were living in needed improvement. Instead of seizing the pets and charging the owner, she willin
  
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• DPS chase ends in deadly crash on US 281 in Blanco County

  03-07-2017 19:33 via kxan.com
  
  BLANCO COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — All lanes of US 281 just north of Round Mountain in Blanco County are blocked due to a chase that ended in a deadly crash.
  A spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety says around 11:30 a.m. troopers tried to pull over a driver but they refused to stop. The driver led authorities on a chase but ended up crashing near the Hofbrau RV Park. There is currently one fatality reported.
  Drivers are encouraged to take a different route since US 281 will be
  
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• Boy rescued from Blue Hole in Georgeown

  03-07-2017 19:08 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — A 9-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital Sunday afternoon after he was found facedown in shallow water at the Blue Hole in Georgetown.
  Emergency crews were called around 4:30 p.m. When they arrived, bystanders had pulled him out of the water and performed CPR on him. Authorities believe he was facedown in the water for a few minutes.
  The child was taken to the hospital where he is alert and in stable condition. Georgetown police are investigating the cause of
  
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• Cedar Park changes traffic around Fourth of July celebration

  03-07-2017 17:52 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — With a large crowd expected at Cedar Park’s Fourth of July celebration, the city is making some changes to how traffic will get around Elizabeth Milburn Park.
  The city says Cypress Creek Road will be completely closed between El Salido Parkway and Sun Chase Boulevard from 8:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. People will not be allowed to sit to view fireworks in the middle of the closed road. This will allow for better traffic flow as people leave Tuesday night.
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• German police say 31 injured when bus burns after crash

  03-07-2017 17:24 via kxan.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Police say they fear a number of people may have died when a coach went up in flames after it crashed into a truck Monday morning in southern Germany, injuring 31 people and leaving 17 others to be accounted for.
  “We’re afraid that people may have died in the accident,” police spokeswoman Irene Brandenstein told The Associated Press.
  She said several people were severely injured in the crash near Muenchberg in Bavaria.
  Two drivers and 46 people and were on t
  
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• Bus carrying seniors crashes on German highway, killing 18

  03-07-2017 17:24 via kxan.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A bus carrying German seniors on holiday slammed into the back of a truck that had slowed for a traffic jam and burst into flame Monday, killing 18 people on a major highway in Bavaria, authorities said.
  More than two dozen people who were hurt escaped the bus before it became fully engulfed in fire, police said. By the time the blaze was put out, only the vehicle’s charred, twisted frame remained.
  The bus from the eastern state of Saxony rear-ended the trailer-truck on
  
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• Florida man sits on gun, shoots himself in penis

  03-07-2017 16:31 via kxan.com
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – A Florida man accidentally shot himself in the penis when he sat down on a gun in the driver’s seat in his car.
  Several television news stations report that the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says the man ran into his girlfriend’s house Friday after the gun discharged.
  She saw that he had a wound in his groin and took him the hospital, where he underwent surgery.
  The sheriff’s office said the 38-year-old man has a previous conviction for coc
  
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• Maria Menounos reveals brain tumor battle, quits E! News

  03-07-2017 15:56 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Maria Menounos says she has been diagnosed with a benign brain tumor and has announced her resignation from E! News.
  Menounos tells People magazine that she underwent surgery last month to remove a golf-ball-sized tumor discovered in February. Menounos says 99.9 percent of the tumor was removed during the seven-hour procedure on June 8. She says there’s a small chance that it could come back.
  E! says Monday that Menounos is leaving the network after three years. The c
  
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• 3 Elgin teens linked to series of car burglaries

  03-07-2017 15:16 via kxan.com
  
  ELGIN, Texas (KXAN) — Elgin police say they’ve arrested three suspects in connection with a series of car burglaries over the weekend.
  Authorities say around 9 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to a stolen vehicle as well as numerous car burglaries in the County Line and West Wind subdivision. Police say every vehicle that was burglarized was unlocked.
  During the investigation, officers located the stolen vehicle and arrested Brandon Montoya, 17; Ricky Whisenhunt, 17, and a 14-yea
  
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• 3 Elgin teens arrested in connection with numerous car burglaries

  03-07-2017 15:16 via kxan.com
  
  ELGIN, Texas (KXAN) — Elgin police say they’ve arrested three suspects in connection with a series of car burglaries over the weekend.
  Authorities say around 9 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to a stolen vehicle as well as numerous car burglaries in the County Line and West Wind subdivision. Police say every vehicle that was burglarized was unlocked.
  During the investigation, officers located the stolen vehicle and arrested Brandon Montoya, 17; Ricky Whisenhunt, 17, and a 14-yea
  
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• Fire Marshals urge caution around fireworks, knowledge of local laws

  03-07-2017 14:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Fire Marshals are asking everyone to be aware of local fireworks law this Fourth of July.
  Many cities ban fireworks. Austin bans fireworks completely, making it illegal to buy, sell, use, and even possess fireworks within city limits.
  Travis County Deputy Fire Marshal Chris Cowan says fireworks are only cleared for use in unincorporated parts of the county.
  “We want you to have fun. We want you to enjoy your Fourth of July and we want your children to enjoy it, have a
  
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• Nevada launches sales of legal recreational marijuana

  03-07-2017 14:06 via kxan.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP/KXAN) — Nevada has become the fifth state in the U.S. with stores selling marijuana for recreational purposes.
  People began buying pot early Saturday, just months after voters approved legalization in November. It’s the fastest turnaround from the ballot box to retail sales in the nation.
  At the stroke of midnight July 1, Nevada State Senator Tick Segerblom was the first in line to buy cannabis. Segerblom was one of the main drivers for shaping the new laws to make both
  
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• Pennsylvania man facing murder charges in road-rage slaying of woman

  03-07-2017 13:42 via kxan.com
  
  WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man was in custody Sunday for what a prosecutor called the “savage” and “senseless” death of a recent high school graduate shot in the head during a road-rage confrontation as the two tried to merge in a single lane.
  David Desper, 28, of Trainer, turned himself in accompanied by an attorney early Sunday, and police said he was charged with first- and third-degree murder, possession of an instrument of crime, and reckless endan
  
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• Gift card scam reported in Williamson County

  03-07-2017 13:21 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office is issuing an alert to residents about scammers using the department’s telephone number.
  Authorities say the caller identifies himself as a deputy with the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office and states the victim owes money and if they don’t pay, their drivers license would be suspended.
  In one case, a victim said he complied and purchased a prepaid Walmart card and gave the suspect the number.
  
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• Milwaukee couple suffers sticker shock after $898 Uber ride

  03-07-2017 13:10 via kxan.com
  
  MILWAUKEE, Wis. (KXAN) — An Uber customer thought his credit card had been compromised after his credit card showed a charge of $898 for a recent trip.
  WISN reports Keith and Audra Tubin were attending a festival recently and when they went out that night, they used Uber to get back home.
  “Two-hundred dollars to get to the first stop,” said Keith. “We asked if he could take us a couple more places, he said no problem. He put it in the computer. I wake up the next morning
  
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• Tesla says its Model 3 car will go on sale on Friday

  03-07-2017 12:41 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Electric car maker Tesla says its keenly awaited Model 3 car for the masses will go on sale on Friday.
  CEO Elon Musk made the announcement Monday on Twitter.
  The car is to start around $35,000 and with a $7,500 federal electric car tax credit, could cost $27,500. Tesla says the five-seat car will be able to go 215 miles (133 kilometers) on a single charge and will be sporty, accelerating from zero to 60 miles per hour in under six seconds.
  Musk had said that production was
  
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• Tesla: 1st Model 3 to be built Friday, sales start July 28

  03-07-2017 12:41 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The first Tesla Model 3 electric car for the masses should come off the assembly line on Friday with the first deliveries in late July, the company’s CEO says.
  CEO Elon Musk, in several Twitter messages early Monday, says the new car passed all government regulatory requirements for production to begin two weeks ahead of schedule. The company plans to hold a party to hand over the first 30 Model 3s to customers on July 28, Musk wrote in a tweet.
  The Model 3 is to star
  
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• Woman’s body washes ashore at Padre Island National Seashore

  03-07-2017 12:39 via kxan.com
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) – Authorities believe a woman found dead near the edge of the surf on the Padre Island National Seashore in South Texas is a drowning victim.
  The body was spotted Saturday by a Turtle Patrol team on a part of the beach that’s closed to vehicles about 2 miles north of the Malaquite Visitor Center.
  Kleberg County sheriff’s officials say she has not immediately been identified. She’s described as likely in her 40s with sandy-colored hair. No vehicl
  
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• Dreamers worry as Texas, 9 other states issue call to end DACA

  03-07-2017 07:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN( KXAN) —  After Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called for  President Donald Trump’s administration to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program earlier this week,  DACA recipients in Texas are wondering what will happen next with their status.
  Paxton signed the letter along with leaders from 10 other states on June 29 calling on the Secretary of Homeland Security to rescind the Obama Administration memorandum authorizing DACA and to n
  
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• Dreamers worry as Ken Paxton, 9 other states issue call to end DACA

  03-07-2017 07:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN( KXAN) —  After Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called for  President Donald Trump’s administration to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program earlier this week,  DACA recipients in Texas are wondering what will happen next with their status.
  Paxton signed the letter along with leaders from 10 other states on June 29 calling on the secretary of Homeland Security to rescind the Obama Administration memorandum authorizing DACA and to n
  
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• Southeast Austin brawl sends four to hospital, one critically injured

  03-07-2017 05:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – A man is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being stabbed during a brawl at an apartment complex Sunday night in southeast Austin.
  Austin police say they were called to the scene just before 9 p.m. in the 6000 block of Fairway Street just west of Montopolis Drive and north of Riverside Drive.
  “We have multiple callers calling in saying there were multiple people fighting. Some were being stabbed, some were being hit with baseball bats. So, I don&rsqu
  
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• Man suffers life-threatening injuries when stabbed in SE Austin brawl

  03-07-2017 05:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – A man is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being stabbed during a brawl at an apartment complex Sunday night in southeast Austin.
  Austin police say they were called to the scene just before 9 p.m. in the 6000 block of Fairway Street just west of Montopolis Drive and north of Riverside Drive.
  “We have multiple callers calling in saying there were multiple people fighting. Some were being stabbed, some were being hit with baseball bats. So, I don&rsqu
  
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• Man stabbed 17 times during southeast Austin brawl

  03-07-2017 05:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being stabbed 17 times in an attack at an apartment complex Sunday night in southeast Austin.
  Austin police say they were called to the Fairway Village Apartments just before 9 p.m. in the 6000 block of Fairway Street just west of Montopolis Drive and north of Riverside Drive.
  “We have multiple callers calling in saying there were multiple people fighting. Some were being stabbed, some were being hit with b
  
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• 5 people stabbed or beaten with baseball bats in SE Austin brawl

  03-07-2017 05:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Five people were stabbed or hit with baseball bats in a large fight at an apartment complex early Sunday night in southeast Austin, said Austin-Travis County EMS and the Austin Police Department.
  It started just before 9 p.m. in the 6000 block of Fairway Street just west of Montopolis Drive and north of Riverside Drive.
  Police said they received multiple calls about people fighting with knives and baseball bats in a parking lot at the apartment complex.
  ATC EMS said they to
  
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• Frozen treats help Austinites conquer the heat

  03-07-2017 05:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Today was the fourth 100-degree day so far this summer in Austin. But that didn’t stop Austinites from stepping outside and grabbing some snow cones to help beat the heat.
  In the video above, KXAN videojournalist Frank Martinez shows you how they’re worth every penny.
  
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• Former Longhorn named to N.L. All Star team

  03-07-2017 04:09 via kxan.com
  
   MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brewers closer Corey Knebel had quite a day without even taking the mound.
  In the morning, he learned he and his wife, Danielle, would be having a baby girl through a unique unveiling. Then, just before the Brewers played the Miami Marlins on Sunday, he was informed he’d been chosen for his first All-Star Game.
  “What a day,” Knebel said. “I don’t know how it could get any better.”
  The Knebels learned t
  
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• Opposing activists rally downtown for and against impeachment

  03-07-2017 03:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Central Texans exercised their free speech Sunday morning in a march and rally in downtown Austin, calling on Congress to impeach President Donald Trump.
  This march at the State Capitol was sponsored by State Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin.
  Those who attended said the president has been in violation of the US Constitution since he took office.
  They accuse President Trump of making money off the office and believe his staff is working with enemy foreign governments.
  “The
  
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• San Antonio Police Chief: ‘I’m sick of the police haters’

  03-07-2017 02:20 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — San Antonio’s police chief is sounding off against people who he calls “police haters.”
  SAPD Chief William McManus’ comments come after one of his officers was killed this week and while another officer faces a long road to recovery.
  Officers Miguel Moreno and Julio Cavazos were trying to stop two car burglary suspects last Thursday when one of them opened fire.
  Moreno was shot in the head and died from his injuries the next day. Officer Cavazos
  
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• Firefighters rescue dog in north Austin fire, no one hurt

  03-07-2017 02:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin firefighters saved a dog while knocking down a north Austin house fire, said the Austin Fire Department.
  It started just before 3:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon at a home in the 1300 block of Neans Drive just north of Rundberg Lane and west of Lamar.
  Firefighters said flames were coming out of the garage when they arrived. It took them less than 30 minutes to knock it down.
  AFD said four people, a cat and a dog lived in the house and that two of the people were checked for
  
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• Austin’s new e-cig ban starts Monday

  03-07-2017 00:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – A new ordinance banning electronic cigarettes in public areas in the city of Austin will go into effect on Monday, July 3.
  The Austin City Council voted to add e-cigarettes to the list of tobacco products banned in public places such as parks, city buildings and restaurants in June.
  Council Member Ora Houston sponsored the resolution. “Austin Public Health has indicated for some time now about the public health benefits of not smoking. Period. And not smoking e-cigare
  
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• Search for missing swimmer in Pedernales River continues Monday

  03-07-2017 00:11 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – Two brothers in their late teens or early 20s were swimming across the Pedernales River in Reimers Ranch Park in southwest Travis County Sunday afternoon when the older brother started struggling, said Kristen Dark, spokesperson for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office.
  She said that’s when his younger brother tried to swim over to help but in the process got into trouble himself. Some bystanders were able to help pull the younger brother out of
  
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• Brother missing after swimming at Travis County park, other rescued

  03-07-2017 00:11 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – Two brothers in or close to their 20s were swimming across the Pedernales River in Reimers Ranch Park in southwest Travis County Sunday afternoon when the older brother started struggling, said Kristen Dark, spokesperson for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office.
  She said that’s when his younger brother tried to swim over to help but in the process got into trouble himself. Some bystanders were able to help pull the younger brother out of the wat
  
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• Body of missing swimmer in Pedernales River recovered

  03-07-2017 00:11 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – Two brothers in their late teens or early 20s were swimming across the Pedernales River in Reimers Ranch Park in southwest Travis County Sunday afternoon when the older brother started struggling, said Kristen Dark, spokesperson for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office.
  She said that’s when his younger brother tried to swim over to help but in the process got into trouble himself. Some bystanders were able to help pull the younger brother out of
  
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• 1 swimmer rescued, 1 missing at Reimers Ranch Park

  03-07-2017 00:11 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – STARFlight was called to Reimers Ranch Park in western Travis County Sunday afternoon to help rescue two swimmers, said Austin Travis-County EMS.
  The call came in at about 4:25 p.m. One swimmer, a man in his 20s, was located, taken out of the water and evaluated by medics at the scene. STARFlight then flew him to Dell Seton Medical Center with critical, potentially life-threatening injuries, ATC EMS said.
  As of 5:30 p.m., the second swimmer, also a man, was st
  
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