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• Actor LaBeouf arrested in Georgia for public drunkenness

  08-07-2017 21:40 via kxan.com
  
  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Actor Shia LaBeouf has been released from a Georgia jail after posting $7,000 bond on charges of public drunkenness. In October 2015, he was arrested in Austin on Sixth Street for the same offense.
  The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office says the 31-year-old was arrested in a hotel lobby at 4 a.m. Saturday by the Savannah Police Department and released.
  He also faces charges of disorderly conduct and obstruction.
  Police say LaBeouf asked a bystander for a cigare
  
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• Texas judge removed over citizenship becomes US citizen

  08-07-2017 21:25 via kxan.com
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A judge in Texas who was put on unpaid leave in May after officials discovered she was not a U.S. citizen has become a citizen.
  Corpus Christi Municipal Court Judge Young Min Burkett was sworn in as a citizen on Friday. That makes her eligible to vote and serve as a judge. The oath was administered by a federal judge.
  Burkett is from South Korea and had been a permanent legal resident. She applied for expedited review of her U.S. citizenship request after being
  
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• FBI: Flight attendant broke wine bottle over man’s head

  08-07-2017 18:35 via kxan.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — A flight attendant broke a wine bottle over the head of a man who lunged for an exit door and fought with other passengers during a Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Beijing, but it didn’t faze him, an FBI agent wrote in charging papers filed Friday.
  Joseph Daniel Hudek IV, 23, of Tampa, Florida, appeared in U.S. District Court, wearing a beige jail uniform and sporting a scrape or bruise below his right eye.
  He was arrested Thursday night after causing the distur
  
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• Texas Supreme Court suspends embattled judge in Houston

  08-07-2017 17:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court has suspended a Houston judge amid allegations she sexted while on the bench and used illegal drugs.
  Harris County Justice of the Peace Hilary Green was suspended Friday without pay at the request of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
  The commission in May presented its more than 300-page investigation of alleged misconduct by Green as part of complaints against her since 2012. She’s served on the bench since 2007 and presided over
  
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• Police searching for 3 toddlers missing in North Texas

  08-07-2017 16:55 via kxan.com
  
  PARIS, Texas (KXAN) — Three children are missing according to an Amber Alert issued early Saturday by the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office. The children, 3-year-old Dylan Mcintyre-Cotton, 4-year-old Kenzly Mcintyre-Cotton and 18-month-old Havok Cotton were reported missing by Child Protective Services early Saturday morning.
  Police are also searching for 65-year-old Darla Faye in connection to the children’s abduction. They say the woman is driving a white, 2007 Dodge Durango
  
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• Missing children found, woman arrested in North Texas

  08-07-2017 16:55 via kxan.com
  
  PARIS, Texas (KXAN) — 64-year-old Darla Faye has been arrested in connection to the abduction of 3 siblings in North Texas who have now been found safe.
  Three children were reported missing   by Child Protective Services early Saturday morning and  an Amber Alert issued early Saturday by the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office. The children are 3-year-old Dylan Mcintyre-Cotton, 4-year-old Kenzly Mcintyre-Cotton and 18-month-old Havok Cotton.
  Police were also searching for 65-year
  
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• Peaceful protests mark end of G-20 summit hours after riots

  08-07-2017 15:22 via kxan.com
  
  HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Tens of thousands of peaceful protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg on Saturday, hours after masked rioters clashed with police, burned cars and looted businesses.
  Marching on a route close to where some of the worst violence unfolded overnight, protesters chanted, sang, danced and played music as world leaders wrapped up their two-day summit in the German port city.
  An eclectic crowd of families pushing baby carriag
  
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• Anti-G-20 activists riot for second night in Hamburg

  08-07-2017 15:22 via kxan.com
  
  HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Anti-globalization activists rioted violently for a second night as Hamburg hosted Group of 20 leaders, setting up street barricades, looting supermarkets and attacking police with slingshots and firebombs on Saturday.
  Police said riots were extremely aggressive in the early hours of Saturday in the city’s Schanzenviertel neighborhood, which is only a few hundred meters (yards) away from the summit grounds. Hundreds of officers went into buildings to arrest ri
  
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• Fire department warns parents about children sleeping with their phones

  08-07-2017 04:58 via kxan.com
  
  NEWTON, N.H. (WKRG) — One fire department is warning parents to check the location of their children’s phone chargers. They claim that charging a tablet or phone on a bed or under a pillow can be extremely dangerous.
  The post from the Newton New Hampshire Facebook page reads:
  Research has revealed that 53 percent of children/teens charge their phone or tablet either on their bed or under their pillow. This is can be extremely dangerous. The heat generated cannot dissipate and th
  
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• What happens when an American is killed overseas

  08-07-2017 04:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin 22-year-old who was beaten to death on a Greek island early Friday morning was at least the eighth American killed in the country since late 2002, according to U.S. State Department online records.
  Those records show 126 Americans in total died in Greece between October 2002 and December 2016, the dates the data are available. Many of the deaths are attributed to drowning, car crashes and suicide. Seven are listed as homicides and one is “under investigation
  
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• PHOTO: Girl asks to pray with San Antonio officers having dinner

  08-07-2017 03:42 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — The photo of a little girl praying with San Antonio police officers having dinner at a restaurant has gotten thousands of likes and shares on Facebook.
  Martha Bosquez posted the photo of her daughter Paige praying with the officers at a Luby’s restaurant on Wednesday, days after San Antonio Police Officer Miguel Moreno died from his injuries in a June 29 downtown shooting.
  The post says, “She walks up to the table and ask them ‘may I pray for you to b
  
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• Police K9 dies of heat stroke in squad car

  08-07-2017 02:52 via kxan.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — A DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department K9 died of apparent heat stroke Thursday after his handler failed to remove him from the back of his squad car.
  According to a release from DeKalb County Sheriff Don Lauer, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department School Resource Officer Courtney Fuller and K9 Mojo returned home from duty around 3 p.m. Thursday. Fuller, though, became distracted by a “situation” with his newborn child and never removed Mojo
  
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• Dripping Springs horse gets Southern hospitality after rare surgery

  08-07-2017 02:37 via kxan.com
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A young horse from Texas, going by the name of Barbara, managed to capture the hearts of many and has made the journey to East Tennessee for a rare surgery at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine.
  Barbara was born in January with a wry nose deformity that pulls her nose to one side, making it increasingly difficult to breathe and even eat sometimes.
  Many owners would put the animal down simply for the cost of corrective surgery. Barbara&rsquo
  
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• Austin’s annual RTX gaming convention set to be biggest yet

  08-07-2017 01:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — RTX is underway in ATX and the annual gaming convention is expected to draw its biggest crowd yet.
  RTX is led by Rooster Teeth Productions, an Austin-based company that created the popular Red vs. Blue web series.  The convention is where gaming meets the Internet and where gamers find their great escape.
  “It’s how you get through bad days, it’s how you get through good days, it’s how you make good days,” said one attendee.
  Lord British &m
  
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• Austin’s city manager search lagging behind others

  08-07-2017 01:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It has been nearly 11 months since Marc Ott announced he would resign his position as Austin’s city manager. So far, the city council has not interviewed a single candidate to fill the most influential office at City Hall.
  “I think it’s going really well,” said Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo of the search for a city manager.
  Going well and going quickly are two very different things. Austin’s search has moved at a snail’s pace compared to the
  
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• East Austin forum will host candidates vying for Dawnna Dukes’ seat

  08-07-2017 00:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Democrats in Texas House District 46, covering large swaths of east Austin, will hold a candidate forum on Sunday, introducing the five candidates vying for the seat currently held by State Rep. Dawnna Dukes.
  Rep. Dukes has been largely absent from the Capitol scene for the past two legislative sessions. Organizers say she has not responded to invitations to attend Sunday’s forum.
  Daniel Segura-Kelly, the 126th precinct chair in Travis County, and his fellow prec
  
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• Family event helps parents keep kids safe during summer months

  08-07-2017 00:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Summer can be the most dangerous time of year for children. From hot cars to missing and exploited children, this weekend, parents will get a chance to focus on summer safety.
  Eva Berry believes each one of her 3-year-old son’s fingerprints could lead police to him if he is ever in danger. It is why she waited in line at Howdy Honda in southeast Austin to get Eli fingerprinted.
  “It’s just scary, that if something should happen,” Berry said, “yo
  
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• One year later: Deadly Dallas ambush promotes changes for law enforcement

  08-07-2017 00:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Statewide, law enforcement agencies came together Friday morning to remember the five officers shot and killed in Dallas one year ago. At the request of Gov. Greg Abbott, officers held a minute of silence and turned their patrol cars’ flashing lights on at 10 a.m. In addition to a large remembrance held at the Texas State Capitol, local agencies gathered to honor the men in their own cities and counties as well.
  “We hate that we have to come together under circu
  
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• New charges against boater in death of Temple father, daughter

  08-07-2017 00:07 via kxan.com
  
  TEMPLE, Texas (KWKT) — The man accused of operating a boat that killed a young child on Lake Belton is facing a second charge of criminally negligent homicide after the child’s father also died.
  Jason Bernal ran over Kaitlyn and Patrick Oliver with his recreational houseboat at Temple Lake Park on June 23.
  Officers said when Kaitlyn got tangled up in the boat’s propeller, Patrick jumped in to save her, but instead received injuries resulting in an amputation of his legs.
  Patric
  
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