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• Colorado Street two-way traffic expected to open by end of summer

  11-07-2017 23:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two years of construction on a downtown Austin street is almost over, as one-way Colorado Street is about to become a two-way street.
  Orange and white barricades have become a common theme on the road as crews work to convert the road into a two-way street between 10th Street and Cesar Chavez Street. Drivers may have noticed there are already signal lights installed for future northbound traffic at Colorado Street and Sixth Street.
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• Voluntary evacuations underway as 50-acre fire burns in Blanco County

  11-07-2017 23:19 via kxan.com
  
  BLANCO COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Crews are fighting a large wildfire started by a BBQ pit several miles north of Johnson City. At this time officials say no structures are threatened by the fire, but voluntary evacuations are underway.
  The 50-acre fire is moving northwest from Trails End Road, near the intersection of Farm Road 1323 and US 281, according to Blanco County Emergency Management. Crews were first called to fight the fire at 2:41 p.m. Tuesday.
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• Voluntary evacuations underway as 359-acre fire burns in Blanco County

  11-07-2017 23:19 via kxan.com
  
  BLANCO COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Crews are fighting a large wildfire started by a BBQ pit several miles north of Johnson City. At this time officials say no structures are threatened by the fire, but voluntary evacuations are underway.
  The 359-acre fire is moving northwest in rough terrain from Trails End Road, near the intersection of Farm Road 1323 and US 281, according to Blanco County Emergency Management. Crews were first called to fight the fire at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday.
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• 359-acre fire in Blanco County now 100% contained

  11-07-2017 23:19 via kxan.com
  
  BLANCO COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) Crews were fighting a large wildfire started by a BBQ pit several miles north of Johnson City for much of Tuesday. While no structures were threatened by the fire, seven residents voluntarily evacuated and have returned to their homes.
  No one was injured in the fire, but a Johnson City fire truck was destroyed by the flames. A single structure of an outbuilding was slightly damaged, but not lost.
  The 359-acre fire was moving northwest in rough terrain from Trails End
  
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• 911 down in Burnet-area for the fourth time in recent months

  11-07-2017 22:49 via kxan.com
  
  BURNET, Texas (KXAN) — 911 emergency service is down in the Burnet area, the sheriff’s office says, and emergency calls are being rerouted to surrounding agencies.
  It’s at least the fourth time the county has faced a 911 outage since March. The Burnet County Sheriff’s Facebook page says the cause is AT&T having “fiber optic issues” near Burnet.
  The agency says their dispatch center is able to communicate with other dispatch centers and their deputies over
  
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• 3-year-old boy killed by falling TV in Temple

  11-07-2017 22:35 via kxan.com
  
  TEMPLE, Texas (KWKT) — Temple police report a small child has been killed when a television fell on him.
  Sgt. Michael Bolton says the incident occurred in the 1500 block of South Fifth Street at about 11 p.m. Monday.
  He said the child appears to have been climbing a piece of furniture that had the TV on top of it. According to NBC affiliate KCEN, the boy was three years old.
  Bolton says it appears the piece of furniture tipped forward and the TV landed on the child.
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• Former Rockdale official arrested

  11-07-2017 22:20 via kxan.com
  
  ROCKDALE, Texas (KWKT) – Rockdale Police have arrested former Rockdale Public Works Director Zack Reeves on charges of theft by a public servant.
  Reeves was arraigned Tuesday morning, then posted bond and was released. He was fired last week, accused of charging equipment and fuel to the City of Rockdale for use with his personal vehicle.
  City manager Chris Wittaker said a search will begin soon to find a replacement. In the meantime, the city is working to make adjustments for doing busin
  
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• Lubbock teen dies in bathtub after grabbing her phone

  11-07-2017 22:11 via kxan.com
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas (KXAN) — A Lubbock teenager died on Sunday when she was electrocuted while grabbing her phone in a bathtub.
  Fourteen-year-old Madison Coe was visiting her father’s home in Lovington, New Mexico when it happened, according to KCBD.
  Her family tells the Lubbock NBC affiliate that Coe grabbed her phone while it was plugged into a charger in a bathroom outlet when she was electrocuted. Coe was found with a burn mark on her hand, the family says.
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• PHOTOS: Two women rob customer at southeast Austin ATM

  11-07-2017 21:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are searching for two women who they say robbed a customer at an ATM in southeast Austin in May.
  A woman was at the ATM in the 2200 block of East Riverside Drive, near Burton Drive, when a vehicle drove up and one of the suspects got out and demanded money at around 5 p.m. on May 29.
  The victim, who said the suspect acted like she had a weapon in her pocket, was able to run away. The suspect got back into the vehicle and drove off. No one was injured.
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• Lake Travis fire crews encounter rattlesnake while fighting brush fire

  11-07-2017 21:02 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — When brush fires break out, people usually think about structures being damaged but, in many cases, animals need to get away from the flames as well.
  On Monday afternoon, firefighters with North Lake Travis Fire/Rescue had to deal with brush fires, rattlesnakes and raccoons. In the span of a couple of hours, the department was tackling three grass fires all in the same area off of Sierra Vista Drive. One of the fires escalated where it destroyed a shed and thr
  
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• TABC taps new director to ‘restore confidence’ of the public, legislature

  11-07-2017 20:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After scandal and a barrage of high level resignations, the Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission appointed a new executive director to help turn the embattled agency around. Lawyer and decorated military officer Adrian Bentley Nettles will take over in August.
  The news came Tuesday evening from Kevin Lilly, recently appointed chair of the TABC.
  “The goals are restoring the confidence of the public and the legislature,” Lilly told a crowd of mostly TABC staff.
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• TABC expected to announce new interim head of the agency

  11-07-2017 20:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The two remaining members of the Texas Alcoholic and Beverage Commission went into executive session Tuesday morning to interview five candidates for the top spot at the agency.
  Spokesperson for the agency, Chris Porter, expects the commission to meet in a public meeting and announce an interim head of the agency and possibly a finalist for the permanent top spot. Currently, the state agency has neither an executive director nor a deputy executive director. According t
  
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• West Virginian forms election committee to draft Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson for president

  11-07-2017 19:56 via kxan.com
  
  WHEELING, WV (WCMH) — There’s now an official campaign committee to get actor and former WWE star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson elected as president in 2020.
  Wheeling resident Kenton Tilford, 26, formally created the campaign committee called “Run The Rock 2020,” according to Federal Election Committee records.
  “I’ve been discussing (this committee) with friends for some time, but I ultimately decided to create the committee because America is incredib
  
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• VIDEO: Thieves break into liquor store to steal Patron

  11-07-2017 19:50 via kxan.com
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (KXAN) — Two suspects who broke into a liquor store in Fort Worth only wanted one particular liquor: tequila. Patron, to be exact.
  Fort Worth police released surveillance video of the July 1 burglary with the hopes of catching the thieves. The burglary happened around 4:45 a.m. at the Liquor Den at 6621 N. Beach St.
  The suspects used a brick to break in through the front door. Once inside, one suspect made a bee-line to the green Patron tequila boxes where he proceeded to
  
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• Burn ban in effect for Williamson County

  11-07-2017 19:31 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — The Williamson County Commissioners Court issued a burn ban for the county Tuesday morning. The ban will be in effect for the next 90 days unless removed by the judge.
  Fire departments across the county are seeing dry conditions that could lead to brush fires.
  “We had a half-acre grass fire last night. This happened right before midnight, there was a transformer on fire that caused the grass fire,” said Georgetown Assistant Fire Chief Clay Shell. 
  
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• School district in Ohio votes to have officers carry overdose antidote

  11-07-2017 18:48 via kxan.com
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) – Officers patrolling public middle and high schools in one of northeast Ohio’s largest cities will start carrying the overdose antidote naloxone during the coming school year.
  The Akron Board of Education voted 5-1 in favor of the policy Monday. Supporters say access to the antidote, also known by the brand name Narcan, could help prevent potential drug deaths amid the opioid epidemic.
  Only board member Debbie Walsh dissented. Walsh tells the Akron Beacon Journal sh
  
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• 15 Marines, 1 Navy corpsman killed in military plane crash

  11-07-2017 18:19 via kxan.com
  
  ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP/KXAN) — A Marine spokesman says a Navy corpsman and 15 Marines were killed in when a military plane crashed in rural Mississippi as it was headed from North Carolina to California.
  Marine Corps Maj. Andrew Aranda says Tuesday that the flight of the KC-130T originated Monday from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. The plane was taking people and equipment to Naval Air Field El Centro, California, when it crashed Monday afternoon in a soybean field ne
  
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• Beachgoers form human chain to rescue family in water

  11-07-2017 17:45 via kxan.com
  
  PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Strangers on a Florida beach formed an 80-person human chain to rescue nine members of family who had been caught in a riptide and pulled too far from shore.
  Roberta Ursrey and her family were enjoying the day at M.B. Miller County Pier on the Gulf of Mexico when she noticed her sons were missing, the Panama City News Herald reported . She went looking for them and soon heard them screaming from the water that they were trapped by the current.
  Others warned h
  
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• USPS mail carrier robbed of package in Harker Heights

  11-07-2017 17:14 via kxan.com
  
  HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas (KWKT) — A USPS letter carrier was robbed while out making deliveries in Harker Heights, near Waco.
  Investigators with the U.S Postal Inspection Service say the the robbery happened on Friday around 1:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of Zinfandel. The letter carrier says a man approached him, pulled out a handgun and stole one package.
  The suspect ran away. No information was released on whether the suspect seeking a specific package.
  The robbery of a postal carrier is a fed
  
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• SH 29 in Liberty Hill back open after dump truck crash

  11-07-2017 16:16 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A dump truck that rolled over and lost its load blocked lanes of State Highway 29 near Liberty Hill for a couple of hours
  The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened around 9:30 a.m. on SH 29 at US 183. One eastbound lane and two westbound lanes of SH 29 were blocked until crews cleared the scene around 11 a.m.
  
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• Dump truck crash causes backup on SH 29 near Liberty Hill

  11-07-2017 16:16 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A dump truck that rolled over and lost its load is blocking lanes on State Highway 29 near Liberty Hill.
  The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened around 9:30 a.m. on SH 29 at US 183. One eastbound lane and two westbound lanes of SH 29 are blocked.
  Drivers should expect delays as crews work on towing away the truck and clearing the road of the gravel it was carrying.
  
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• Measles outbreak in Europe claims 35 lives

  11-07-2017 15:43 via kxan.com
  
  COPENHAGEN (KXAN) — An ongoing measles outbreak in Europe has killed 35 people in the past 12 months, according to the World Health Organization. Romania has been hit hardest with 31 deaths reported.
  The most recent death was that of a 6-year-old Italian boy. In Italy, there have been more than 3,300 measles cases that have resulted in two deaths since June of last year. Recently, health experts met in Rome to discuss ways to improve vaccination coverage among children, adults and vulnerab
  
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• Austin mayor looks to address gentrification, displacement with task force

  11-07-2017 15:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As home and property values continue to increase in Austin, Mayor Steve Adler says the city has to address issues of displacement and gentrification.
  In a post on the Austin City Council’s bulletin board, Adler says he wants to create a task force to “highlight anti-displacement policies, strategies and tools.” Adler believes while there are many city programs and initiatives that address certain parts of displacement, there isn’t a comprehensive und
  
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• The Latest: Trump Jr. tweets email chain on Russia meeting

  11-07-2017 14:55 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the ongoing investigations into possible collusion between Trump campaign associates and Russia (all times local):
  11:10 a.m.
  Donald Trump Jr. has released an email chain that shows him discussing plans to hear damaging information on Hillary Clinton.
  In a statement Tuesday, Trump’s eldest son said he was posting the emails “in order to be totally transparent.”
  The emails with music publicist Rob Goldstone show that Trump Jr. was told that
  
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• The Latest: Russian lawyer says she had no info on Clinton

  11-07-2017 14:55 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the ongoing investigations into possible collusion between Trump campaign associates and Russia (all times local):
  3:55 p.m.
  A Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. during the 2016 presidential campaign insists she had no compromising information on Hillary Clinton to offer — in contrast to what the email exchange released by Trump’s eldest son suggests.
  Asked if she had compromising information on Hillary Clinton, Natalia Veselnitskaya to
  
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• The Latest: President Trump applauds son’s ‘transparency’

  11-07-2017 14:55 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the ongoing investigations into possible collusion between Trump campaign associates and Russia (all times local):
  2:30 p.m.
  President Donald Trump says he his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., is “a high-quality person,” and he applauds “his transparency.”
  White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders read a brief statement from the president Tuesday in response to revelations that Trump Jr. agreed to hear damaging information on Hillar
  
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• House Intel Dem says Congress needs answers regarding Russia

  11-07-2017 14:55 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the ongoing investigations into possible collusion between Trump campaign associates and Russia (all times local):
  8:30 a.m.
  The top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee says the report that Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer last year in the expectation of getting damaging information on Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign is “a very big deal.”
  Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., told CNN Tuesday that his committee, whi
  
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• PHOTOS: 16 dead in military plane crash in Mississippi

  11-07-2017 14:34 via kxan.com
  
  ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis says the KC-130 that crashed in Mississippi and killed 16 people was from the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.
  Tillis, who represents North Carolina, said in a statement Tuesday morning that he and his wife are extending their deepest condolences to the families of the Marines who were killed, as well as to the Cherry Point station and the community of Havelock.
  The refueling aircraft crashed Monday afternoon in a soybean
  
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• Officer who killed Castile to be paid $48,500 in buyout

  11-07-2017 14:20 via kxan.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota police officer who was acquitted in last year’s fatal shooting of black motorist Philando Castile will receive $48,500 as he leaves the suburban department that employed him at the time of the killing, according to a separation agreement announced Monday.
  Jeronimo Yanez will be paid the money in a lump sum, minus applicable deductions and withholdings for state and federal taxes. Under the five-page agreement released through a public records request,
  
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• Dress like a cow and get free food at Chick-fil-A today

  11-07-2017 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — If getting a free Slurpee at 7-Eleven isn’t enough, you can head on over to Chick-Fil-A for some free food as part of the restaurant’s Cow Appreciation Day.
  Customers who show up wearing anything cow-like will receive a free entree from a list of redeemable items. If you’re looking for a salad though, sadly, that’s not included. Children will also receive a free kid’s meal for dressing up. But if you want a gluten-free bun, that’s no
  
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• Warrant issued for ninth suspect in beating death of Bakari Henderson

  11-07-2017 13:47 via kxan.com
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP/KXAN) — Authorities in Greece have issued an arrest warrant for a ninth suspect they believe was involved in the death of Austinite Bakari Henderson. A judicial official told the Associated Press the newest suspect is a Serb.
  On Tuesday, seven of eight men charged with involvement in the beating death of Henderson, 22, appeared in court. The seven—six Serbs and a British national of Serb origin—appeared before an investigating judge, who will decide whether t
  
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• Patrick says his campaign war chest is worth nearly $17M

  11-07-2017 13:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says his campaign war chest has grown to almost $17 million.
  The legislative session prohibited lawmakers from raising money before June 19, and they faced a financial disclosure deadline at the end of last month. In a statement Monday, Patrick said he used that 12-day window alone to collect $4 million.
  Patrick strategist Allen Blakemore said in the same statement that his formidable funds ensure Patrick’s campaign “is prepared for any
  
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• TABC Commission says vacant positions are a ‘threat to public health’

  11-07-2017 13:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With the abrupt departure of the acting director of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, the agency now has to deliberate and appoint his position as well as several other vacant positions.
  On Tuesday morning, the TABC Commission will meet to discuss and potentially appoint the person who will replace Ed Swedberg. Swedberg resigned after barely a month on the job amid continued criticism that the agency took taxpayer-funded trips to Hawaii and San Diego. According to th
  
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• Nearly 38,000 Austin Energy customers receive discounts on bills

  11-07-2017 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the 100 degree days continue, the air conditioner could be running on overdrive. For Austinites who are having trouble affording their bill, Austin Energy customers are not expected to pay higher rates this time of year when the demand for AC is high. The city is now letting go of the seasonal base rates in an effort to keep the city affordable. The utility company is also meeting with more than 100 non-profits Tuesday to help even more people pay their bills.
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• Susan Combs named to Interior Dept. position

  11-07-2017 09:21 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON D.C. (KXAN) — President Donald Trump announced Monday he will nominate Susan Combs to be the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Policy, Management and Budget.
  Combs served two terms from 2007-2015 as Texas Comptroller. She also served two terms as Texas Agriculture Commissioner from 1999-2007. Combs was the first woman elected to the Agriculture Commissioner position.
  In December, Combs met with then President-elect Trump as part of his search for the Secretary of Agricultu
  
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• Missing elderly man’s medical conditions could be deadly if untreated

  11-07-2017 05:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police say an 84-year-old missing elderly man could die soon if his medical conditions are left untreated.
  Francis Reidy was last seen in the 3200 block of W. Slaughter Ln. at West Oaks Rehab at around 3 p.m. Monday.
  He is described as 5-foot-10, 150 pounds, with gray hair and blue eyes.
  He was also last seen wearing a blue t-shirt, with shorts, a silver walker and has old hospital bands on his wrist.
  Anyone with information on his location should call 911 immediatel
  
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• Missing elderly Austin man found safe

  11-07-2017 05:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police say an 84-year-old missing elderly man could die soon if his medical conditions are left untreated.
  Francis Reidy was last seen in the 3200 block of W. Slaughter Ln. at West Oaks Rehab at around 3 p.m. Monday.
  He is described as 5-foot-10, 150 pounds, with gray hair and blue eyes.
  He was also last seen wearing a blue t-shirt, with shorts, a silver walker and has old hospital bands on his wrist.
  Anyone with information on his location should call 911 immediatel
  
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• Livestrong: Many cancer survivors not informed about fertility risks

  11-07-2017 05:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin-based non-profit Livestrong is in the final week of surveying cancer survivors about how well they’ve been informed about potential fertility risks.
  The online survey, which wraps up on July 18, asks anyone who was diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 15 and 39 during or after the year 2006 to answer questions about what information they’ve received about their ability to have children and how they’ve acted on that information.
  “So about
  
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• Education bills filed after governor formally declares special session

  11-07-2017 05:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Gov. Greg Abbott has formally called state lawmakers into a special legislative session beginning next week, which opened the door for bills to be filed.
  For now, he asked only to extend operations of the Texas Medical Board and other entities set to expire this fall, after lawmakers failed to do so during the regular session that ended May 29.
  Once that’s passed, Abbott has promised to include 19 other priorities for the 30-day special session.
  By 5 p.m. Monday,
  
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• Missing 13-year-old boy found safe near Temple

  11-07-2017 04:25 via kxan.com
  
  BELL COUNTY, Texas (KWKT) — The Bell County Sheriff’s Department says they have found a missing 13-year-old boy and he is safe.
  Issac Sherer was last seen in the 2600 block of Sunrise Street in Pendleton, Texas — a few miles northwest of Temple — on Sunday around 7:30 p.m.
  As to why an Amber Alert was not issued, there are strict criteria for an alert which may not be met in this case.
  For updates visit CenTexProud.com. 
  
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• Feral hogs creeping back into west Austin neighborhood

  11-07-2017 04:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — People who live in Austin’s Jester Estates subdivision are worried issues with feral hogs could get out of hand in their neighborhood.
  Longtime resident Carey Epps started a conversation about the hogs on the neighborhood’s Nextdoor page. Soon, more than a dozen neighbors joined him, discussing the damage the hogs are causing and how to eradicate them.
  “They go up and down Jester Boulevard,” Epps said.
  He put an iron fence around his yard about 10 ye
  
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• 7-Eleven celebrates 90th birthday Tuesday with free Slurpees

  11-07-2017 03:43 via kxan.com
  
  IRVING, Texas (KXAN) — Get ready for free slurpees on Tuesday at participating 7-Eleven convenience stores nationwide.
  The Irving, Texas-based company is also having a big birthday this year as it turns 90. And continuing a tradition it began in 2002, the company will give away an expected 9 million free small Slurpees from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. while supplies last.
  Slurpee fans can try the new Cotton Candy flavor or one of their favorites. If you want to get really on board with Slurpee week,
  
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• See smoke in Reimers Ranch on Tuesday? It’s a prescribed burn

  11-07-2017 03:10 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A prescribed burn in west Travis County on Tuesday is expected to create a relatively light smoke impact on the surrounding area.
  The burn at Reimers Ranch Park, to take place between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., will help remove invading shrubs, reduce the number of exotic species and enhance plant diversity in around 56 acres of live oak savannah.
  Southeasterly winds are expected, carrying the smoke northwest across the Pedernales River and into the Falls Creek area.
  
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• VIDEO: Helmet cam catches cyclist’s impact with hit-and-run driver

  11-07-2017 03:09 via kxan.com
  
  NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Police have arrested the driver who they believe struck a bicyclist on Tennessee’s Natchez Trace Parkway on Saturday morning.
  Greg Goodman and Tyler Noe were cycling on the designated bike route when a black Volvo struck Noe.
  Noe, who has non-life threatening injuries, is receiving treatment at the hospital.
  The driver of the vehicle did not stop and fled the scene. Goodman was wearing a camera and provided video to investigators.
  APD using ultrasonic radar to catc
  
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• Security camera shows officer shooting 2 dogs in owner’s backyard

  11-07-2017 03:07 via kxan.com
  
  Warning: Some may find the video in this story disturbing. 
  MINNEAPOLIS (KARE) — Surveillance video posted to Facebook early Sunday morning shows a Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer shooting two dogs in the owner’s fenced-in backyard.
  Police issued a statement Sunday saying that officers were responding to a residential burglary alarm when the shooting occurred.
  In the video, a dog is seen approaching the officer in the north Minneapolis yard. The officer backs away and shoo
  
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• At least four killed in C-130 military plane crash in Mississippi

  11-07-2017 02:17 via kxan.com
  
  LEFLORE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) — At least four people are dead after a military plane crashed in Leflore County, Mississippi.
  WJTV reports the C-130 went down in a field on the Leflore County/Sunflower County line.
  Right now authorities are still working to account for all those on the plane.
  We’ll update this page as we get additional information. 
  
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• 16 killed in KC-130 military plane crash in Mississippi

  11-07-2017 02:17 via kxan.com
  
  ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — A U.S. military plane crashed into a field in rural Mississippi on Monday, killing at least 16 people aboard and spreading debris for miles, officials said.
  Leflore County Emergency Management Agency Director Frank Randle told reporters at a late briefing that 16 bodies had been recovered after the KC-130 spiraled into the ground about 85 miles (135 kilometers) north of Jackson in the Mississippi Delta.
  Marine Corps spokeswoman Capt. Sarah Burns said in a statement
  
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• 16 killed in C-130 military plane crash in Mississippi

  11-07-2017 02:17 via kxan.com
  
  ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP/KXAN) — A military transport plane crashed Monday in Mississippi’s Delta region, killing 16 people on board, the Jackson NBC affiliate is reporting. 
  Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks told The Associated Press that a C-130 military transport crashed about 85 miles north of Jackson.
  Marine Corps spokeswoman Capt. Sarah Burns said in a statement that a Marine C-130 “experienced a mishap” Monday evening.
  Greenwood Fire Chief Marcus Banks, no relati
  
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• Hawaii-based soldier accused of ISIS connection arrested on terror charge

  11-07-2017 02:14 via kxan.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. official said Monday that an active duty Army soldier has been arrested by the FBI in Hawaii on terrorism charges.
  The official said that the solder was arrested because of connections he had with the Islamic State group.
  He said the soldier was with the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks in Honolulu.
  No other details were available.
  The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
  FBI spokesman Arnold Laan
  
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• State opponents in court: hurting Democrats is also hurting minorities

  11-07-2017 01:49 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — Mexican-American legal teams accused state lawmakers of discrimination against minority Texans as they drew legislative maps to favor Republicans.
  A federal three judge panel in San Antonio — Judges Jerry Smith, Xavier Rodriguez and Orlando Garcia — agreed to take the case up after a Republican-led legislature approved making court-drawn temporary maps permanent in 2013.
  The stats and paperwork for this case had to be wheeled into the Federal Courthouse Mon
  
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