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• Mother indicted in hot car deaths of 2 toddlers

  19-08-2017 22:39 via kxan.com
  WEATHORFORD, Texas (AP) — A North Texas mother has been indicted on two counts of knowingly causing serious bodily injury to a child after her two toddlers died in a hot car.
  A Parker County Grand Jury indicted 25-year-old Cynthia Marie Randolph on Thursday. The first degree felony charges carry a sentence of up to life in prison. It was unclear from court records if Randolph has an attorney.
  Records show Randolph was arrested in June for the May 26 death of 1-year-old Cavanaugh Ramirez an
  
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• Two hurt in Pflugerville stabbing

  19-08-2017 22:31 via kxan.com
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) – Pflugerville Police arrested a man Friday night after they said he stabbed two men multiple times and threatened to shoot them with a shotgun after they witnessed him arguing with two women in the parking lot of a Pflugerville apartment complex.
  Police responded to the stabbing at about 11:42 p.m. in the 1000 block of Nimbus Drive east of Interstate 35 and south of Grand Avenue Parkway.
  Police said Jared Taylor, 23, was arguing with his girlfriend and another w
  
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• Herman’s thoughts following the Longhorns third scrimmage

  19-08-2017 22:13 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Tom Herman didn’t do it in an official sense but, barring some really weird circumstance, sophomore Shane Buechele will be the Longhorns starting quarterback.
  “That’s a big deal, huh. I’ve said over and over again that if we played a game tomorrow Shane Buechele would start. We’ll get a depth chart to make it Facebook official, I guess. Is that what we have to do?” Herman said following the third scrimmage of the preseason Saturday m
  
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• Boy, 13, who had heart transplant dies on 1st day of school

  19-08-2017 21:50 via kxan.com
  GOSHEN, OH (AP) — A 13-year-old boy who received a heart transplant months ago has died on the first day of school.
  WCPO-TV in Cincinnati reports Peyton West died Thursday. His family says he was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and needed three open-heart surgeries before his fifth birthday. He had to have a transplant when his health deteriorated in March.
  Peyton’s father says he seemed fine Thursday. He smiled for a photo that morning before leaving their home in Goshen,
  
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• Austin mayor named to lead national anti-bigotry effort

  19-08-2017 21:17 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin Mayor Steve Adler will head a group of mayors from around the country in a national anti-bigotry effort that arose in response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend.
  Adler addressed a group of about 1,000 anti-white supremacist protesters at Austin City Hall early Saturday saying, “white supremacists will never be supreme” in Austin. There were no reports of violence or counter-protesters as the rally wrapped up early Saturday aft
  
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• The Latest: Police push protesters out of Dallas cemetery

  19-08-2017 20:29 via kxan.com
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on a conservative rally and counterdemonstration in Boston and around the country (all times local):
  10:10 p.m.
  Officers in riot gear, and some on horseback, have forced hundreds of protesters out a Dallas cemetery where they were clashing over a Confederate monument.
  More than 100 demonstrators lingered on a blockaded street after they were pushed out of Pioneer Park. Many yelled at the officers standing watch, and a helicopter circled above.
  At one point, officer
  
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• The Latest: Hundreds in downtown Atlanta march to King home

  19-08-2017 20:29 via kxan.com
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on a conservative rally and counterdemonstration in Boston and around the country (all times local):
  7:35 p.m.
  A diverse crowd of several hundred people marched from downtown Atlanta to the home of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in protest of white supremacists and other hate groups surfacing across America.
  Organizers urged marchers on Saturday to practice King’s values and make sure there was no violence.
  A woman was killed and 19 others injured in Ch
  
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• The Latest: Boston police: Stop throwing things at us

  19-08-2017 20:29 via kxan.com
  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on a conservative rally and counter-demonstration in Boston and around the country (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  President Donald Trump is complimenting the Boston police on Twitter for their handling of the rallies minutes before the police department tweeted asking people to stop throwing items at them.
  Trump tweeted Saturday afternoon, “Looks like many anti-police agitators in Boston. Police are looking tough and smart! Thank you.”
  Trump also complimente
  
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• The Latest: About 20 protesters linger near Dallas cemetery

  19-08-2017 20:29 via kxan.com
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on a conservative rally and counterdemonstration in Boston and around the country (all times local):
  11 p.m.
  Only about 20 protesters remain across the street from a Dallas cemetery where police in riot gear broke up a clash over a Confederate monument.
  By 10:45 p.m., most of the police — including some on horseback — had left the scene. As officers forced protesters out of Pioneer Park Saturday night, many yelled at the officers when they were relocate
  
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• The Latest: 27 arrests at rallies; Trump applauds people

  19-08-2017 20:29 via kxan.com
  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on a conservative rally and counterdemonstration in Boston and around the country (all times local):
  5:25 p.m.
  Boston police say 27 arrests were made during the conservative activist rally and counterdemonstration on Boston Common.
  Commissioner William Evans says Saturday’s events went off “as planned,” with no one hurt or killed. Most of the arrests were for disorderly conduct. Some were for assaulting police officers.
  Thousands of demonstrators
  
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• Paramedic struck by drunk driver while helping at car crash

  19-08-2017 20:28 via kxan.com
  WACO, Texas (AP) — Police say a paramedic was struck by a drunk driver and seriously injured while responding to a car crash in Waco, Texas.
  A spokesman for the Waco Police says the paramedic, who is not being named, was struck about 3:30 a.m. Saturday while helping at the scene of a car crash. The paramedic was struck between an ambulance and a car when a northbound intoxicated driver failed to stay in his lane.
  The paramedic was taken to Baylor Scott and White Hospital with life threaten
  
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• ‘Nazis’ spray-painted on Robert E. Lee statue in Dallas

  19-08-2017 19:45 via kxan.com
  DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police officials say a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee has been vandalized.
  The Dallas Morning News reported a crew of city workers went to Lee Park early Saturday to power-wash the spray-painted word “Nazis” off of the statue, one of three Confederate monuments in the city. A police spokeswoman says extra patrols will be in the park to prevent further vandalism.
  City officials have been discussing whether to remove or relocate the city’s Con
  
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• Boil water notice cancelled for some West Lake Hills area residents

  19-08-2017 19:05 via kxan.com
  WEST LAKE HILLS, Texas (KXAN) — People who live in the West Lake Hills and Bee Cave Road area will no longer need to boil their water before using it.
  In a notice Saturday morning, the Water Control and Improvement District No. 10 cancelled the boil water notice which was put in effect Friday morning after water storage tank levels dropped below Texas standards. A telemetry system failed and affected the system’s water pumps.
  Only customers of W.C. & I.D. No. 10 were affected.
  
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• Golden Retriever digs up $85k of heroin in backyard

  19-08-2017 17:44 via kxan.com
  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Golden Retriever in Yamhill County retrieved quite a haul after digging in his family’s backyard earlier this month.
  The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office says 18-month-old Kenyon was digging in his family’s backyard when he came upon $85,000 worth of black tar heroin.
  His owners originally thought their dog had come across a time capsule from previous tenants but upon opening realized it was a controlled substance.
  Deputies came to the house and s
  
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• Suspect in killings of 2 Fla. officers arrested at bar

  19-08-2017 16:52 via kxan.com
  KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A police officer in Florida died from his injuries Saturday, a day after his colleague was killed when a suspect fired at them during a scuffle while they were on patrol. The suspect was later arrested at a bar.
  Sgt. Sam Howard died Saturday afternoon at a hospital where he had been taken following Friday night’s attack in Kissimmee, Florida, located south of the theme park hub of Orlando.
  Officer Matthew Baxter died Friday night, a short time after authorities
  
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• Suspect arrested in killing, wounding of Fla. officers

  19-08-2017 16:52 via kxan.com
  KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A suspect in the fatal shooting of a police officer in Florida and the grave wounding of a sergeant was arrested several hours after the attack in a bar, authorities said Saturday.
  Everett Miller faces a charge of first-degree murder for the killing of Officer Matthew Baxter and could face other charges for the wounding of Sgt. Sam Howard, said Kissimmee Police Chief Jeff O’Dell at a news conference Saturday. Kissimmee is located south of the theme park hub of
  
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• The lore and lure of eclipses: Blood, sex and some snacking

  19-08-2017 16:44 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not just the skies that get dark when there’s a total solar eclipse. So do we.
  Modern science explains that the sun disappears because the moon is passing in front of it. But before that, people had to come up with reasons for what was happening in the sky. Some of them weren’t exactly bedtime stories.
  The lore of early eclipses often told us more about the people spinning the yarns than it did about the sun or the moon, said Anthony Aveni, author o
  
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• More than a thousand people gather at Austin’ ‘Rally Against White Supremacy’

  19-08-2017 16:38 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN, (KXAN)—Hundreds of people gathered at a rally against white supremacy Saturday morning, organizers say. The rally was scheduled for 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Austin City Hall.
  Organizers say “the event is a thoughtful, peaceful rally to denounce the race-based hatred that happened last weekend in Charlottesville, Va., and the refusal of President Donald J. Trump to denounce the hate groups that sponsored the event.”
  The event featured various speakers including Austin Mayor
  
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• Mayor Adler to speak at Austin ‘Rally against White Supremacy”

  19-08-2017 16:38 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN, (KXAN)—More than thousand people are expected to gather at a rally against white supremacy Saturday morning, organizers say. The rally is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Austin City Hall.
  Organizers say “the event is a thoughtful, peaceful rally to denounce the race-based hatred that happened last weekend in Charlottesville, VA and the refusal of President Donald J. Trump to denounce the hate groups that sponsored the event.”The event will feature various speakers i
  
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• Mayor Adler speaks at Austin ‘Rally against White Supremacy”

  19-08-2017 16:38 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN, (KXAN)—Hundreds of people gathered at a rally against white supremacy Saturday morning, organizers say. The rally was scheduled for 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Austin City Hall.
  Organizers say “the event is a thoughtful, peaceful rally to denounce the race-based hatred that happened last weekend in Charlottesville, VA and the refusal of President Donald J. Trump to denounce the hate groups that sponsored the event.”
  The event featured various speakers including Austin Mayor S
  
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• Changes coming to Austin program that installs neighborhood speed bumps

  19-08-2017 06:02 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The wait to get a speed bump installed in your neighborhood can take months, even years. But after more complaints surfaced in the last few months about how they’re installed, what’s called the Local Area Traffic Management Program was put on hold.
  Now, the Austin Transportation Department (ATD) says there will be several changes to the program moving forward and what it means for those on the waiting list.
  West Mary Street, from South Fifth Street to Seven
  
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• PHOTOS: Bastrop pup’s journey to adopted home in Alaska

  19-08-2017 05:21 via kxan.com
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — A Black Mouth Cur mix named Zoe traveled thousands of miles to reach her home sweet home, after being adopted from the Bastrop County Animal Shelter far north to Alaska.
  It all started when Zoe’s adopter was in Seattle and saw an advertisement on Craigslist by someone who has family in Bastrop County.
  “We frequently worked together on getting dogs flown out to either Portland or Seattle,” Bastrop County Animal Shelter Director Ashley Hermans said.
  
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• Top 3 state officials hold keys to removing Confederate statues

  19-08-2017 04:24 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Staff for the state agency that controls monuments and plaques on the Texas State Capitol grounds are reviewing Confederate iconography after a state representative made a request.
  The people who decide what will happen next are Chair of the State Preservation Board Gov. Greg Abbott, and the two co-vice chairs, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio.
  State Rep. Eric Johnson, D-Dallas, asked the chair to take down the 1959 plaque from the Children o
  
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• Amber Alert: 4-year-old boy abducted in Midland

  19-08-2017 04:12 via kxan.com
  MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (Local 2/FOX 24) — The Midland County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding a 4-year-old boy who has been abducted.
  Authorities are searching for Caleb Andrew Tondre.
  Tondre is described as white, about 45 pounds, with reddish blonde hair, hazel eyes and was last seen wearing a lime green GAP shirt, khaki pants and red shoes.
  Police are looking for 36-year-old Christopher Allen Tondre in connection to the abduction. He weighs around 175
  
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• Taking photos of the solar eclipse could damage your smartphone

  19-08-2017 02:17 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (NEWS10) – NASA is warning photographers to protect their cameras when trying to photograph the upcoming solar eclipse on Monday.
  NASA says you will need to purchase a solar filter that will reduce the light intensity. You could use ISO-approved solar eclipse viewing glasses to protect your camera lens from the eclipse.
  The exception is if you are taking a photo of the brief moment of totality. If you’re using a filter during this time, NASA says you will not be able to se
  
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• Fallen APD Officer Amir Abdul-Khaliq inducted into city memorial

  19-08-2017 02:07 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sept. 4, 2017 will mark one year since the Austin Police Department family lost Officer Amir Abdul-Khaliq. 
  Abdul-Khaliq was working a funeral procession when he was hit by a driver who failed to yield to the procession. He died three days after the crash.
  On Friday, in front of the officer’s family, the city of Austin inducted the fallen officer into the city’s Public Service Employee Memorial. They also unveiled a figurine in his likeness.
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• Crews at Reagan High rushing to get new tech space ready

  19-08-2017 01:39 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The race is on to finish a major remodel project at Reagan Early College High School by the time students arrive Monday morning.
  A corner of the campus is still a construction zone where crews will be working through the weekend. It will be home to the new Information Technologies Career Launch program starting this school year.
  The program, which is a partnership with Dell Technologies and the Austin Community College, will allow students to get a jump on college courses d
  
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• P.E. teacher survives massive heart attack with lesson for students

  19-08-2017 01:21 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Austin ISD students head back to class next week, one P.E. teacher has a life-saving lesson plan ready to go. It’s because he spent the summer recovering from a massive heart attack — a type that strikes nearly one-third of patients.
  Doctors took a scan of Justin Ballou’s heart back in May, moments after the 31-year-old Paredes Middle School physical education teacher had a massive heart attack.
  “This is all muscle here that’s not getting bl
  
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• Hutto has a plan to stabilize abnormally high water bills

  19-08-2017 00:59 via kxan.com
  HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) — During the scorching Texas summers, people tend to use more water, but even more consumption can’t explain the abnormally high water bills in Hutto.
  Homeowner Heather Welch received a water bill for $250 for the month of August. Her July bill was more than $300. “It’s absolutely absurd, it makes living in Hutto unaffordable,” says Welch.
  The city of Hutto signed a contract with Heart of Texas Water Suppliers in 2004, anticipating growth. That g
  
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• Builder leaves pool projects unfinished, homeowners out thousands

  19-08-2017 00:55 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Missy and James Pemberton thought much of their summer would have been spent frolicking around their newly-remodeled pool with their 10 children. But, their idea of a backyard oasis turned into a nightmare after they hired Broadway Pools, Inc. to remodel their pool.
  The Pembertons purchased their Round Rock home in March 2016 because it had a pool. While it was outdated, they knew it could be updated, as needed.
  “It was functional for our family and it did its jo
  
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• Credit card skimmer found at northwest Austin 7-Eleven

  19-08-2017 00:21 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A credit card skimmer was found at the 7-Eleven gas station at the corner of Anderson Mill Road and Farm to Market 620 on Friday.
  The Texas Department of Agriculture says the northwest Austin gas station, located at 11613 FM 620, was unaware the skimmer was at the station and is not suspected of involvement.
  Ag inspectors responded to the station after a skimmer device was found. Austin police were then called to the station and removed the skimmer.
  Inspectors ask drivers t
  
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• Father identifies American killed in Barcelona terror attack

  19-08-2017 00:13 via kxan.com
  BARCELONA (KRON) — The father of a Bay Area man who went missing in Barcelona has confirmed that he was killed during the terror attacks.
  Jared Tucker’s father told KRON4’s Maureen Kelly that Tucker was killed in Barcelona.
  He was there with his wife Heidi Nunes celebrating their first wedding anniversary.
  Video from the attack shows him lying on the ground at the scene with blood on his head.
  Austin couple recounts hours of hiding after Barcelona attack 
  His family was un
  
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• VIDEO: Ohio man arrested for leaving 8-month-old son in vehicle

  19-08-2017 00:02 via kxan.com
  KNOX COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) — A Knox County man has been arrested after allegedly leaving an 8-month-old boy in a vehicle.
  Donald A. Ireland, of Utica, was arrested and charged with child endangering.
  According to a police report, a woman called emergency services after seeing an infant in a vehicle in the 900 block of Coshocton Avenue around 12:32pm on Wednesday, Aug. 17.
  The responding officer removed the infant from the vehicle, which he said “appeared lived out of.” The car&rs
  
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