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• What we know about the victims in the church shooting

  05-11-2017 23:58 via kxan.com
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN/AP) — As details emerge from the mass shooting at a church in the small town southeast of San Antonio, parishoners are also releasing information on the victims.
  The Wilson County Sheriff’s Office reports more than 20 people were killed at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs Sunday morning. Another couple dozen people were injured.
  The wife of the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs says the couple’s 14-year-old da
  
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• All 26 victims killed in Sutherland Springs church shooting identified

  05-11-2017 23:58 via kxan.com
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN/AP) — Authorities have released all the names of the victims killed in the mass church shooting in Sutherland Springs.
  A total of 26 people were killed when Devin Kelley opened fire inside First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs. Eight males were killed, 17 females and one unborn child.
  The youngest victim, not counting the unborn child, was 18-month-old Noah Holcolmbe. The eldest victim was 77-year-old Dennis Neil Johnson Sr. Seven children were killed i
  
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• Reports of plane crash in west Travis County unfounded

  05-11-2017 21:53 via kxan.com
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – After multiple emergency agencies responded to reports of a small plane crash in west Travis County, authorities have determined no such plane had crashed.
  Officials are clearing the scene and opening the road back up after they searched in a wooded area near the intersection of Bee Cave Road and Creeks Edge Parkway.
  AFD said a single caller reported the crash at about 2:06 p.m. and that no one else has reported anything. Responding agencies say the plane may
  
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• More than 2 dozen dead after gunman opens fire at church near San Antonio

  05-11-2017 20:02 via kxan.com
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  At least 26 people confirmed dead; dozens more injured
  Alleged shooter identified as Devin Kelley, 26, of New Braunfels
  Shooting suspect was found dead inside a vehicle a few miles north of Sutherland Springs
  University Hospital in San Antonio is treating at least nine patients from the shooting — four children and five adults
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — More than 20 are dead and more than 20 injured after a gunman opened fire inside a church near Sutherland Spring
  
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• Gunman dead after opening fire at Sutherland Springs church

  05-11-2017 20:02 via kxan.com
  APP USERS: Tap the image above to start the live streamSUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — More than 20 are dead and more than 20 injured after a gunman opened fire inside a Sutherland Springs, Texas church Sunday morning, a Wilson County official told CNN.
  The suspect walked into the First Baptist Church, about 30 miles southeast of San Antonio, and opened fire, Wilson County Commissioner Albert Gamez Jr. told NBC News.Gamez told NBC that there were multiple deaths and injuries but an exac
  
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• 4 facts about red heads on National Red Head Day

  05-11-2017 17:44 via kxan.com
  Got red hair? Today is your day to celebrate!
  Today is National Love Your Red Hair Day. The holiday was started by sisters Adrienne and Stephanie Vendetti back in 2015. They encourage people to post photos of their red hair on social media using #LoveYourRedHairDay.
  To help you celebrate, here are four fun facts about redheads:
  Less than 2 percent of the world’s population have red hair, making it the rarest hair color in the world. It’s the result of the mutated MC1R gene. If both p
  
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• City of Bastrop continuing inspection of sewer lines

  05-11-2017 17:12 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) –The city of Bastrop is almost done inspecting sewer lines in the city. It’s part of a Smoke Test Survey that will last until Nov. 11.
  The survey includes opening manholes and pumping harmless smoke inside sewer lines. This allows residents and city crews to see if dangerous sewer gasses can leak into homes or businesses. The city has been conducting these tests along Hill Road, Carter Road and the Mesquite Rail Road tracks.
  “The City of Bastrop is utilizing these
  
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• Sheriff’s office offering safety services at Public Safety Day

  05-11-2017 16:53 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Travis County Sheriff’s Office will host a Public Safety Day, Sunday to present the community with information and services on all things safety.
  The event will be held at the Cinemark 20 parking lot on North IH-35. Representatives from various law enforcement and public safety groups will be there to give valuable information and services such as providing Child ID Kits and free VIN etching.
  The event will take place from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
  
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• State of Texas: Congressman prepares to pass the torch

  05-11-2017 15:30 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Congressman Lamar Smith’s retirement could shift the landscape of the 2018 primary elections.
  Smith, R-San Antonio, announced plans to retire at the end of his term Thursday. Smith, who was first elected in 1987, cited a desire to pass the torch on to the next generation and spend more time with his grandchildren as reasons for his retirement.
  Smith’s retirement comes just days before the start of the filing period for the March primary elections. He had no chal
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after crashing into fence in Del Valle?

  05-11-2017 14:51 via kxan.com
  DEL VALLE, Texas (KXAN) — A man in his 20’s is dead after he crashed his motorcycle into a fence at Thornberry Road just north of Highway 71 in Del Valle according to Austin Travis County EMS. They said the man died at the scene.
  Austin Police say they responded to the scene just before 2:30 a.m. on Sunday.  Information on what caused the crash was not immediately available.
   
  
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• Sheriff: Las Vegas shooter had lost money, been depressed

  05-11-2017 14:47 via kxan.com
  The man who killed 58 people at a country music festival in Las Vegas last month had been depressed after losing a significant amount of money in the past two years and that may have been a “determining factor” in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the city’s sheriff said.
  Gunman Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old high-stakes gambler and real estate investor, had lost a “significant amount of wealth” since September 2015, which led to “bouts of depres
  
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• Saudi Arabia detains famed billionaire amid investment push

  05-11-2017 14:44 via kxan.com
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Among those detained in Saudi Arabia, no name carries more power in Western financial markets than Prince Alwaleed bin Talal.
  The prince, listed by Forbes as the richest Arab with $18.7 billion to his name, long has made big bets in the markets, holding major stakes in companies like Apple and CitiBank.
  But his arrest now comes after Saudi Arabia hosted a major investment summit in Riyadh at one of the hotels now reportedly holding dozens of princes and f
  
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• AFD urging Austinites to check, change smoke alarms

  05-11-2017 14:04 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As you turn your clocks back with the end of Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, Austin Fire Department wants you to use this as an opportunity to also check and if necessary, change the batteries in your smoke alarms.
  They say the number one reason that lives are saved in a fire is when there is a working smoke alarm.
  “A working smoke alarm is the simplest, cheapest life insurance you can buy,” said AFD Fire Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr. “It only takes a few minutes
  
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• Latest JFK files say no evidence found of CIA link to Oswald

  05-11-2017 04:21 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly released government documents regarding John F. Kennedy’s assassination say allegations that Lee Harvey Oswald was connected to the CIA were “totally unfounded.”
  A 1975 CIA memo says a thorough search of agency records in and outside the United States was conducted to determine whether Oswald had been used by the agency or connected with it in “any conceivable way.”
  The memo said the search came up empty. The memo also said there was al
  
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• TCU wins fourth straight over Texas, 24-7

  05-11-2017 03:47 via kxan.com
  FORT WORTH (KXAN) — TCU extended its winning streak over Texas to four straight with a 24-7 win over the Longhorns in Fort Worth.
  Shane Buechele made his second straight start at quarterback. Freshman Sam Ehlinger made the trip with the team, but didn’t dress out.
  The Horned Frogs put the game away with a 31-yard touchdwon run from Darius Anderson with 4:23 left in the game.
  Texas’ only touchdown came on a 33-yard touchdown pass from Buechele to Collin Johnson in the second qua
  
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• Teenager bitten by possible coral snake on bike trail in SW Austin

  05-11-2017 02:51 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – A teen-aged boy was taken to the hospital Saturday evening after suffering an apparent snake bite at Veloway Park in southwest Austin, said Austin-Travis County EMS.
  The call came in at about 7:23 p.m. for the teenager on the bike trail in the 4900 of La Crosse Avenue just east of MoPac Expressway.
  Medics transported him to St. David’s South Austin Medical Center with a serious snake bite possibly from a coral snake. ATC EMS said the bite was not expected to be life t
  
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• DPS trooper dies after being struck on I-35 in Temple

  05-11-2017 02:06 via kxan.com
  TEMPLE, Texas (KWKT and KXAN) — A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper died Saturday after being struck by a pickup truck while conducting a traffic stop in Temple, Texas, said DPS.
  DPS said Senior Trooper Thomas Nipper, 63, was conducting a traffic stop on the southbound shoulder of Interstate at about 3:05 p.m. Saturday when his patrol car was struck from behind by a Chevrolet pickup.
  The trooper was transported to Scott & White Medical Center – Temple in serious
  
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• Protesters in downtown Austin call for removing Trump from office

  05-11-2017 00:24 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A series of Anti-Trump protests hit major U.S. cities Saturday, including one here in Austin.
  The demonstration was organized by a group called Refuse Fascism. The group says it is dedicated to removing President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence from office.
  The crowds in Austin were made up of a mix of protesters and counter-protesters.
  A heavy presence by the Austin Police Department formed a barrier between the two crowds.
  Police followed the protests as they w
  
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