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• Driver jumps median on US 183 near MoPac, kills 2

  11-11-2017 23:03 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Two people were killed and three people were taken to the hospital in a three-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon in north Austin, said Austin-Travis County EMS. At least one victim was thrown from a vehicle.
  Austin police said that around 3:30 p.m. a Jeep jumped the median on US 183 near Mopac, hitting cars head-on in the southbound lanes.
  Medics said two people – a woman in her 30s and young man under 18 – were pronounced dead at the scene.
  A man and teenage girl
  
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• 2 killed, 3 injured in major crash on US 183 near MoPac

  11-11-2017 23:03 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Two people were killed and three people were taken to the hospital in a three-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon in northwest Austin, said Austin-Travis County EMS. At least one victim was ejected from a vehicle.
  It happened at about 3:31 p.m. in the 9500 block of US 183 near the intersection with MoPac Expressway, ATC EMS said.
  Medics said two people – a woman in her 30s and a man in his 20s – were pronounced dead at the scene.
  A man with critical, life-threateni
  
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• Sheriff’s office seizes 41 gambling machines in illegal gambling bust

  11-11-2017 22:00 via kxan.com
  DEL VALLE, Texas (KXAN) — The Travis County Sheriff’s Office seized 41 Eight-Liner gambling machines and busted two people who they said are responsible for running an illegal gambling operation out of a home in Del Valle.
  Police said that after following information from a confidential informant, they located the illegal operation on Thursday. They said when when they arrived at the home, they interviewed 21 people and two employees — 46-year-old Hilaria Moreno Cornejo and 35-
  
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• Police: Manor High School student threatens to bring gun to school

  11-11-2017 19:06 via kxan.com
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — A Manor High School student is in the Travis County Jail after police said he made threats to bring a gun to school.
  Police said on Friday an assistant principal at the school reached out to one of their school resource officers regarding what she considered as a threat to the safety of the school.
  According to an arrest affidavit, police investigated and found a Snapchat video posted by the student, 17-year-old Rafael Gamboa, under the username of “School Shoot
  
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• Police: Manor High School student makes threats to school’s safety

  11-11-2017 19:06 via kxan.com
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — A Manor High School student is in the Travis County Jail after police said he made threats to the school’s safety.
  Police said on Friday an assistant principal at the school reached out to one of their school resource officers regarding what she considered as a threat to the safety of the school.
  According to an arrest affidavit, police investigated and found a Snapchat video posted by the student, 17-year-old Rafael Gamboa, under the username of “School S
  
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• Manor high school student accused of bringing gun to school, planning shooting

  11-11-2017 19:06 via kxan.com
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — A Manor High school student is in the Travis County jail after police say he brought a gun to school.
  Police said on Friday an assistant principle at the school reached out to one of their School Resource Officers regarding what she considered as a threat to the safety of the school.
  According to an arrest affidavit, police began investigating and found a Snapchat video posted by the student, 17-year-old Rafael Gamboa, under the username of “School Shooter&rdquo
  
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• Trump: Putin is ‘insulted’ by and denies meddling accusation

  11-11-2017 14:40 via kxan.com
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — President Donald Trump said Russia’s Vladimir Putin once again vehemently denied interfering in the 2016 U.S. elections during their discussions on the sidelines of an economic summit Saturday. Trump declined to say whether he believed Putin, but made clear he’s not interested in dwelling on the issue.
  “He said he absolutely did not meddle in our election. He did not do what they are saying he did,” Trump said of Putin, speaking with reporters
  
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• Trump: ‘I’m with our agencies’ on Russian election meddling

  11-11-2017 14:40 via kxan.com
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday said he believes U.S. intelligence agencies, which have concluded that Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. But Trump also said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is sincere when he says Russia didn’t interfere.
  “I believe that he feels that he and Russia did not meddle in the election,” Trump said of Putin at a news conference with Vietnam’s president in Hanoi. “As to whether I
  
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• Trump calls Putin sincere, ex-US intelligence heads ‘hacks’

  11-11-2017 14:40 via kxan.com
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Days before returning home from a whirlwind trip to Asia, President Donald Trump was back on the defensive over Russian election meddling, saying he considers President Vladimir Putin’s denials sincere, dismissing former U.S. intelligence officials as “hacks” and accusing Democrats of trying to sabotage relations between the two countries.
  Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin had again vehemently ins
  
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• Whooping cough case confirmed at northwest Austin high school

  11-11-2017 06:32 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A student at Westwood High School in northwest Austin has been confirmed to have pertussis, also known as whooping cough.
  Austin Public Health sent a message to the parents of the Round Rock ISD school Friday saying their office has been working with the school’s administration to prevent further spread of the disease.
  The agency recommended parents do the following to protect their children:
  Parents are advised to consult with their child’s physician due t
  
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• High School Football Week 11: Westlake vs. Vista Ridge

  11-11-2017 06:05 via kxan.com
  ROUND ROCK (KXAN) — Westlake wrapped up its first undefeated regular season since 2000 with a 55-14 win over Vista Ridge at Gupton Stadium.
  Westlake (10-0, 6-0) faces San Antonio MacArthur in the Bi-District round of the 6A playoffs. Vista Ridge ends the season 4-6 and 2-4 in the district.
  
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• Longhorns cruise in opener

  11-11-2017 04:34 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN)– The Texas men’s basketball opened the season with an overwhelming 105-59 win over Northwestern State in front of 9,516 at the Frank Erwin Center on Friday night.Its the first time Texas has scored 100 points in an opener since putting up 103 vs Xavier (LA) in 2006.Highly touted freshman Mo Bamba slammed home the first points of the game and Texas never looked back.Bamba scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds in his Longhorn debut.Bamba led seven Longhorns who scor
  
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• Ag commissioner asks attorney general to weigh in on BBQ battle

  11-11-2017 04:26 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller asked the state attorney general’s office to back him up on his interpretation of a new BBQ deregulation law.
  Lawmakers in 2017 passed House Bill 2029 — the BBQ bill — after Commissioner Miller began to thoroughly enforce a decades old law. The Texas legislature wanted to exempt BBQ restaurants from having their meat scales in view of the public.
  But in the rule making process, Commissioner Miller’s departmen
  
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• Oklahoma woman who married own mother pleads guilty to incest

  11-11-2017 01:52 via kxan.com
  DUNCAN, Okla. (AP) – An Oklahoma woman who married her biological mother has pleaded guilty to incest.
  Court records show 26-year-old Misty Spann of Duncan pleaded guilty Tuesday in Stephens County District Court. Under the deal, she was sentenced to 10 years of probation.
  Her mother, 44-year-old Patricia Spann, has pleaded not guilty to incest.
  Prosecutors say the two married in 2016. Court records show the marriage was annulled last month at the request of Misty Spann on the grounds of f
  
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• VIDEO: Dog defends its turf against two suspects

  11-11-2017 01:10 via kxan.com
  VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (NBC News) — Two suspects in Central Florida who thought they were going to get away from authorities jumped into the wrong yard.
  On Thursday night, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office helicopter was following two men who authorities say were wanted for driving a car with stolen tags.
  As the suspects were running through backyards, they jumped into one yard where a dog was just itching to catch them. In night vision video from the helicopter, the dog comes chargi
  
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• DPS trooper killed in crash on I-35 laid to rest Friday

  11-11-2017 01:07 via kxan.com
  BELTON, Texas (KXAN) — A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper killed in the line of duty last weekend was laid to rest on Friday.
  Senior Trooper Thomas Nipper died when a driver crashed into his patrol car while he was conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 35 in Temple last Saturday.
  At his funeral in Belton, his colleagues spoke highly of the man who spent more than four decades in law enforcement. He started working for Belton police in the 1970s before joining DPS in the early &r
  
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• ‘Harrison we love you and miss you’; tree planted in honor of slain UT student

  11-11-2017 01:03 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The University of Texas honored the life of Harrison Brown with a memorial tree planting ceremony, Friday. It was a memorial filled with two things Harrison’s family said he loved: singing and the Longhorns.
  Brown’s family returned to Austin sixth months after he was killed during a stabbing rampage on campus in May that injured 3 others. They called on others to live a life filled with love and optimism, just as Harrison did.
  John Brown described his brother as
  
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• ‘Harrison we love you and miss you’; memorial honors UT student 6 months later

  11-11-2017 01:03 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The University of Texas honored the life of Harrison Brown with a memorial, Friday. It was filled with two things Harrison’s family said he loved: singing and the Longhorns.
  Brown’s family returned to Austin sixth months after he was killed during a stabbing rampage on campus in May that injured 3 others. They called on others to live a life filled with love and optimism, just as Harrison did.
  John Brown described his brother as being endlessly determined, enthu
  
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• Get into Texas state parks for free this Sunday

  11-11-2017 00:26 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Maybe a relaxing walk or bike ride on the boardwalks over a sea of palmettos at Palmetto State Park near Gonzales is your cup of tea.
  Or, you’re looking for something a little more rigorous: climbing over boulder after boulder above the waterfalls at Pedernales Falls State Park.
  Whatever your outdoor adventure speed is, there’s a state park in Central Texas that has your name on it. This Sunday, entrance to all Texas state parks is free for day-use visitors.
  The
  
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