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• VIDEO: Austin middle school students walk out in protest of teacher’s comment

  15-11-2017 23:40 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An “insensitive statement” made by a Fulmore Middle School teacher prompted students to walk out of school as they chanted, “Say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here!”
  Social media posts by students and family members about the incident claim the teacher told a student to “go back to Mexico” after the student spoke in Spanish. They say Wednesday’s walkout protest was a result of administrators not punishing the staff mem
  
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• Police knew ‘madman’ had illegal guns before killing rampage

  15-11-2017 23:10 via kxan.com
  RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, Calif. (AP) — A day after a California gunman killed five people in the country’s latest shooting rampage, police faced accusations of having previously turned a blind eye to the troubled shooter who was known for firing off guns despite a court order that barred him from owning firearms.
  At a tense news conference Wednesday, police conceded that neighbors had repeatedly complained about Kevin Janson Neal firing hundreds of rounds from his house.
  Tehama County
  
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• Police knew ‘madman’ had guns before killing rampage

  15-11-2017 23:10 via kxan.com
  RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, Calif. (AP) — Police on Wednesday called the deadly shooting rampage in California a clear case of “a madman on the loose” while defending their decision not to arrest the man for previously violating a court order prohibiting him from having guns.
  At a tense news conference, police conceded that neighbors had repeatedly complained about Kevin Neal firing hundreds of rounds from his house among other erratic and violent behavior.
  Tehama County Assistant S
  
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• California gunman’s wife found dead; death toll climbs to 5

  15-11-2017 23:10 via kxan.com
  RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, Calif. (AP) — The wife of a gunman who went on a shooting rampage in a Northern California town was found dead inside their home, authorities announced Wednesday, raising the death toll from the attack to five.
  Investigators discovered the body of Kevin Janson Neal’s wife hidden under the floor with several gunshot wounds. They believe her slaying was the start of the rampage, said Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston.
  Neal shot and killed four other p
  
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• Two Austin officer-involved shootings cleared by DA’s office

  15-11-2017 23:00 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two Austin police officers involved in separate shootings at the beginning of the year will not face any criminal charges. After looking at the circumstances in both cases, Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore determined Officer Jesse Lane and Officer Samuel Travis’ use of force was “justified.”
  Officer Lane was involved in the deadly shooting of Scott Gilpin, 47, on Jan. 14, 2017 in northwest Austin. Police originally responded to reports of two
  
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• See if you’re eligible for refund in Western Union settlement

  15-11-2017 22:13 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texans who wired money through Western Union to “fraudsters” between 2004 and early 2017 are eligible to recover funds through a nationwide settlement.
  Attorney General Ken Paxton says the $586 million settlement will be divvied up among all the states and approximately 39,000 Texans may be eligible for refunds.
  In many of the cases, criminals would contact consumers and sometimes posed as family members to get the person on the line to wire them money. In some
  
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• Missing 10-year-old girl may now be out of state with family, police say

  15-11-2017 21:48 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An arrest warrant has been issued for the mother of a 10-year-old girl abducted from a southwest Austin elementary school Tuesday, the Austin Independent School District said Wednesday night. Police believe the family may have fled east out of Texas after they left Oak HIll Elementary School.
  An AISD spokesperson says the mother, Sarah Jordan, is wanted on a charge of interference with child custody. According to an affidavit, Angelia Johnson was in foster care as of Nov. 6
  
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• Missing 10-year-old girl found in Florida with mother, siblings

  15-11-2017 21:48 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Forty-eight hours after police say an Austin mother abducted her 10-year-old daughter from school, she was found with her three children in Florida. On Wednesday night, the Austin Independent School District Police Department issued an arrest warrant for Sarah Jordan, 38.
  Jordan was wanted on a charge of interference with child custody. According to an affidavit, Angelia Johnson was in foster care as of Nov. 6 because of an “immediate danger to the physical health or
  
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• Austin ISD says missing 10-year-old girl is a custodial issue

  15-11-2017 21:48 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 10-year-old girl who was abducted from a southwest Austin elementary school Tuesday remains missing, the Austin Independent School District says.
  Authorities say Angelia Jordan was taken by her mother from the Oak Hill Elementary School shortly after 3 p.m. AISD police posted photos to its Facebook page, saying, “Her mother and another juvenile, pictured in the green shirt, took Angelia from Oak Hill ES in Southwest Austin at 3:05pm today.”
  On Wednesday mornin
  
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• Austin ISD police issue arrest warrant for mother of missing 10-year-old girl

  15-11-2017 21:48 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An arrest warrant has been issued for the mother of a 10-year-old girl abducted from a southwest Austin elementary school Tuesday,  the Austin Independent School District said Wednesday night.
  An AISD spokesperson says the mother is wanted on a charge of interference with child custody.
  Authorities say Angelia Jordan was taken by her mother and a juvenile girl from Oak Hill Elementary School shortly after 3 p.m. AISD police posted photos to its Facebook page, saying, &
  
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• The Latest: Trump says US, China agree on NKorea nukes

  15-11-2017 21:36 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
  8 p.m.
  President Donald Trump says the U.S. and China agree that North Korea cannot just freeze its nuclear weapons program in exchange for concessions and that it must eliminate its arsenal.
  Trump is restating a long-standing U.S. position while suggesting that China now concurs with Washington that a “freeze-for-freeze” agreement is unacceptable.
  China and Russia have proposed that as a way to restart l
  
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• The Latest: Trump says no freeze-for-freeze deal with NKorea

  15-11-2017 21:36 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
  4:05 p.m.
  President Donald Trump says the U.S. and China agree that a “freeze-for-freeze” agreement with North Korea is not acceptable.
  Trump was referring to a proposal, backed by both China and Russia, whereby the North would freeze its nuclear program in exchange for the U.S. and South Korea stopping military drills.
  Trump said Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng) recognizes th
  
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• The Latest: Trump says Asia trip showed strong US standing

  15-11-2017 21:36 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
  3:40 p.m.
  President Donald Trump says his trip to Asia showed that America’s “standing in the world has never been stronger.”
  Trump spoke Wednesday from the White House about his five-country Asian tour. He says he wants to update the nation on his “tremendous success.”
  Trump is calling the trip “historic” and says the United States was treated with “incredible warmth,
  
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• WATCH: Alaska walrus calf meets his new friend at SeaWorld in Florida

  15-11-2017 20:49 via kxan.com
  ORLANDO (KXAN) — One was born in Orlando. The other was born in Alaska. But these two walruses are now best friends after getting introduced to each other this week at SeaWorld in Florida.
  Gold miners found and rescued Aku in Alaska, according to NBC affiliate KTUU. Aku is an Inupiaq word which means stern of a boat. He went to the Sea Life Center there, but because he was so young and because of walruses’ herd nature, officials determined he couldn’t return to the wild.
  Now he
  
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• Wells Fargo Bank in Cedar Park robbed

  15-11-2017 20:48 via kxan.com
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — Police in Cedar Park are working a robbery at the Wells Fargo Bank Wednesday afternoon.
  Police say the robbery happened just before 1 p.m. at the location at the corner of Ranch to Market 1431 and North Lakeline Boulevard.
  A teller at the bank said the suspect handed her a note demanding money. After the teller handed over an undisclosed amount of money, the suspect took off.
  The suspect is described as a black man with a thin build. He had on a black and gray ho
  
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• Amazon gives Prime members taste of discounts at Whole Foods

  15-11-2017 20:02 via kxan.com
  NEW YORK (AP/KXAN) — Ahead of Thanksgiving, Amazon is giving Prime members their first taste of special discounts at its recently acquired Whole Foods stores.
  Amazon says it will email Prime members a coupon starting Wednesday to buy organic or antibiotic-free turkeys for about 50 cents a pound cheaper than other customers. Amazon says the turkey discount is a “sneak peak” of the special savings it plans to give its $99-a-year Prime members as it works to make Prime the officia
  
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• WATCH: Soldier mother surprises her children after deployment

  15-11-2017 19:47 via kxan.com
  HEWITT, Texas (KXAN/KCEN) — It’s not one, but two homecoming surprises.
  A mother who had been deployed in Kuwait for nine months wanted to make sure her return was memorable for her teenage daughter and 5-year-old son. On Monday, NBC affiliate KCEN captured the moment when Sergeant Lacey Poltoratskiy showed up at Jaiceybelle Hunter’s middle school near Fort Hood dressed as the mascot during a rally. Suddenly, she pulls off the head and hugs her daughter tightly.
  “Surprise
  
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• Where’s the money? Pence, Abbott, Perry to give Harvey FEMA update

  15-11-2017 19:12 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Vice President Mike Pence will give an update to Texas leaders on the federal government’s continued response to Hurricane Harvey at the north Austin Federal Emergency Management Agency location. Gov. Greg Abbott and former Gov. Rick Perry are expected to attend.
  Hurricane Harvey was the costliest tropical weather event in U.S. history, estimated to cause more than $200 billion in damage when it crashed into the Texas coast in August.
  A month later, Congress passed a
  
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• Where’s the money? Pence, Abbott, Perry give Harvey FEMA update

  15-11-2017 19:12 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas still has a long way to go in receiving the federal aid needed after Hurricane Harvey destroyed much of the coast.
  Vice President Mike Pence gave an update to Texas leaders on the federal government’s continued response to Hurricane Harvey at the north Austin Federal Emergency Management Agency location. Gov. Greg Abbott, former governor and current Secretary of Energy Rick Perry attended with FEMA Director William “Brock” Long.
  Pence is in Austin th
  
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• WATCH: Burglary suspect helps herself to McDonald’s after climbing in drive-thru

  15-11-2017 18:57 via kxan.com
  COLUMBIA, Md. (KXAN/NBC) — Instead of pulling up to the drive-thru to receive food, a burglary suspect in Maryland climbed in and helped herself.
  Surveillance video from Nov. 5 shows her leaning in through the window to get herself a drink from the fountain, before she climbs inside and grabs cash and other food at 1 o’clock in the morning.
  “The glass window wasn’t shattered at all,” said Michael Hembly with the Howard County Police Department. “It’s cer
  
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• Papa John’s apologizes for criticizing NFL anthem protests

  15-11-2017 18:35 via kxan.com
  Papa John’s Pizza apologized Tuesday night for comments made by CEO John Schnatter blaming sluggish pizza sales on NFL players kneeling during the national anthem.
  The Louisville, Kentucky-based company is a major NFL sponsor and advertiser, and Schnatter said on an earnings call on Nov. 1 that “NFL leadership has hurt Papa John’s shareholders” and that the protests “should have been nipped in the bud a year and a half ago.”
  The company tweeted a statement off
  
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• House Dems introduce impeachment articles against Trump

  15-11-2017 18:21 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A half-dozen Democrats on Wednesday introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, accusing him of obstruction of justice and other offenses, in a long-shot effort that stands little chance in the Republican-led House.
  Indeed, the large majority of Democrats seem intent on having nothing to do with the effort either as lawmakers await the results of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. De
  
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• Neighbors remember California family members killed in Austin crash

  15-11-2017 18:13 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Scott Latulippe, 41, remains hospitalized in critical condition after a suspected drunk driver slammed into his family’s rental car Saturday afternoon killing his wife, Nancy, 38, and 14-year-old son Jackson, neighbors and friends of the Latulippe’s in Valley Central, Calif. are hoping for the best.
  Scott is a teacher at Valley Central High School, the same school where his son attended. According to Scott’s profile on the school’s website, he tea
  
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• Family funeral for a third of Texas church shooting victims

  15-11-2017 18:05 via kxan.com
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — One of the survivors of a mass shooting at a small Texas church will hold a funeral Wednesday for his pregnant wife and three of her children, his parents, a brother and a toddler niece.
  John Holcombe has arranged a public funeral for his family at an event center in Floresville, Texas, about 12 miles (19 kilometers) from the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, where the shooting occurred. A procession of hearses will travel from the funeral home to
  
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• Prayer vigil planned for Texas State fraternity pledge who died

  15-11-2017 17:12 via kxan.com
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Students at Texas State University are holding a prayer at the campus quad Wednesday evening to remember sophomore Matthew Ellis, who died after attending a Greek event.
  According to a Facebook event page, the prayer starts at 7 p.m. The organizer says attendees can bring candles, flowers or notes.
  Ellis’ friends told San Marcos police they found him unresponsive at the Millenium Apartments on Post Road around 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 13. While Ellis, 20, didn&
  
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• Hundreds attend vigil for Texas State fraternity pledge who died

  15-11-2017 17:12 via kxan.com
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Hundreds of students at Texas State University gathered at the campus quad Wednesday evening to remember sophomore Matthew Ellis, who died after attending a Greek event.
  The group lit candles, sang songs together and handed out yellow roses. They also shared memories of Ellis.
  “He was a good guy and that’s how he made you laugh and we miss him,” said one friend.
  One by one, his friends shared stories about the goofball of the group, the guy that
  
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• US scientists try 1st gene editing in the body

  15-11-2017 16:40 via kxan.com
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Scientists for the first time have tried editing a gene inside the body in a bold attempt to permanently change a person’s DNA to cure a disease.
  The experiment was done Monday in California on 44-year-old Brian Madeux. Through an IV, he received billions of copies of a corrective gene and a genetic tool to cut his DNA in a precise spot.
  “It’s kind of humbling” to be the first to test this, said Madeux, who has a metabolic disease called Hunte
  
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• Areas to avoid with Vice President Mike Pence in Austin

  15-11-2017 16:40 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, are visiting Austin Wednesday and will make a series of stops that could affect traffic.
  The Pences are set to land around 11 a.m. at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, prompting Austin police to tweet about potential delays.
  Expect delays near the airport around 11 a.m. for Vice President Pence visit. #atxtraffic
  — Austin Police Dept (@Austin_Police) November 15, 2017Pence is scheduled to attend a briefing at t
  
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• 42nd annual ‘A Christmas Affair’ market kicks off Thursday

  15-11-2017 15:55 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — People searching for holiday gifts can find some options and help the community at an annual event in Texas’ capitol city. The Junior League of Austin expects more than 25,000 people to attend “A Christmas Affair” over the course of the four-day event. This year, its theme, “Haute Holiday” is all about fashion.
  There are more than 200 merchants at the event, both local and national, according to event chair Stacy Reed.
  “They offer a varie
  
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• Security camera captures meteor over Phoenix

  15-11-2017 15:06 via kxan.com
  PHOENIX (KXAN/NBC) — Residents in Arizona’s capital city who looked up last night saw a bright flash in the sky.
  A meteor passed by overhead — lasting just a few seconds as it careened into the atmosphere and burned up. A City of Phoenix security camera caught the moment on video.
  The American Meteor Society says it received 85 reports of a “fireball” seen over Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah around 8:28 p.m. It says although the Taurid Meteor
  
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• ‘Take a Knee, My A**.’ Neal McCoy’s new song takes aim at anthem controversy

  15-11-2017 14:12 via kxan.com
  LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) — This week an East Texas country music star released a new song taking aim at those who take a knee during the National Anthem.
  Neal McCoy debuted his new single, “Take a Knee, My A** (I Won’t Take a Knee)” on Facebook Live on Monday.
  “I’ve been on 15 USO tours,” McCoy says. “I’ve entertained our troops in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and all over the world. So, no, this is not a money grab. This is a guy
  
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• Rattlesnake surprises Abilene minister as he was leaving church

  15-11-2017 13:59 via kxan.com
  ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) — An Abilene minister got a close call as he was leaving work Tuesday afternoon.
  Chris McCurley, preaching minister at Oldham Lane Church of Christ, says he was almost bitten when he exited the church and walked right past a rattler poised to strike!
  A social media post to McCurley’s Facebook page states, “Almost got bit. Never saw him. Guess I hit him with the door as I was walking out.”
  Double-headed rattlesnake found in Arkansas
  The snak
  
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• Cards Against Humanity buys Mexican border property to delay wall

  15-11-2017 13:29 via kxan.com
  COLUMBUS (WCMH) – For its latest holiday stunt, game maker Cards Against Humanity says it has purchased land along the US-Mexico border in an attempt to delay the border wall.
  On the website cardsagainsthumanitysavesamerica.com, the company says:
  Donald Trump is a preposterous golem who is afraid of Mexicans. He is so afraid that he wants to build a twenty-billion dollar wall that everyone knows will accomplish nothing. So we’ve purchased a plot of vacant land on the border and
  
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• Austin art therapist hopes second lady’s visit will promote work to help kids heal

  15-11-2017 13:00 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Second lady Karen Pence will be in central Texas Wednesday to showcase one of her passions.
  Ascension’s Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas confirmed Pence will observe an art therapy session with a patient at the hospital. Last month the vice president’s wife launched an initiative called Healing with the HeART to promote art therapy as “a mental health profession, and not arts and crafts,” the White House website states.
  Pence, a
  
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• Republicans look to governors to hold top state level seats

  15-11-2017 12:15 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Vice President Mike Pence along with several Republican governors from across the country will be in Austin Wednesday for the Republican Governors Association Annual Conference at the JW Marriott. Right now there are 34 Republican governors, the most in U.S. history according to the Republican Governor’s Association.
  Political analysts say with Republican seats in the Senate and Congress in question — the lower-level office of governor is a place Republicans fee
  
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• Mike Pence in Austin to help keep Republican governors in top state seats

  15-11-2017 12:15 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Vice President Mike Pence along with several Republican governors from across the country will be in Austin Wednesday for the Republican Governors Association Annual Conference at the JW Marriott. Right now there are 34 Republican governors, the most in U.S. history according to the Republican Governor’s Association.
  Political analysts say with Republican seats in the Senate and Congress in question — the lower-level office of governor is a place Republicans fee
  
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• Osetkowski’s double-double leads Texas past New Hampshire

  15-11-2017 05:50 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas coach Shaka Smart has significant expectations for Dylan Osetkowski, a junior forward who transferred after two seasons at Tulane.
  Smart suggests that Osetkowski can become the Longhorns’ version of Draymond Green, an all-around star at both ends of the court for the Golden State Warriors.
  “He’s very versatile,” Smart said. “Our best offensive engine by far.”
  Osetkowski scored 17 points to go with 14 rebounds and two steals and
  
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• 80 churches sign up for security summit after Sutherland Springs shooting

  15-11-2017 04:05 via kxan.com
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — In response to the worst mass shooting in Texas’ history at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs that killed 26 people, law enforcement in Williamson County has put out the call for congregations concerned about security.
  The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office — along with nearly a dozen area police departments — is hosting a security summit on Sunday to “address the needs of places of worship in and around the Willi
  
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• City of Austin working to slow down drivers cutting through neighborhoods

  15-11-2017 02:38 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sonia Tovar’s daily commute takes her from the east side of town to central Austin. Like many Austinites when traffic is a mess, she gets creative with her commute in an attempt to avoid delays, often driving through local neighborhoods. “I’ll turn WAZE on — it’ll be like which route do you want to take?”
  It’s helpful if you’re dodging the backup, but Jessica Eley says “not so much,” especially if your neighborhood
  
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• Austin working to slow down drivers cutting through neighborhoods

  15-11-2017 02:38 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sonia Tovar’s daily commute takes her from the east side of town to central Austin. Like many Austinites when traffic is a mess, she gets creative with her commute in an attempt to avoid delays, often driving through local neighborhoods. “I’ll turn WAZE on — it’ll be like which route do you want to take?”
  It’s helpful if you’re dodging the backup, but Jessica Eley says “not so much,” especially if your neighborhood
  
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• CPRIT enters 10th year of working with cancer research

  15-11-2017 02:00 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Hundreds of cancer research experts were in Austin the last two days sharing ideas on treatment and prevention, as well as supporting an agency they say will help Texas become a healthier state.
  The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) held the Innovations V Conference, bringing together the latest research happening in the state. Dr. Harpreet Singh, CEO of Immatics US Inc., was one of the presenters during the conference.
  Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH
  
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• Lago Vista residents find poached deer right in their backyards

  15-11-2017 01:47 via kxan.com
  LAGO VISTA, Texas (KXAN) — People who live in the usually quiet North Shore neighborhood in Lago Vista say they’re worried their homes, pets and children could be in danger after finding deer which appear to have been shot by a bow and arrow.
  “This is the second deer I’ve come across that was apparently shot with either a crossbow or a rifle,” homeowner Chris Davison said as he stood over a carcass Tuesday afternoon.
  Davison said he found the deer, which had a preci
  
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• What winter will be like in Central Texas

  15-11-2017 01:30 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Meteorological winter begins in approximately two weeks and the new weather outlook shows the La Niña weather pattern will have a major impact on what the months of December, January and February will look like.
  La Niña is a phenomenon in which the Pacific Ocean temperatures in the equatorial region are cooler than normal–in fact, they already are. La Niña winters usually result in a northward shift of the cold and stormy jet stream patterns. More
  
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• How La Niña will impact Central Texas’ winter

  15-11-2017 01:30 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Winter officially begins in approximately two weeks and the new weather outlook shows the La Niña weather pattern will have a major impact on what our winter will look like.
  La Niña is where the Pacific Ocean temperatures in the equatorial region are cooler than normal–in fact, they already are. La Niña winters usually result in a northward shift of the cold and stormy jet stream patterns. More often than not, that results in a drier and warmer th
  
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• 10-year-old girl still missing after abduction from southwest Austin school

  15-11-2017 00:41 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 10-year-old girl has been abducted from a southwest Austin elementary school, Austin Independent School District says.
  AISD says Angelia Jordan was allegedly abducted by a family member from Oak Hill Elementary School, located at 6101 Patton Ranch Rd., near the intersection of US 290 and West William Cannon Drive.
  The suspect vehicle is a gray/green 2002 Ford van with license plate number BSD3195. The district says the girl was abducted at 3:03 p.m. and the Department of
  
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• 10-year-old girl abducted from southwest Austin school

  15-11-2017 00:41 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 10-year-old girl has been abducted from a southwest Austin elementary school, Austin Independent School District says.
  AISD says Angelica Jordan, 10, was allegedly abducted by a family member from Oak Hill Elementary School, located at 6101 Patton Ranch Rd., near the intersection of US 290 and West William Cannon Drive.
  The suspect vehicle is a gray 2002 Ford van with license plate number BSD3195. The district says the girl was abducted at 3:03 p.m. The Department of Publ
  
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