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• Numbers drawn for $570 million Powerball jackpot

  06-01-2018 23:33 via kxan.com
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The winning ticket in the latest Mega Millions drawing was sold in Florida.
  One ticket matched all six numbers in Friday night’s drawing and will claim a $450 million grand prize. The Florida Lottery says the winning ticket was bought at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Port Richey. The retailer will receive a $100,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
  The winning numbers to claim the nation’s 10th-largest jackpot were 28-30-39-59-70-10.
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• $450 million Mega Millions winning ticket sold in Florida

  06-01-2018 23:33 via kxan.com
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The winning ticket in the latest Mega Millions drawing was sold in Florida.
  One ticket matched all six numbers in Friday night’s drawing and will claim a $450 million grand prize. The Florida Lottery says the winning ticket was bought at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Port Richey. The retailer will receive a $100,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
  The winning numbers to claim the nation’s 10th-largest jackpot were 28-30-39-59-70-10.
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• Jerry Van Dyke, ‘Coach’ star and brother of Dick, dies at 86

  06-01-2018 23:23 via kxan.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The younger brother of Dick Van Dyke, who struggled for decades to achieve his own stardom before clicking as the dim-witted sidekick in television’s “Coach,” has died in Arkansas. Jerry Van Dyke was 86.
  Van Dyke’s manager, John Castonia, said Van Dyke died Friday at his ranch in Hot Spring County. His wife, Shirley Ann Jones, was by his side. No cause was immediately known.
  Until “Coach” came along in 1989, Van Dyke was best known to cri
  
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• 3.5 magnitude earthquake hits south of San Antonio

  06-01-2018 22:47 via kxan.com
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A magnitude 3.5 earthquake has occurred in a rural area south of San Antonio.
  According to a preliminary report from the U.S. Geological Survey, seismic activity was first detected Saturday morning.
  The earthquake was centered about 16 miles southwest of Poth, which has a population of about 2,000.
  The earthquake was 3 miles (5 kilometers) deep.
  Wilson and Atascosa county sheriff’s offices reported they did not receive or respond to any calls in regards to an earth
  
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• Florida man calls 911 to report himself drunk driving

  06-01-2018 21:58 via kxan.com
  WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — Florida authorities are sharing the details of an unusual 911 call on New Year’s Eve, from a man who said he wanted to report himself drunk-driving.
  Polk County Sheriff’s officials say the dispatcher kept him talking while directing officers to the scene.
  When the dispatcher asked Michael Lester where he was, he said, “I’m too drunk. I don’t know where I’m at.”
  And when she asked what he’d been doing all night, he sa
  
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• Trump says he’s ‘like, really smart,’ ‘a very stable genius’

  06-01-2018 20:57 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — If there were any doubt these are political times like none before, consider that the American president felt compelled Saturday to let the world know he’s playing with all his marbles and is among the sharpest cookies around.
  In a series of tweets, Donald Trump defended his mental fitness and boasted about brains, saying he is “like, really smart” and “a very stable genius.” It was the latest pushback against a new book that portrays him as
  
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• NASA: Legendary astronaut, moonwalker John Young has died

  06-01-2018 20:35 via kxan.com
  Legendary astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight, has died, NASA said Saturday. Young was 87.
  The space agency said Young died Friday night at home in Houston following complications from pneumonia.
  NASA called Young one of its pioneers – the only agency astronaut to go into space as part of the Gemini, Apollo and space shuttle programs, and the first to fly into space six times. He was the ninth man to walk on the moon.
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• Woman, 18, found dead in her bed in Georgetown

  06-01-2018 19:32 via kxan.com
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — Detectives are investigating the suspicious death of an 18-year-old woman in Georgetown, according to a tweet by Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody on Saturday.
  Sheriff Chody said the incident happened near the Buck Bend area off County Road 176.
  An official with the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office said the woman’s family found her dead in her bed on Saturday. He said they attempted to resuscitate her  but were unsuccessful.
  Officials said
  
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• Detectives investigating suspicious death of 18-year-old in Georgetown

  06-01-2018 19:32 via kxan.com
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — In Georgetown detectives are investigating the suspicious death of an 18-year-old. This is according to a tweet by Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody on Saturday.
  Sheriff Chody said the incident happened near the Buck Bend area off County Road 176. He said there is currently no danger to the public.
  No other information was immediately available.Detectives working Suspicious death of 18 year old near the Buck Bend area off CR 176. Public not at risk & no
  
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• 18-year-old found dead near Georgetown; authorities investigating

  06-01-2018 19:32 via kxan.com
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — In Georgetown detectives are investigating the suspicious death of an 18-year-old woman. This is according to a tweet by Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody on Saturday.
  Sheriff Chody said the incident happened near the Buck Bend area off County Road 176.
  An official with the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office said the woman’s family found her dead in her bed on Saturday. He said they attempted to resuscitate her  but were unsuccessful.
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• Weekend Gardener: All you need to know about pruning plants

  06-01-2018 17:46 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It’s that time of year when people are wondering about trimming or clipping their plants. The Weekend Gardener has some tips for which plants are worth trimming and how you should go about it.
  The rule of thumb is: If you don’t know whether you should prune your plant, maybe leave it alone. But if it is something you’ve been doing for a while then this is the perfect time to do it.
  Happy pruning!
  
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• Transgender inmate seeks rare transfer to female prison

  06-01-2018 15:30 via kxan.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — A 26-year-old transgender woman serving a 10-year sentence in Illinois for burglary is seeking a rarely granted transfer to a female prison where she says she’ll be less vulnerable to the kinds of sexual assault, taunting and beatings she’s been subjected to in male prisons.
  Deon “Strawberry” Hampton describes in a lawsuit filed last year asking for the transfer how guards and fellow inmates would regularly single her out for brutal treatment at the h
  
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• Round Rock police shoot, injure car burglary suspect

  06-01-2018 14:18 via kxan.com
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Round Rock police said they are investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened at Red Rock Drive and Apache Trail around 3 a.m. on Saturday.
  An official with Round Rock police said a man was breaking into cars when Round Rock police officers confronted him. Police said the suspect pulled a gun and fired at officers who were trying to wrestle the gun away from him. Officers fired back striking the suspect.
  None of the officers were shot but they did suff
  
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• Officer-involved shooting reported in Round Rock

  06-01-2018 14:18 via kxan.com
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Round Rock police said they are investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened at Red Rock Drive and Apache Trail around 3 a.m. Saturday morning.
  An official with Round Rock police said a man was breaking into cars when a Round Rock police officer confronted him. Police said the suspect pulled a gun and fired at officers who were trying to wrestle the gun away from him.
  During the struggle, the gun went off striking the suspect. Police said the suspect
  
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• Car burglary suspect dies after being shot by Round Rock Police

  06-01-2018 14:18 via kxan.com
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Round Rock Police said they are investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened at Red Rock Drive and Apache Trail at about 3 a.m. Saturday morning.
  Police shot a car burglary suspect there after he fired at them. He died at the hospital Saturday evening and police identified him as Richard Rangel, 21.
  An official with Round Rock police said Rangel was breaking into cars when Round Rock police officers confronted him. Police said he pulled a gun and fire
  
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• Deputies investigating after noose found on Congressional campaign sign

  06-01-2018 05:26 via kxan.com
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a hate symbol found on a campaign sign in Leander.
  Democratic Congressional candidate Dr. Christine Mann says property owners who requested a large sign at the corner of their lot on Baker Lane called her husband Thursday to let him know someone had put a rope with a hangman’s noose on it the same day the sign was installed.
  “You know I’ve had people disagree with my politics,
  
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• Numbers have been drawn for Mega Millions jackpot of $450M

  06-01-2018 05:07 via kxan.com
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The numbers have been drawn for a Mega Millions lottery jackpot of $450 million.
  It won’t be known until later if there is a winner from numbers drawn Friday of 28-30-39-59-70-10.
  Lottery officials also increased the jackpot of Powerball, the other national lottery game, to $570 million. That drawing will be Saturday night.
  The jackpots refer to the annuity options for both games, in which payments are made over 29 years. Most winners opt for cash options, whi
  
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• Car crashes into front of south Austin convenience store

  06-01-2018 04:27 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A car barreled into the front of a south Austin gas station, Friday night, crashing about halfway into the store.
  Austin police were called to the Shell station at 800 E. William Cannon Dr., just west of Interstate 35, at 8:45 p.m. Photos posted by the Austin Fire Department showed the damage inside the store. The car appears to have crashed into the back of a refrigerator unit.
  No one was injured in the crash and a tow truck is on the way to remove the car.
  Officers could
  
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• Suspect in south Austin murder still not charged after 10 months

  06-01-2018 02:00 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Nearly three years have gone by since 20-year-old Lewis Lane was shot and killed in south Austin in April of 2015, and no one has been charged in his death.
  Austin police named Jamal Boyd, who is already serving time for a previous crime, as the suspect in March. The Travis County District Attorney’s Office, however, saying it’s still determining whether there’s enough evidence to present the case to a grand jury for a possible indictment.
  Lane’s par
  
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• UT grad putting a cap on cancer hair loss, creates a new kind of wig

  06-01-2018 01:13 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A former University of Texas student is turning a cancer diagnosis into a way to help hundreds of other cancer patients.
  Natasha Verma created a cap that gives hair loss patients a way to cover the side effects of chemotherapy.
  Nearly five months ago, the 23-year-old walked into an emergency room after complaining of shooting pain down the side of her left arm. It was the day of the solar eclipse and the emergency room was nearly empty, but Natasha walked out with a dreadfu
  
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• Julián Castro: Delaying HUD rule guts desegregation and affordable housing efforts

  06-01-2018 01:05 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It’s getting more expensive to live in Austin every day and Friday the Trump administration delayed a deadline encouraging affordable and fair housing within cities.
  Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro says the move effectively guts a rule the Obama administration put in place to tackle desegregation. Castro told KXAN the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing directive required cities to make a fair housing assessment to “work at
  
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