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• Man arrested in killing of 1 officer, wounding of another

  10-03-2018 23:38 via kxan.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man suspected of shooting two California police officers, killing one of them, was arrested Saturday after barricading himself in an apartment and holding a SWAT team at bay for more than 15 hours, authorities said.
  Police in the city of Pomona tried to stop the man, identified as 39-year-old Isaias De Jesus Valencia, Friday night after receiving a call about reckless driving, but he refused to pull over and led officers on a pursuit, Los Angeles County sheriff’s
  
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• Man arrested for shooting 2 California officers, killing 1

  10-03-2018 23:38 via kxan.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A gunman who shot two California police officers, killing one of them, was arrested Saturday after barricading himself in an apartment and holding a SWAT team at bay for more than 15 hours, authorities said.
  Police in the city of Pomona tried to stop the man around 9 p.m. Friday after receiving a call about reckless driving, but he refused to pull over and led officers on a pursuit, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said. The man crashed during the chase and f
  
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• Gun background check system riddled with flaws

  10-03-2018 23:05 via kxan.com
  SEATTLE (AP) — Recent mass shootings have spurred Congress to try to improve the nation’s gun background check system that has failed on numerous occasions to keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous people.
  The problem with the legislation, experts say, is that it only works if federal agencies, the military, states, courts and local law enforcement do a better job of sharing information with the background check system — and they have a poor track record in doing so. Some o
  
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• Florida school shooting response caught on radio traffic

  10-03-2018 23:04 via kxan.com
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — As deputies began responding to last month’s deadly Florida school shooting, the school’s armed resource officer radioed that shots were coming from the freshman building, but he advised officers to stay back — a seeming failure to follow widely established guidelines to immediately confront the attacker in active shooter situations.
  Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson’s radio calls in the minutes after the Feb. 14 shooting show he almos
  
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• Disney’s ‘Black Panther’ reaches $1 billion globally

  10-03-2018 22:08 via kxan.com
  Disney’s megahit “Black Panther” has passed the $1 billion mark at the global box office.
  The studio said Saturday that the milestone is based on Disney’s estimate of ticket sales. The announcement comes on the 26th day of release for the blockbuster. The movie is directed by Ryan Coogler and stars Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan.
  Disney notes that “Black Panther” is the fifth film in its Marvel universe to reach the milestone. The others are “The
  
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• Weekend Gardener: The trick to the best compost for your plants and how you can get money for it

  10-03-2018 21:51 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – On this Saturday, the weekend gardener shows us the secret to the best compost.
  A hint: make it at home.
  When you treat your soil with good compost, John Dromgoole says it allows the nutrient rich dirt to hold water better.
  He says this helps the environment too because you save water.
  The city of Austin also has a rebate program in which you can get $75 dollars back if you make your own compost at home.
  The trick is you have to live within Austin city limits and you have t
  
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• Four women inducted into Austin’s Women’s Hall of Fame

  10-03-2018 21:20 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Four women were inducted into the city of Austin’s Women’s Hall of Fame on Friday.
  Among those honored at an induction ceremony were Gigi Edwards Bryant, Jeanne Goka, Celia Israel and Sarah Weddington.
  Edwards Bryant is a local businesswoman who serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees for Austin Community College.
  She has also served the Austin community through several organizations, including as chair of the Texas Department of Child Protective Servi
  
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• If you have diabetes, you may be at risk for heart disease also

  10-03-2018 20:33 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 100,000,000 adults in the United States live with diabetes and for those people, the chances of developing heart disease or suffering a heart attack are high.
  Family Medicine Physician Dr. Cesar Gerez-Martinez joins KXAN’s Brittany Glas to talk about how managing diabetes can help reduce those risks. The doctor suggests that it is first of all important to understand the risk factors for having diabetes. He says being overweight, not being physically ac
  
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• AFFIDAVIT: Man stopped setting fires to greenbelt only after he ran out of lighter fluid

  10-03-2018 20:03 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) –A man who set fires to nine separate locations along the Barton Creek Greenbelt on Thursday stopped because he ran out of lighter fluid, according to an affidavit.
  The suspect is identified as Daniel Alexander Daugherty.
  The Austin Fire Department was dispatched to first fire at 8:34 a.m. behind the area of Glencliff Dr.
  A resident in the area told investigators he heard a noise, like someone was stacking wood, and then saw smoke coming from the area by the creek.
  AFD respon
  
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• Free adoptions, music and fun at Austin Animal Center’s Dog by DogWest

  10-03-2018 17:51 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — While Austinites and visitors are enjoying  the SXSW Festival, the doggy world is also having a festival of its own. On March 10 and 17 the Austin Animal Center will be hosting Dog by Dogwest.
  More than 200 dogs will be free for adoption at the event and adoptive parents will be given free supplies to help take care of their dogs. Platinum pups will go to their new home with a  free crate, a harness, bag of goods and ID tags. Gold dogs will take home a free bag of
  
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• Multiple people stabbed in south Austin Saturday morning, suspect in custody

  10-03-2018 16:15 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN)– Austin police and Austin Travis County EMS are investigating a stabbing incident involving multiple victims in south Austin.
  The incident happened at an apartment complex at 2301 Durwood St. EMS says they received the call at 8:49 a.m. EMS initially said five people were stabbed but APD says only two people were hurt.
  Austin police say they received a call reporting that someone was bleeding and a suspect was running around with a knife. Police say when they arrived on scene
  
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• 5 people stabbed in south Austin Saturday morning, suspect not in custody

  10-03-2018 16:15 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN)– Austin police and Austin Travis County EMS are at the scene of a stabbing situation in south Austin.
  The incident happened at the 2300 block of Durwood St. EMS says they received the call at 8:49 a.m. They say five people are hurt but all have non-life threatening injuries. One of the victims, a man in his 20’s has been transported to the South Austin Medical Center with serious injuries that are not expected to be life threatening. The other four victims only sustaine
  
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• 2 people stabbed in south Austin Saturday morning, suspect in custody

  10-03-2018 16:15 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN)– Austin police and Austin Travis County EMS are investigating a stabbing incident involving multiple victims in south Austin.
  The incident happened at an apartment complex at 2301 Durwood St. EMS says they received the call at 8:49 a.m. EMS initially said five people were stabbed but APD says only two people were hurt.
  Austin police say they received a call reporting that someone was bleeding and a suspect was running around with a knife. Police say when they arrived on scene
  
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• Man in his 20s stabbed in southeast Austin, suspect at large

  10-03-2018 14:25 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN)– Austin Police Department is looking for a suspect who they believe stabbed a man in southeast Austin early Saturday morning.
  Austin police say the incident happened at 5:53 a.m. at the 2300 block of Douglas St. They say the victim, a man in his 20’s, was transported to Dell Seton Medical Center with critical life-threatening injuries. There is no word on a suspect description or what led up to the stabbing.
  This is a developing story and KXAN will update as details bec
  
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• The future of self-driving cars coming to your neighborhood soon

  10-03-2018 06:15 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Throughout the years, self-driving cars have slowly made its way onto public roads.
  “It’s the future,” said Patrick Saperstein, talking about the autonomous cars.
  He along with around 70 other people attended the “God View Is My Copilot in Self-Driving Cars” panel at South by Southwest.
  The speakers included Tim Higgins with The Wall Street Journal, Doug Newcomb with C3 Group, Seval Oz, CEO of Aurima Inc. and Dr. Kay Stepper
  
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• Red River extended outdoor music hours: Revenue up, complaints down

  10-03-2018 05:56 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It’s the first night of South by Southwest and, if you ask those on Red River, it’s the biggest 9 days of the year. That’s because venues are allowed to play amplified music all day and into the early morning. The success of those extra hours is something a pilot program is aiming to bottle year-round.
  The program started back in May and extends the operating hours for outdoor music, to create an opportunity for more revenue. The reason why this
  
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• Frustrations continue for Seton Healthcare patients as some services stop

  10-03-2018 05:30 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Seton Healthcare is trimming down some of the services it offers. After reporting Thursday that Seton Southwest is discontinuing physical and occupational therapy programs, KXAN received another Report It e-mail from a viewer.
  We confirmed with a Seton spokesperson Friday, the Kyle Hematology Oncology Clinic in Hays County closed on Thursday, March 8. Beginning Friday, March 9, cancer patients are being directed to Seton Infusion Center on Trinity Street near the Unive
  
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• Rescued turned rescuer: Adopted puppy saves family from burning home

  10-03-2018 05:25 via kxan.com
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – One woman thought when she adopted her dog that she was rescuing him, but what she didn’t know then was that he would rescue her.
  It was in the early morning hours on Sunday when Laura Smith said she was woken up by her dog Chrome.
  Smith said she initially thought he woke her up because he needed to go out, but when she opened her bedroom door, she discovered flames were engulfing the opposite side of her house.
  “Chrome woke me up so I could get m
  
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• Hit-and-run driver critically injures man on Manchaca Road

  10-03-2018 04:21 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man in his 30s has critical, life-threatening injuries after being hit by a driver in south Austin Friday night.
  Police say the driver of the car did not stay at the scene.
  Medics were called to Manchaca Road and Davis Lane — in between William Cannon Drive and Slaughter Lane — at 8:57 p.m. and found an unconscious man. He was taken to South Austin Medical Center.
  If you plan on driving through the area, try to find another route.
  Additional information on the
  
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• 2 people hospitalized in separate hit-and-run incidents

  10-03-2018 04:21 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two people were transported to the hospital overnight on Friday after two pedestrians were hit, police say.
  One incident happened on 6th St. and the North I-35 service road.
  A woman in her 20s was transported to Dell Seton Medical Center with serious, but not expected to be life threatening injuries, EMS officials say.
  In the other incident, medics were called to Manchaca Road and Davis Lane — in between William Cannon Drive and Slaughter Lane — at 8:57 p.m. and
  
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• Hippo seeking hippo: San Antonio Zoo’s Timothy courts world-famous Fiona

  10-03-2018 03:44 via kxan.com
  SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — Timothy the hippopotamus made a bold move on Thursday.
  The 2-year-old hippo at the San Antonio Zoo made an overture to perhaps the most famous hippo of all time: the Cincinnati Zoo’s 1-year-old Fiona.
  In an open letter posted to Facebook, Timothy said he has seen Fiona’s pictures on the internet and thinks she is the most beautiful hippopotamus he has ever seen.
  Timothy asked hopefully, “Perhaps we can meet someday and be boyfriend and girlfriend
  
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• Man in his 20s seriously wounded in shooting on East Riverside Drive

  10-03-2018 03:40 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man shot on East Riverside Drive Friday evening has potentially life-threatening injuries, Austin-Travis County EMS said.
  Medics were called to East Riverside and Willow Creek Drive at 8:08 p.m.
  The injured man in his 20s was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center with serious injuries.
  In a briefing, police said the victim was shot in the stomach and then walked into a tunnel near the intersection. Officers believe a fight happened between him and another man that escalated
  
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• Thousands descend on Austin for first day of SXSW

  10-03-2018 02:59 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Thousands of people descended onto Austin Friday for the first day of the film and interactive portions of South by Southwest.
  “You get to see the trends that are kind of coming, you get to see kind of what people are starting to think,” Mark Stephan, who was attending the conference, said. “They’re futurists.”
  The endless panels and sessions are also attracting international attention.
  “We’re perhaps a little behind from you guys h
  
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• Doctors warn at-home DNA breast cancer test may not offer ‘full picture’

  10-03-2018 00:58 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A warning from doctors after the Federal Drug Administration cleared the way for a genetic testing company to offer over-the-counter breast cancer screening kits.
  The 23 and Me tests are the first-ever at-home DNA exam that checks for three cancer-causing gene mutations.
  But doctors say results may not give women the full picture of their cancer risk.
  Last week, doctors removed Catrina Edwards’s ovaries. A full genetic screening at Texas Oncology in Aus
  
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• ‘Pharma Bro’ gets 7 years in prison in securities fraud case

  10-03-2018 00:23 via kxan.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The smirk wiped off his face, a crying Martin Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in prison for securities fraud Friday in a hard fall for the pharmaceutical-industry bad boy vilified for jacking up the price of a lifesaving drug.
  Shkreli, the boyish-looking, 34-year-old entrepreneur dubbed the “Pharma Bro” for his loutish behavior, was handed his punishment after a hearing in which he and his attorney struggled with limited success to make him a sympathetic fi
  
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• Houston-area waitress who cut food for diner gets $16K scholarship

  10-03-2018 00:08 via kxan.com
  LA MARQUE, Texas (AP) — A server at a Houston-area diner has received an unexpected $16,000 college scholarship after details of her act of kindness — cutting an ailing customer’s food — spread online.
  Texas Southern University in Houston on Thursday awarded the scholarship to 18-year-old Evoni “Nini” Williams. She works at a Waffle House in La Marque and has been saving money for college.
  Another customer, Laura Wolf, was at the Waffle House last Saturday. Wo
  
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