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• Don't want to carry a card or cash at ACL Fest? Sign up for ACL Cashless

  04-10-2021 23:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — If you're worried about carrying cash or debit/credit cards on the grounds of Austin City Limits, the festival has come up with an easy way to pay for items using just your wristband.PHOTOS: Views from ACL Weekend OneIt's called ACL Cashless. The process allows you to link a credit or debit card to your wristband, so you can pay for food, drinks or merch at the festival with a tap of the wrist.
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• Texas school COVID-19 cases: How those with mask mandates compare to those without

  04-10-2021 23:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Weekdays for Amy Grant and her 7-year-old daughter don't consist of the typical drop off and pick up from school routine.
  That's because Grant's daughter is attending school online, a choice their family made due to their district's policy to not require masks, following Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order GA-38, which prohibits government entities from mandating face coverings."I feel like my daughter has lost valuable education that would not have happened if we had a mask
  
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• Cool fall mornings through the work week

  04-10-2021 23:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Northerly flow behind Sunday's cool front is bringing low humidity, warm days and cool fall-like mornings through the rest of the work week.In its wake, high pressure is building in over the state of Texas leading to a sunny, dry, and pleasant autumn week ahead. Comfortable dew points will make for some cool mornings before afternoon sunshine warms us up to the low 90s every day this week.A slow, and gradual rise in humidity will begin by late week, but it still won't be as
  
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• Cool fall mornings on the way

  04-10-2021 23:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A weak front has slowly cleared Central Texas, ushering out all the rain and humidity from last week.In its wake, high pressure is building in over the state of Texas leading to a sunny, dry, and pleasant autumn week ahead. Comfortable dew points will make for some cool mornings before afternoon sunshine warms us up to the low 90s every day this week.A slow, and gradual rise in humidity will begin by late week, but it still won't be as humid as we've seen over the past few
  
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• Affidavit: Man arrested after ramming another car 3 times on SH-71, being uncooperative with officers

  04-10-2021 23:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 40-year-old man was arrested Friday morning after being accused of ramming another vehicle multiple times, then being uncooperative with police.
  An arrest affidavit shows Jerry Leyendecker was charged with aggravated assault with a motor vehicle. Online jail records say he also has two other charges. His bond comes out to $30,000 total for all three.Attorney information is not listed online yet for Leyendecker.Is anyone tracking road rage cases in Austin?The affidavit say
  
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• LIST: How many games has Texas won on ESPN's College GameDay?

  04-10-2021 22:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — ESPN's College GameDay is going to the State Fair of Texas this weekend for corn dogs, turkey legs and Texas-Oklahoma football.ESPN announced Sunday its live, three-hour college football pregame show will showcase the Red River Showdown at the Cotton Bowl for the seventh time during the show's 29 years of production. GameDay airs from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. CT every Saturday during football season. What Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said about Red River Showdown against OklahomaTh
  
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• Bijan Robinson and Cameron Dicker earn Big 12 honors for performance against TCU

  04-10-2021 22:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas received big time performances from several players in Saturday's win 32-27 over TCU, but two Longhorns earned honors from the Big 12 for their efforts.
  Bijan Robinson, a sophomore running back, was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week following a 35 carry, 216 yard rushing game against the Horned Frogs. Robinson scored two touchdowns, and iced the game with two critical first downs late in the 4th quarter.
  Saturday's performance marked the first time Robinso
  
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• San Marcos fish recommended to be declared extinct by U.S. government

  04-10-2021 21:53 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recommended last week that a fish native to San Marcos be removed from the endangered list and declared extinct.
  The San Marcos gambusia is one of more than 20 species from across the country listed in the federal report to be extinct. This comes after the government agency started a review of the fish in May 2018.Travis County wants you to turn your lights off — here’s how it could save millions of livesAccording to
  
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• Woman around 70 years old killed crossing road in southeast Austin

  04-10-2021 20:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An approximately 70-year-old woman died after being hit by a car in southeast Austin Friday night, according to the Austin Police Department.Police didn't identify the woman who they say was crossing East Riverside Drive near Frontier Valley Drive when she was hit by a car around 8:55 p.m. Friday. SH 183 reopened in Cedar Park after cyclist-vehicle crashThe woman was pronounced dead at 9:18 p.m., police say. The driver of the car remained at the scene and is cooperating in
  
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• 'Eyes of Texas' report 6 months later, what are next steps for UT's diversity, equity efforts?

  04-10-2021 20:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than six months after the University of Texas at Austin released its findings on the historic origin of its alma mater, "The Eyes of Texas," campus administrators outlined the next steps for UT's diversity and inclusion efforts.The Eyes of Texas History Committee released a report in March summarizing its findings on the alma mater, which debuted at a downtown Austin minstrel show in May 1903. Despite its initial performance at a minstrel show and the likely presence o
  
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• Emergency alerts through ASL, voice and text message now provided in Travis County

  04-10-2021 20:10 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY (KXAN) — Local emergency management offices have announced a new partnership that will provide emergency alerts for Deaf, Blind, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf and Blind communities.
  The offices of emergency management for the City of Austin and Travis County announced a partnership with Deaf Link to launch its Accessible Hazard Alert System (AHAS).Do car dealers have to honor online prices? One Cedar Park family’s warningSubscribers to the program will receive an accessible
  
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• What Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said about Red River Showdown against Oklahoma

  04-10-2021 19:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Texas Longhorns are back in the Associated Press poll right in time for the annual showdown in the Cotton Bowl with the Oklahoma Sooners. No. 21 Texas will face No. 6 Oklahoma Saturday at 11 a.m. with ESPN's College GameDay in attendance.The Longhorns have lost three straight to the Sooners and five out of the last six in the rivalry. Texas' last win came in 2018 when Longhorns kicker hit a 40-yard field goal as time expired for a a 48-45 win.Texas Longhorns gameday: Trustin
  
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• PHOTOS: Views from ACL Weekend One

  04-10-2021 19:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After being canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Weekend One at the 2021 Austin City Limits Festival wrapped up on Sunday.
  Festival attendees were required to show their vaccine card or a negative COVID-19 test. ACL reported on Day 1 that 86% of attendees showed their COVID-19 vaccine cards, 14% had a negative COVID-19 test, and less than 1% were turned away for not having either/proper documentation. Some attendees reported not having to show their vaccination
  
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• Sunny, dry and warm weather pattern this week

  04-10-2021 19:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A weak front has slowly cleared Central Texas, ushering out all the rain and humidity from last week.In it's wake, high pressure is building in over the state of Texas leading to a sunny, dry, and pleasant autumn week ahead. Comfortable dew points will make for some cool mornings before afternoon sunshine warms us up to the low 90s every day this week.A slow, and gradual rise in humidity will begin by late week, but it still won't be as humid as we've seen over the past few
  
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• Higher Travis County voter turnout expected for 'constitutional amendment election'

  04-10-2021 19:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Travis County Clerk Dana Debeauvoir said voter turnout is expected to be up around 7% compared to the last constitutional amendment election when there weren't any national or statewide candidates to vote for.
  Monday's the last day to register to vote in the November 2 election. While you can still register at anytime, applications received after Monday will not be eligible for the upcoming election.The first day of early voting is Monday, October 18.
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• Here's where to get freebies and deals for National Taco Day on Monday

  04-10-2021 19:09 via kxan.com
  
  (WGHP) -- National Taco Day is Monday and many restaurants around the country are offering discounts as well as freebies.
  Here's a list of freebies and deals courtesy of Offers.com:7-Eleven: National Taco Day is probably the best day of all to be loyal. For example, at 7-Eleven, if you are a loyal 7REWARDS member, you can get your mitts on 10 mini tacos for just $1. Want it delivered? There’s a deal for that. Buy your first order of mini tacos through the 7-Eleven app and get your second o
  
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• SH 183 reopened in Cedar Park after cyclist-vehicle crash

  04-10-2021 18:54 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — The roadway near U.S. Highway 183 and East Little Elm in Cedar Park is open again after a closure Monday morning due to a crash.According to Cedar Park Police Department, multiple lanes were closed to respond after a cyclist was involved in a crash with a vehicle.Multiple lanes were shut down on northbound SH 18 but are now open.
  
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• Portion of SH 183 closed in Cedar Park after cyclist-vehicle crash

  04-10-2021 18:54 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — Cedar Park police are responding to the scene of a crash between a vehicle and a cyclist on Monday morning.According to Cedar Park Police Department, the incident happened near U.S. Highway 183 and East Little Elm.Multiple lanes are shut down on northbound SH 183, CPPD says. Drivers should avoid the area.
  
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• Third case of West Nile Virus confirmed in Travis County

  04-10-2021 18:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Public Health (APH) said three Travis County residents have contracted the West Nile Virus since the discovery of positive mosquito pools in August — now five total and all in the 78744 ZIP code.APH said two of the three infected people were exposed to the virus while traveling outside of Austin-TravisCounty.West Nile Virus is the most common mosquito-borne disease in the U.S., and is typically spread to people after being bitten by an infected mosquito, APH sa
  
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• Facebook down: Instagram, WhatsApp also experiencing outages

  04-10-2021 18:15 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR/WTRF) -- Facebook is currently experiencing an outage impacting its family of sites including WhatsApp and Instagram.
  Most Facebook users are seeing an error message that says 'This site can't be reached.' On Instagram, the error message shows as a 5xx Server Error message.The outage is impacting users on both desktop and mobile."We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products," Andy Stone, policy communications manager at Facebook, tweeted on
  
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• Facebook down: Instagram, Facebook coming back online after major outage

  04-10-2021 18:15 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR/WTRF) -- Facebook is coming back online after a major outage impacting its family of sites, including WhatsApp and Instagram, for most of the day on Monday.We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing Facebook app. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.— Facebook App (@facebookapp) October 4, 2021
  Error messages started showing up around 11:45 a.m. ET. Around 6 p.m. ET, Facebook, Instagram
  
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• Democrat Mike Collier makes 2nd try for Texas lieutenant governor

  04-10-2021 17:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN/AP) — Republican incumbent Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has a new opponent for the 2022 race.Democrat Mike Collier has formally launched a second try for Texas lieutenant governor. He officially kicked off his campaign to unseat Patrick, saying fundamental rights "are hanging by a thread" and imploring Texans to elect new leadership.Collier, an accountant who lost to Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick by 4.8 percentage points in 2018, made his entry official months after forming an explo
  
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• No winner: Biggest Powerball jackpot in months grows larger

  04-10-2021 17:05 via kxan.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The biggest lottery prize in months grew larger after no ticket matched all five numbers and the Powerball drawn on Saturday night.The estimated jackpot for the next drawing on Monday is $670 million.Saturday night's numbers were 28, 38, 42, 47 and 52. The Powerball was 1.The Powerball jackpot has slowly climbed thanks to 40 consecutive drawings without a grand prize winner, a record streak for the game dating back to June 5. There hasn't been a bigger Powerball jac
  
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• Ex-Facebook data scientist alleges social network fed the Capitol riot, chooses profits over safety

  04-10-2021 16:57 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A data scientist who was revealed Sunday as the Facebook whistleblower says that whenever there was a conflict between the public good and what benefited the company, the social media giant would choose its own interests.Frances Haugen was identified in a “60 Minutes” interview Sunday as the woman who anonymously filed complaints with federal law enforcement that the company's own research shows how it magnifies hate and misinformation. Travis County wants you t
  
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• 'Captain Kirk' is going to space: William Shatner, 90, will fly to space on Blue Origin

  04-10-2021 16:44 via kxan.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (NEXSTAR) — Star Trek’s Captain Kirk is rocketing into space next week — boldly going where no other sci-fi actors have gone.Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin, announced Monday that William Shatner will blast off from West Texas on Oct. 12. Do car dealers have to honor online prices? One Cedar Park family’s warningAt age 90, Shatner will become the oldest person in space. He’ll join three others — two of them paying custo
  
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• SWAT responding after shots reportedly fired inside south Austin apartment

  04-10-2021 15:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police and SWAT crews are responding to a south Austin apartment complex after a report that shots were fired inside a unit there.Law enforcement are at the 1300 block of Southport Drive, Austin Police Department says. It's not currently known if anyone was hurt. The person who possibly shot the gun hasn't come out of the apartment yet.Austin-Travis Coutny EMS medics are on standby.This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
  
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• Travis County wants you to turn your lights off — here's how it could save millions of lives

  04-10-2021 14:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As bird populations start their fall migrations across Central Texas, Travis County's asking residents to go dark if they can — to help our feathered friends make the trip safely.Each year, cities across the country take part in Lights Out Nights, an annual event held during peak bird migration. Many birds migrate at night, according to the Travis Audubon Society, using the stars and moon to navigate. But city lights can throw birds of course, which can lead to millio
  
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• Trees being removed again in Oak Hill area after environmental concerns stopped it

  04-10-2021 13:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) —Have you noticed the trees piling up along U.S. 290?Tree removal at the Oak Hill "Y," located in the Travis County Oak Hill area, is back to clearing trees after a brief halt when local activist groups complained. Organizations like Save Barton Creek Association and the Oak Hill Neighbors filed an injunction to stop construction on grounds that removal will negatively impact the environment. Tree clearing on Oak Hill Parkway project halted after groups raise environmental co
  
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• Crosswalks in East Austin can now talk to smart cars — to improve pedestrian safety

  04-10-2021 13:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Imagine you're driving down the road and getting a heads up letting you know there's a pedestrian waiting to cross.
  That's the goal behind the new pedestrian crosswalk warning system in east Austin.
  The City of Austin's Transportation Department Smart Mobility Office teamed up with TAPCO and Siemens to install the new system on Rosewood Avenue at Angelina and Navasota streets. It's an area where east Austin native Anthony Martin has seen too many close calls.
  "I've seen peo
  
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• White Texas voters are overrepresented in proposed maps, analysis shows

  04-10-2021 12:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — The Republican majority’s proposals for all of the state’s political maps are out, and each is skewed in favor of the same voters: white Republicans. Texas House proposes map that increases Republican strength, decreases Black, Hispanic majority districtsOne thing leads to the other. Republicans hold all of the statewide offices, along with majorities in the state’s congressional delegation, the Texas House and Senate, and the State Board of Educa
  
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• 1 in 8 say loved ones with opposing COVID views won’t get holiday gifts

  04-10-2021 12:10 via kxan.com
  
  (StudyFinds.org) - If you disagree with mom or dad on COVID-19 vaccines, maybe don’t expect much in your stocking this year.A new survey, commissioned by CoinStar, finds one in eight Americans plan on skipping holiday shopping for family and friends who do not share the same COVID-19 opinions as them.Meanwhile, nearly two in three Americans (64%) say they’re looking forward to the holiday season this year, despite many planning on buying fewer gifts in general over budget c
  
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• Can Democrats hold together? Biden's agenda depends on it

  04-10-2021 06:50 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s one of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s favorite sayings, a guidepost for Democrats in trying times: "Our diversity is our strength. Our unity is our power.”But as Democrats try to usher President Joe Biden's expansive federal government overhaul into law, it's the party's diversity of progressive and conservative views that's pulling them apart.And only by staying unified does their no-votes-to-spare majority have any hope of pushing his rebuilding age
  
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• Taliban raid suspected IS hideout after bombing in capital

  04-10-2021 06:44 via kxan.com
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban forces raided an Islamic State affiliate's hideout in the Afghan capital and killed several insurgents, hours after a deadly bombing outside a mosque in Kabul, the Taliban said Monday.Sunday's bombing outside the Eid Gah mosque killed five civilians, and while no claim of responsibility was made, suspicion quickly fell on the Islamic State group, which has ramped up attacks against its Taliban enemy since their takeover of Kabul in mid-August.Taliban offic
  
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• A look at high court's top cases in new term starting Monday

  04-10-2021 06:25 via kxan.com
  
  Abortion, guns and religion top the Supreme Court term that begins Monday. A look at those and a few other notable cases:ABORTIONDobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health (19-1392) is a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court's major decisions over the last half-century that guarantee a woman's right to an abortion nationwide. Lower courts blocked Mississippi's ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, but a more conservative Supreme Court has agre
  
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• Man dies in north Austin homicide; police still searching for suspect

  04-10-2021 03:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Police are investigating a homicide that happened in north Austin Sunday.Officers are responding to the 5100 block of Longspur Boulevard, according to the Austin Police Department. The area is east of North Lamar and north of W Rundberg Lane.IN DEPTH MAP: Where have Austin’s homicides occurred in 2021?APD confirmed to KXAN it was a shooting that resulted in a homicide, but said further details would come from a public information officer who is responding to the scene
  
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• Ex-Facebook manager alleges social network fed Capitol riot

  04-10-2021 02:55 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A data scientist who was revealed Sunday as the Facebook whistleblower says that whenever there was a conflict between the public good and what benefited the company, the social media giant would choose its own interests.Frances Haugen was identified in a “60 Minutes” interview Sunday as the woman who anonymously filed complaints with federal law enforcement that the company's own research shows how it magnifies hate and misinformation.Haugen, who worked at Goog
  
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• George Floyd memorial statue in New York City defaced again

  04-10-2021 02:38 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A statue honoring George Floyd in New York City’s Union Square Park was vandalized on Sunday, police said.
  According to police, a video showed an unidentified man on a skateboard throwing paint on the statue at approximately 10 a.m. then fleeing. Nearby statues of late Congressman John Lewis and Breonna Taylor, a Louisville, Kentucky, woman shot and killed by police last year, apparently weren’t touched.Police have not released the video.
  Sunday's act wasn't the
  
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• Oil spill laps at "heartbeat" of California beach community

  04-10-2021 02:33 via kxan.com
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Most days of the week, David Perry heads out to the beach to surf. But on Sunday, he sat with his skateboard taking in sweeping ocean views while a jazz band played, families rode bikes and crews tried to stop a crude oil sick from reaching the California coast.Offshore oil platforms are always visible from the community known as “Surf City USA,” and most days are seen as just another hazard for those venturing out with their boards, the 35-year-
  
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• Witness calls 911, follows accused hit-and-run driver to help San Marcos Police make arrest

  04-10-2021 02:28 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — The witness of a suspected hit and run that left one woman dead is speaking out after he helped lead police to an arrest.Court documents say police arrested 39-year-old Armando Cubriel thanks to witness Daniel Scott.Armando Cubriel, Jr. (San Marcos Police Department)The hit and run happened on Sept. 26, according to an affidavit. Cubriel is accused of hitting and killing 49-year-old Nelda Chancy Peddle in San Marcos. BACKGROUND: Police say Lockhart man hit woman
  
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• Former NASCAR driver Townley killed in Georgia shooting

  04-10-2021 01:14 via kxan.com
  
  ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A former NASCAR driver was killed Saturday in a shooting in Georgia that also wounded a woman, investigators said.John Wes Townley, 31, died in the shooting in a neighborhood around 9 p.m., Athens-Clarke County Coroner Sonny Wilson told the Athens Banner-Herald.A 30-year-old woman was hurt, but police didn't give details about her injuries.Police have spoken to the shooter, who knew the victims. The shooting appeared to be domestic violence related, Athens-Clarke Co
  
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• Road closure due to major water Leak in Leander could last 'all week or longer'

  04-10-2021 00:23 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — It could be a week or longer, Leander Police say, before the road where a water leak happened could be open again.Leander Police said just before 1 p.m. Sunday that city crews were aware of the water leak at the intersection of N West Dr. and W South St. and were on their way to make repairs.*** NOTICE ***Due to a major water leak N West Dr. and W South St intersection will be closed. This closure could last all week or longer for road repairs and asphalt.Please use
  
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