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• Campers tried to help Travis County swimmers in distress

  18-04-2022 23:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Emergency crews found two bodies near the area where two people were reportedly struggling in the Colorado River in eastern Travis County Saturday.
  One was found Sunday afternoon. The other on Monday, according to Austin-Travis County EMS and the Travis County Sheriff's Office. 2 bodies found near area of missing Travis County swimmersA witness who was camping nearby says people in her group saw people struggling in the water from the riverbank beach and got on canoes to tr
  
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• 'We're desperate': Austin Pets Alive! waives puppy fees amid capacity spike

  18-04-2022 23:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — All puppy adoption fees are being waived at Austin Pets Alive! through Sunday, after the shelter received an influx of puppies in need of treatment for parvovirus.
  Currently, APA!'s Town Lake Animal Center has 50 puppies available for adoption. On average, the facility has between 10 and 20 puppies looking for their forever homes. APA!'s typical adoption fee is $300 for puppies.This latest surge follows the shelter's puppy intake from five other rescue organizations that we
  
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• More affordable housing for UT grad students coming to east Austin

  18-04-2022 23:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The University of Texas at Austin broke ground on a new graduate student housing building on the east side of campus in the historic Blackland neighborhood. University officials said it's part of an effort to create more affordable housing options for students.
  The building, which will be located at 21 Street between Comal and Leona Streets, will have 784 beds in studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts, UT officials said. There will also be public courtyards, an ou
  
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• Mother's Day to be observed as a corporate holiday for Kendra Scott employees

  18-04-2022 22:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Kendra Scott employees will receive the Monday following Mother's Day as a paid holiday, the company announced April 18.
  The company announced the "Take the Time" initiative, which will implement the company-wide paid holiday on May 9.
  "Over the past year, parents have continued to feel the pandemic effects of balancing full-time jobs and caring for their families...recognizing that a mother can be defined in various ways, the corporate holiday aims to celebrate any support
  
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• LIVE: Bush sisters stopping in Austin to promote new children's book

  18-04-2022 21:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A famous pair of twins will revisit their roots this week to promote their new children's book about the power of sisterhood.
  Jenna Bush Hegar and Barbara Pierce Bush, the daughters of former President George W. Bush, are coming to Austin to sign copies of their new book "The Superpower Sisterhood." Copies go on sale Tuesday, and then they'll visit BookPeople on Friday afternoon for their book-signing event.
  The sisters both graduated from Austin High School, and Jenna star
  
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• Bush sisters stopping in Austin to promote new children's book

  18-04-2022 21:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A famous pair of twins will revisit their roots this week to promote their new children's book about the power of sisterhood.
  Jenna Bush Hegar and Barbara Pierce Bush, the daughters of former President George W. Bush, are coming to Austin to sign copies of their new book "The Superpower Sisterhood." Copies go on sale Tuesday, and then they'll visit BookPeople on Friday afternoon for their book-signing event.
  The sisters both graduated from Austin High School, and Jenna star
  
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• How have guaranteed income pilot programs worked in other cities?

  18-04-2022 21:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — This Thursday, Austin City Council will vote to decide whether to officially launch a proposed guaranteed income pilot program, a yearlong initiative that would give $1,000 a month to 85 families or individuals who are facing extreme financial hardships.During a media roundtable Monday morning, Austin Mayor Steve Adler looked to the initiative as one possible solution to affordability concerns within the city, as well as a preventive measure to protect more people from livi
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo shares news of baby's death: 'You are our angel'

  18-04-2022 20:57 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Cristiano Ronaldo shared heartbreaking news with his fans on social media Monday. In a note signed by the Portuguese soccer star and partner Georgina Rodriguez, the couple said their baby boy had died.
  "It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that our baby boy has passed away," the post reads. "It is the greatest pain that any parents can feel. Only the birth of our baby girl gives us the strength to live this moment with some hope and happiness."In October of last y
  
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• Cooler overnight, then clouds and humidity return late Tuesday

  18-04-2022 20:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following a cool front passage, we are enjoying a briefly cooler and less humid bit of weather through early Tuesday. But as an approaching disturbance brings the return of gusty southeast winds, muggy humidity and more cloud cover return late in the day.Following a clear, pleasant start to the day, clouds increase and humidity rises Tuesday afternoon and evening. A few light sprinkles are possible as well, kicking off a multi-day stretch of slim rain chances into the comin
  
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• Police in Cedar Park looking for missing man with dementia

  18-04-2022 20:26 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — The Cedar Park Police Department is looking for a missing man with dementia Monday.CPPD tweeted at 1:12 p.m. to say James Larkin left his home Monday morning and, "his family hasn't been able to get in touch with him since."The tweet said Larkin "may be confused or disoriented" due to his dementia. Police ask that if you see him, or know where he might be, to call 911.
  
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• Federal judge voids US mask mandate for planes, other travel

  18-04-2022 19:53 via kxan.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials.The decision Monday by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa also said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention improperly failed to justify its decision and did not follow proper rulemaking.The CDC recently extended the mask mandate, which was set to expire on April 18, u
  
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• What is a 'red flag warning'?

  18-04-2022 19:38 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) -- You may have seen a weather alert in your area or elsewhere that you didn't recognize recently, especially leading into the summer months. Do you know what a "red flag warning" means?RFWs are issued when there's a heightened chance of fires in an area. La Niña won’t quit: How it impacts hurricane seasonWhile different regions define RFWs differently, the National Weather Service outlines some basics:warm temperaturesvery low humiditiesstronger winds are expected to comb
  
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• 2 APD officers 'recovering' after being hit by suspected drunk driver

  18-04-2022 19:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One woman was arrested after two Austin Police Department officers were hit by a car while patrolling on bikes Saturday, officials said.
  Both officers were hit just before 3 a.m. on April 16 near E. Seventh Street and Red River Street, APD said. According to an arrest affidavit, both officers were stopped in the furthest right-hand lane of E. Seventh Street when a driver failed to yield or stop and hit both officers. Previous coverage: Two Austin police officers hit by alle
  
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• Moody Center set for its grand opening, ribbon-cutting ceremony

  18-04-2022 18:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The 15,000-seat Moody Center, the future home of Texas Longhorns basketball and Austin's newest entertainment venue, will open its doors to the public when John Mayer takes the stage on April 20, but KXAN will get in early to check it out Monday.Tim and Francesca Leiweke with the Oak View Group, along with Moody Center General Manager Jeff Nicker, will help guide media members through the building Monday afternoon that was specifically built to hold concerts and other large
  
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• What it's like to be LGBTQ+ youth in Austin in this election cycle

  18-04-2022 17:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — LGBTQ+ youth have been pushed to the forefront of state and nationwide political discourse as several states enacted restrictions that affect them and activists fight those laws in court.KXAN spoke with several students in Austin about their experiences and how the current political climate and discussions affect them.
  LGBTQ+ youth at the center of political discussionsIn February, Gov. Greg Abbott directed Texas' Child Protective Service to investigate families with transg
  
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• Earth Week: How to build a sustainable garden

  18-04-2022 17:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - From plants and pollinators to irrigation and green energy, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is quintessential when it comes to "sustainable gardens."
  The center in south Austin is home to more than 800 species of plants, designed to not only inspire but also educate gardeners on which trees and flora thrive in our Central Texas climate."A lot of it's often as simple as just picking native plants, instead of going with some of the ornamental ones," said Sean Griffin, direc
  
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• Man faces murder charge after two die in Elgin

  18-04-2022 16:11 via kxan.com
  
  ELGIN, Texas (KXAN) -- The Travis County Sheriff's Office said a man is in jail facing a murder charge after two men were found shot inside an SUV on FM 1100 on April 9.TCSO says Raul Molina Hernandez, 44, of Manor, died at the scene. Leonel Ayala Gamino, 31, of Port Arthur, died on April 13.
  Abel Bermudez-Ornelas was arrested and charged with murder on April 16. He's being held on a $500,000 bond.
  It was one of two shootings that deputies responded to April 9. TCSO hasn't made an arrest in the
  
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• Share your story: Medical Debt Threat

  18-04-2022 16:08 via kxan.com
  
  Have you been sued by your doctor or hospital for non-payment? Leading up to, and during, the COVID-19 pandemic as many people struggled with health problems and financial challenges, we found a Texas hospital and law firm sued more than 1,200 patients for medical debt – amounting to millions of dollars – a practice that has some health cost watchdogs concerned. And this is just one such operation in the Austin area.We believe it’s happening across the state with other hospital
  
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• Running for a cause: Austin Sunshine Run helps send kids to camp for free

  18-04-2022 15:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Runners will lace up on May 1 for the first in-person 2022 H-E-B Austin Sunshine Run since 2019.
  The run benefits the nonprofit Austin Sunshine Camps. The more money raised, the more kids can go to camp for free. Those at the nonprofit said its goal is to have around 3,000 runners. That'll send 500 kids to camp this summer. So far, they only have about 1,100 signed up.Remembering the Arboretum shooting victims, 1 year laterZoey Gordon hangs from the monkey bars. (KXAN Photo
  
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• Remembering the Arboretum shooting victims, 1 year later

  18-04-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Monday marks one year since a shooting in an apartment complex near the Arboretum area of northwest Austin left three people dead. The scene, originally labeled an active shooting, later was revealed by the Austin Police Department to be an isolated domestic violence crime.Police arrested then 41-year-old Stephen Nicholas Broderick on April 19, 2021 and the Travis County District Attorney's Office charged him with capital murder in the shooting deaths of his adopted daughte
  
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• SWAT team in southeast Austin early Monday

  18-04-2022 13:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A SWAT team is responding Monday to an area in southeast Austin for a person who won't come out of an apartment and won't respond to commands after a dispute.The Austin Police Department tweeted at 5:51 a.m. about the incident. Officers are at 7330 Bluff Springs Road, the address for the Cortland Bluff Springs apartment complex. That's near Tranquilo Trail, east of Interstate 35 and south of East William Cannon Drive.APD said the incident began as an argument between roomma
  
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• Suspect in custody after SWAT standoff in southeast Austin

  18-04-2022 13:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A suspect is in custody after a Monday morning SWAT standoff at a southeast Austin apartment complex.At 8:40 a.m., the Austin Police Department tweeted an update about the situation at the Cortland Bluff Springs apartment complex. In a media briefing before the suspect was arrested, APD said the suspect was "known to APD" and that the suspect had "several active warrants for violent offenses."Austin police officers and a SWAT team are in southeast Austin on Monday trying to
  
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• LIVE: SWAT team in southeast Austin early Monday

  18-04-2022 13:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A SWAT team is responding Monday to an area in southeast Austin for a person who won't come out of an apartment and won't respond to commands.Austin police officers and a SWAT team are in southeast Austin on Monday trying to convince a man to come out of an apartment after a dispute with a roommate. (KXAN photo)The Austin Police Department tweeted at 5:51 a.m. about the incident. Officers are at 7330 Bluff Springs Road, the address for the Cortland Bluff Springs apartment c
  
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• Lake Travis soccer win 6A boys state championship

  18-04-2022 06:21 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — Lake Travis won its first boys soccer state championship Saturday night.Lake Travis defeated Plano High School in penalty kicks for the UIL 6A boys soccer title after the two teams battled through 100 minutes of scoreless soccer.Lake Travis goal keeper Adam Schantz was the hero of the match, stopping two Plano penalty kicks to clinch the title.The Cavaliers finished the season with 24 wins and three losses. Lake Travis won seven playoff games by a goal margin of
  
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• Nonprofit teaches sustainability to Austin students

  18-04-2022 05:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sunday was National Gardening Day —a celebration for all gardening enthusiasts. Partners for Education, Agriculture and Sustainability, also known as PEAS, celebrates the outdoors every day.The Austin nonprofit operates a 24,000-square-foot community garden at Cunningham Elementary in south Austin. Currently, their garden is lush as students tend to it through the spring.It's an effort the organization hopes will spread across the city.“PEAS is looking to expand
  
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• Tesla stockholders ask judge to silence Musk in fraud case

  18-04-2022 05:09 via kxan.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A group of Tesla shareholders suing CEO Elon Musk over some 2018 tweets about taking the company private is asking a federal judge to order Musk to stop commenting on the case.Lawyers for stockholders of the Austin, Texas-based company also say in court documents that the judge in the case has ruled that Musk's tweets about having “funding secured” to take Tesla private were false, and that his comments also violate a 2018 court settlement with U.S. securities re
  
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• Central Texas church holds Easter sermon surrounded by rubble from tornado

  18-04-2022 04:57 via kxan.com
  
  SALADO, Texas (Nexstar) — Surrounded by debris and rubble, a church in Salado decided to move forward with its Easter service and celebration Sunday, just a few days after a destructive tornado ripped through its town.Donnie Jackson, the pastor of First Cedar Valley Baptist Church, said he felt called to preach."Lord, we know that through what seems to be so much damage... there is the Lord," Jackson said. "It didn't damage the spirit."Even when it may seem like one of the worst days, thos
  
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• La Niña won't quit: How it impacts hurricane season

  18-04-2022 03:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The mid-April ENSO (El Nino-Southern Oscillation) forecast continues to paint a murky picture about when our current La Niña phase will come to an end.The CPC/IRI official forecast gives odds of La Niña continuing through summer (June-August) at 59% with a 50-55% chance of it continuing through fall.CPC/IRI ENSO forecastTypically the La Niña phase of ENSO occurs every three to five years, but we had it for winter 2020-2021 with a repeat for winter 2021-
  
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• Jordan Spieth wins at RBC Heritage Open for 13th Tour win

  18-04-2022 00:59 via kxan.com
  
  HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (KXAN) — Jordan Spieth is back as a winner on the PGA Tour almost exactly one year after his last Tour win.Spieth defeated Patrick Cantlay in a playoff Sunday at the RBC Heritage Open for the 13th PGA Tour win of his career. Spieth won with a par on the first playoff hole at 18 after chipping his third shot to within a foot of the cup. Austin FC mounts massive comeback in closing minutes for winSimilarly, Cantlay found himself in the bunker for his third playoff sh
  
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