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• Leander firefighters thought they were saving a puppy — spoiler, it was a raccoon

  20-05-2022 23:51 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — The Leander Fire Department said they got a report of a "puppy" stuck in a drain pipe this week, but when crews showed up — surprise— they found it was actually a raccoon.
  "It appeared that the baby racoon fell through the grate that was covering the drain, then became stuck in the narrow pipe further under ground," they wrote in a Facebook post.The Leander Fire Department responded to what they thought was a puppy stuck in a drain pipe. It was a raccoon
  
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• Leander firefighters thought they were saving a puppy — spoiler, it's a racoon

  20-05-2022 23:51 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — The Leander Fire Department said they got a report of a "puppy" stuck in a drain pipe this week, but when crews showed up — surprise— they found it was actually a racoon.
  "It appeared that the baby racoon fell through the grate that was covering the drain, then became stuck in the narrow pipe further under ground," they wrote in a Facebook post.The Leander Fire Department responded to what they thought was a puppy stuck in a drain pipe. It was a racoon (
  
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• Emmanuel Acho calls commencement speaker selection 'biggest honor' of his life

  20-05-2022 23:48 via kxan.com
  
  (KXAN) — No. 1 New York Times bestselling author and former Texas Longhorns, NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho stopped by KXAN studios for a conversation about his keynote address at The University of Texas at Austin’s 139th Spring Commencement on Saturday.Acho is returning to the "Forty Acres" 10 years after graduating from the University of Texas.McConaughey joins Emmanuel Acho’s ‘Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man’ series"I love it because this is
  
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• Emmanual Acho calls commencement speaker selection 'biggest honor' of his life

  20-05-2022 23:48 via kxan.com
  
  (KXAN) — No. 1 New York Times bestselling author and former Texas Longhorns, NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho stopped by KXAN studios for a conversation about his keynote address at The University of Texas at Austin’s 139th Spring Commencement on Saturday.Acho is returning to the "Forty Acres" 10 years after graduating from the University of Texas.McConaughey joins Emmanuel Acho’s ‘Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man’ series"I love it because this is
  
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• A conversation with UT's Commencement Speaker Emmanuel Acho

  20-05-2022 23:48 via kxan.com
  
  (KXAN) — No. 1 New York Times bestselling author and former Texas Longhorns, NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho stopped by KXAN studios for a conversation about his keynote address at The University of Texas at Austin’s 139th Spring Commencement on Saturday.Acho is returning to the "Forty Acres" 10 years after graduating from the University of Texas."I love it because this is where everything started," Acho said. "Home is Austin, Texas and that's where my heart is."Acho had massi
  
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• A conversation with UT commencement speaker Emmanuel Acho

  20-05-2022 23:48 via kxan.com
  
  (KXAN) — No. 1 New York Times bestselling author and former Texas Longhorns, NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho stopped by KXAN studios for a conversation about his keynote address at The University of Texas at Austin’s 139th Spring Commencement on Saturday.Acho is returning to the "Forty Acres" 10 years after graduating from the University of Texas."I love it because this is where everything started," Acho said. "Home is Austin, Texas and that's where my heart is."Acho had massi
  
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• Hours changed at Georgetown city pools due to lifeguard shortage

  20-05-2022 23:38 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — The city of Georgetown has changed opening hours at its four city pools due to an ongoing lifeguard shortage. Austin to open less than half of city pools due to lifeguard shortageThe outdoor pool at the Georgetown Recreation Center and Williams Drive Pool will both open beginning Saturday, May 28. The other two city pools, Village Pool and River Ridge Pool, will remain closed until Friday, June 10.The rec center pool will open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thu
  
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• Austin Electric to hold 10th Community Connections Resource Fair

  20-05-2022 23:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Electric and over 100 vendors will gather on Saturday for the Community Connections Resource Fair, which aims to help residents pay utility bills and provide information about accessing state and local social services.Ronnie Mendoza, Austin Electric's manager of customer care, is happy to see the event's return after the end of pandemic gathering restrictions."As a social worker that's really important, and making sure that individuals who need this type of support a
  
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• Judge blocks Biden from rolling back Title 42

  20-05-2022 23:30 via kxan.com
  
  A federal judge in Louisiana on Friday temporarily stopped the Biden administration from ending Title 42, the Trump-era border management policy that allowed officials to quickly expel foreign nationals at the border under pandemic conditions.The policy was due to end Monday as part of the Biden administration's efforts to restructure border and immigration policy after the Trump administration's overhaul of the systemU.S. District Court Robert Summerhays granted a preliminary injunction to a gr
  
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• Title 42 must remain in place, judge rules

  20-05-2022 23:22 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- A federal judge in Louisiana ruled Friday that the Biden administration must continue expelling migrants at the border under Title 42.Title 42 is the World War II-era public health order that prohibits entry into the United States if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes it could introduce communicable diseases into the country.Invoked at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, Title 42 has allowed U.S. Border Patrol agents and U.S
  
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• Lockdown lifted at Round Rock High School

  20-05-2022 23:01 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Round Rock High School was placed on a "brief" lockdown Friday afternoon out of an abundance of caution, the district's Twitter account said.According to a letter from the school's principal, Round Rock ISD police investigated a potential threat in a nearby neighborhood.The letter said police didn't find a threat to the campus and the lockdown was lifted "shortly after."
  
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• Tech company eager to grow gets cold shoulder from local officials

  20-05-2022 22:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) — A Round Rock-based manufacturer of photomasks for the semiconductor industry on May 19 was denied a Chapter 313 incentives application for a proposed $900 million expansion, marking a rare setback for the rapidly expanding semiconductor industry in the Austin region.Toppan Photomasks Inc. had been seeking initial approval of the application from Round Rock Independent School District as part of a proposed expansion that would have brought at least 250 add
  
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• Round Rock ISD declines application from semiconductor-related manufacturer

  20-05-2022 22:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) — A Round Rock-based manufacturer of photomasks for the semiconductor industry on May 19 was denied a Chapter 313 incentives application for a proposed $900 million expansion, marking a rare setback for the rapidly expanding semiconductor industry in the Austin region.Toppan Photomasks Inc. had been seeking initial approval of the application from Round Rock Independent School District as part of a proposed expansion that would have brought at least 250 add
  
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• Texas judge arrested, charged with cattle theft and organized crime

  20-05-2022 22:29 via kxan.com
  
  MENTONE, Texas -- A Special Ranger with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association arrested Loving County Judge Skeet Lee Jones on Friday. Jones was charged with theft of livestock and engaging in organized crime.The special ranger said an investigation had been ongoing for the year. Judge Jones and three others were accused of picking estray (loose) cattle and selling them. Officially the judge was charged for the theft of three head of cattle. But the special ranger said more than l
  
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• State Railroad Commission runoff draws attention after February 2021 winter storm

  20-05-2022 22:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Friday marks the last day of early voting before the May 24 runoff election, where several statewide races for both parties will be on the ticket.
  One race that is drawing unusual attention is the state's Railroad Commission. Despite the name, the three members on the commission have nothing to do with railroads and everything to do with regulating the state's oil and gas.
  The fuel that keeps these generators going, though, natural gas suppliers, have not been required t
  
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• DPS: 'White supremacist' threatened to 'challenge' police at Texas Capitol this weekend

  20-05-2022 22:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Public Safety is asking for the public's help finding a "known white supremacist" who law enforcement say threatened online to "carry a firearm onto the Texas State Capitol grounds this weekend and challenge any law enforcement officer who tries to take law enforcement actions against him."
  Hardy Carroll Lloyd, 44, is wanted for making terroristic threats. There is a $1,000 cash reward for anyone who can help lead to Lloyd's arrest. Tips can be anony
  
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• DPS says man threatened to 'challenge' police at Texas Capitol this weekend

  20-05-2022 22:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Public Safety is asking for the public's help to find a "known white supremacist" who law enforcement say threatened online to "carry a firearm onto the Texas State Capitol grounds this weekend and challenge any law enforcement officer who tries to take law enforcement actions against him."
  Hardy Carroll Lloyd, 44, is wanted for making terroristic threats. There is a $1,000 cash reward for anyone who can help lead to Lloyd's arrest. Tips can be anony
  
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• Texas CBP officers find woman with fentanyl hidden in private area

  20-05-2022 21:21 via kxan.com
  
  Note: Some of the language used may be sensitive to young readers.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in El Paso say they were working at the Bridge of the Americas border crossing earlier this week when they found a woman with fentanyl stashed in her vagina.
  The 40-year-old U.S. citizen, who was not named in the release, was found to have 0.006 pounds of fentanyl inside of her, that release said. If the Drug Enforcement Agency's analysis that two milligrams of fentanyl
  
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• Texas border patrol find woman with fentanyl hidden in private area

  20-05-2022 21:21 via kxan.com
  
  Note: Some of the language used may be sensitive to young readers.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in El Paso say they were working at the Bridge of the Americas border crossing earlier this week when they found a woman with fentanyl stashed in her vagina.
  The 40-year-old U.S. citizen, who was not named in the border patrol release, was found to have 0.006 pounds of fentanyl inside of her, that release said. If the Drug Enforcement Agency's analysis that two milligram
  
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• Brush fire contained in San Marcos, no homes affected

  20-05-2022 21:15 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Hays County leaders said a structure fire that also sparked a brush fire Friday afternoon is now contained, and the flames affected no homes.
  The fire happened near the 900 block of Morningwood Drive, which is in a more rural area northwest of San Marcos.According to a Hays County post on Facebook, Fire Chief Dan Kramer with South Hays Fire said the fire burned about five acres, and there is no longer any "forward progress" at this time.
  Crews are still urging pe
  
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• Huge Mavs fan creating some 'Luka Magic' in American Airlines Arena

  20-05-2022 20:48 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (KXAN) — Fans would give just about anything for something they've created, or even thought of, to become part of their favorite team's routine. For one Texas musician who has been grinding away at his craft for more than 10 years, it actually happened.Dustin Schumacher, known by his artist named Exel, wrote and produced "Luka Magic," a song dedicated to Mavericks star Luka Doncic that's now being featured during warmups at Dallas Mavericks games,. (Photo courtesy of eXel via Nick W
  
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• Few showers moving in this evening; higher storm chance late Saturday

  20-05-2022 20:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Despite the continued hot May weather Friday and again Saturday, a weather pattern change is underway that will lead to increasing chances of soaking rain.A weak disturbance is bringing an area of showers and isolated thunderstorms into Central Texas this evening. While a strong storm in the Hill Country cannot be ruled out, most of us will just see a slight cool-down this evening, increasing clouds, and a few light showers. Live interactive radarSevere risk today/tonightTo
  
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• Out-of-control senior prank causes thousands in damages to Texas high school

  20-05-2022 19:45 via kxan.com
  
  FRISCO, Texas (KXAN) — A North Texas high school had to end its school year two days early after an approved senior prank got out of control and caused thousands of dollars in damages to the building.Wednesday evening's incident occurred at Memorial High School in the Frisco Independent School District.In a letter to parents and staff, the school explained a group of students was approved to put sticky notes on the walls to decorate and place messages around the building as part of a prank
  
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• Texas toddler orders 31 cheeseburgers off of mom's phone, leaves lovely tip

  20-05-2022 19:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A two-year-old Texas boy has already mastered the art of ordering food from a phone -- complete with tipping his driver.Barrett Golden, a Kingsville boy, ordered a whopping 31 McDonald's cheeseburgers using his mom's DoorDash app, according to a Facebook post from his mom, Kelsey.
  "I have 31 free cheeseburgers from McDonald’s if anyone is interested. Apparently my 2 yr old knows how to order doordash," she wrote. The post now has nearly 5,000 shares and 70 comments.
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• Texas toddler orders 31 cheeseburgers off mom's phone, leaves lovely tip

  20-05-2022 19:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A two-year-old Texas boy has already mastered the art of ordering food from a phone -- complete with tipping his driver.Barrett Golden, a Kingsville boy, ordered a whopping 31 McDonald's cheeseburgers using his mom's DoorDash app, according to a Facebook post from his mom, Kelsey.
  "I have 31 free cheeseburgers from McDonald’s if anyone is interested. Apparently my 2 yr old knows how to order doordash," she wrote. The post now has nearly 5,000 shares and 70 comments.
  Kelsey
  
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• As federal agents search for Austin murder suspect, #RideLikeMo starts in honor of victim

  20-05-2022 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As federal agents search for an Austin woman suspected of murdering a pro-cyclist, the cycling community has rallied behind a fundraiser for the victim's family.
  An arrest warrant was issued for a 34-year-old woman in connection with the death of a professional bicyclist who was visiting Austin before a weekend race.Anna Moriah Wilson, 25, who went by “Mo,” was found bleeding and unconscious by her friend after returning to an east Austin home May 11.
  
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• Arrest warrant issued for woman in connection with gravel racer's murder

  20-05-2022 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An arrest warrant was issued for a 34-year-old woman in connection with the death of a gravel racer who was visiting Austin before a weekend race.Anna Moriah Wilson, 25, who went by “Mo,” was found bleeding and unconscious by her friend after returning to an east Austin home May 11. Wilson was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.Online court records show an arrest warrant on a first-degree murder charge was issued for a Kaitlin Marie Armstrong. T
  
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• ATCEMS to swear in 16 new employees

  20-05-2022 18:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After months of training, the latest Austin-Travis County EMS academy graduates will be sworn in at a ceremony at the Texas State Capitol Friday at 1 p.m.The class includes 15 field cadets and one communications cadet.
  Their training includes eight weeks of academy training, followed by field training with a captain or field training officer."It's very special to be graduating during National EMS Week and the first time we've held the ceremony at the Texas State Capitol," s
  
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• ATCEMS swears in 16 new cadets

  20-05-2022 18:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin-Travis County EMS' newly installed Chief Robert Luckritz swore in the agency's latest academy graduates at a ceremony at the Texas State Capitol on Friday."I'm really proud to see all of you graduating today. There's other things that you could be doing today, there's other careers that you could pursue. But you're here today," Luckritz said. "I'm so proud to know that you are joining the best EMS system in the world. I want to welcome you to the team, but it's a lon
  
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• Elon Musk denies sexual misconduct allegation by flight attendant

  20-05-2022 18:41 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has denied a claim of sexual misconduct by a flight attendant contracted by SpaceX who worked on his private jet in 2016.A report by Business Insider said SpaceX paid the woman $250,000 in severance in 2018 in exchange for her agreeing not to file a lawsuit over her claim. Central Texas rancher offers Elon Musk free land to move Twitter to TexasThe Business Insider report was based on an account by the flight attendant’s friend
  
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• LIVE: Austin is testing wastewater for COVID-19 again -- now you can track the results

  20-05-2022 18:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- University of Texas at Austin researchers are once again testing wastewater samples after running out of funding for the project in the fall of last year. Paired with a new Center for Disease Control and Prevention tool, you can now track their research in real time.UT researchers say monitoring wastewater will alert health leaders to future rises in cases before they are detected using clinical tests -- which will be especially important as people stop testing regularly and res
  
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• Austin is testing wastewater for COVID-19 again -- now you can track the results

  20-05-2022 18:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- University of Texas at Austin researchers are once again testing wastewater samples after running out of funding for the project in the fall of last year. Paired with a new Center for Disease Control and Prevention tool, you can now track their research in real time.UT researchers say monitoring wastewater will alert health leaders to future rises in cases before they are detected using clinical tests -- which will be especially important as people stop testing regularly and res
  
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• 'Title 42 is the only thing we have,' border mayor says

  20-05-2022 17:59 via kxan.com
  
  EAGLE PASS, Texas (Border Report) — As wave after wave of migrants continue to wade across the Rio Grande from Piedras Negras, Mexico, into Eagle Pass, Texas, the border town’s mayor pro tem on Thursday told Border Report that Title 42 has to remain in place.Eagle Pass Mayor Pro Tem Tolanda Perales-Ramon on Thursday beneath International Bridge No. 2 overlooking Piedras Negras, Mexico. (Sandra Sanchez/Border Report)“Title 42 is the only thing we have in place in the United Stat
  
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• City settles lawsuit with woman filmed in Austin Fire Department locker room

  20-05-2022 16:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin settled a lawsuit Thursday with a woman who was filmed in an Austin Fire Department locker room by a former supervisor.
  The city approved the $85,000 settlement in Kelly Gall's lawsuit, which was filed in November 2018.
  The former supervisor and AFD lieutenant, James Baker, pleaded guilty in 2018 to putting a hidden camera in the changing room meant for female firefighters and filming Gall, who was the only woman assigned to that station at the time. BACK
  
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• LIVE: City leaders celebrate 156 affordable apartments opening, groundbreaking for more

  20-05-2022 15:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — City leaders will celebrate the opening of 156 new affordable apartments and the groundbreaking of another development that will bring even more to east Austin.
  Mayor Steve Adler will join other officials Friday morning for a dual event at Pathways at Chalmers Courts, located at 1700 E. Third St. They'll mark the opening of Pathways at Chalmers Courts East and the start of construction for Pathways at Chalmers Courts West.
  According to a news release from the city, the upgr
  
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• City leaders celebrate 156 affordable apartments opening, groundbreaking for more

  20-05-2022 15:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — City leaders will celebrate the opening of 156 new affordable apartments and the groundbreaking of another development that will bring even more to east Austin.
  Mayor Steve Adler will join other officials Friday morning for a dual event at Pathways at Chalmers Courts, located at 1700 E. Third St. They'll mark the opening of Pathways at Chalmers Courts East and the start of construction for Pathways at Chalmers Courts West.
  According to a news release from the city, the upgr
  
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• Rosmarie Trapp, whose family inspired 'Sound of Music,' dies

  20-05-2022 15:44 via kxan.com
  
  (AP) — Rosmarie Trapp, whose Austrian family the von Trapps was made famous in the musical and beloved movie “The Sound of Music,” has died.She died Friday at the age of 93 at a nursing home in Morrisville, Vermont, Trapp Family Lodge announced. Her brother Johannes is president of the Stowe resort.Rosmarie was the first daughter of Austrian naval Capt. Georg von Trapp and Maria von Trapp, and a younger half-sibling to the older von Trapp children portrayed on stage and in the
  
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• Family of protester Garrett Foster sues man accused of fatally shooting him, Uber

  20-05-2022 15:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The family of protester Garrett Foster is suing the man accused of shooting and killing him nearly two years ago as well as rideshare company Uber.
  Last summer, Daniel Perry was indicted on a few charges including murder in Foster's shooting death, which took place during a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Austin in July 2020.
  Previously, the Austin Police Department said a car turned onto Congress Avenue near Fourth Street into a group of marching protesters. Protest
  
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• Austin concert guide for summer 2022

  20-05-2022 14:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin is known for its vibrant music scene.
  The capital city is beating again with the sounds of music almost everywhere you go. The pandemic forced artists to push back or cancel in-person shows. Artists are ready to get back in front of fans, and Austin is reaping the benefits.Here are some of the biggest shows you can look forward to this summer:
  INDIO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 01: Smokey Robinson performs onstage during Day 3 of the 2022 Stagecoach Festival at the Empire Polo
  
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• After 17 months in jail, man accused of arson, felonies gets lesser charge

  20-05-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man accused of arson and making homemade incendiary and explosive devices in January 2021 has had two felony charges against him dismissed and the arson charge reduced to a misdemeanor after spending 17 months in Travis County jail, according to court records.The Lone Star Fugitive Taskforce — a group comprised of local, state and federal law enforcement officers — arrested James Sailors on Jan. 5, 2021, in east Austin. Sailors was accused of igniting an SUV a
  
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• Auto thefts up 40% across Austin, downtown cases nearly doubled

  20-05-2022 13:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — This year, Alfredo Valladolid was looking forward to his BMW hitting the 20-year mark. It was a milestone he was hoping to cash in on."I was hoping to get some money, and I ended up losing money on it," Valladolid said.
  One morning in late February, he went to check on the luxury car only to find it was gone.Across Austin, auto thefts are up compared to last year. In Valladolid's neighborhood of southeast Austin, thefts are up 39%. Downtown has seen the highest spike &mdash
  
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• Puppy volunteers needed as Guide Dogs for the Blind comes to Austin

  20-05-2022 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Guide dogs help people who are blind or visually impaired navigate the world around them, but before they can do that they must go through training."Her job is just to stay focused on where we are going," said Paul Fontaine, a volunteer with Austin's chapter of Guide Dogs for the Blind, which is a national organization that trains and places dogs for the blind and visually impaired.At 11 months old, Trixie, a yellow lab, will soon be guiding someone around, so Fontaine is m
  
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• Volunteers to install smoke alarms for families for free in Austin area

  20-05-2022 12:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Three Central Texas groups will install more than 300 free smoke alarms for local families Saturday.The Central Texas Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Austin Fire Department and Better Opportunities for Single Service Members (BOSS) from Fort Hood are taking part in the national Red Cross Sound the Alarm initiative to install 50,000 free smoke alarms in more than 50 at-risk communities across the country in May.Volunteers will educate families in fire prevention, inst
  
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• Biden tours Korean model of upcoming Taylor Samsung factory

  20-05-2022 12:41 via kxan.com
  
  PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (AP/KXAN) — President Joe Biden is opening his trip to Asia with a focus on the computer chip shortage that has bedeviled the world economy, touring a Samsung computer chip plant that will serve as a model for the $17 billion semiconductor factory the Korean electronics company plans to open in Taylor, Texas. Samsung to build $17 billion plant in TaylorThe visit Friday is a nod to one of Biden’s key domestic priorities of increasing the supply of computer chip
  
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• Slight storm chance today, but weekend rain likely

  20-05-2022 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Despite spending most of the month roasting under dry skies, our luck turns around in a big way with daily rain chances returning to our area - starting today!Afternoon highs will soar well into the upper 90s this afternoon with partly sunny and mainly dry skies stretched overhead. Humidity has jumped with dew points near 70 degrees making it feel tropical.While there is some uncertainty in whether storms form at all today, we have a very slight afternoon storm chances foll
  
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• Cooler temps and daily rain chances ahead

  20-05-2022 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As a record-hot May continues with abnormally dry weather as well, we are looking toward an increasing likelihood of welcome, soaking rain and cooler temperatures beginning Sunday.Though temperatures will remain summer-like and close to daily records today and Saturday, late-day storm chances enter the forecast as a series of disturbances move into the state.While there is some uncertainty in whether Friday evening storms form at all, if they do, they may turn severe quickl
  
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• Austin to open less than half of city pools due to lifeguard shortage

  20-05-2022 05:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As this record heat continues, many folks are trying to find a place to cool off.However, this summer you may see some of your favorite public pools closed.City of Austin officials has confirmed to KXAN that they will only open 15 of its 34 pools on Monday, June 6.This is due to the lack of lifeguards.The Parks and Recreation Department has trained and hired 207 lifeguards. However, it would need an additional 550 lifeguards to operate all city pools this summer.In an all-h
  
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• APD chief discusses need for more HALO cameras on 6th Street

  20-05-2022 04:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As part of the Safer Sixth Street initiative released this week, police stressed the need for at least 13 additional HALO cameras.
  Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon addressed that plan in further detail with KXAN.
  "We came to this by looking at our research and planning and crime analysis," he said. "And where we are seeing more issues in our downtown area. And then when we overlay that with the map of the cameras, where are we deficient in cameras."At this time, he could not el
  
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• Pflugerville police looking for missing 14-year-old girl

  20-05-2022 03:33 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — Pflugerville police are looking for a 14-year-old girl who has been missing since May 17.Flyer courtesy of Pflugerville Police DepartmentPPD said Yaslin De La O-Romero left her home in Pflugerville between 10-10:30 p.m. and was last seen wearing a maroon sweater. PPD said she's approximately five feet tall and 130 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.If you have any information about where she might be, call PPD at 512-990-6731 or email tips to cidtips@pfluger
  
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• Austin police look for northwest Austin Costco robbery suspect

  20-05-2022 02:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police need help tracking down a robbery suspect from the Costco store on U.S. Highway 183 near Braker Lane.The suspect assaulted an elderly victim and stole his wallet containing credit cards and an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.Police describe the suspect as a Black woman around 20 to 30 years old with long braided hair. She was wearing sunglasses at the time of the robbery with a face mask, white Nike t-shirt and black Nike tights with the check emblem o
  
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