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• Man kisses, gropes UT Austin student; APD investigating

  15-06-2022 23:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police will investigate the assault by contact that occurred on June 11 in the 2400 block of San Antonio Street, according to the University of Texas at Austin Police Department.The victim is a UT Austin student, and the attack occurred a block away from campus.According to UT Austin Police, the assailant approached the victim around 9 p.m., kissed them on the cheek and groped them before walking away.UT Austin Police describes the suspect as around six feet tall, th
  
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• Incredible video captures house falling into Yellowstone River

  15-06-2022 23:14 via kxan.com
  
  GARDINER, Mont. (WXIN) -- As more than 10,000 people were forced out of Yellowstone National Park due to historic flooding, an Indiana man was there to witness an incredible sight. He was recording as an entire house toppled into the churning waters of the Yellowstone River.Parker Manning, from Terre Haute, Indiana, was staying in a cabin in Gardiner, Montana when he recorded the incident on Monday night, he told The Associated Press. The house was largely intact as it hit the water and floated
  
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• Moses, Ten Commandments back in Texas school curriculum debate

  15-06-2022 22:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Moses and the Ten Commandments have reemerged in the debate over state school curriculum as education leaders weigh whether the biblical figure has a place in Texas classrooms.The State Board of Education, or SBOE, is currently reassessing social studies teachings under the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, also known as TEKS. The board was slated to hear testimony on the topic at a meeting Wednesday.Currently, the story of Moses is required learning as part of high sch
  
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• Hurricane? Cyclone? Typhoon? What's the difference?

  15-06-2022 22:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- It is a common misconception that hurricanes, typhoons and tropical cyclones are all vastly different types of storm systems, but why is that? The answer is actually quite simple. The different names are entirely based on the region that the tropical system forms and exists in.
  While each term refers to a tropical system in general, "hurricanes" and "typhoons" represent a specifically stronger type of tropical system. A "tropical cyclone" on the other hand is a much more overarc
  
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• Austin man loses $8K in cash, possessions in possible jugging case

  15-06-2022 22:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A business owner said he lost more than $8,000 in cash and other personal belongings in a possible jugging case, which police warned is happening more frequently in the Austin area.
  James Goldsworth said he stopped at a bank on Great Hills Trail in north Austin on June 8 to collect boxes of change for his convenience store. He then drove two miles north to a barbecue restaurant nearby, parked in the back and went inside for a few minutes. When he returned, he found someone
  
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• Former Hutto officer receives probated sentence, turns over policing license

  15-06-2022 20:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Former Hutto police officer Gregory Parris was sentenced Tuesday to a year in county jail for assault and official oppression; however, the sentence was probated for that one year—meaning Parris is on probation instead, and his time in jail has been suspended.A lawsuit was filed against Parris in 2018 after he struck Jeremy Rogers in the face during an arrest in a Hutto neighborhood. The City of Hutto settled the lawsuit in September 2020, costing the city m
  
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• Criminal history of Kaitlin Armstrong includes Botox theft

  15-06-2022 20:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin woman on the run in connection to the murder of a pro-cyclist is accused of running once before.The U.S. Marshals are searching for Kaitlin Armstrong in connection to the murder of Moriah “Mo” Wilson at an east Austin home in May. The Austin Police Department say Wilson was found dead May 11 after she went swimming with Armstrong’s boyfriend.Years before she was accused of murder, Armstrong was previously charged for avoiding to pay for a servic
  
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• Gun found in diaper bag near toddlers, Texas School for the Deaf says

  15-06-2022 20:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A team member found a handgun inside a diaper bag near toddlers playing on the floor at a Texas School for the Deaf family retreat, school officials said. The discovery did not trigger a lockdown.KXAN was alerted to the incident -- which occurred less than two weeks after the deadly school shooting in Uvalde -- by several concerned participants who wished to remain anonymous. LATEST: Uvalde school shootingOver that weekend, families of deaf or hard-of-hearing children from
  
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• Florida governor on Elon Musk: 'I welcome support from African-Americans'

  15-06-2022 20:26 via kxan.com
  
  MADEIRA BEACH, Florida (KXAN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responded to a question Wednesday about Elon Musk supporting his potential bid for the presidency by saying, "I welcome support from African-Americans."
  Musk, born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1971, answered "DeSantis" when a Twitter user asked him early Wednesday morning whom he's leaning toward supporting in the 2024 presidential election. Another person asked Musk later what he thought of Andrew Yang, the businessman who ran for
  
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• APD searches for missing, endangered 11-year-old

  15-06-2022 19:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Austin Police Department needs the public’s help to find a missing and endangered child Wednesday.Police said 11-year-old Eimi Estrada was reported missing Monday evening.APD said Estrada left her Austin home around 10:30 p.m., and has not been seen since.Estrada’s last known location was near the North Plaza and Rundberg area Tuesday.APD said anyone with information about her location should contact 911.Estrada was described as a 5-foot, Hispanic femal
  
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• Pflugerville contracts with new ambulance provider

  15-06-2022 19:23 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — Starting July 1st, Pflugerville will begin a new, 2-year contract with Allegiance Mobile Health for emergency medical services.
  Pflugerville City Council approved the decision during a June 14th meeting after they decided not to move forward with an interim agreement with Travis County ESD No. 2. The contract begins July 1, 2022 and ends on June 30, 2024 with options to renew. According to city officials, the change will come at no cost to the City of Pflu
  
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• Stinky problem highlights city's property damage immunity

  15-06-2022 19:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Chris Laclede could smell the problem in his bathroom before he saw it bubbling up into his tub in late April.There was “fecal matter. It was brown. There were things floating around in it,” Laclede said.Laclede, 62, rushed a plumber to his home in the Johnston Terrace neighborhood of east Austin. The plumber snaked a camera down the wastewater line.“Once he found the clog, right here, basically where my pipes and the city pipes all meet, he said we need t
  
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• Victim shoots robbery suspect at The Domain, Austin police say

  15-06-2022 18:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police said a man shot someone trying to rob him Tuesday afternoon at a north Austin outdoor shopping center. The suspect then got in a car, which drove a short distance before someone called 911 to get him medical help.Jaylyn Reed, 17, faces an aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon charge. According to the affidavit, he was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound that threatened his life. KXAN reached out to his attorney and will update this story when we recei
  
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• Victim shoots robbery suspect at The Domain

  15-06-2022 18:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police said a man shot someone trying to rob him Tuesday afternoon at a north Austin outdoor shopping center. The suspect then got in a car, which drove a short distance before someone called 911 to get him medical help.Jaylyn Reed, 17, faces an aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon charge. According to the affidavit, he was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound that threatened his life. KXAN reached out to his attorney and will update this story when we recei
  
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• UT researchers: When Travis County could hit CDC's 'high' COVID-19 stage

  15-06-2022 18:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After weeks of low COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations, those metrics are on the rise again in Austin-Travis County.
  On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention bumped the COVID-19 risk level in Travis and Hays counties to “medium.” The risk levels are low, medium and high and are determined based on three factors: the number of new cases in the past seven days, new hospital admissions in the past seven days, and the percent of staffe
  
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• Did you get omicron during the last surge? Your immunity may be waning

  15-06-2022 18:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After weeks of low COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations, those metrics are on the rise again in Austin-Travis County.
  On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention bumped the COVID-19 risk level in Travis and Hays counties to “medium.” The risk levels are low, medium and high and are determined based on three factors: the number of new cases in the past seven days, new hospital admissions in the past seven days, and the percent of staffe
  
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• Pflugerville officer cleared in August 2021 fatal shooting

  15-06-2022 18:37 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – On Tuesday, a Travis County grand jury cleared an officer with the Pflugerville Police Department after being involved in a shooting in August 2021.Officer Ian Clark responded to a call near the 1000 block of Lanark Loop on Aug. 18, 2021, with other officers for a disturbance at a residence. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: 72-year-old killed after being shot by Pflugerville police officerWhen officers arrived at the residence, they knocked on the door and identified t
  
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• Matthew McConaughey voices Texas nature documentary, now showing in theaters

  15-06-2022 18:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – A new nature documentary based in Texas is coming to theaters this summer, and actor and Austin native Matthew McConaughey is the voice behind it.“Deep in the Heart” is a nature film that focuses on Texas wildlife and landscapes.According to the film’s website, the story follows our relationship with the natural world and showcases our ability to destroy, conserve and recover wildlife.The film partnered with Texas by Nature, a conservation organization in
  
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• Shaquille O'Neal buys home in Texas

  15-06-2022 17:47 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (KXAN) — Shaq is back in Texas.Four-time NBA champion Shaquille O'Neal is adding to his real estate portfolio, making a return to Texas with a new home in the Dallas area, according to an Instagram post from a Texas-based real estate agent. Shaq’s ‘Big Chicken’ restaurant coming to AustinThe Basketball Hall of Famer spent part of his childhood in the Lone Star State. O'Neal was named Texas' Mr. Basketball in 1989 during his high school playing days at Cole Hig
  
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• Report: Nearly 400 crashes involving automated vehicles over last year

  15-06-2022 16:44 via kxan.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Automakers reported nearly 400 crashes of vehicles with partially automated driver-assist systems, including 273 involving Teslas, according to statistics released by U.S. safety regulators on Wednesday.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration cautioned against using the numbers to compare automakers, saying it didn’t weigh them by the number of vehicles from each manufacturer that use the systems, or how many miles those vehicles traveled.Automakers reported
  
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• Possible new alias for Texas cyclist murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong

  15-06-2022 15:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's been more than a month since authorities started looking for Kaitlin Armstrong. The 34-year-old is accused of shooting and killing professional cyclist Moriah "Mo" Wilson at an east Austin home.Former FBI Special Agent Tracy Walder suggested Armstrong could be hiding out under a different name. Walder is not actively investigating this case. It’s been one month since a pro-cyclist was killed in Austin. Her alleged murderer is still on the runPrivate investigators
  
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• China detects possible 'extraterrestrial civilizations;' state media reports

  15-06-2022 15:45 via kxan.com
  
  CHINA -- Chinese state media is reporting that the nation's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope(FAST) has detected what could be signals sent from 'extraterrestrial civilizations'. FAST is a radio telescope capable of picking up signals from space.
  Researchers from Beijing Normal University published their findings in a report Tuesday.In the report, translated using Google Translate, the team claims to have discovered "several cases of possible technological traces of extraterrestria
  
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• Boaters stay afloat despite surge in fuel prices

  15-06-2022 14:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the temperatures heat up across Central Texas so do the fuel prices.As of Wednesday, AAA reports the national average for gasoline is $5.01 with the Lone Star State facing an average of $4.69 per gallon. At a local Lake Travis marina, the cost for a gallon for boaters was listed at $7.49 on Monday. Inflation may impact Austin’s housing market, rural areas"It's kind of the way the world is right now everything," said Alexander Patlan, the owner of 360 Splash, a boat
  
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• Man escapes Caldwell County house fire through window

  15-06-2022 14:06 via kxan.com
  
  MAXWELL, Texas (KXAN) — A man escaped a house fire through a bedroom window Tuesday in Caldwell County.The man called 911 saying the fire was on the porch. The home is a total loss, according to Maxwell Fire and Rescue. 9 straight days of triple digit heat… will we break the streak?When first responders arrived at the home, the home was fully engulfed and spreading to a nearby field of sunflowers, fire officials said."There was no chance of making entry. The structure was well invol
  
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• Central Texas Food Bank feeling the impacts of inflation

  15-06-2022 12:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Nonprofits around the nation are feeling the impact of rising prices.
  Central Texas Food Bank relies on donations to keep people fed, but it can be harder to do that when more donation money is going to filling up transport trucks or purchasing food at higher prices. Inflation may impact Austin’s housing market, rural areasNot only is inflation making goods more expensive for the nonprofit, but more people are reaching out as Central Texas hits summer.
  "So between fac
  
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• FAA ruling on SpaceX launch facility has 'no teeth,' environmentalists say

  15-06-2022 12:38 via kxan.com
  
  McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- Dismayed, environmentalists criticized the Federal Aviation Administration, saying it has not imposed enough regulations on SpaceX, which is now a step closer to launching its Starship/Super Heavy spacecraft from South Texas.On Monday the FAA issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on the agency's environmental review of SpaceX's request to launch the largest spacecraft known to Earth from the rural South Texas border beach of Boca Chica. The agency al
  
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• 9 straight days of triple digit heat... will today break the streak?

  15-06-2022 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Today will mark the "valley" of this week's temperature trend... but don't get too comfortable. Triple digit heat is expected to make a quick comeback tomorrow.Today's afternoon highs will warm well into the 90s, falling short of the century mark in most areas. Austin's forecast high of 99°would break our 9-day streak of triple digit heat... but if we climb just 1°warmer, we're likely to break the current record for the most consecutive 100° days in the month of
  
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• Mortgage rates already cooling Austin market ahead of expected Fed hike

  15-06-2022 05:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Dogsitting at his new home in Austin's growing Mueller neighborhood, Drew Glapa told KXAN it took nine months to find his casa."It was crazy," he said. "We were looking at houses on, say, a Thursday, and by Sunday or even sooner, the house would be off the market."Glapa was able to lock in a low interest back in early 2021 as he and his girlfriend began their search, and he's glad they did."I've been watching the news and seeing that interest rates are going to go up, so I
  
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• 10 years after DACA program began, future for dreamers remains uncertain

  15-06-2022 04:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — When Diego Corzo graduated college, he wasn't sure if he'd be able to get a job related to his degrees, or even stay in the United States for that matter. That all changed when he heard President Barack Obama announce a new program that would allow children of undocumented immigrants like himself to stay in America.
  Corzo moved to the U.S. as a child from Peru in 1999 with his parents. Up until 2012 when the Obama administration created the Deferred Action for Childhood
  
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• YMCA Austin escalates summer camp safety

  15-06-2022 04:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A scary situation for parents on Monday morning, as an armed man fired gunshots into a summer camp just outside Dallas.Although 42-year-old Brandon Ned was swiftly killed by police before injuring anyone, it brought about even more questions about gun safety procedures. ‘Black hole’ wandering near our solar system detected by Hubble Space TelescopeThis summer, the YMCA of Austin is hosting summer camps at 18 sights spread out across the city and serving an avera
  
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• Curbing crimes at Texas hotels and motels

  15-06-2022 03:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Hotels and motels can be inviting settings for criminals. Investigators say these types of locations are often hotbeds for theft and illegal drug activity.
  "Ever since COVID, hotels are not cleaning rooms every day unless you request it," said Mike Gomez with the Texas Municipal Police Association."So you could basically be there for 3 or four days and never be seen by anybody." APD responds to homicide on Springdale Road in east AustinThat's why, he says, people involved in dru
  
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• Project Connect recommends car-free option along The Drag

  15-06-2022 03:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Project Connect officials announced Tuesday the public transit program will move ahead with a new design proposal to remove car traffic from The Drag, the stretch of Guadalupe Street that runs adjacent to the University of Texas at Austin. The latest design iteration is a hybrid of two initial options floated by project heads last year, which proposed designs with and without car traffic.The Orange Line is a 20-mile light rail system running along Lamar Boulevard and Congre
  
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• Why some fatal car crashes take so long to clear

  15-06-2022 01:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Tuesday, a fatal crash involving a pedestrian that killed one person caused a long closure on Interstate 35 during many people's morning commutes.The road was closed for several hours for the Texas Department of Public Safety to investigate the crash. DPS Sgt. Deon Cockrell said the amount of time needed to investigate a crash depends on the size of the crash, location and availability of a crash reconstruction team. MAP: Where have Austin’s homicides occurred in 2
  
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• APD: Victim identified in Springdale Road homicide

  15-06-2022 01:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police say 18-year-old Mario Vences was shot and killed following a disagreement between a group of people that then turned violent when someone pulled a gun and fired several shots.
  APD is still investigating the shooting, but say they have identified a person of interest.
  APD said officers are responded to the homicide in the 1000 block of Springdale Road, which is the road's intersection with Airport Boulevard. Austin-Travis County EMS said it was called at 4:18 p
  
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• APD responding to homicide on Springdale Road in east Austin

  15-06-2022 01:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting Tuesday in east Austin.APD said officers are responding to the homicide in the 1000 block of Springdale Road, which is the road's intersection with Airport Boulevard. Austin-Travis County EMS said it was called at 4:18 p.m. about the shooting. Two people were taken to hospitals — one with life-threatening injuries at the time.APD tweeted about the homicide at 5:45 p.m. and told people to avoid the area.
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• APD: No suspect info yet in Springdale Road homicide

  15-06-2022 01:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting Tuesday in east Austin.APD said officers are responding to the homicide in the 1000 block of Springdale Road, which is the road's intersection with Airport Boulevard. Austin-Travis County EMS said it was called at 4:18 p.m. about the shooting. Two people were taken to hospitals, one with life-threatening injuries at the time. MAP: Where have Austin’s homicides occurred in 2022?APD confirmed the people sho
  
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• Austin police identify man killed at North Lamar bus stop

  15-06-2022 00:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is investigating a June 9 homicide at a bus stop in north Austin. APD said Tony Kelley, 52, was the man killed in the 12400 block of North Lamar Boulevard.APD received a 911 call about a man bleeding at a bus stop. APD officers and Austin-Travis County EMS responded to the North Lamar stop and found Kelley with "visible trauma." He was pronounced dead at the scene. PREVIOUS REPORTING: Austin police investigating suspicious death at North Lamar b
  
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