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• Austin FC notebook: Leagues Cup groups announced, Wolff called up to U-20 national team

  21-01-2023 23:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin FC will take on two Liga MX teams in the opening round of the first-of-its-kind Leagues Cup later this year, the team announced Friday.Verde will play Mazatlan FC and FC Juarez in the group stage of the tournament, slated to begin July 21 with the title match on Aug. 19. With its fourth-place finish in the Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield standing last year, Austin FC is one of 16 MLS teams seeded for the tournament. Austin FC unveils 2023 preseason scheduleThe
  
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• Longhorns get another transfer target in Georgia wide receiver Adonai Mitchell

  21-01-2023 21:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns snagged another big name in the transfer portal in Texas native Adonai Mitchell, the team announced Saturday.Mitchell, who played for the Georgia Bulldogs the past two seasons, has enrolled at Texas for the spring semester with junior standing for next season, according to the team. Texas Longhorns land big transfer portal target Jalen Catalon from ArkansasMitchell, from Missouri City, played 21 games for the Bulldogs in back-to-back College Football Pla
  
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• TCSO: Man cashes in $1k worth of stolen lottery tickets in Travis County, charged with fraud

  21-01-2023 21:32 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – In court documents filed Thursday, the Travis County Sheriff’s Office said it issued an arrest warrant for a man accused of burglarizing Travis County two businesses in December, taking several high-value lottery tickets and later cashing them.Travis County court records showed 48-year-old Michael J. Suniga was charged Jan. 10 with two counts of burglary of a building and two counts of claiming a lottery prize by fraud. Documents said the businesses were
  
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• Big Bend National Park to temporarily close areas to protect nesting falcons

  21-01-2023 20:09 via kxan.com
  
  BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas (KXAN) — In an announcement made Friday, officials with the Big Bend National Park, located in southwest Texas, said portions of the park would be closed beginning Feb. 1 through May 31.Officials said the temporary closure was for select areas in the Chisos Mountains to protect nesting Peregrine falcons.“In August 1999, the Peregrine falcon was removed from the federal endangered species list, a move prompted by the falcon’s comeback from the brink
  
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• APD evacuates homes in southeast Austin amid SWAT response

  21-01-2023 19:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Austin Police Department said the SWAT team responded to a call Saturday in southeast Austin.APD said nearby homes were being evacuated due to an ongoing threat in the 2000 block of Bitter Creek Drive. Police asked for people to avoid the area.APD is expected to hold a media briefing regarding the incident later Saturday.This is a developing story. Check back with KXAN for updates.
  
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• Lunar New Year: Where you can celebrate in Central Texas

  21-01-2023 17:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Lunar New Year starts Sunday.
  Lunar New Year marks the start of a new lunar calendar, and it is a celebration of the arrival of spring. It is known in Asian communities around the world by different names, the most commonly used being "Chunujie."Here are a few celebrations across Central Texas this weekend:Lunar New Year at Terrazas Branch LibraryWhen: Saturday, Jan. 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.Where: Terrazas Branch, 1105 E. César Chávez Street, AustinThe even
  
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• This is the hardest Texas college to get into, ranking shows

  21-01-2023 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – As the final semester for many high school seniors begins, college may be top of mind for many Texas families. While the requirements for acceptance differ by university, there are some schools that are generally more selective — or just more popular — than others.But can you guess which Texas college is the hardest to get into? Girl Scout cookie season is back: Here’s what’s new in 2023According to Niche, a site specializing in college data and resource
  
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• Two days of sun before the wettest weather of 2023

  21-01-2023 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Skies have cleared nicely and we'll stay mostly clear the rest of the weekend.Tonight, our mainly clear sky will allow for a chilly night as temperatures drop to near 40º in Austin with widespread 30s away from the city. Some parts of the Hill Country could flirt with freezing early Sunday morning.Projected lows Sunday morningSunday is our pick of the weekend with mostly sunny skies throughout. Temperatures should push toward the low to mid 60s. It will be a bit breezy on S
  
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• January-type weather ... finally!

  21-01-2023 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Your weekend is beginning with an overcast sky. Periods of light rain will be in this morning's forecast with very little measured, just a few hundredths of an inch.
  Decreasing clouds from west to east will lead to the warmer temperatures Saturday afternoon to warm to the middle/upper 60s to around 70 in the Hill Country. Where the clouds are last to clear highs will be in the low to mid 50s in our eastern counties.Highs warmest this afternoon in the Hill CountryDry weather and
  
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• Daughter accused of killing, dismembering parents in Pennsylvania home

  21-01-2023 05:00 via kxan.com
  
  Warning: The details in this story are graphic and may be disturbing for some readers(WPHL) – The gruesome discovery of a dead, dismembered couple in Pennsylvania has led to the arrest of their daughter.Verity Beck, 49, was arrested and charged for the murders of her parents, 73-year-old Reid Beck and 72-year-old Miriam Beck, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele confirmed. Photo of woman sitting next to serial killer on plane goes viralPolice were initially called to a home in
  
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• As shelter space fills up at AAC, elementary students write persuasive letters to get dogs adopted

  21-01-2023 04:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Overcrowding continues at the Austin Animal Center as some dogs are sharing kennel space, the agency said.With more than 300 dogs that need to be adopted the shelter is over capacity, AAC said.Stephanie McCutcheon, who works for the shelter, said they are working with almost no space. One room, which is used as an overflow area, was filled with kennels.A volunteer with the AAC spends time with Buckeye"We could come in tomorrow and this room could be filled with 18 dogs," sa
  
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• Ex-Bronco Derek Wolfe kills huge mountain lion in Colorado -- with a bow

  21-01-2023 02:32 via kxan.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) — A former Denver Broncos player is getting a lot of attention on social media after he killed a huge mountain lion — and posted a picture to prove it.
  Derek Wolfe, the former Broncos defensive lineman who was part of the Super Bowl 50 team, posted the photo Thursday afternoon.The photo shows Wolfe, who stands 6 feet 5 inches tall, holding up the massive cougar, which looks just about his size.Derek Wolfe with his mountain lion kill (Credit: Alex Nestor)Wolfe said the h
  
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• Demolition starts on Georgetown bridge, I-35 to close

  21-01-2023 02:11 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — Demolition has started on the Williams Drive bridge over Interstate 35. The major thoroughfare will close this weekend overnight as construction crews break down the bridge.The Texas Department of Transportation said the north and southbound lanes of I-35 will be closed from Lakeway Drive to State Highway 29 from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. this Friday and Saturday, repeating again next weekend. DETOUR DETAILS: I-35 to close for Williams Drive bridge demolitionGeorgetown re
  
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• Forestry expert aims to fortify laws on timber-theft

  21-01-2023 01:03 via kxan.com
  
  LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- The Texas forest and logging industry is growing strong. In 2021, the forest sector had an economic impact of $41.6 billion and supported over 170,000 jobs. Further, the forest-based industry was one of the top ten manufacturing sectors in the state, and timber ranked seventh among Texas’ agricultural commodities, according to Texas A&M forest service.People have tried to benefit from that success through timber theft – this could be the literal th
  
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• Is Austin's economy insulated from big tech layoffs?

  21-01-2023 00:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)-- Another big tech company with an Austin presence has announced big layoffs.
  On Friday, Google's parent company, Alphabet, said it is cutting 12,000 jobs across the company-- its largest round of layoffs.
  In a message posted online, CEO Sundar Pichai said he was “deeply sorry” for the cuts. "This is egregious and unacceptable behavior by a company that made $17 billion dollars in profit last quarter alone," said Parul Koul, Executive Chair of Alphabet Workers Unio
  
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• APD identifies man killed during police shooting downtown Sunday, releases additional details

  21-01-2023 00:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – On Friday, the Austin Police Department released details surrounding a police shooting that occurred late Sunday evening in the 600 block of W. Colorado Street in downtown Austin.APD said on the day of the incident, dispatch received several 911 calls at approximately 11:33 p.m. regarding a man with a gun firing shots in the area. According to police, the calls were all received within seconds of each other. A minute later, APD received a call saying someone had been shot.O
  
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• Man accused of shooting, killing wife in east Austin home

  21-01-2023 00:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police arrested a man who is accused of shooting and killing his wife in an east Austin home Thursday afternoon.Willie Easley, 77, was charged with murder and booked into Travis County jail, according to an APD release.The Austin Fire Department responded to a call of a dead woman inside a home in the 2200 block of Colgate Lane. AFD found Muriel Easley, 72, with a gunshot wound to the head, APD said. Willie Easley was also at the home.Easley died at the home, APD sai
  
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• AmazonSmile shutters: Hundreds of eligible Austin organizations to no longer receive funding

  21-01-2023 00:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Charitable organizations in Austin were notified Thursday that money coming from Amazon's decade-long charity program, AmazonSmile, will be cut off after the next few months.
  The program -- in place since 2013 -- allowed shoppers to pick a charitable organization which would benefit from 0.5% of their purchase on many items, donated by Amazon. According to AmazonSmile’s website, over one million charities worldwide have benefited from the program. Amazon to close char
  
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