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• No. 1 Texas notches 2nd consecutive Big 12 sweep, takes out Kansas 7-0

  21-04-2024 23:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas pitcher Citlaly Gutierrez hurled a complete-game shutout to lift the No. 1 Longhorns to a 7-0 victory and series sweep of Kansas on Sunday at Arrocha Ballpark in Lawrence.Gutierrez notched her eighth win of the season allowing four hits with four strikeouts and a walk in 95 pitches. She forced Kansas to ground out 12 times. It's the second consecutive Big 12 series sweep for the Longhorns. PREVIOUS GAME: Atwood nears Texas RBI record, hits 2 homers in 11-3 win over Ka
  
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• Organization requests reduction in outdoor lighting during spring peak bird migration

  21-04-2024 20:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Audubon Texas, an organization that aims to protect birds, requested the State Preservation Board to create a plan to reduce unnecessary outdoor lighting at the Texas State Capitol.The request specifically referred to spring peak bird migration, which occurs from Monday through May 12; however, the full spring migration period runs through June 15.“During this time, approximately 1 out of every 3 birds migrating through the United States — millions of birds &mda
  
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• 15 injured after tram crash at Universal Studios theme park: LA officials

  21-04-2024 18:00 via kxan.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — Fifteen people were injured after a tram at Universal Studios Hollywood crashed on Saturday night.Authorities responded to the theme park shortly after 9 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.Emergency crews found 15 people injured at the scene after a crash involving a studio tour tram.Most were found with minor injuries while at least one person was found with critical injuries, authorities said. They were all transported to a local hospital for t
  
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• Young brother and sister dead, several hurt after vehicle crashes into Michigan birthday party

  21-04-2024 16:13 via kxan.com
  
  BERLIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A young brother and sister died and several people were injured, some of them seriously, when a vehicle driven by a suspected drunken driver crashed into a young child's birthday party Saturday at a boat club, a Michigan sheriff said.An 8-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother died at the scene in the crash, when a 66-year-old woman drove 25 feet into the building at about 3 p.m. at the Swan Creek Boat Club in Berlin Township, about 30 miles south of Detroit
  
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• Will TikTok be banned?: What to know after House advances aid package

  21-04-2024 16:13 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) — Last month, the House passed legislation that would force ByteDance, the Chinese-owned parent company of TikTok, to sell the popular app or be banned in the U.S. The bill was then flipped over to the Senate side, where it has an unclear future. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made waves when he merged an adjusted measure with the $95 billion foreign aid package which easily passed in the lower chamber on Saturday.The measure related to TikTok, tied with the foreign aid
  
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• 2 dead, 6 hurt in shooting at Tennessee block party: police

  21-04-2024 16:13 via kxan.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Police in Memphis, Tennessee, say eight people were shot, two fatally, during a block party Saturday evening.
  Memphis Police responded to Orange Mound Park shortly after 7 p.m., Interim Police Chief Cerelyn Davis said during a press conference.According to Davis, two men were pronounced dead at the scene and six others were injured. At least one victim has already been released from the hospital and one remains in critical condition.
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• Austin ranks among top 10 most 'forgetful' cities, according to Uber

  21-04-2024 13:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Did you leave behind your phone, wallet or entire smoked pork belly in your last Uber? Riders in one Texas city ranked—again—as one of Uber's most forgetful cities in the country.
  Austin ranked among the 10 most "forgetful" cities in the ride-sharing company's 2024 Lost & Found Index released Wednesday. The city previously ranked as the most forgetful city in the 2022 and 2021 rankings. Paternity tests and turtles: Uber reveals weirdest things left behind by
  
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• Video: Elephant breaks free in Montana after car backfires

  21-04-2024 13:02 via kxan.com
  
  BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — The sound of a vehicle backfiring spooked a circus elephant while she was getting a pre-show bath in Butte, Montana, leading the pachyderm to break through a fence and take a brief walk, stopping noontime traffic on the city's busiest street before being loaded back into a trailer.Viola, an Asian elephant with the Jordan World Circus, still participated in two performances Tuesday after her time on the lam in the southwestern Montana city of about 35,000 people that in
  
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• Warming trend underway, rain could return late week

  21-04-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Monday is the 54th Anniversary of Earth Day. The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970. It was a day where an estimated 20,000,000 people participated across the world. It happened because of an oil spill in 1969 off the coast of Santa Barbara. It's "founder"? Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Anton Nelson.Austin's Earth Day festivities were postponed until Saturday due to rain this past weekend. Plan now to attend on the Huston-Tillotson Campus.
  Monday was a beautiful day across Centra
  
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• Warmer, more humid through the week

  21-04-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Temperatures will get cooler before the heat and humidity rushes back. Mostly clear skies overnight will allow temperatures to drop into the 40s in most spots to start your Monday.Monday will be warmer with highs back in the 70s with sunshine and scattered high clouds. NEW BLOG: May forecast: Will our rainiest month live up to it?Tuesday should get a decent amount of sun, but beginning Wednesday we'll get into a pattern of cloudy mornings and limited afternoon sun, along with so
  
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• Temperatures increase, rain, storm chances return

  21-04-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Clouds held on most of the day Tuesday, keeping high temperatures in the 70s in most areas.Southerly winds have completely changed out air masses across Central Texas, and will lead to morning low clouds, light fog or mist, or even a brief light rain shower over the next couple of days.Higher humidity for several daysThe Storm Prediction Center has a Marginal risk for severe storms Thursday in the northwestern Hill Country on Thursday as an upper level low pressure system moves
  
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• Rising humidity ahead of late week storm chances

  21-04-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Another nice day on tap but our time in the dry sunshine is limited.Today will look and feel similar to yesterday - sunshine and scattered clouds, warm temperatures (upper 70s / low 80s) and dry conditions. Southerly winds at 5-15 mph down at the surface will bring more humidity to our area, becoming much more noticeable late week into the weekend.Mainly cloudy skies with a few pockets of drizzle/sprinkles are likely Wednesday. More of the same is expected Thursday, the exceptio
  
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• Cool tonight, but heat and humidity surge back soon

  21-04-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Decent rain in the bucket Saturday and a cool and bright Sunday, what more could you want?Temperatures will get cooler before the heat and humidity rushes back. Mostly clear skies tonight will allow temperatures to drop into the 40s in most spots to start your Monday.Monday morning forecast low temperaturesMonday will be warmer with highs back in the 70s with sunshine and scattered high clouds.Monday's forecastTuesday should get a decent amount of sun, but beginning Wednesday we
  
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• Chilly finish to weekend but warming trend ahead

  21-04-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After a good soaking of rain in most areas Saturday night, we dry out nicely for the rest of the weekend and start of the work week.Any lingering spot of drizzle / light rain isn't expected to accumulate to much this morning. Drier skies will work in allowing for a bit of sunshine this afternoon. Temperatures will run noticeably cool for this time of year with most of us not expected to leave the 60s.Breezy winds out of the north/northeast will add even more of a chill to the ai
  
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• All numbers going up

  21-04-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The day started cloudy. Sun broke out in the western Hill Country during the noon hour with that clearing expected to move from west to east for the afternoon.High temperatures will depend on how much sun busts through the clouds. For now, we'll go with highs reaching the low 80s in the Hill Country ... and the mid to upper 70s for much of the rest of the area.Strong south wind gusts into the weekendWind gusts up to 20 to 25 mph will continue this afternoon. The southerly wind w
  
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• A comfortable afternoon

  21-04-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Today is the 54th Anniversary of Earth Day. The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970. It was a day where an estimated 20,000,000 people participated across the world. It happened because of an oil spill in 1969 off the coast of Santa Barbara. It's "founder"? Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Anton Nelson.It's a beautiful day in Central Texas with dry air and mild temperatures. Highs will be in the lower half of the 70s this afternoon, warming back to mostly the upper 70s tomorrow after
  
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• CENTCOM denies US behind Iraq air strike

  21-04-2024 12:56 via kxan.com
  
  US Central Command (CENTCOM) is refuting reports claiming the U.S. conducted airstrikes in Iraq following a blast at a military base in the country that killed a member of an Iraqi security force. “We are aware of reports claiming that the United States conducted airstrikes in Iraq today,” CENCTOM said in a Friday night post on the social media platform X. “Those reports are not true. The United States has not conducted air strikes in Iraq today.” A blast at Kal
  
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• How Texas unleashed a geothermal boom

  21-04-2024 12:54 via kxan.com
  
  With its nation-leading renewables fleet and oil and gas industry, Texas is poised to dominate what boosters hope will be America’s next great energy boom: a push to tap the heat of the subterranean earth for electricity and industry.That technology, known as geothermal energy, has demonstrated the rare ability to unite the state’s warring political camps — and is fueling a boom in startups that seek to take it national. While other forms of renewable energy lost ground du
  
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• Kevin Bacon shows up at Utah high school where 'Footloose' was filmed on movie's 40th anniversary

  21-04-2024 12:53 via kxan.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) – Kevin Bacon on Friday paid a visit to a high school in Payson, Utah — a school where, 40 years ago, he filmed the 1984 movie "Footloose.""Go Lions! Here we are on this beautiful, beautiful spot on this beautiful, beautiful day," Bacon said in footage of a speech he gave to the student body at Payson High School.
  "It’s been a long time, 40 years. That just blows my mind, you know," he added. "Things look a little different around here. I’d say the t
  
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• Why homicide rates are falling across the country

  21-04-2024 12:01 via kxan.com
  
  Homicides are falling across the U.S. And that shift could impact the role crime — often a top voter concern — plays as an issue in November's election. But it is a phenomenon for which experts don't have a clear explanation.Some say homicide peaks come and go in cycles, some say policing improved after the COVID-19 pandemic, and some attribute it to the evolving national conversation about how to handle crime.A data analysis released last week shows that the number of
  
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• Rigoni nets 1st goal, Stuver stops six shots in Austin FC's 1-0 win vs. Houston

  21-04-2024 05:22 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Emiliano Rigoni scored late in the second half and Brad Stuver finished with six saves to help Austin FC cool off the Houston Dynamo with a 1-0 victory on Saturday night.Rigoni scored for the first time this season — in the 88th minute — off CJ Fodrey's first career assist. Fodrey, a 20-year-old forward, made his first start and appearance this season after playing 29 minutes in three appearances last season, his first in the league. Fodrey used his head to set u
  
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• Retired judge explains law that could lead to Travis County District Attorney's removal

  21-04-2024 05:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Retired judge Charlie Baird said Saturday that a Texas law targeting "rogue" prosecutors could impede Texas' district attorneys in their duties.
  "I think it could put a chilling effect on prosecutors and the use of their discretion. Prosecutors have always had a great deal of discretion, on what crimes to prosecute," Baird said.This comes after a court accepted a petition brought against Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza.
  The petition accuses Garza of "incompetence
  
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• Texas returns the favor, blanks TCU 7-0 to even series

  21-04-2024 04:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas and TCU traded shutouts over the first two games of their series at UFCU Disch-Falk field.On Saturday, the Longhorns blanked the Horned Frogs 7-0 in a game that had an hour-long lightning delay in the middle of it. Texas evened the series after losing the opener 5-0 on Friday. PREVIOUS GAME: Texas baseball falters in series opener 5-0 to TCUTexas (23-17, 10-7 Big 12) scored five runs in the second inning and two in the third with Casey Borba providing three of them. B
  
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• Atwood sets Texas RBI record, hits 2 homers in 11-3 win over Kansas

  21-04-2024 01:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 1 Texas blasted four home runs and ran away with its eighth consecutive win 11-3 over Kansas on Saturday at Arrocha Ballpark in Lawrence.The win clinches a series victory for the Longhorns and they can go for the sweep in the finale Sunday. PREVIOUS GAME: No. 1 Texas makes it 7 consecutive wins, nears program record with 4-2 victory over KansasTexas (37-6, 16-4 Big 12) catcher Reese Atwood hit two homers and drove in four runs to set a number program record for most RBI
  
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• Atwood nears Texas RBI record, hits 2 homers in 11-3 win over Kansas

  21-04-2024 01:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 1 Texas blasted four home runs and ran away with its eighth consecutive win 11-3 over Kansas on Saturday at Arrocha Ballpark in Lawrence.The win clinches a series victory for the Longhorns and they can go for the sweep in the finale Sunday. PREVIOUS GAME: No. 1 Texas makes it 7 consecutive wins, nears program record with 4-2 victory over KansasTexas (37-6, 16-4 Big 12) catcher Reese Atwood hit two homers and drove in four runs to inch closer to the program record for mo
  
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• State of Texas: State fights fines in lawsuit over foster care children

  21-04-2024 01:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — A federal appeals court agreed to temporarily excuse Texas from paying $100,000 per day over failures in the state’s foster care system. Last week, U.S. District Judge Janis Jack found Texas in contempt of court for violating two of her previous orders in the longstanding lawsuit.Attorneys representing Gov. Greg Abbott and leadership at the Health and Human Services Commission and the Department of Family and Protective Services then asked for a stay, arg
  
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