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• St. David's Foundation announces new funding to help increase health care access

  29-05-2024 22:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Wednesday, St. David's Foundation announced new funding opportunities that will help increase access to health care in Central Texas, St. David's said in a news release.The Community Driven Change and We All Benefit are two of those opportunities awarded grant money to help eligible organizations that "foster healthy communities," the release said.The Community Driven Change open call was awarded up to $10 million. The funds help other organizations by engaging with the commu
  
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• Gymnast Gabby Douglas ends bid for third Olympics

  29-05-2024 22:06 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - Gabby Douglas will not add to her impressive career medal count this summer at the Paris Olympics. The 2012 all-around winner is ending her bid to earn a spot on the U.S. women’s gymnastics team after withdrawing from the USA Gymnastics Championships on Wednesday.Douglas, 28, previously helped lead the U.S. to gold in the team competition at the 2016 Olympics. She had returned from an 8-year layoff at the American Classic last month and made her first appearance at a
  
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• Son of Buc-ee's co-founder indicted after invasive visual recording accusations

  29-05-2024 19:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The son of a Buc-ee's co-founder was indicted in connection to accusations that he secretly recorded people in Travis County over the course of two years.The Travis County District Attorney's Office said in April a grand jury returned six separate indictments, charging 28-year-old Mitchell Wasek with 21 counts of felony invasive visual recording. Son of Buc-ee’s co-founder arrested on 28 invasive visual recording charges"Thirteen separate victims" said Wasek secretly
  
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• Ellen DeGeneres bringing stand-up tour to Austin this summer

  29-05-2024 18:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Comedian and longtime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is bringing what she calls her "final stand-up tour" to Austin this summer, according to a social media announcement.
  She'll appear at ACL Live at The Moody Theater on Saturday, July 13.Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday at 10 a.m., but there is a pre-sale happening Thursday at 10 a.m. if you use the code CHICKEN.
  The tour includes more than 25 shows across the country with two other Texas stops — Dallas and
  
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• Lightning strikes, sets home ablaze off Lake Travis Tuesday night

  29-05-2024 18:07 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Travis County Emergency Services District No. 1 responded to a house fire late Tuesday that officials attributed to a lightning strike.Officials shared on Facebook crews responded to a home in The Hollows community off Lake Travis around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. The homeowner reportedly called 9-1-1 and told operators lightning had struck the roof and they later smelled smoke.
  Travis County Emergency Services District No. 1 responded to a house fire late Tuesday th
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Jury in Trump hush money trial has reached a verdict

  29-05-2024 17:33 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial has reached a verdict, signaling a highly anticipated culmination of the first criminal case against a former American president.Watch live coverage of the verdict from Nexstar's WPIX in the player aboveThe verdict from the 12-person jury is expected to be delivered soon in the Manhattan courtroom where prosecutors spent weeks presenting allegations that Trump participated in a hush money scheme aimed at suppressing stories
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Jury finds Trump guilty on all counts in hush money case

  29-05-2024 17:33 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex.The verdict is a stunning legal reckoning for Trump and exposes him to potential prison time in the city where his manipulations of the tabloid press helped catapult him from a real estate tycoo
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Jury finds Trump guilty; first U.S. president convicted of felony crimes

  29-05-2024 17:33 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex.The verdict is a stunning legal reckoning for Trump and exposes him to potential prison time in the city where his manipulations of the tabloid press helped catapult him from a real estate tycoo
  
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• Jury finds Trump guilty on all counts in hush money case

  29-05-2024 17:33 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex.The verdict is a stunning legal reckoning for Trump and exposes him to potential prison time in the city where his manipulations of the tabloid press helped catapult him from a real estate tycoo
  
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• Meet the Texans competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee

  29-05-2024 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Twenty Texans buzzed their way into qualifying for this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee, with 15 advancing to the quarter finals rounds Wednesday. The competition runs through Thursday evening, with a winner poised to be crowned around 9 p.m. CT.The 20 qualifiers from Texas included the following students:
  Sariah Titus: 11-year-old sixth grader from AbileneJayden Zheng: 14-year-old eighth grader from AmarilloTarini Nandakumar: 13-year-old seventh grader from AustinAnth
  
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• Lawmakers urge Congress to take action on southern border to keep migrant decline

  29-05-2024 16:43 via kxan.com
  
  A pair of lawmakers on opposite sides of the aisle on Sunday warned the decline in migrants at the U.S. southern border is likely not permanent and called for congressional action to maintain the drop.
  Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), in two separate interviews on CBS News's "Face the Nation," agreed illegal crossings have decreased in recent months but poured cold water on the numbers staying that way.When asked by "Face the Nation" anchor Margaret Brennan if the de
  
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• Memorial Day litterbugs trash City of Austin park

  29-05-2024 15:16 via kxan.com
  
  Austin (KXAN) — With summer being the peak time for people to get out and enjoy area parks, Austin Parks and Recreation is reminding visitors to clean up after themselves.The morning after Memorial Day, numerous empty cans, bottles and boxes were left strewn on the ground near the waterfront at Commons Ford Metropolitan Park.Masha Hearthen was visiting the park for the first time Tuesday morning. She said the trash made for a less-than-relaxing time for her and her dog's inaugural visit."I
  
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• This online tool shows where your child can get food over the summer

  29-05-2024 15:01 via kxan.com
  
  (KTXL) -- Even when schools are out for summer vacation, many families may still be in need of free meals for their children. For those looking for assistance, there’s an online search tool that can help you find a summer meal site in your community.
  Families can use the Summer Meal Site Finder to see where free meals are available. The site currently has data for 30 states. It was developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service.How to use the toolThe onli
  
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• Murder suspect released after reduced bond, attorney claims self defense

  29-05-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Timmel Eggleston, 25, who police arrested for murder in the April 27 death of Alan Picazzo, 24, was released from jail after a judge granted a motion to reduce his bond.His bond conditions include wearing a GPS monitor. According to his bond documents, the District Attorney's Office did not oppose the motion to reduce Eggleston's bond.
  Picazzo's family disagrees with and is upset by this move. They described Picazzo as an "amazing person," a father and a business man.PREVIOUS CO
  
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• Strong storms still possible at times today

  29-05-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a widespread 1"-2"+ of soaking rainfall this morning, we'll be on the lookout for a few more isolated to widely scattered storms later today (that is, if the atmosphere can recover!)
  Central Texas 24-hour Rain Totals
  Avoid low-lying areas & local low water crossings Friday morningScattered storms are possible at times this afternoon and evening. These storms may also carry a severe weather threat in the form of large hail and damaging winds. In general, storm cove
  
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• Strong storms racing through this morning

  29-05-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Wet weather is bringing much-needed rainfall to Central Texas this morning, but also a slick and sloppy commute.A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for all of the KXAN viewing area until 7 a.m. A line of strong storms continues to race southeast across the area bringing heavy rain, gusty winds and frequent lightning.Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 7 a.m.Scattered storms are possible at times this afternoon and evening. These storms may also carry a severe weather threa
  
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• Storms likely tonight and possibly tomorrow

  29-05-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It will be a quiet afternoon with a mostly cloudy to overcast sky. Highs will peak in the upper 80s to low 90s.
  The models are in agreement that showers and thunderstorms are likely after 7 p.m. lasting until around 7 a.m. Friday. However, one of the models is suggesting there will be more showers and thunderstorms Friday while a second one shows very little rain, if any.Strong to severe storms possible this eveningLate-night storms remain active in many areasRegardless, th
  
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• Spotty storms still possible at times today

  29-05-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a widespread 1"-2"+ of soaking rainfall this morning, we'll be on the lookout for a few more isolated to widely scattered storms later today (that is, if the atmosphere can recover!)
  Central Texas 24-hour Rain Totals
  Scattered storms are possible at times this afternoon and evening. These storms may also carry a severe weather threat in the form of large hail and damaging winds. In general, storm coverage and intensity should be less than what we saw this morning.Frid
  
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• Severe T-storm Watch until 7 am as storms race in

  29-05-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Isolated severe storms this evening have brought hail up to 4" in diameter in parts of Williamson County with those same storms clipping Milam, Lee and Bastrop Counties.Overnight into FridayOur "main event" of more widespread thunderstorms should arrive several hours after midnight and continue to spread through the area during the morning hours. This is where the majority of us will get our rain with 50% of Central Texas getting storms before sunrise Friday.Overnight storm
  
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• Severe risk continues with low daily storm chances

  29-05-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Overnight storms left thousands without power in our area this morning with gusty winds in excess of 50+ mph. But the good news? Most of us got a good soaking rain without any damage. CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSToday will be a relatively quieter day with only a few isolated storms within a sky of mixed clouds and sunshine. Any well-developed storm has a low chance of turning severe with gusty winds and hail, but it's important to know that storm count will be few and far
  
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• Scattered storms possible overnight and Friday

  29-05-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Isolated severe storms this evening have brought hail up to 4" in diameter in parts of Williamson County with those same storms clipping Milam, Lee and Bastrop Counties.Through mid-eveningOnly isolated storms will be possible through 10 p.m. with higher storm potential arriving overnight. Still, even storms that develop early could be strong or severe.Late evening & overnightOur "main event" of more widespread thunderstorms should arrive after midnight and continue to s
  
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• Round of strong storms tonight into Friday

  29-05-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A complex of strong to severe storms is likely to move in tonight, but the exact timing is still uncertain.A few isolated storms are possible during the daytime hours today, but the majority of the action is set to hold off until tonight. The problem? Models are not in agreement as to when these storms arrive.One high-resolution model brings a complex of storms in from the west by 10 p.m. tonight through 3 a.m. Friday. Another high-resolution computer brings a complex of st
  
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• Quieter day ahead of late week severe risk

  29-05-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Overnight storms left thousands without power this morning as gusty winds following these storms reached speeds in excess of 50+ mph.CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSToday will be a relatively quieter day with only a few isolated storms within a sky of mixed clouds and sunshine. Any well-developed storm has a low chance of turning severe with gusty winds and hail, but it's important to know that storm count will be few and far between - most of us expected to stay dry.Low risk
  
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• More rain and severe weather ahead to end the week

  29-05-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — While today has been dry so far, we'll introduce 10-20% rain and storm chance for later this evening and overnight. Most of us won't get rain tonight, but a few areas may get lucky. CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSThursday should be more dry than wet with a mix of sun and clouds. Highs should be up near 90º with a slightly higher 30% rain and storm chance during the dayight hours.Thursday's forecastThe next best chances for rain and storms comes Thursday night into Friday
  
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• Looking at a pretty weather day ahead of evening rain

  29-05-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Much of the area was rain-free this morning. A few small showers did move into far western San Saba County between 11 and noon.Some of the higher rain totals in the past 24 hours come from gauges in Blanco and Gillespie Counties, the two counties that needed the .75" to 1.50" totals measured. Decent rains at the Pedernales River gauges in Fredericksburg and Johnson City added a little water into Lake Travis. CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSThe rest of this day is predicted to
  
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• LIVE: Tornado Warning in Mason and San Saba counties

  29-05-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Tornado Warning is in effect for Mason and San Saba counties until 6:15 p.m.Chief Meteorologist Nick Bannin has the latest in the livestream above.What a fantastic rainfall this morning with 1-3" for the majority of Central Texas!
  Central Texas 24-hour Rain Totals
  It's taken some time for our atmosphere to recharge, but it's getting there now with temperatures back into the 90s.We're now starting to see signs of storms bubbling up in the northern Hill Country with the pot
  
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• Increasing storm threat this evening and overnight

  29-05-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A warm and humid atmosphere this afternoon will set us up for the potential for strong or severe thunderstorms to develop with increasing coverage as we head into the evening and overnight.A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Milam and Lampasas Counties until 9 p.m. tonight as storms to our north attempt to drop southeast.Severe thunderstorm watch for this evening for Lampasas and Milam CountiesThrough early eveningIsolated showers and storms are starting to bubb
  
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• Increasing storm threat overnight into Friday

  29-05-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Isolated severe storms this evening have brought hail up to 2.5" in diameter in parts of Williamson County with those same storms clipping Milam, Lee and Bastrop Counties.A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Milam and Lampasas Counties until 9 p.m. tonight as storms to our north attempt to drop southeast.Severe thunderstorm watch for this evening for Lampasas and Milam CountiesThrough mid-eveningOnly isolated storms will be possible through 10 p.m. with higher st
  
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• A few storms possible into the evening and this weekend

  29-05-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — What a fantastic rainfall this morning with 1-3" for the majority of Central Texas!
  Central Texas 24-hour Rain Totals
  It's taken some time for our atmosphere to recharge, but it's getting there now with temperatures back into the 90s.
  We're now starting to see signs of storms bubbling up in the northern Hill Country with the potential for widely scattered storms to continue into this evening.While rain coverage isn't expected to be as widespread as this morning, any storms
  
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• Multiple injuries after explosion rocks downtown Youngstown, Ohio building

  29-05-2024 05:07 via kxan.com
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Multiple people were hurt Tuesday when a massive explosion tore open the front of a building in downtown Youngstown, Ohio Tuesday, sending concrete and other debris out onto the sidewalk.The explosion happened just before 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Realty building on East Federal Street. Crews evacuated people from the top floors, where there are apartments.
  Chase Bank is located at the bottom of the building. A representative of Chase Bank said they are in contact wit
  
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• Austin hopes to continue stellar home start against Portland, one of MLS' worst road teams

  29-05-2024 04:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin FC is in the middle of another stretch of three games in eight days and the only home game is Wednesday against Portland, so head coach Josh Wolff wants to make sure Q2 Stadium remains a "fortress."Verde and Black have charged up the standings to fifth in the Western Conference with 23 points, having lost only once in the past seven matches. A win over the Timbers would push them to as far as second place, and with a trip to league-leading Salt Lake on the horizon, W
  
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• Colorado police officer finds live rattlesnake in car during drug bust

  29-05-2024 04:38 via kxan.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) -- A Colorado police officer found a lot more than common paraphernalia while searching a car for drugs Sunday night.
  The officer was checking trailheads at Prospect Park in Wheat Ridge when he spotted a car with drug paraphernalia in plain sight, according to the Wheat Ridge Police Department.
  "Around the same time, the car’s owner was dropped off [at] the location by an Uber," the department said in a statement posted on the social media platform X.
  The owner told police a
  
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• APD searching for south Austin aggravated robbery suspect

  29-05-2024 04:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is searching for a suspect wanted in connection with an aggravated robbery that happened at a south Austin business last week, the agency said in a news release on Tuesday.Around 6:10 p.m., May 21, APD responded to the robbery at Cricket Wireless, 529 W. Oltorf St. Police said the suspect was seen on surveillance video, pointing a handgun at the employee and demanding she "turn over" money from the register, the release said.The Austin Police Departm
  
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• Sen. Ted Cruz visits Austin Airport to discuss bipartisan bill on aviation safety

  29-05-2024 03:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cruz stopped by the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport touting the passage of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act.The $105 billion bipartisan act focuses on aviation safety, like adding more safety inspectors at aircraft factories and addresses the issues that have led to near-misses on runways-- including in Austin.A report released back in March shed light on the moment two planes came close to colliding earlier this year at AUS on
  
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• 'Something you can't practice': Texas veterans giving young players idea of what's in store at WCWS

  29-05-2024 01:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas senior infielder Alyssa Washington is one of a handful of players on this year's team that helped the Longhorns get to the Women's College World Series championship series as an unseeded team in 2022. Even as a well-known program, that Texas team wasn't exactly expected to do that. Two years later, however, it's the complete opposite for the No. 1 seed in the tournament.Washington said she's sharing her experiences from that run with the younger players on the roster
  
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• 'People's lives are at risk,': Ascension ransomware attack going on nearly three weeks

  29-05-2024 01:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --- It's been nearly three weeks since Ascension Seton hospitals had a ransomware attack. As a result, computer systems are down.
  On Friday, officials said they're working hard to get it resolved.Ascension continues to work around the clock with industry-leading cybersecurity experts to safely restore operations across our network. We are hopeful that after the weekend, our patients and clinicians will see progress across our points of care. Many of our vendors and partners have al
  
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• 'People's lives are at risk.' Ascension ransomware attack going on nearly 3 weeks

  29-05-2024 01:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --- It's been nearly three weeks since Ascension Seton hospitals had a ransomware attack. As a result, computer systems are down.
  On Friday, officials said they're working hard to get it resolved.Ascension continues to work around the clock with industry-leading cybersecurity experts to safely restore operations across our network. We are hopeful that after the weekend, our patients and clinicians will see progress across our points of care. Many of our vendors and partners have al
  
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