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• Bartlett hopes jail reopening will boost local economy

  09-07-2024 23:31 via kxan.com
  
  BARTLETT, Texas (KXAN) -- A prison in Bartlett is making a comeback. The state closed, what was known as, the Bartlett State Jail in 2017 because there were not enough inmates. But now, it's opening back up. And that's a welcome sight to the people who call Bartlett home."It used to be full of antique shops and such and it's gone away," said Emily Kruse. She knows a thing or two about the local economy. Kruse owns and runs the Red and White grocery store right in the middle of town. Bartlett Uni
  
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• Crash between semi-truck, motorcycle shuts down traffic on I-35 at Yager Lane

  09-07-2024 23:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A crash involving a semi-truck and motorcycle is shutting down traffic in the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 at Yager Lane in north Austin, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.Shortly after 2 p.m., Austin-Travis County EMS medics responded to the crash in the 12300 block of North I-35 for the crash, the agency said on social media. One person was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center "with critical-life threatening injuries," medics said.Around 3:30 p.m., TxDOT s
  
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• 1 seriously injured after crash between semi-truck, motorcycle on I-35 at Yager Lane

  09-07-2024 23:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A crash involving a semi-truck and motorcycle shut down traffic in the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 at Yager Lane in north Austin on Tuesday, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.Shortly after 2 p.m., Austin-Travis County EMS medics responded to the crash in the 12300 block of North I-35 for the crash, the agency said on social media. One person was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center "with critical-life threatening injuries," medics said.Around 3:30 p.m., TxD
  
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• Lulu Sun falls in Wimbledon quarterfinals to Croatia's Donna Vekic

  09-07-2024 22:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It was quite a run for former Texas Longhorns tennis player Lulu Sun at Wimbledon.After winning three qualifying matches to get into the Grand Slam event and then claiming four consecutive matches to become the first Texas player to reach the quarterfinals at a major, Sun bowed out in three sets to Croatia's Donna Vekic.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersSun grab
  
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• State commission could give landmark status for historic UT-Austin building set to be demolished

  09-07-2024 22:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A state commission could take steps to delay the University of Texas at Austin's plan to demolish a historic campus building.The university plans to demolish the Steve Hicks School of Social Work building to make way for a football practice facility.PREVIOUS: Historic UT building to be demolished for football facility; Group tries to stop teardownThe Texas Historical Commission is expected to consider giving the social work building State Antiquities Landmark status during
  
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• State history museum to honor late Texas leader with free family event

  09-07-2024 22:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) —The Bullock Texas State History Museum will honor its namesake — the late Texas Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock — with a free, family-friendly event this weekend.The event commemorates Bullock's 95th birthday and starts at 10 a.m. Sunday, according to a release from the museum.
  There will be free exhibition admission from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., activities for families to enjoy from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and sweet treats. You can view which exhibitions are currently o
  
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• As melanoma cases rise nationally, how does Texas fare?

  09-07-2024 21:59 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Tuesday, July 9, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The American Cancer Society anticipates more than 100,000 people will be diagnosed with melanoma in the United States this year, as the National Cancer Institute is tracking upticks in cases nationally.
  Earlier this year, the American Cancer Society announced an ominous record: More than two million new cases of cancer were expected to be detected in the U.S., marking the
  
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• WCSO: 1 dead after 'suspected overdose' in Georgetown

  09-07-2024 21:28 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- The Williamson County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a 46-year-old man died of a suspected overdose in Georgetown, the agency said in a news release Tuesday.On Monday, the WCSO Organized Crime Unit (OCU) responded to the call for a "suspected overdose death" at 1221 Winding Way in Georgetown, the release said. When deputies arrived, they found the man dead. Officials are not identifying him at this time, as they are notifying the next of kin, according
  
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• Gypsy Rose Blanchard announces pregnancy with boyfriend

  09-07-2024 21:00 via kxan.com
  
  *Attached video: Gypsy Rose Blanchard out of prison years after persuading boyfriend to kill abusive mother(WJW) – Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who was released from a Missouri prison in December of 2023 after serving eight years, announced her pregnancy on YouTube Tuesday. Blanchard spent the better part of the last decade in prison after admitting in court to asking her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn to kill her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, who experts say likely suff
  
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• Spectrum services restored after reports of outages across Texas

  09-07-2024 20:39 via kxan.com
  
  HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On Tuesday evening, a Spectrum outage that left customers across Texas without internet or cable was restored after several hours, a spokesperson with Spectrum told KXAN.The international broadband service provider confirmed the outage in a post on X at 1 p.m.“As of 7:30 p.m. Spectrum services have been restored in parts of Texas that were affected by a third-party infrastructure issue caused by the impact of Hurricane Beryl. We apologize for the in
  
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• Spectrum reports outages across Texas

  09-07-2024 20:39 via kxan.com
  
  HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Spectrum is currently addressing an outage that has left customers across Texas without internet or cable.The international broadband service provider confirmed the outage in a post on X at 1 p.m."We are aware of outage affecting customers in the Texas area," Spectrum's support team stated in a social media post. "We apologize for inconvenience and are working to resolve as quickly as possible."Spectrum did not provide an estimated time service restoratio
  
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• Austin eyes safety upgrades to Cameron, Dessau Road amid high crash volumes

  09-07-2024 20:30 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Tuesday, July 9, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Cameron Road and Dessau Road could soon undergo a safety upgrade, courtesy the City of Austin's proposed corridor project.The potential improvements could come along Cameron Road from 51st Street to Rundberg Lane and on Dessau Road from Rundberg Lane to Parmer Lane. The possible project is years in the making after city leaders first held a listening session and launched
  
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• Arch Manning's audible: He's now in EA Sports College Football 25

  09-07-2024 20:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — He's in the game.Ten days before the official worldwide release of EA Sports College Football 25, Texas quarterback Arch Manning called an audible, announcing he'll opt into the game and have his name, image and likeness featured on the Texas Longhorns roster. What Arch Manning, Quinn Ewers said about each other at Manning Passing AcademyOriginally he declined to be part of the game, saying he wanted to focus on actual football rather than being in a video game. It releases
  
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• LIVE: 'Extremely active season' predicted in updated Atlantic hurricane forecast

  09-07-2024 19:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Colorado State University has released its updated forecast for the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season, and researchers are projecting an "extremely active season."The forecast calls for 25 named storms and 12 hurricanes, with six of those hitting Category 3 or greater.
  This is up from their original forecast back on April 6, which originally called for 23 named storms, 11 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes. The new forecast already includes Alberto, Beryl, and Chris, all named
  
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• 'Extremely active season' predicted in updated Atlantic hurricane forecast

  09-07-2024 19:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Colorado State University has released its updated forecast for the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season, and researchers are projecting an "extremely active season."The forecast calls for 25 named storms and 12 hurricanes, with six of those hitting Category 3 or greater.
  This is up from their original forecast back on April 6, which originally called for 23 named storms, 11 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes. The new forecast already includes Alberto, Beryl, and Chris, all named
  
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• Tracking the Tropics: Quieting down for now, but for how long?

  09-07-2024 18:22 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- What was at one point a category five hurricane, Beryl is now over land and will continue to weaken over the next few days.This has been an early, long-lived storm that has broken numerous records since forming 12 days ago.
  It first reached category five strength with winds of 160 mph on July 1, making it the earliest category five hurricane on record, by 15 days.
  Beryl continued to strengthen as it moved through the Caribbean. Its peak wind speed topped out at 165 mph, mak
  
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• LIVE: Tracking the Tropics | Quieting down for now, but for how long?

  09-07-2024 18:22 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- What was at one point a category five hurricane, Beryl is now over land and will continue to weaken over the next few days.This has been an early, long-lived storm that has broken numerous records since forming 12 days ago.
  It first reached category five strength with winds of 160 mph on July 1, making it the earliest category five hurricane on record, by 15 days.
  Beryl continued to strengthen as it moved through the Caribbean. Its peak wind speed topped out at 165 mph, mak
  
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• Austin Energy sending crews to Houston to help with Hurricane Beryl recovery

  09-07-2024 18:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Energy is sending 20 lineworkers and support personnel to Houston Tuesday afternoon to help with restoration efforts as millions were left without power in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.
  Beryl made landfall Monday around 4 a.m. near Matagorda, Texas, as a Category 1 Hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph. Beryl was later downgraded to a tropical storm.The storm left flooding and wind damage in its path, and at least six people have died in Texas because of it.6 pe
  
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• Property damage from Beryl? How to file an insurance claim

  09-07-2024 17:49 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Tuesday, July 9, 2024.TEXAS (KXAN) -- As Texans impacted by Hurricane Beryl begin assessing any storm damages, the Texas Department of Insurance is stressing the importance of kickstarting a claim process.What to do when filing an insurance claimProperty owners are advised to connect with their insurance company as quickly as possible and be prepared to describe any damages sustained from the storm with as man
  
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• Austin man drowns in Nolan Creek in Belton

  09-07-2024 17:30 via kxan.com
  
  BELTON, Texas (FOX 44) - An Austin man is dead after drowning in Nolan Creek on Monday night.The Belton Police Department responded to a drowning call in Nolan Creek, near Liberty Park, around 8:48 p.m.
  Witnesses said they saw a man, later identified as 55-year-old Arturo Chagolla, jump into the creek to swim. However, police say he was swept up by the current.Officers engaged in life-saving efforts, but Chagolla was later pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Cliff Coleman. Polic
  
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• Body found in West Lake Hills late June identified as missing elderly woman

  09-07-2024 17:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A body that was found in West Lake Hills last month was identified as an elderly woman who went missing, according to the Austin Police Department.
  APD said in a release Tuesday morning the Travis County Medical Examiner's Office positively identified the body as Anne Ringold, 70.APD seek public’s help to find elderly woman last seen downtownRingold was reported missing June 25 after she was last seen the day before in downtown Austin.
  On June 25, Austin-Travis County EMS
  
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• Second evacuation route opens for Steiner Ranch area years after 2011 wildfire

  09-07-2024 16:58 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — In case of emergencies, a second evacuation route is ready for Steiner Ranch residents.
  The new evacuation route will give Steiner Ranch neighbors another option in case of emergency evacuations, according to Travis County. The additional route will reduce evacuation time for the area.PREVIOUS: Travis County to build Steiner Ranch evacuation route more than a decade after devastating firePlans for the additional route began years ago after a 2011 wildfire wher
  
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• Nonprofit providing financial help for retired military, police dogs

  09-07-2024 14:48 via kxan.com
  
  HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) -- When a police or military dog is given the honor to retire from service, they are usually left without any financial support to pay for their medical needs. It is a problem that Jason Johnson noticed and what led him to create Project K-9 Hero.
  "To make sure that no K-9 goes without the care it needs, and that those individuals that served our country, whether it be in our communities or overseas, do not go into personal financial debt," Johnson said when asked why he star
  
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• Non-profit providing financial help for retired military, police dogs

  09-07-2024 14:48 via kxan.com
  
  HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) -- When a police or military dog is given the honor to retire from service, they are usually left without any financial support to pay for the their medical needs. It is a problem that Jason Johnson noticed and what led him to creating Project K-9 Hero.
  "To make sure that no K-9 goes without the care it needs, and that those individuals that served our country, whether it be in our communities or overseas, do not go into personal financial debt," Johnson said when asked why h
  
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• Mysterious radio signals focus of new solar mission

  09-07-2024 14:33 via kxan.com
  CURIE will investigate where solar radio waves originate in coronal mass ejections, like this one seen in 304- and 171-angstrom wavelengths by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. (Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center)
  SPACE (KXAN) -- Radio signals are coming from somewhere within our sun and NASA wants to find out from where. On July 9, the space administration will launch the first mission designed to locate these signals: CURIE.The CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment (CURIE) will
  
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• Showers, storms ending, but may return Wednesday

  09-07-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Some showers and storms fired in a few areas Tuesday afternoon but were expected to weaken in the early evening.For those areas that received rain at all, most totals Monday from former Hurricane Beryl were just a few hundredth of an inch. However, there were pockets of heavy rain that led to a few locations in Fayette County receiving an inch or more.Highest rain totals from Hurricane BerylShowers and storms will end after sunset. A few isolated to scattered showers and thunder
  
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• Showers, storms end but may return Wednesday

  09-07-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Some showers and storms fired in a few areas Tuesday afternoon but faded away during the early evening. While not everyone saw rain, many enjoyed the rain's cool outflow which dropped temperatures from the 90s to the 70s in some areas..84" fell southwest of Dripping Springs, which saw nothing out of the hurricane just one day earlier. For those few local areas that received rain Monday, most totals from Hurricane Beryl were just a few hundredth of an inch. However, there were po
  
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• Isolated showers, strong storms develop

  09-07-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Some showers and storms have fired this afternoon and one storm prompted a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southern Caldwell County, but it was canceled as the storm weakened.Rain totals Monday from former Hurricane Beryl were just a few hundredth of an inch. However, there were pockets of heavy rain that led to a few locations picking up more than .50":Higher rain totals from Hurricane BerylShowers and storms will end after sunset. A few isolated to scattered showers and thunde
  
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• Back to hot and mainly dry weather

  09-07-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Central Texas will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy today. Most area highs will be in the mid to upper 90s.Today's normal high is 96°Rain totals Monday from former Hurricane Beryl were just a few hundredth of an inch. However, there were pockets of heavy rain that led to a few locations picking up more than .50":Higher rain totals from Hurricane BerylToday will be bright and dry with sunshine and scattered fair-weather clouds. A few isolated to scattered showers and thunders
  
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• How Texas STAR fund helps farmers, ranchers impacted by Hurricane Beryl

  09-07-2024 13:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Hurricane Beryl made landfall Monday morning on the Texas coast. Among those impacted were agricultural farmers as well as ranchers.
  The Texas Department of Agriculture said the STAR fund was created to help fund disaster recovery efforts such as hurricanes. The STAR fund is able to help assist farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness owners in rebuilding fences, restoring operations, and paying for other agricultural disaster relief.The Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller spo
  
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• Austin Humane Society evacuates animals in path of Hurricane Beryl

  09-07-2024 02:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --- Several Central Texas crews headed to the Gulf of Mexico to help respond to Hurricane Beryl. Hundreds of people respond to help those affected by BerylThe Austin Humane Society was one of those teams. Over the weekend, it evacuated 96 dogs and cats in the path of the hurricane.
  The Austin Humane Society said its helped other shelters in the past when natural disasters and other crises happen. (Photo: KXAN) The Austin Humane Society said its helped other shelters in the past whe
  
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• Cedar Park Police warn of caller impersonating officer

  09-07-2024 01:40 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — The Cedar Park Police Department is warning citizens after it received reports of an officer impersonation scheme, according to an X post by the CPPD on Monday.
  CPPD said it has received reports of callers impersonating a police lieutenant and demanding money. Then, the caller is threatening arrest if the money isn't given, according to the post."Remember, we will never ask for money or BitCoin!" Police said in the social media post.If you encounter a fraudulent
  
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• Restoring electricity will take days after Beryl knocks out power to millions: Texas officials

  09-07-2024 01:37 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials say restoring electricity will take days after Beryl came ashore Monday as a Category 1 hurricane and knocked out power to nearly 3 million homes and businesses.Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is acting governor while Gov. Greg Abbott is out of the country, said CenterPoint Energy was bringing in thousands of additional workers to help get the lights turned back on quicker. He said the storm toppled 10 transmission lines and that many of the outages were caus
  
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• McDonald's bringing back 'everyone's favorite sandwich'

  09-07-2024 01:37 via kxan.com
  
  (WHTM) - McDonald's says "everyone’s favorite sandwich is back" on the menu nationwide.Two years after its debut, McDonald's says the Smoky BLT Quarter Pounder with Cheese and the Smoky BLT Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese will both be returning. McDonald’s unveils new McFlurry mixed with a Hershey treatThe sandwiches, which will be available for a limited time while supplies last, include a quarter-pound beef patty, American cheese, Applewood Smoked Bacon, tomato, shredded lettuce
  
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• Beryl weakens to tropical depression after slamming into Texas as Category 1 hurricane

  09-07-2024 01:37 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — After Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas early Monday, knocking out power to nearly 3 million homes and businesses, unleashing heavy rain and killing at least three people it moved east and later weakened to a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center said Monday evening. The fast-moving tempest threatened to carve a harsh path over several more states in coming days.Texas state and local officials warned it could take several days to restore power after Beryl came
  
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• 109 people shot, 19 fatally, during violent Fourth of July weekend in Chicago

  09-07-2024 01:37 via kxan.com
  
  CHICAGO (WGN-TV) — More than 100 people were shot, 19 fatally, across Chicago on the extended Fourth of July weekend.The number of shootings – which totaled 109 victims between Thursday and Sunday – surpassed last year's holiday weekend total, Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling and Mayor Brandon Johnson said in a Monday press conference.
  “These are 19 families whose lives are forever altered. Nineteen families who woke up this morning without a son, without a daught
  
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• Will Austin-Travis County EMS patrols return to Rainey Street?

  09-07-2024 01:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) pilot program that placed medics on Rainey Street during peak hours ended in April, and the agency is now evaluating the possibility of implementing it full-time.Chief of Operations Kevin Parker said that future depends, in part, on the upcoming city budget. The initial draft of that budget is set to be announced later this week.
  "We'll evaluate what we're funded for and make decisions based on that," Parker said. "We seek input from cou
  
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• Texas women's hoops lands No. 4 recruit in the country for 2025

  09-07-2024 00:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns women's basketball program landed one of the top recruits in the nation Monday.Aaliyah Crump, a 6-foot-1 combo guard from Minnetonka, Minnesota, chose the Longhorns over Duke and Ohio State. She's the No. 4 overall recruit for the Class of 2025 according to ESPN.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersCrump won a gold medal with Team USA at the 16U
  
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• Austin Police identify body found as missing man last seen in June

  09-07-2024 00:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Travis County Medical Examiner (TCME) identified a body found at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center as a missing man last seen in June, Austin Police said in a Monday release.The body has been identified as Jon Stamm, a 58-year-old southwest Austin man who went missing back in June. According to the original press release, he was reported missing on Tuesday, June 11 at 5 p.m.Austin Police looking for 58-year-old man last seen in southwest AustinAPD said the cause of dea
  
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• Former Longhorn to coach South Sudan in first-ever Olympic basketball appearance

  09-07-2024 00:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Royal Ivey, a standout guard for the Texas Longhorns from 2000-04, will lead South Sudan into its first-ever Olympic men's basketball tournament.Ivey has been the Bright Lights' head coach since 2021 and was officially tabbed as the man to take the squad into the 12-team tournament after they qualified by winning the FIBA Africa bid. They'll start the tournament in Group C alongside Serbia, Puerto Rico and the tournament favorite United States.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up t
  
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