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• WCSO: Convict's death appears to be 'natural causes,' autopsy report pending

  27-07-2024 23:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Round Rock Police Department and Williamson County Sheriff's Office will investigate the July 25 in-custody death of a 44-year-old man, according to a WCSO press release.On April 23, Cassis Griffin, of Austin, was booked into the Williamson County Jail on a felony DWI case, WCSO said. According to online court records, he had entered a guilty plea and received his sentence on July 2.WCSO said that Griffin had been in their custody at his time of death, awaiting transport to
  
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• Olympic cauldron to rise into Paris skies each night

  27-07-2024 23:22 via kxan.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Olympic cauldron that made a stunning first flight at the Paris Games opening ceremony will sit on the ground during the day and rise again every evening.Paris Olympics organizers said that from Saturday, the cauldron attached to a balloon will fly more than 60 meters (197 feet) above the Tuileries Gardens from sunset until 2 a.m. The launch zone site is near the glass pyramid entrance to the Louvre Museum.During daytime hours, 10,000 people each day can get free tickets t
  
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• VIDEO: AFD responds to fire at salvage yard involving heavy equipment, vehicles

  27-07-2024 21:12 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: The video above shows a timelapse of the fire and smoke from the incident.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person was injured at a north Austin salvage yard fire Saturday afternoon, according to the Austin Fire Department's social media.AFD responded before 2 p.m. to the 800 block of Ruby Drive after receiving reports of a fire involving a tractor, multiple passenger vehicles, an 18-wheeler and heavy equipment.The Austin Fire Department is responding to a fire at a north Austin salvage yard (
  
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• VIDEO: AFD responding to fire at salvage yard involving multiple vehicles

  27-07-2024 21:12 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: The video above shows a timelapse of the fire and smoke from the incident.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Fire Department is responding to a fire involving multiple vehicles at a north Austin salvage yard, the agency said on social media.AFD said it responded to the 800 block of Ruby Drive to the fire involving a tractor, multiple passenger vehicles, an 18-wheeler and heavy equipment.AFD said the fire is contained, and crews are working on extinguishing it. This is a developing story.
  
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• 'Cart corral' aims to keep shopping carts out of Shoal Creek

  27-07-2024 19:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Dozens of volunteers along Shoal Creek got up early Saturday morning to clean it up. While they were all looking for trash, one local group is working to keep a grocery store staple out of the water."It's a big, big clean-up all over the creek from North Austin down to downtown really close to Lady Bird Lake," said Shoal Creek Conservancy Executive Director Ivey Kaiser.Volunteers were on a mission: find shopping carts and get them out.The second annual event was inspired by the
  
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• 51 Texas school districts violating hairstyle discrimination law, ACLU says

  27-07-2024 19:31 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Fifty-one independent school districts across the state of Texas were found to still be violating a law intended to protect Black and other minority students from hairstyle discrimination, the American Civil Liberties of Texas said this week.The ACLU says it sent letters to the districts who aren't enforcing the Texas CROWN Act, which forbids discrimination against hairstyles and hair textures known to be worn by Black people from being considered a violation of any dress code.
  
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• 3 out of 9 human cases of West Nile virus in Texas have more severe form of the disease

  27-07-2024 19:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Three of the nine reported human cases of West Nile virus have had the more severe form of the disease, also known as West Nile neuroinvasive disease, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).Symptoms of West Nile neuroinvasive disease include:
  headachehigh feverneck stiffnessstupordisorientationcomatremorsconvulsionsmuscle weaknessparalysis.
  Treatment for patients with neuroinvasive West Nile virus, often involves hospitalization, intravenous fluid
  
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• What is the 'KHive?'

  27-07-2024 19:06 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — It's probably been a confusing few weeks for some of you. First was Joe Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 Presidential Election, followed soon after by the presumptive nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris to the top of the party ticket.Then came a lot of memes, videos, "coconut trees," "existing in the context," and mentions of "brat" and "brat summer." Then, there's also something about something called the "KHive."
  Still confused? Here's what's going on. What does &lsquo
  
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• MEDAL COUNT: Who’s topping the table in the 2024 Paris Olympics?

  27-07-2024 17:06 via kxan.com
  
  PARIS (KXAN) — More than 10,000 athletes from across the world are competing in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.With 329 medal events in total, KXAN is keeping track of how many medals each participating team has won.The convention used by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to sort by the number of gold medals, then silver, then bronze. This means the country that wins the most medals overall may not necessarily be at the top of the table.The first gold medal of the 2024
  
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• History, security to take center stage during Biden's visit to Austin

  27-07-2024 14:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — History, security and politics will all come into sharp focus Monday when President Joe Biden returns to Austin for his first public appearance since shockingly ending his reelection campaign.
  Biden will deliver a speech at the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum to mark 60 years since Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. These are remarks he rescheduled after canceling his initial appearance a day after the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump
  
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• Two more days of rain, then the heat's on

  27-07-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- No newscast this morning due to NBC's coverage of the Olympics.An area of low pressure aloft is sandwiched between two areas of high pressure. The low today is over northeast Oklahoma. The trough that extends south from the low keeps rain chances in the forecast today and tomorrow. The overall chance of rain today is 30% but it breaks down to 20% in the Hill Country to 40% to 50% from Bastrop and Caldwell Counties eastward.Today's rain chancesMost rain totals will average from .
  
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• One more day of rain; here comes the heat

  27-07-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A few light showers will quickly move through the region early Saturday evening with one more day of rain chances expected on Sunday.
  Overnight lows tonight will drop into the lower 70s with partly cloudy skies and high temperatures on Sunday will only reach the lower 90s with the best chance for a shower and storm during the mid-morning into the afternoon hours.
  Sunday rain chances
  The majority of additional rain accumulation will be below a tenth of an inch. The threat for fla
  
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• Where to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics in Austin

  27-07-2024 14:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The 2024 Paris Olympics are underway!The opening ceremony Friday celebrated the full start to competition. Here's a few places holding Olympic watch parties in the Austin area:
  Get the latest on how our Texans are doing in the Olympics by signing up for push alerts on the KXAN News App and our More Than The Score newsletter.
  Parlor & YardStarting Friday and through Aug. 11, the Sixth Street bar will have an Olympics-themed drinks menu and a "Barlympics" competition. Prime-ti
  
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• Austin's 'Plant Community' transforms school campuses into outdoor oasis

  27-07-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An Austin organization is helping to bring the great outdoors to student schoolyards, one campus revamp at a time.Plant Community launched last year after founders saw a need for more parkland and robust greenspace at Austin Independent School District schools. With Austin ISD as one of the largest landowners in the city, nonprofit leaders thought they were a critical component in converting acreage into usable space for children to better access nature."We started this because
  
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• Austin FC impresses in Leagues Cup opener over Pumas

  27-07-2024 05:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - The tough stretch Austin FC was mired in during MLS regular season matches lately was quickly put to an end with an impressive 3-2 victory over Pumas in their Leagues Cup opener.Austin struck early in front of the home crowd, getting on the board first with an Alex Ring goal in the eighth minute. The hosts were dealt some major adversity later in the first half as Osman Bukari was shown a second yellow card, resulting in a red card.Down a man, Austin was still able to add to thei
  
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• Worries over runoff have some concerned near Toll Road I83A

  27-07-2024 04:29 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- For the last three years, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) has worked on Toll Road 183A in Williamson County.
  "Before we even get to construction, we have our design, and even before that we have our schematic and our environment," said CTRMA Director of Engineering Mike Sexton.A project of that magnitude has a lot of moving parts."We visit with neighborhoods, HOAs, local city governments, municipalities, to talk about the project. Get thei
  
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• Hutto, partner mutually agree to part ways on Brushy Creek Amphitheater management

  27-07-2024 03:11 via kxan.com
  
  HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) -- A termination of a contract for the Brushy Creek Amphitheater is now putting a damper on upcoming events, the amphitheater said in a news release. The amphitheater said it is "committed to exploring new opportunities to continue providing exceptional experiences."The decision was mutual and made effective immediately between the city of Hutto and Directors of Chaos, the release said. The amphitheater said it is "actively seeking new management solutions" for future events.
  
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• Police identify person of interest in 2023 hit-and-run investigation

  27-07-2024 01:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department requested help finding a person of interest in connection with a hit-and-run crash that occurred in September 2023.According to APD, 20-year-old Nilson Isaac Perez Gomez may have information regarding the incident.APD said the crash was on Sept. 24, 2023, at approximately 7 p.m. near Ohlen Road and Research Boulevard Service Road heading south.The crash resulted in an elderly victim suffering serious injuries, according to APD.Police described G
  
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• Steve Sarkisian, wife Loreal jointly file for divorce

  27-07-2024 01:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas head football coach Steve Sarkisian and his wife Loreal announced Friday afternoon on Instagram that the two have jointly filed for divorce.Sarkisian and Loreal both posted the same message on their Instagram story. The two got married in 2020 when Sarkisian was on the staff at the University of Alabama. Loreal Sarkisian on faith, family and fashion"After many heartfelt conversations, we have decided to amicably part ways and jointly file for divorce. We aim to remain
  
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• UT's Dell Seton Medical Center expands neurocritical unit

  27-07-2024 01:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- More help than ever is now available for Austinites suffering from neurological conditions.On Friday, The University of Texas Austin's Dell Seton Medical Center cut the ribbon on its newly expanded neurocritical care unit, located at 1500 Red River St., according to a release from Ascension Texas.The unit is the first of its kind in Central Texas and provides advanced care for those suffering from neurological conditions. This new expansion doubles the unit's size, which allows
  
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• Law enforcement seizes multiple suspected narcotics during fentanyl operation

  27-07-2024 00:40 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) -- A total of 335 "suspected fentanyl pills" and other suspected narcotics were seized during an investigation in Williamson and Bell counties, the Williamson County Sheriff's Office said in a release.On July 22, the WCSO Organized Crime Unit conducted the investigation at a home on San Milan Pass in Round Rock.WCSO said this then led authorities to a home in Morgan's Point in Bell County the next day.Multiple items were seized from authorities with WCSO and the Bell Cou
  
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• Police identify victim, suspect in southeast Austin homicide investigation

  27-07-2024 00:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In an update Friday, the Austin Police Department identified a man accused of stabbing and killing another man Wednesday.APD said 34-year-old Alex Trevino was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death of 23-year-old Javier Antonio Navarro Quesada.Police said this case was being investigated as Austin's 36th homicide of 2024. PAST COVERAGE | 1 dead, 1 detained following incident in southeast AustinOn the day of the incident, officers responded to a shoot/
  
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