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• 'So much life ahead of him': Utah dad drowns while saving son who jumped in to save woman

  17-08-2024 23:52 via kxan.com
  
  BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah (KTVX) – A father from Layton, Utah, drowned after jumping into Willard Bay to save his son, who had jumped in himself to save another person, according to Utah State Parks.
  Andre Leon Debose, 38, was boating and swimming with his 17-year-old son and a few other people on Saturday afternoon, just before stormy weather hit the area. His sister, Anyea Debose, said he had just moved to Utah a few years ago to start his business."It's been hard," Anyea Debose told Nexsta
  
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• Sick of summer? NOAA releases fall weather predictions

  17-08-2024 23:41 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – If beach days and barbecues just make you think of itchy sand and sunburns, you may be ready for summer to be over. Fall is just around the corner, but fall weather may not be coming with it.In most parts of the country, this record-breaking hot summer is likely to be followed by a hotter-than-average fall, the Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said.
  Their seasonal outlook, released Thursday, shows every st
  
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• Winning $1M Mega Millions ticket sold in Southern California

  17-08-2024 22:24 via kxan.com
  
  (KTLA) -- One lucky Southern Californian is the state’s newest lottery winner after numbers for the $464 million Mega Millions jackpot were drawn Friday night.The winning numbers were 22, 38, 48, 51, 61 and the Megaball number was 5. The Megaplier was 3X.One SoCal ticket matched five numbers and will take home $1,016,356. The winning ticket was sold at Pavilions Place supermarket located at 21181 Newport Coast Drive in Newport Beach.However, that ticket was not the grand prize winner as no
  
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• What is Texas' signature dessert?

  17-08-2024 19:45 via kxan.com
  
  (STACKER) - In an era of cupcake wars, crazy creations from cake bosses, and never-ending experimental combinations—think cronuts, brookies, or PieCaken—you might wonder whether the only desserts that matter these days are ones that go viral on social media.But the idea of eating sweets dates back to ancient times and is linked to many culinary practices, like the Romans and Greeks partaking in honey-drizzled pastries. Then, there's the aristocrats' influence of eating sweets after a
  
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• Texas drivers: Which city has the worst traffic?

  17-08-2024 18:25 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — It's something Texans love to argue about: whether the traffic in their city is worse than the traffic in yours.
  It's a topic that has sparked dozens of threads and countless posts in the Texas subreddit, where users have often voted and voiced their own opinions. One particularly interesting discussion, titled "Worst traffic in the state," ruled by 1.4K votes that Houston has Texas' worst traffic — but still, some others in the replies disagreed. Texas voters: You CAN&rs
  
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• Hottest days of the year are possible soon

  17-08-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Triple digit heat returned to Central Texas on Saturday. Camp Mabry reached 101° Saturday afternoon. This was the 24th day of triple digits on the year so far.
  Our hottest temperature so far this summer has been 102° three times, most recently August 15th. Most highs on Sunday will heat up to a range of 99° to 104°.
  Sunday afternoon temperatures
  Heat Advisories are in effect for some of the viewing area. San Saba County will be under a Heat Advisory until 9 P.M.
  
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• Getting hotter the next several days

  17-08-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Central Texas will feel its hottest temperatures of the summer this weekend. Most highs today will heat up to a range of 98° to 102°.
  Today's normal high is 98°Heat Advisories are in effect for some of the viewing area. San Saba County will be under a Heat Advisory until 9 p.m. Lampasas and Milam Counties are under a Heat Advisory until 9 p.m. Sunday. The heat index is forecast to climb to as high as 106° to 110° in these counties.Maximum heat index readings
  
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• Central Texas animal shelters take part in 'Clear The Shelters' effort

  17-08-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We checked in on local shelters participating in the Clear The Shelters campaign to see how many adoptable animals they have. Check back on this story as Clear The Shelters progresses for updated numbers. What to know about Clear The Shelters, how to helpKXAN reached out to the Austin Animal Center, Austin Pets Alive! and PAWS Shelter of Central Texas for their current numbers.Austin Humane SocietyAs of Aug. 16, the Austin Humane Society has 66 adoptable animals. Adoptable anima
  
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• TikTok, AMBER Alert collaborate on pilot program launch in Texas

  17-08-2024 13:52 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) -- A new pilot program between The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and TikTok will feature AMBER Alerts on the social media app to help bolster public awareness and response efforts.The pilot program will launch with in-app AMBER Alerts for users in Texas. Dr. John Bischoff, vice president for NCMEC's Missing Children Division, said kicking off the initiative in Texas links to the AMBER Alert's roots in the Lone Star State."Texas as a whole is always a g
  
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• ATCEMS responding to rollover near Lake Travis

  17-08-2024 04:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin-Travis County EMS is responding to a rollover crash that happened near Lake Travis Friday night.ATCEMS medics said on social media it and the Pedernales Fire Department responded to the crash at 21500 Thurman Bend Road around 8:40 p.m.Medics said the crash involved one vehicle that went "off the road," and one person was "pinned underneath."Medics said they declared one person a trauma alert. Around 9:40 PFD said that person was then transported to a local hospital via Tr
  
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• City accepting applications for Equity Mini Grant program

  17-08-2024 04:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Grassroots and local community organizations will have an opportunity to access funding from the city of Austin's Equity Mini Grant Fund, the city said in a news release Friday.Those organizations that want to apply need to focus on efforts, like immigrant inclusion, solidarity with unhoused people and anti-displacement/displacement prevention, according to the city."The ideal applicant plans to or currently works to improve disparities and incorporates lived experiences of peop
  
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• Here's when wasp season wraps in Central Texas

  17-08-2024 03:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Some viewers had told KXAN that they've encountered more wasps this summer than in years prior. We asked area Entomologist Wizzie Brown, from Texas A&M Agrilife, about this summer's wasp count and which bugs surprised her most this summer.KXAN Chief Meteorologist Nick Bannin: We've heard anecdotally from some of our viewers that they've seen an increase in the number of wasps this summer compared to other years. What are you seeing?Wizzie Brown, Entomologist, Texas A&M A
  
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• CDC: Small turtles causing Salmonella illness in children

  17-08-2024 01:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Those considering getting a pet turtle should think again. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced outbreaks of Salmonella have infected small turtles, according to a news release from the agency.According to the CDC, the outbreak has affected 17 children under 5 and 10 under the age of 1.A total of 51 reports of the illness were reported in 21 states "linked to contact with small turtles (shells less than 4 inches long)," the release said.Salmonella is a
  
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• Chiefs' Chris Jones offers to pay $1.5M for stolen chicken wings to free ex-school worker

  17-08-2024 00:35 via kxan.com
  
  HARVEY, Ill. (WGN) — An Illinois school worker found guilty of stealing $1.5 million worth of food, mostly chicken wings, is getting some love from an NFL star.On Tuesday, Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Tackle Chris Jones posted to "X" offering to "pay for the wings that she stole to get her free," in a bid to get Vera Liddell out of prison.On Friday, a judge sentenced Liddell, 68, to nine years behind bars after she pleaded guilty to a felony theft charge.She was the food service direc
  
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• New Zealand food bank unknowingly hands out lethal meth candies

  17-08-2024 00:25 via kxan.com
  
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Police in New Zealand have so far accounted for 41 chunks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy wrappers — each a potentially lethal amount of the drug — that were unknowingly distributed by an Auckland food bank.The authorities were in the process of collecting two dozen more of the contaminated sweets from members of the public late Friday, police said in a statement, bringing the total number of candies accidentally shared in food parcels to at
  
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• The best place to get a sandwich in every state, according to Yelp

  17-08-2024 00:23 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – We Americans just love cramming our faces with sandwiches.Whether it’s a banh mi, a chopped cheese, a sloppy joe or a Monte Cristo, we simply can’t resist grabbing a sandwich loaded with any combination of meats and cheeses, and then cramming that sandwich right down our gullets.Why does the McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish have only a half-slice of cheese?But with so many sandwich shops competing for our business, where can we find the best sandwiches to cram? Lucky f
  
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