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• Whooping cough cases surge to record levels in US, CDC says

  12-10-2024 22:03 via kxan.com
  
  Whooping cough cases have increased to record levels since 2014, with four times as many cases compared to last year, data from the CDC showed.There have been more than 16,000 cases this year alone and two confirmed deaths, statistics revealed. In 2023, more than 3,700 cases were registered nationwide."The number of reported whooping cough cases this year is higher than what was seen at this time last year," the CDC wrote on its website. "The United States is beginning to return to pre-pandemic
  
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• City auditors highlight AUS staffing issues that poses 'risk'

  12-10-2024 21:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new report from the City of Austin’s auditor's office showed risks at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), especially regarding staffing levels.The report noted the vacancy rate for the city's aviation department more than doubled between 2020 and 2023, and while it has improved this year, the maintenance section of the airport was listed as the area with the biggest problems.The report noted the aviation department "may not have enough skilled workers
  
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• PHOTOS: Weekend 2 of 2024 Austin City Limits Music Festival

  12-10-2024 18:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The 2024 Austin City Limits Music Festival kicked off Weekend Two of the festival Friday with performances from Foster the People, Jeezy, The Marías, Leon Bridges, blink-182 and more.Willie Nelson also joined Chris Stapleton on the stage during the Friday set. PHOTOS: Weekend 1 of 2024 ACLHere's a look at some of the performances in Zilker Park:Day 1
  AUSTIN, TEXAS - OCTOBER 11: Mark Foster of Foster the People performs at Austin City Limits at Zilker Park on October
  
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• Electric school buses gain popularity, cut emissions

  12-10-2024 18:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- I was not one of the children who rode the bus to grammar school back in the 50s and 60s. I only lived a few blocks from Amherst Avenue School in Margate, NJ (soon to be Eugene A Tighe School) so it was a daily walk with my friends.It wasn't until my family and I moved to the Philadelphia suburbs that I rode the bus to Abington High School. It was okay, although I will admit the Blue Bird bus we rode on provided a bumpy ride and was a bit loud.It's different for some children to
  
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• 'There's a lot of talent': Man captures Austin music scene with Polaroids

  12-10-2024 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With a Polaroid and a dream, Jared Burress wants to capture the people who make Austin the Live Music Capital of the World."These are all people that are taking risks and they're trying to make it in music," he said. "And I'm trying to help them." RELATED: How Austin became the ‘Live Music Capital of the World’Burress spends his evenings and weekends seeing local bands, asking to take a Polaroid of them, and giving them the photo.Willie Nelson at Luck Reunion po
  
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• NASA spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for the ingredients for life

  12-10-2024 14:29 via kxan.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth.
  Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon’s icy crust where an ocean is thought to be sloshing fairly close to the surface. It won’t search for life, but rather determine whether conditions there could support it. Another mission would be needed to flush out any microorganisms lurking there.
  “It’s a chance for us to
  
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• Temps are H-O-T-T-O-G-O on Chappell Roan day at ACL

  12-10-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A Sunday to remember as we inch closer and closer to possible triple digits. We are expecting a surge of warmth for the end of the weekend fueling the possible rise to a possible 100° which would mark the latest we hit over 100° on record.For the morning, things seem to at least start decently, but do expect for the heat to settle in pretty quickly.High temperatures near or above the triple digits for Central Texas on Sunday
  If Camp Mabry's high temperature on Sunday rea
  
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• Temperatures will look a lot different next weekend

  12-10-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Record-high heat in the Austin area on Sunday. Temperatures at Camp Mabry soared to 101°, which is now the latest triple-digit day in Austin recorded history. Austin Bergstrom International Airport topped out at 99°.
  Camp Mabry in Austin, TX topped out at 101° Sunday afternoonTemperatures overnight will drop to the upper 60s with winds becoming calm. Very warm an dry air will return to Central Texas on Monday. Winds will shift to the north on Monday.
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• Near record-high temperatures with sunshine

  12-10-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Temperatures in Central Texas on Saturday climbed to the mid to upper 90s with abundant sunshine. Winds blew out of the south at 10-15 mph with isolated gusts up to 20 mph.
  Sunset on Saturday is 7:03 p.m. Overnight temps will drop to the mid to upper 60s with calm winds and clear skies. Sunrise Sunday morning is 7:32 a.m. Temperatures will start off refreshing Sunday morning but the heat will quickly return by the afternoon hours.
  High temperatures near or above the triple digit
  
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• Looking at a few days with record heat

  12-10-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- It's another weekend of a sunny sky and high temperatures well above normal. In addition to that we also have potential heat records that could be tied or set starting tomorrow.The normal high today is 84°The dry air continues, too, with the afternoon relative humidity falling to the teens and 20s.Plenty of heat but with dry airTomorrow will be even hotter. The record high for October 13th is 97° set in 1991.The area may have a few highs tomorrow in triple digitsRecord h
  
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• DPS Director Steven McCraw honored at last commission meeting before his retirement

  12-10-2024 13:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw was honored at his last Public Safety Commission (PSC) meeting before his retirement. According to DPS, he will continue to serve until a replacement is named.McCraw announced his retirement in August via email to DPS staff. Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw announces retirementPSC Chairman Steven Mach also announced in a news release the PSC is naming its new training facility the Steven C. McCraw Law Enforcement Academy an
  
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• Texas high school football scores for Friday, Oct. 11

  12-10-2024 06:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Dripping Springs hung on for dear life against a late Bowie comeback effort to win 38-35 in District 26-6A football action Friday at Burger Stadium.Bowie quarterback Cruz Tello hit Owen Langdon with a 64-yard touchdown pass to bring the Bulldogs with three points with 2:30 left, but the Tigers converted a fourth down on their final drive to bleed the clock out.REPORT YOUR SCORE: We'd love to post your team's score in this scoreboard, but we need your help to do it. Email th
  
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• Fisher-Price recalls over 2 million infant swings after 5 deaths reported

  12-10-2024 05:45 via kxan.com
  
  (WHTM) – A recall has been issued for more than 2 million Fisher-Price infant swings after five deaths were reported.According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), all models of the Fisher-Price Suga Swings are being recalled due to the possibility of suffocation.The CPSC said five deaths involving infants 1 to 3 months old were reported between 2012 and 2022. The swings were being used for sleep, and in most of the instances, "the infants were unrestrained and bedding materia
  
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• Kentucky woman arrested after dismembered body parts found 'cooked' inside oven

  12-10-2024 05:38 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s note: Details of the story may be disturbing to some readers.Robertson County, Ky. (FOX 56) — Court documents have revealed grisly details of what troopers discovered in a Kentucky home. Kentucky State Police said troopers reported to a home in Robertson County on Wednesday after two men reported finding a dismembered body behind the property.According to an arrest citation, the men were there to work on a building for the owner, but no one came to the door when they knocked
  
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• Willie Nelson joins Chris Stapleton on stage to headline Austin City Limits

  12-10-2024 05:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Friday, Willie Nelson joined Chris Stapleton on the stage at Austin City Limits Music Festival.Nelson was not listed as an artist to perform at ACL, which was a nice surprise for the audience.Weekend 2 of the festival wrapped up with Stapleton headlining Friday and will continue through the weekend.
  
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• Actress Jessica Chastain slams airline over $15 credit

  12-10-2024 03:37 via kxan.com
  
  (KTLA) — Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain took to social media to slam a major airline this week.The actress was unhappy after the seatback screen didn't work on her recent Jet Blue flight. So, she took to X, formerly Twitter, to express her dismay.“Thank you JetBlue for your $15.00 credit. My flight was $1,500 and the credit is 1/100 of the money I paid you,” she wrote in the since-deleted post on Wednesday. “Strange that I paid that for your flight entertainment sy
  
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• Report: State lacks access for patients to get medical marijuana

  12-10-2024 02:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A new report from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) indicates the state should do more to make medical marijuana accessible. The DPS report analyzed the state's Compassionate Use Program.
  The goal of the report was to see if it could provide reasonable access of to patients statewide. It found because Texas is so large, it causes unique problems for both patients and dispensaries. What is delta-8? What to know about the alternative THC products and their use by teens"W
  
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• Texans grieve losses from Middle East war, students try to bring peace at home

  12-10-2024 01:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- As the war in the Middle East expands, some Texans are feeling the loss personally. And it's happening to people on both sides of the conflict.Both Israeli and Palestinian Americans are grieving loved ones killed in Israel and in Gaza.LeElle Slifer of Dallas lost a family member who was recently killed as a hostage in Gaza."She was a good playmate growing up, we used to have sleepovers ... everything was great and fine and lovely,” said Slifer whose cousin was killed as
  
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• Red River Rivalry gets another chapter Saturday at the Cotton Bowl

  12-10-2024 01:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — For the 120th time Saturday, the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners will play football against each other, but it'll be slightly different than the previous 119 games.No. 1 Texas takes on No. 18 Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, and for the first time, it's a Southeastern Conference matchup. Both teams are coming off byes and have had two weeks to prepare for a clash at the State Fair of Texas and capture The Golden Hat. Is Texas-OU college f
  
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