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• Police investigating homicide on Parmer Lane in north Austin

  25-11-2024 22:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin police are investigating a homicide in north Austin on Monday.
  The homicide investigation is at 1200 West Parmer Lane.
  Police are expected to give an investigation update Monday.
  This is a developing story and will be updated.
  
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• APD: Man arrested, accused of murder in north Austin shooting

  25-11-2024 22:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin police have identified the man accused of killing another man in north Austin on Monday, the agency said in a news release.Police said 39-year-old Steven Rippley was arrested on a first-degree murder charge and was booked into the Travis County Jail. Online court records did not reveal whether Rippley had an attorney. We will update this if that changes.Steven Rippley, 39 (Courtesy Austin Police Department)Around 1:40 p.m., the Austin Police Department responded to a repo
  
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• 1 dead in north Austin homicide; person of interest in custody

  25-11-2024 22:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin police are investigating a north Austin homicide where one man died Monday.
  A person of interest is in custody, an Austin Police Department spokesperson said.
  Police said officers responded to a shoot/stab urgent call around 1:39 p.m. in a wooded area behind a strip mall on Parmer Lane. Officers found a male in his 40s with apparent gunshot wounds.
  Police said the man died at the scene after attempting life-saving measures.A person of interest was detained, and homicide d
  
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• APD: Train-pedestrian crash closes south Austin road

  25-11-2024 21:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police officers are in south Austin after a train crashed with a pedestrian Monday afternoon near Stassney Lane.APD said the crash happened near Fair Oaks Drive and Calais Court, according to a social media post. Police said the 1600 and 1700 blocks of West Stassney Lane are closed both ways. Drivers in south Austin on Monday should expect delays in the area.This is a developing story.
  
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• Suspect in custody after SWAT call near Del Valle

  25-11-2024 20:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A suspect is in custody after a SWAT callout near Del Valle on Monday, according to the Austin Police Department.
  Police said law enforcement was issuing a warrant service for a suspect wanted on multiple felony warrants from APD and US Marshals.
  Austin police said the suspect is in custody, and there is no threat to the public.
  The SWAT callout was in the 13000 block of Thome Valley Drive, which is in a neighborhood east of the airport.
  
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• APD SWAT responds to call near Del Valle

  25-11-2024 20:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department's SWAT team is responding to a call near Del Valle, the agency said Monday afternoon.
  The call is in the 13000 block of Thome Valley Drive, which is in a neighborhood east of the airport.No information about what led to the SWAT callout was shared, but police said there may be some road closures.People should avoid the area.This is a developing story and will be updated.
  
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• LIVE: Kyle Field is tough place to play; Longhorns have been exposed to plenty of hostile environments

  25-11-2024 19:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas head football coach Steve Sarkisian knows that Kyle Field and The 12th Man for Texas A&M creates one of the toughest environments for visitors to play, but he's also confident that his upperclassmen will keep their composure.It's been a long time coming, 13 years to be exact, but the Longhorns and Aggies are finally playing football against each other Saturday in College Station. The stakes are high — the winner plays Georgia in the Southeastern Conference c
  
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• Kyle Field is tough place to play; Longhorns have been exposed to plenty of hostile environments

  25-11-2024 19:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas head football coach Steve Sarkisian knows that Kyle Field and The 12th Man for Texas A&M creates one of the toughest environments for visitors to play, but he's also confident that his upperclassmen will keep their composure.It's been a long time coming, 13 years to be exact, but the Longhorns and Aggies are finally playing football against each other Saturday in College Station. The stakes are high — the winner plays Georgia in the Southeastern Conference c
  
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• Bird flu detected in raw milk from California, state officials warn

  25-11-2024 19:22 via kxan.com
  
  FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The avian influenza virus — or the bird flu virus — has been detected in a retail sample of raw milk from a California-based raw dairy farm, health officials confirmed Sunday.The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) warned consumers against drinking raw milk after a batch of whole raw milk from Raw Farm, LLC, of Fresno County, tested positive for the virus. California case is the first confirmed bird flu infection in a US childRaw Fa
  
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• Microsoft 'seeing some recovery' after outage impacts Outlook, more

  25-11-2024 19:11 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — On Monday, many Outlook users signed on to start their week only to encounter problems with Microsoft services like Outlook and Teams. It seems, however, that relief may be on the way.User reports on Downdetector show issues with Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft Store began around 5 a.m. ET on Monday.
  In a series of posts to X, the Microsoft 365 Status account explained that at around 2 a.m. ET, it was "investigating an issue impacting users attempting to access
  
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• Microsoft says services mostly restored after outage impacts Outlook, more

  25-11-2024 19:11 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — On Monday, many Outlook users signed on to start their week only to encounter problems with some Microsoft apps like Outlook and Teams. However, services have now been largely restored.
  User reports on Downdetector show issues with Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft Store began around 5 a.m. ET on Monday.
  In a series of posts to X, the Microsoft 365 Status account explained that at around 2 a.m. ET, it was "investigating an issue impacting users attempting to acce
  
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• Microsoft outage impacts Outlook, Teams, more

  25-11-2024 19:11 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — On Monday, many Outlook users signed on to start their week only to encounter problems with Microsoft services like Outlook and Teams.User reports on Downdetector show issues with Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft Store began around 5 a.m. ET on Monday.
  In a series of posts to X, the Microsoft 365 Status account explained that at around 2 a.m. ET, it was "investigating an issue impacting users attempting to access Exchange Online or functionality within Microsoft
  
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• Microsoft outage impacts Outlook, more amid 'delays' in recovery efforts

  25-11-2024 19:11 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — On Monday, many Outlook users signed on to start their week only to encounter problems with Microsoft services like Outlook and Teams. Well into the afternoon, some were still experiencing problems.User reports on Downdetector show issues with Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft Store began around 5 a.m. ET on Monday.
  In a series of posts to X, the Microsoft 365 Status account explained that at around 2 a.m. ET, it was "investigating an issue impacting users attemp
  
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• Nonprofit aims to teach Austinites how to compost, recycle better

  25-11-2024 18:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the amount of trash also increases by about 25%, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
  To reduce the amount of waste, local nonprofit Keep Austin Beautiful is encouraging Austinites to recycle and compost with a new campaign called "Love ATX."RELATED: Tips on how to holiday shop sustainabilityRodney Ahart, the nonprofit's CEO, said the goal is to increase recycling rates, educate about composting and also reduce
  
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• Dripping Springs resident $1M richer after mega millions win

  25-11-2024 18:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Dripping Springs resident who purchased a lottery ticket in Austin won $1 million, according to the Texas Lottery Commission. The claimant chose to remain anonymous.The Mega Millions prize was won following the drawing on Nov. 19, with the winning ticket being purchased at H-E-B located at 12021 W. U.S. Highway 290, according to the Texas Lottery.The winning ticket matched all five white ball numbers drawn (5-35-50-51-59), but not the Mega Ball number (8). To win the
  
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• Texas bill would reclassify abortion drugs as controlled substances

  25-11-2024 18:20 via kxan.com
  
  (Texas Tribune) — A Louisiana law that reclassified abortion-inducing drugs as controlled substances has made it more difficult for doctors to treat a wide range of gynecological conditions, doctors say.Now, a similar proposal has been filed in Texas.Texas Rep. Pat Curry, a freshman Republican from Waco, said the intent of House Bill 1339 is to make it harder for people, especially teenagers, to order mifepristone and misoprostol online to terminate their pregnancies. Doctors in Louisiana
  
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• Longhorns stats: Texas has now scored 400 points this season

  25-11-2024 17:15 via kxan.com
  
  This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole story.
  We've created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics, education, sports and growth in Texas. Each story in the KXAN Data Hub is updated as new data becomes available.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Touchdowns, third down conversions, penalty yards. When it comes to Longhorn football, there are a lot of numbers to keep track of.Follow along with the charts below as we trac
  
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• Bank of America gives $600k to strengthen Austin’s talent pipeline

  25-11-2024 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --- Bank of America announced $600,000 in grants to local nonprofits to strengthen Austin’s workforce.According to a news release, it provided $200,000 each to Breakthrough, Capital IDEA and St. Edward’s University to help families across Central Texas through higher education, skills development and job training. Report: Texas workforce to add 144k jobs by 2028Capital IDEA and Breakthrough were selected as the 2024 Neighborhood Builders for their work to "bridge the ga
  
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• Report: Texas' economy at risk from water supply, infrastructure shortage

  25-11-2024 16:09 via kxan.com
  
  Austin (KXAN) -- Despite Texas' economic dependence on water and the infrastructure that moves it, a new report finds the state faces a long-term water supply deficit.The report by the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute and commissioned by Texas 2036, said the state is economically vulnerable should a severe drought occur.It estimates that if a years-long drought similar to that of the 1950s happened, then as soon as 2030 Texas will endure $160 billion in annual
  
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• Sentencing hearing to continue Monday for APD officer found guilty of deadly conduct

  25-11-2024 15:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The sentencing hearing for Austin police officer Christopher Taylor, who a jury found guilty of deadly conduct last month, is set to continue Monday morning.In Texas, defendants have the right to have the judge or jury determine their sentence. In this case, Taylor chose the judge, so Judge Dayna Blazey will determine his punishment.
  The sentence range for deadly conduct is 2-10 years and up to a $10,000 fine. Probation can also be an option if the individual does not have any p
  
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• Sentencing hearing continues Monday for APD officer found guilty of deadly conduct

  25-11-2024 15:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The sentencing hearing for Austin police officer Christopher Taylor, who a jury found guilty of deadly conduct last month, is set to continue Monday morning.In Texas, defendants have the right to have the judge or jury determine their sentence. In this case, Taylor chose the judge, so Judge Dayna Blazey will determine his punishment.
  The sentence range for deadly conduct is 2-10 years and up to a $10,000 fine. Probation can also be an option if the individual does not have any p
  
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• Sentencing hearing continued Monday for APD officer found guilty of deadly conduct

  25-11-2024 15:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The sentencing hearing for Austin police officer Christopher Taylor, who a jury found guilty of deadly conduct last month, continued Monday morning.In Texas, defendants have the right to have the judge or jury determine their sentence. In this case, Taylor chose the judge, so Judge Dayna Blazey will determine his punishment.
  The sentence range for deadly conduct is 2-10 years and up to a $10,000 fine. Probation can also be an option if the individual does not have any prior conv
  
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• Ceiling collapses at UT campus building

  25-11-2024 15:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Part of the ceiling of a building on the University of Texas at Austin campus collapsed Sunday afternoon, according to the university.The ceiling was over an outdoor patio of the Norman Hackerman Building on East 24th Street.During an initial response, the Austin Fire Department evacuated the building as a precaution.University officials said there were no injuries or damaged research or research equipment, and the building has already reopened with restricted access to and
  
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• 11 uniquely Austin holiday traditions

  25-11-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In Austin, the holiday season doesn’t bring frosty air or snowy landscapes. Instead, it comes alive with unique, vibrant traditions that have warmed local hearts for decades.Here's a list of some favorites that celebrate community, creativity, and the city’s distinctive culture.Turkey TrotSince 1991, thousands have woken up early on Thanksgiving morning to head to downtown Austin for the annual Thundercloud Subs Turkey Trot. It’s become a tradition for man
  
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• Doggett, citing KXAN report, wants federal building safety review

  25-11-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Project Summary:This story is part of KXAN’s “Preventing Disaster” investigation, which initially published on May 15, 2024. The project follows a fatal car crash into an Austin hospital’s emergency room earlier that year. Our team took a broader look at safety concerns with that crash and hundreds of others across the nation – including whether medical sites had security barriers – known as bollards – at their entrances. Experts say those could stop cr
  
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• Landslides and earthquakes could soon be predictable thanks to UT partnership

  25-11-2024 13:04 via kxan.com
  
  Landslide in Yambali village, in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Monday, May 27, 2024. (Juho Valta/UNDP Papua New Guinea via AP)
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Landslides cause more than a billion dollars in damage in the United States each year, according to the American Geoscience Institute. Predicting them could soon be a lot easier."We've all seen on the news probably the mudflows that just let loose and take out small towns or neighborhoods or houses," said Deman Saffer, director of the Institute of
  
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• Hays County woman sentenced following charge of pretending to be lawyer

  25-11-2024 13:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A woman in Hays County was sentenced Nov. 18 in connection with a charge for pretending to be an attorney licensed to practice law in Texas. PAST COVERAGE | Dripping Springs woman charged with pretending to be a Texas lawyerAccording to court documents, Nichole Elizabeth Humes was placed on deferred adjudication for five years after pleading guilty to a charge of “falsely holding oneself out as a lawyer.”The third-degree felony charge was based on alleged misrep
  
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• 512 ATX Short Film Fest gearing up for year two

  25-11-2024 05:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Central Texas continues to grow some industries are seeing growth as well, like the film industry.Areas like Bastrop and San Marcos are getting new film studios and more and more movies are being filmed in Austin."Austin is such a creative hub in so many different ways, but with film making especially we have really seen it grow," said Jesse Rosenberg, organizer of the The 512 ATX Short Film Festival.Rosenberg is in his second year organizing the festival and this year t
  
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• Austin nonprofit increases efforts to end homelessness

  25-11-2024 04:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – After emerging from homelessness several years ago, Antony Jackson made it his mission to help others do the same. “When I finished school in 2013, I was homeless,” Jackson said. “All of my experience, what I saw in the community – that's really what motivated me to start my creation.”The creation is We Can Now, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people emerge from homelessness. The organization has been around for a couple of years, already
  
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• Austin non-profit increases efforts to end homelessness

  25-11-2024 04:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – After emerging from homelessness several years ago, Antony Jackson made it his mission to help others do the same. “When I finished school in 2013, I was homeless,” Jackson said. “All of my experience, what I saw in the community – that's really what motivated me to start my creation.”The creation is We Can Now, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people emerge from homelessness. The organization has been around for a couple of years, already
  
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• Baker Mayfield seeks $12M in lawsuit against his father's company, alleges breach of contract

  25-11-2024 04:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An ongoing dispute between Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield and his family in Austin has boiled over into a lawsuit.Attorneys for Baker filed suit in U.S. District Court on Nov. 22. The lawsuit alleges that the Camwood Capital Management Group and its subsidiaries failed to fulfill their end of a settlement agreement, which outlined a repayment plan for more than $12 million to him. His father, James W. Mayfield, owns Camwood and his brother Matt also has a s
  
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• Thanksgiving Weather in Austin: A 5-Year Review

  25-11-2024 02:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Thanksgiving in Central Texas can bring a wide range of weather. From snow to 80° heat, heavy rain to severe storms, and even freezing weather, Austin has seen it all during the last week of November. But what have the past five Thanksgivings looked like in Austin?We researched high temperatures, low temperatures, and total precipitation between November 23 - November 28, from 2019 - 2023.
  Before we look at the data, let's address temperature norms, to better understand of o
  
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