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• 'Earlier, longer and more intense' allergy seasons impacting Central Texas

  28-11-2024 21:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --As runners raced to the finish line, some noses were also running -- thanks to allergies.
  "My nose runs a lot," said Charlie Henderson, 12, who wore a turkey hat after completing a mile walk and run. "And, also, it's kind of hard to breathe sometimes if I'm doing activities."
  For Henderson and his aunt, Jocelyn Johnson, Austin's 34th annual Turkey Trot isn't the only seasonal tradition."I have to take nose spray every morning so it's easier to breathe out of my nose," said Hender
  
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• Austin man sentenced to community supervision for hitting scooter rider with car

  28-11-2024 17:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin man was sentenced to community supervision in connection to hitting a person riding a scooter with his vehicle in July 2022.
  Matthew Thompson, 28, pleaded guilty to intoxication assault with a vehicle and was sentenced in July to five years of community supervision, according to court documents. His driver's license will also be suspended for about two years.At the time, Austin police said Thompson hit a person on a scooter with his vehicle in downtown Austin and
  
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• Sheriff's office: Son charged in father's death in Milam County

  28-11-2024 17:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One man is dead after a homicide in Milam County, the sheriff's office said Wednesday.
  The man's son, Michael Donaldson Jr., was charged with murder, according to the Milam County Sheriff's Office.Deputies responded to a home on County Road 374 in Milano around 10 p.m. Tuesday for reports of a deceased man. Deputies found a victim inside the living room.The sheriff's office identified the victim as 68-year-old Michael Donaldson Sr. Officials said his death was determined to
  
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• Sheriff's office: Man killed in Milam County home; suspect in custody

  28-11-2024 17:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One man is dead after a homicide in Milam County, the sheriff's office said Wednesday.
  Milam County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a home on County Road 374 around 10 p.m. Tuesday for reports of a deceased man. Deputies found a victim inside the living room.
  The sheriff's office identified the victim as 68-year-old Michael Donaldson Sr.
  Officials said Donaldson's death was determined to be a homicide, and one suspect was arrested and in custody. The suspect's name w
  
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• Who's running for Austin City Council District 7? Meet Mike Siegel

  28-11-2024 16:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After no one candidate secured more than 50% of the vote in November for Austin City Council's open District 7 seat, the top two candidates, Mike Siegel and Gary Bledsoe, will head to a runoff this December. KXAN did sit-down interviews with both candidates.Here's what you need to know about the runoff:Only District 7 residents are allowed to vote in this raceDec. 2: Early voting beginsDec 3: Last day to apply for ballot by mailDec. 10: Last day of early votingDec. 14: Election
  
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• Who's running for Austin City Council District 7? Meet Gary Bledsoe

  28-11-2024 16:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After no one candidate secured more than 50% of the vote in November for Austin City Council's open District 7 seat, the top two candidates, Gary Bledsoe and Mike Siegel, will head to a runoff this December. KXAN did sit-down interviews with both candidates.Here's what you need to know about the runoff:Only District 7 residents are allowed to vote in this raceDec. 2: Early voting beginsDec 3: Last day to apply for ballot by mailDec. 10: Last day of early votingDec. 14: Election
  
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• Record-setting crowd participates in 34th annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot

  28-11-2024 14:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Before gobbling up Thanksgiving dinner, over 21,000 people participated in a longtime Austin tradition: the 34th annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot.Runners, joggers and walkers alike started at the Long Center early Thursday morning before continuing through the downtown Austin course.
  ThunderCloud Subs co-founder Mike Haggerty said this year's record-setting crowd shows the Austin community coming together for a family-friendly tradition.
  34th annual ThunderCloud Subs Tu
  
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• 'A disease out there': Texas man hopes product stops porch pirates

  28-11-2024 14:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the inevitable uptick in package thefts prepares to plague porches across the country this holiday season, one man hopes he may have a solution.“It’s a disease out there that’s affecting every household," said Bob Safstrom of San Antonio. “I can’t imagine having a grandchild, ordering something special, it gets delivered to the front door, and mama goes out to pick it up from the front door, and it’s gone.”After watching continuo
  
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• Widespread 30s tonight with a wet pattern next week

  28-11-2024 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Bundle up this evening with temperatures dropping through the 50s into the 40s before midnight.You may want to protect your plants before bed with parts of the area getting down to (or just below) freezing to begin Saturday morning.Saturday morning lowsThis weekend should be pleasant with sunshine mixing with plenty of high clouds streaming in from the northwest. It will be dry both days with high temperatures a little warmer on Sunday.Weekend forecastA much-needed wetter patter
  
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• Near freezing morning, sunshine returning on Friday

  28-11-2024 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We hope you had a happy Thanksgiving! Temperatures on turkey day were much cooler than Wednesday, with Camp Mabry only reaching 60°, and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport climbing to 62°. Winds were gusty at times, with an occasional gust up to 30 mph. Sunset Thursday night was at 5:30 p.m.
  Overnight Thursday, clouds will begin to clear out, which will allow temperatures to quickly drop to near freezing for many in Central Texas. A Freeze Warning has been issued for
  
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• Cool finish to November, rain chances to start December

  28-11-2024 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Despite spending most of the month warmer than normal, we'll finish November with a stretch of cooler than average temperatures.Early bird shoppers will want to bundle up with morning temperatures in the upper 30s to low 40s in most areas. It'll be a slow warm up today with afternoon highs only climbing into the upper 50s to low 60s. Mostly to partly sunny skies, light northeast winds (5-10 mph) and dry conditions can be expected areawide.Temperatures will return to seasonable h
  
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• A turn to wetter weather to start December

  28-11-2024 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As we close out another month of below normal rainfall, there are hopes we start our final chapter of 2024 with some soggier conditions.We'll finish November today with temperatures in the low to mid-60s under sunshine and scattered clouds. Light winds and dry conditions will make for great weather to put out the holiday decor!Sunday will be a touch warmer and more humid with afternoon highs in the upper 60s and mostly to partly sunny skies.A much-needed wetter pattern returns t
  
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• Feds can’t destroy razor wire Texas installed near Eagle Pass, appeals court rules

  28-11-2024 05:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (The Texas Tribune) -- A federal appeals court on Wednesday stopped the federal government from destroying a fence of razor wire that Texas installed along the U.S.-Mexico border near Eagle Pass to deter migrants from entering the country illegally.The ruling, criticized by activists, came hours before Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum told President-elect Donald Trump that immigrants headed to the U.S. are being “taken care of” in her country.Texas had placed more than 29 mi
  
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• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC: See the balloons inflate before the big day

  28-11-2024 04:38 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK CITY (WPIX) – The 98th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will take over Manhattan Thursday morning, lining the streets with extravagant balloons. But before those balloons can float through the city, they have to be inflated — and it's a process that begins a whole day ahead of time. Each balloon can take up to two hours to inflate, one crew member told Nexstar's WPIX in 2023.
  "Lots of different chambers to work on. But together we have a great team and we kno
  
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• Sean 'Diddy' Combs denied bail for a third time

  28-11-2024 04:22 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The New York federal judge overseeing Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal case ruled to deny bail Wednesday on the music mogul’s bond request.Combs has been detained for more than two months on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking by force and transportation to engage in prostitution.He was denied bail in September and earlier this month when the judge deemed Combs a flight risk because of his money and connections. His attorneys again made their ca
  
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• Florida IHOP server claims she was fired after feeding homeless man

  28-11-2024 04:07 via kxan.com
  
  LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida woman said she was fired from her job at IHOP after she served food to a homeless man over the weekend.Victoria Hughes, who has worked at the IHOP in Lakeland for 13 years, said the man walked into the restaurant on Sunday and said he was hungry.
  "Without a second thought, I bought the stack of pancakes and made him a water," she told Nexstar's WFLA.
  Hughes said she also informed her manager, but his reaction caught her off guard."He told me the reason beh
  
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• Child's toes 'severed' by lawnmower at Utah daycare; state wants it to shut down

  28-11-2024 03:59 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR CITY, Utah (KTVX) – A childcare center in southern Utah is losing its license and must cease operations by Dec. 4 after a child's toes were "severed" by a lawnmower, according to a notice from the Utah Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS).In a letter dated Nov. 21, DHHS officials informed Chandara Childcare LLC of Cedar City that its license was being revoked because it was "out of compliance" with six state administrative rules – including a rule that was meant to
  
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• Man sentenced to 25 years for northeast Austin murder

  28-11-2024 03:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A man was convicted of murder in connection with a shooting that happened in September 2018 in northeast Austin, according to court documents.Isaac Thomas was sentenced to 25 years in prison after he entered a guilty plea, court documents said. Police: Man charged in September shooting death linked another murderThe Austin Police Department responded to the shooting that happened at an apartment complex on East Parmer Lane. When officers arrived, they found 26-year-old Joshua Ha
  
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• Man sentenced to 25 years for deadly northeast Austin murder

  28-11-2024 03:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A man was convicted of murder in connection with a shooting that happened in September 2018 in northeast Austin, according to court documents.Isaac Thomas was sentenced to 25 years in prison after he entered a guilty plea, court documents said. Police: Man charged in September shooting death linked another murderThe Austin Police Department responded to the shooting that happened at an apartment complex on East Parmer Lane. When officers arrived, they found 26-year-old Joshua Ha
  
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• Man sentenced to 20 years for north Austin homicide

  28-11-2024 02:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was sentenced to 20 years in state jail after another man was found dead on North Lamar Boulevard, court documents state.Demonte Harris pleaded guilty to murder in the Jan. 5, 2023, death of 20-year-old Fritzgerald Bissereth, documents say.Authorities previously said they responded to a crash near the 8600 block of North Lamar Boulevard and found Bissereth shot and unresponsive in the driver's seat of a vehicle.Harris will receive credit for 506 days of time served, d
  
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• Efforts to increase in-person holiday shopping in Austin

  28-11-2024 02:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As the National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts online sales to increase about 10% year over year, downtown Austin's 2nd Street District said data also shows Gen Z leaning more toward in-person shopping.With Black Friday and Small Business Saturday approaching, Donika Toncheva, the regional marketing director for the 2nd Street District, said gearing up to draw crowds to brick and mortar shops involves making the customer's experience more than the shopping itself."Hopefully wh
  
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