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• Lakeline Mall evacuated after fight at the food court leads to a shot fired

  02-01-2025 23:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- No arrests were made after a dispute between two groups led to a shot being fired inside the Lakeline Mall at the food court, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said during a media briefing.Davis said officers were still inside the mall investigating, and all exits were open to evacuate people from the mall.APD said family members of people who are inside the mall can pick them up at Savers, located at 11101 Pecan Park Boulevard.APD first responded to the incident as a shoot/stab ho
  
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• Lakeline Mall evacuated after fight at food court leads to a shot fired

  02-01-2025 23:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A fight between two groups led to a shot being fired inside Lakeline Mall at the food court Thursday afternoon, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said during a media briefing.As of Thursday at 5:30 p.m., Davis said no arrests have been made in the incident. The APD chief said officers remained inside the mall investigating, and all exits were open to evacuate people from the mall."Officers responded not knowing who else was inside the mall. The mall itself went into its own lockdow
  
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• APD responding to incident at Lakeline Mall in Cedar Park

  02-01-2025 23:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is responding to a shoot/stab hotshot call at the Lakeline Mall in Cedar Park, the agency said on social media.Police said around 4:20 p.m. that this appears to be an isolated incident and there is not an active shooter. No other details were available.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
  
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• Travis County DA José Garza sworn in for second term in office

  02-01-2025 23:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Travis County District Attorney José Garza was sworn in for his second term in office Thursday morning at the 450th District Court by Judge Brad Urrutia, according to a news release from Travis County.Garza will continue to "stand with crime survivors, lead on gun violence prevention and deliver fair and equal justice," per the release.Travis County DA José Garza projected to be re-electedAfter Garza was projected to win back in November, he told KXAN his office wo
  
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• REPORT: How long do Austin renters stay in their homes?

  02-01-2025 22:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than one-third of renters in the United States remain in their home for a minimum of five years, according to a new analysis from Redfin published Monday.Comparing 2023 and 2013 data, the report found that 33.6% of renters maintain longer stays in their leased homes, compared to 28.4% of renters who did the same a decade ago. Redfin pulled those figures from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2023 renter tenure data.Analysts said increased home buying costs are likely a contribu
  
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• First Warning: Sub-freezing lows & a wintry mix chance

  02-01-2025 22:00 via kxan.com
  
  NOTE: This article was originally published on December 31, but has been updated with the latest trends and information as of Thursday, January 2, 2025.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Cold air is on track to arrive late this weekend bringing well-below average temperatures most of next week.Colder than normal temperatures arrive next Tuesday (January 7)Turning much colder for longerA cold front arriving during the afternoon on Sunday (January 5) should usher in the coldest stretch of weather since last winter.
  
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• First Warning: Cold first, then rain or mix chances

  02-01-2025 22:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: The video above shows the latest from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Cold air is on track to arrive this weekend bringing well-below average temperatures all of next week and the potential for some wintry precipitation.Colder than normal temperatures arrive next Tuesday (January 7)Sub-freezing nights, but above freezing daysA cold front arriving late morning (north) and into the afternoon on Sunday (Jan. 5) should usher in the coldest stretch of weather since
  
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• After another rate adjustment, you're saving roughly $10 a month on your Austin Energy bill

  02-01-2025 21:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As you sit down to go over your budget for the new year, we have some good news -- for four months in a row, Austin Energy has shaved off some of your bill.
  We're talking about the Power Supply Adjustment (PSA) rate. We've told you previously when that rate has gone up, including in late 2023 when it jumped "for the third time in a year."Now, Austin Energy said that rate has gone down by 20% over last four months, meaning the average customer could be saving roughly $8-$10 a mon
  
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• How Texans can protect their trees before oak wilt season begins

  02-01-2025 21:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the winter months roll in through Central Texas, so, too is oak wilt season.Oak wilt is one of the most impactful tree diseases nationally, and is particularly destructive here in Central Texas, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Oak wilt involves a fungus that permeates and disables a tree's water conducting system; while all oak trees can be infected by the fungus, some species are more susceptible than others.Oak wilt season begins Feb. 1, when fungal mats
  
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• WATCH LIVE: APD to talk about 6th Street safety

  02-01-2025 20:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department called a last-minute press conference Thursday afternoon to talk about safety on one of the city's most popular downtown streets.In a press release issued just after 1 p.m., APD said the department and Chief Lisa Davis will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. to "provide information regarding 6th Street Safety."The release stated, "The Department continues to demonstrate its commitment to transparency with a focus on building trust within our community
  
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• Austin Police addresses safety on 6th Street

  02-01-2025 20:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department called a last-minute press conference Thursday afternoon to talk about safety on one of the city's most popular downtown streets.The Austin Police Department and Chief Lisa Davis held a news conference at 2 p.m. to "provide information regarding 6th Street Safety."
  Chief Davis discussed implementing structural changes, such as curbed edges and balusters, to the pedestrian areas of Sixth Street that would provide added safety. These structural changes
  
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• Austin Police address safety on 6th Street

  02-01-2025 20:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department called a last-minute press conference Thursday afternoon to talk about safety on one of the city's most popular downtown streets.The Austin Police Department and Chief Lisa Davis held a news conference at 2 p.m. to "provide information regarding 6th Street Safety."
  Chief Davis discussed implementing structural changes, such as curbed edges and balusters, to the pedestrian areas of Sixth Street that would provide added safety. These structural changes
  
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• APD to talk about 6th Street safety

  02-01-2025 20:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department called a last-minute press conference Thursday afternoon to talk about safety on one of the city's most popular downtown streets.In a press release issued just after 1 p.m., APD said the department and Chief Lisa Davis will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. to "provide information regarding 6th Street Safety."The release stated, "The Department continues to demonstrate its commitment to transparency with a focus on building trust within our community
  
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• PHOTOS: AFD responds to fire in east Austin

  02-01-2025 20:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Fire Department said it is responding to a residential fire in east Austin on Thursday afternoon.According to AFD, crews were working on extinguishing a fire in the 3500 block of Pecan Springs Road.Crews work on fire in east Austin (AFD photo)Crews work on fire in east Austin (AFD photo)Crews work on fire in east Austin (AFD photo)Crews work on fire in east Austin (AFD photo)The cause of the fire is not yet known. Check back with KXAN for more.
  
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• How Williamson County EMS is celebrating 50 years of service

  02-01-2025 20:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — To mark its 50th year of service, Williamson County Emergency Medical Services, or WCEMS, said it would hold several events that will be spread throughout 2025.The first event will be a blood drive with We Are Blood on Jan. 8 at Williamson County’s North Campus building, located at 3189 SE Inner Loop in Georgetown.To participate in the blood drive, sign up here.WCEMS said when the agency started in 1975, it had 16 employees and four ambulances. At the start of 2025, t
  
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• Texas cotton farmers push for natural fabrics in a fast fashion world

  02-01-2025 20:06 via kxan.com
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas -- In Texas, cotton is king. Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, who oversees the state’s vast farming industry, often says, “farmers want everybody to wear cotton here in Texas. It's our number one crop. You know, we have seven million acres of cotton.”But while cotton has long been a staple in fashion, the rise of cheap, mass-produced clothing—known as fast fashion—has led many consumers to buy cheaper, synthetic fabrics. However, there’s now
  
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• Tesla sales dropped 1.1% in 2024, its first annual decline in a dozen years

  02-01-2025 20:01 via kxan.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Tesla posted its first annual sales drop in more than a dozen years Thursday, sinking a stock that has soared since Donald Trump’s victory on optimism Elon Musk’s close relationship to the president-elect will help the company.Tesla’s global vehicle sales rose 2.3% in the final quarter thanks to 0% financing, free charging and low-priced leases. But that was not enough for billionaire Musk's most valuable holding to overcome a sluggish start to 2024.
  The Au
  
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• Johnson City hires first reserve police officer, and he's from Austin

  02-01-2025 19:35 via kxan.com
  
  JOHNSON CITY, Texas (KXAN) -- Reserve Officer Johnny Zamora saw KXAN's previous coverage on Johnson City's search for a reserve officer force, applied, and got the gig."My tenure here just started, but I'm really looking forward to the future," he said.The city put out the call for reserve officers over the summer.
  “Pretty large population boom in the last couple of years. And it’s one of those things where even if we have excellent police coverage, it’s one of those things whe
  
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• Soldier in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion had gunshot wound to head: sheriff

  02-01-2025 18:19 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The decorated Army soldier who drove a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside of a Las Vegas, Nevada, hotel suffered a gunshot wound to the head before the massive blast, officials said Thursday.Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept. Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a news conference that a handgun was found at the feet of the man who's been identified as Matthew Livelsberger. Officials believe the shot was self-inflicted.Livelsberger, an Army soldier from Colorado, served in the
  
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• Man in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion had gunshot wound to the head: sheriff

  02-01-2025 18:19 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The decorated Army soldier who drove a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside of a Las Vegas, Nevada hotel suffered a gunshot wound to the head before the massive blast, officials said Thursday.Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a news conference that a handgun was found at the feet of the man who's been identified as Matthew Livelsberger. Officials believe the shot was self-inflicted.Livelsberger, an Army soldier from Colorado, served in the Green Berets, highly tr
  
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• Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion driver identified as active-duty soldier from Colorado: Sources

  02-01-2025 18:19 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The person who authorities believe died in the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck packed with firework mortars and camp fuel canisters outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel was Matthew Livelsberger, an active-duty U.S. Army soldier, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.He allegedly served at the same military base as Shamsud-Din Jabbar — a law enforcement source told NewsNation — the man suspected of intentionally driving
  
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• Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion driver identified as active-duty soldier from Colorado: source

  02-01-2025 18:19 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The man who drove a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside of a Las Vegas, Nevada hotel has been identified as Matthew Livelsberger, an Army soldier from Colorado, a law enforcement source told NewsNation.Livelsberger served in the Green Berets, highly trained special forces who work to counter terrorism abroad and train partners, the Army said in a statement. He was active duty from January 2006 to March 2011, according to an Army spokesperson. He then joined the National G
  
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• Police looking for suspect in 'series' of December robberies near Hyde Park

  02-01-2025 18:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Police are asking for the public's help identifying a person suspected to be responsible for a series of robberies that happened near the Hyde Park neighborhood just before Christmas.
  According to the Austin Police Department, the suspect committed multiple aggravated robberies on the nights of Dec. 22 and Dec. 24 in the 600 block of Maiden Lane.APD said the first incident occurred on Dec. 22 at approximately 9:48 p.m., then a second robbery occurred on Dec. 24 at approximately
  
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• Austin's Waterloo Records to relocate, take on new ownership

  02-01-2025 17:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — For decades, Waterloo Records & Video has been a cornerstone of Austin's music scene. Now, the business is entering a new chapter — with a new location and owners.Caren Kelleher, founder and president of Gold Rush Vinyl, confirmed Thursday she and business partner Trey Watson will be taking over Waterloo Records. The vinyl shop has operated in Austin for more than 40 years, including 35 years at its current location along West Sixth Street and North Lamar Boulevar
  
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• Louisiana officials, FBI provide update on New Orleans attack investigation

  02-01-2025 16:51 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) – Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) and the FBI field office in New Orleans are set to provide an update Thursday morning on the investigation into the New Year's Day terror attack that left 15 dead and dozens of others injured.The briefing comes a day after a driver, identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar from Texas, drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street. The incident is being investigated as a terrorist attack after an Islamic State flag was found in th
  
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• 'An evil act': Louisiana officials, FBI say suspect in NOLA attack acted alone

  02-01-2025 16:51 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill/NEXSTAR) – Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R), New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and representatives from the FBI and ATF held a news conference on Thursday to update the public on the New Year's Day terror attack that left 15 dead and dozens of others injured.The briefing comes a day after a driver, identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar from Texas, drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street. The incident is being investigated as a terrorist
  
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• Photos: Fans, players celebrate Longhorns' Peach Bowl win

  02-01-2025 16:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Texas Longhorns secured a victory Wednesday over the Arizona State Sun Devils in a nail-biting game that ended in double overtime.The Longhorns' victory in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta means they'll advance to the CFP semifinals at the Cotton Bowl Classic on Jan. 10 in Arlington. Texas outlasts Arizona State 39-31 in 2OT thriller at Peach Bowl, advances to CFP semifinalsThough the victory was hundreds of miles away in Ge
  
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• Here's how far a middle-class salary goes in Austin

  02-01-2025 15:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) -- Households pulling in between $60,000 and $180,000 annually constitute the middle class in Austin, and it's not an easy ride for them when stacked up against other major metros.Outside of East and West coast cities, only Denver rivals Austin's cost of living in a new study by GoBankingRates that looked to see how far such salaries go in the largest U.S. cities.Austin ranked No. 14 with a median household income of $86,556, with $11,546 left over after acc
  
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• An aspiring nurse, former football player, a single mother and a father of 2 killed in New Orleans attack

  02-01-2025 15:31 via kxan.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An 18-year-old girl dreaming of becoming a nurse, a single mother, a father of two and a former Princeton football star suffered fatal injuries when the driver of a white pickup truck sped down Bourbon Street, packed with holiday revelers.Officials have not yet released the names of the 15 people killed in the New Orleans New Year's Day truck attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories. New Orleans Coroner Dr. Dwight McKenna said in a statem
  
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• Weekend Watch: Tabletop RPGs and free concerts in Austin

  02-01-2025 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)-- From gaming lovers to rock music listeners, this weekend has a little something for everyone to enjoy no matter where you are in Central Austin. The weather looks to cooperate to start off before a chance of rain picks up on Sunday.Weekend Weather forecastTabletop RPG in San MarcosTabletop RPG games can be a little daunting to start, especially if you love them already but don't know where to meet people who love them as well. The San Marcos Public Library is hosting the Tabletop
  
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• Plenty of clouds, but slowly warming

  02-01-2025 13:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Despite the chilly start and abundant clouds, temperatures have been slowly warming over yesterday's highs with low 60s for many. The sunshine in the Hill Country made for a much warmer afternoon there with some 70s in spots.
  Clouds will fill back in tonight (for those that cleared out) with the rest of us staying mostly cloudy overnight and into Friday.A mostly cloudy day on the way for FridayFriday should be another mostly cloudy day, but some breaks of sun are possible during
  
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• Freezing temperatures ahead as strong cold front arrives

  02-01-2025 13:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Our warming trend kicks in today and continues through the upcoming weekend... but don't get too comfortable.Temperature trend this weekClouds will try to give way to sunshine this afternoon, starting in the Hill Country and attempting to reach the Austin-metro later today. Temperatures will reach the low to mid-60s for most, but will be warmer in the Hill Country where sunshine develops earliest.Clouds will fill back in tonight into tomorrow morning with lows in the upper 40s.
  
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• Monkey found during California traffic stop is getting a new home

  02-01-2025 05:28 via kxan.com
  
  MADERA COUNTY, California (KSEE/KGPE) - A monkey discovered during a bizarre traffic stop in California on Tuesday is getting a new home.Officials pulled over a 2022 Rolls Royce Ghost at around 8 p.m. for speeding on Highway 99 in Madera County. The California Highway Patrol's Sergio Moreno says finding an exotic animal in an exotic car made it "a traffic stop with a twist." Fresno shoe store owner makes break-in ‘pointless’ with simple trick"The driver had a baby monkey at
  
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• Person pushed onto NYC subway tracks before oncoming train: police

  02-01-2025 05:10 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (WPIX) – A person was pushed onto subway tracks in front of a train in New York City Tuesday afternoon, police said. The alleged attack comes just days after a 57-year-old woman was fatally set on fire aboard a subway train.The New Year's Eve incident happened at the 18th Street station in Manhattan's trendy Chelsea neighborhood around 1:40 p.m., according to the NYPD.The victim was standing near the edge of the platform when the suspect came up from behind and pushed him ont
  
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• Trump says he'll attend Jimmy Carter's funeral

  02-01-2025 05:06 via kxan.com
  
  President-elect Trump is planning to attend the funeral of former President Carter, he said Tuesday.Asked by The Associated Press as he walked into a New Year's Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, Trump said "I'll be there." Trump declined to share whether he had spoken to members of Carter's family.Carter died peacefully Sunday in Plains, Ga., according to the Carter Center. He turned 100 in October, making him the longest-lived president in the nation’s history.Trump frequently
  
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• An aspiring nurse, a football star, a single mother and a father of 2 killed in New Orleans attack

  02-01-2025 05:00 via kxan.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An 18-year-old girl dreaming of becoming a nurse, a single mother, a father of two and a former Princeton football star suffered fatal injuries when the driver of a white pickup truck sped down Bourbon Street, packed with holiday revelers early Wednesday morning.Officials have not yet released the names of the 15 people killed in the New Orleans New Year's Day truck attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories. New Orleans Coroner Dr. Dwight
  
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• Dry January highlights sober curiosity, but what is it?

  02-01-2025 03:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Under candy-colored neon lights, Zane Pickett punches away at a canvas with his tufting gun. Each pull of the trigger threads yarn through the taught weave, creating a pattern on the other side of the canvas. He said the idea for his rug tufting workshop sprung from a desire to promote creativity without pressure to consume alcohol."We've all kind of struggled with going to a bar and there's not options, or you just kind of feel uncomfortable," Pickett said.Pickett started
  
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• Firework mortars, gas cannisters stuffed inside Tesla that exploded outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel

  02-01-2025 03:09 via kxan.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Firework mortars and camp fuel canisters were found stuffed into the back of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel early Wednesday, killing a suspect inside the vehicle and sparking an intense investigation into possible terrorism.Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials said that a person died inside the futuristic-looking pickup truck and seven people nearby suffered minor injuries.By lat
  
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• Instant Analysis: Ewers came through when the Longhorns needed him the most

  02-01-2025 02:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Cam Skattebo's performance for Arizona State was legendary, but the Texas Longhorns somehow overcame his big night with a 39-31 double-overtime win Wednesday night.Texas took out the Sun Devils in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and will move to the semifinals at the Cotton Bowl Classic on Jan. 11. They'll play the Ohio State Buckeyes who throttled the Oregon Ducks 41-21 in the Rose Bowl.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports
  
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• Islamic State-inspired driver expressed desire to kill before deadly New Orleans rampage, Biden says

  02-01-2025 02:07 via kxan.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police.
  The FBI said it is investigating the attack early Wednesday as a terrorist act and does not believe the driver acted alone. Investigators found guns and what appeared to be an improvised explos
  
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• Driver expressed desire to kill before ramming New Orleans revelers, Biden says; 15 dead in attack

  02-01-2025 01:34 via kxan.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police.
  The FBI said it is investigating the attack early Wednesday as a terrorist act and does not believe the driver acted alone. Investigators found guns and what appeared to be an improvised explos
  
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• An aspiring nurse, football star, single mother and father of 2 killed in New Orleans attack

  02-01-2025 00:33 via kxan.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An 18-year-old girl dreaming of becoming a nurse, a single mother, a father of two and a former Princeton football star suffered fatal injuries when the driver of a white pickup truck sped down Bourbon Street, packed with holiday revelers early Wednesday morning.Officials have not yet released the names of the 15 people killed in the New Orleans New Year's Day truck attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories. New Orleans Coroner Dr. Dwight
  
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• Crowd safety expert weighs in on NOLA mass casualty attack

  02-01-2025 00:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- At least 10 people are dead and dozens more are injured after a man drove a truck into a crowd in New Orleans Wednesday morning.The FBI identified the driver as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen and Army veteran from Texas, and said it is working to determine Jabbar’s potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations. Driver rams New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 10; FBI doesn’t believe he acted aloneJabbar drove a rented picku
  
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• Texas outlasts Arizona State 39-31 in 2OT thriller at Peach Bowl, advances to CFP semifinals

  02-01-2025 00:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Despite a Herculean second-half effort by Cam Skattebo and the Arizona State Sun Devils, the Texas Longhorns survived and advanced Wednesday.Andrew Mukuba made a game-sealing interception in the second overtime for the Longhorns in a 39-31 win in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta. Texas advances to the CFP semifinals at the Cotton Bowl Classic on Jan. 10 in Arlington to face Oregon or Ohio State.Texas players celebrate victo
  
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• LIVE: Texas outlasts Arizona State 39-31 in 2OT thriller at Peach Bowl, advances to CFP semifinals

  02-01-2025 00:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Despite a Herculean second-half effort by Cam Skattebo and the Arizona State Sun Devils, the Texas Longhorns survived and advanced Wednesday.Andrew Mukuba made a game-sealing interception in the second overtime for the Longhorns in a 39-31 win in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta. Texas advances to the CFP semifinals at the Cotton Bowl Classic on Jan. 10 in Arlington to face Oregon or Ohio State.Texas players celebrate victo
  
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• Driver rams New Year's revelers in New Orleans, killing 15; FBI doesn't believe he acted alone

  02-01-2025 00:05 via kxan.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police.
  The FBI said it is investigating the attack early Wednesday in the city's famed French Quarter as a terrorist act and does not believe the driver acted alone.
  Investigators found multiple improvise
  
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