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• APD requests help identifying man involved in east Austin robbery

  13-01-2025 23:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department's Robbery Unit on Monday requested help identifying a man allegedly involved in a robbery at the Bread Basket convenience store in the 2200 block of East Cesar Chavez Street in east Austin, according to a news release from the agency.The incident happened on Nov. 14 between 9 a.m. and 9:15 a.m., according to APD.Authorities said the man entered the store and stole multiple vapes from a display facing the cash register. When the clerk tried to stop th
  
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• Abbott: Flags will be at half staff outside state buildings on Inauguration Day

  13-01-2025 23:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Monday he will order flags outside all state buildings to be at half staff on Jan. 20 in honor of Inauguration Day, according to a news release from the governor's office.He cited a federal statute that states the U.S. flag should be displayed on certain holidays, which includes Inauguration Day.When it comes to the order of the U.S. flag and Texas flag, guidelines for the U.S. flag must be at the top. So, if the Texas flags move up, so must the U.S
  
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• Abbott: Flags will be at full staff outside state buildings on Inauguration Day

  13-01-2025 23:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Monday he will order flags outside all state buildings to be at full staff on Jan. 20 in honor of Inauguration Day, according to a news release from the governor's office.He cited a federal statute that states the U.S. flag should be displayed on certain holidays, which includes Inauguration Day.When it comes to the order of the U.S. flag and Texas flag, guidelines for the U.S. flag must be at the top. So, if the Texas flags move up, so must the U.S
  
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• Mike McCarthy is not returning as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones says

  13-01-2025 21:51 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Mike McCarthy is not returning as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, who are going on three decades since their last Super Bowl title, owner Jerry Jones said in a statement Monday.
  Jones said the organization and McCarthy mutually agreed to part ways. The team’s search for its next coach begins immediately, he says.
  “I have great respect for Mike, and he has led the team through some very unique and challenging times during his tenure," Jones said.
  McCarthy’s cont
  
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• $300K in money checks allegedly stolen from multiple Austin businesses, affidavit says

  13-01-2025 21:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — According to an arrest affidavit, a woman experiencing homelessness is accused of stealing a total of $300,000 worth of money checks in the mail from multiple businesses.Court documents claimed a business owner saw the woman take his mail and go to the mailbox of the neighboring business as well.The business owner allegedly provided camera footage of the situation to officers and told them she had a red backpack, police said.According to the affidavit, officers found the wo
  
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• Mexican cattle banned from Texas due to screwworm threat

  13-01-2025 21:34 via kxan.com
  
  (Texas Tribune) — A single cow in Mexico and a pest the size of a housefly have held up pens full of Texas-bound cattle worth millions of dollars for the past six weeks.The U.S. Department of Agriculture has banned Mexican cattle imports since November after a parasite known as screwworm, which wriggles into the flesh of livestock and kills them if left untreated, was discovered on a cow near Mexico’s border with Guatemala. The ban on imports is a bigger problem than the screwworm it
  
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• APD looking for suspect in December hit-and-run

  13-01-2025 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Police Department detectives are asking for the public's help identifying the suspect connected to a crash in December that injured a pedestrian.
  APD said the crash happened between a pickup truck and a pedestrian on Wednesday, Dec. 11 around 8:33 p.m., near the area of Meadowheath Drive and Hymeadow Drive.The driver of the vehicle left the scene without calling 911, and the pedestrian suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
  The suspect is described a
  
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• Texas man accused of sending Caitlin Clark violent messages on X: court docs

  13-01-2025 20:48 via kxan.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) — A Texas man is accused of sending sexually violent messages from his X account to Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark and then driving to Indianapolis, court documents reveal."Been driving around your house 3x a day," he messaged her. "But don't call the law just yet."
  Michael Thomas Lewis, 55, of Denton, Texas, is charged with one count of stalking threatening sexual battery or death, a Level 5 felony. He was arrested on Sunday.According to court documents, the FBI trac
  
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• Austin Tex-Mex restaurant Trudy's to close only location still in operation

  13-01-2025 20:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Tex-Mex restaurant Trudy's is closing its north Austin location, leaving the decades-old restaurant without a foothold in Central Texas.The restaurant, which started in 1977, wrote in an Instagram post that it was "saying goodbye" to the location on Burnet Road. Local artist worries about work hanging in Trudy’s, amid restaurant bankruptcy filing"This spot has been so much more than a restaurant — it's been a place where memories were made, margaritas wer
  
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• Enchanted Rock State Natural Area to double in size after 3,000-acre land purchase

  13-01-2025 19:53 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) -- Enchanted Rock State Natural Area is set to double in size after the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department purchased a 3,073-acre property next to the popular state park.
  TPWD announced the land acquisition on Monday, saying it purchased the property for $43 million with funding from the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund that voters approved in Nov. 2023.Top 10 countdown: These are the most popular Texas state parks each fallThe property was previously mainly used privately for hu
  
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• Mike McCarthy is not returning as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, AP source says

  13-01-2025 19:34 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Mike McCarthy is not returning as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, who are going on three decades since their last Super Bowl title, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday.
  The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because a decision hasn’t been announced. They said Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and McCarthy agreed to part ways. It’s possible the two sides could reconcile, but McCarthy will now speak to other teams as a free
  
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• Mike McCarthy is not returning as coach of the Dallas Cowboys

  13-01-2025 18:49 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Mike McCarthy is not returning as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, who are going on three decades since their last Super Bowl title, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday.
  The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because a decision hasn’t been announced. They said Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and McCarthy agreed to part ways.
  The coach’s contract expired following a 7-10 season. Dallas was 12-5 each of the three years bef
  
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• Lunar mission from Austin-area aerospace company launches this week

  13-01-2025 17:44 via kxan.com
  
  Cedar Park, Texas (KXAN) -- Firefly Aerospace is heading to the moon. The Cedar Park-based company is scheduled to launch its lunar lander, Blue Ghost One, on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 12:11 a.m.The mission, conducted in partnership with NASA, is the first of several scheduled with the company. Each mission brings several scientific experiments to the lunar surface and will help pave the way to humans' return to the moon aboard Artemis III.Blue Ghost Mission 1 - Team with Lander in Firefly Clean Roo
  
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• Austin coffee shops serving up mental health awareness alongside your morning brew

  13-01-2025 17:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Later this January, 14 Austin coffee shops will partner with the nonprofit Hi, How Are You Project to spread mental health awareness.The goal is to encourage young people to talk about mental health on Jan. 22 as they go about their day.The event is in honor of the late Daniel Johnston, an Austin songwriter and artist who battled mental illness most of his life.Two days later, the nonprofit is holding a benefit concert. The collaboration between Andrew Bird and Madison Cunn
  
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• Man says two of his cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu

  13-01-2025 17:14 via kxan.com
  
  (AP) — A California man whose two cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu risk says he meant to keep his beloved pets healthy, but his efforts tragically backfired.“It’s horrible when you realize that you’re the one that actually gave them the milk that killed them,” said Joseph Journell, 56, of San Bernardino.Journell lost his 14-year-old tabby, Alexander, and Tuxsie, a 4-year-old tuxedo cat, in late November. A third cat, 4-year-old Big B
  
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• Wildfire death toll surges to 24 as firefighters brace for more fierce winds in Los Angeles

  13-01-2025 14:17 via kxan.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (NEXSTAR) — After making some progress battling wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people in the Los Angeles area, firefighters prepared for a return of dangerous winds that could again stoke the flames. Fire crews make major progress in battle against Palisades Fire; more strong winds expectedThe relative calm Sunday allowed some people to return to previously evacuated areas. But even as containment increased in the worst of the
  
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• More firefighters rush to Los Angeles ahead of stronger winds

  13-01-2025 14:17 via kxan.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (NEXSTAR) — A growing force of firefighters and equipment moved into the Los Angeles area Monday as another round of powerful winds threatened to trigger new wildfires and set back recent progress in containing blazes that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people. Fire crews make major progress in battle against Palisades Fire; more strong winds expectedPlanes that drop firefighting chemicals and crews ready to pounce on hotspots were positioned
  
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• Is 'Cedar Fever' real or just a myth?

  13-01-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Austin (KXAN) -- We've heard the term "Cedar Fever" as an explanation of severe allergies during the Cedar Season, but is it a real thing?Dr. John Villacis, an allergist at St. David's North Austin Medical Center, explains it's not really a fever, but it's in line with "Hay Fever." Peak of cedar season arrives for Central Texas"The symptoms that you see with 'Cedar Fever' are the itchy eyes, itchy nose, sneezing, and nasal congestion." Dr. Villacis said, "It correlates when the mount cedar level
  
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• SWAT responds to north Austin apartment after report of sexual assault

  13-01-2025 12:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Police and a SWAT team responded to a north Austin apartment complex Monday morning after a reported aggravated sexual assault.
  The Austin Police Department said shortly after 4 a.m. officers were on the scene of a "barricaded subject" at an apartment in the 10000 block of North Lamar Boulevard. That area is just north of Rundberg Lane.Corporal Matthew Nonweiler, a public information officer with APD, said APD responded to the apartment complex after receiving a 911 call from a
  
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• SWAT responding to 'barricaded subject' in north Austin

  13-01-2025 12:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Police are on a scene in north Austin where a person is barricaded in an apartment complex.
  The Austin Police Department said shortly after 4 a.m. officers were on the scene of a "barricaded subject" at an apartment in the 10000 block of North Lamar Boulevard. That area is just north of Rundberg Lane.
  Travis County Sheriff's Office SWAT responded to the scene to help.
  APD set up a command post at the Wells Fargo near the apartment.
  APD, TCSO SWAT respond to "barricaded subject"
  
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• AFD fights two-story house fire early Monday morning

  13-01-2025 07:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Fire Department is fighting a fire at a two-story house in southwest Austin in the 8500 block of Hanbridge Lane early Monday morning. The house is located near the intersection of Highway 290 and Scenic Brook Drive.AFD said the fire was on the back porch and the interior of the home.
  The Austin Fire Department is fighting a fire at a two-story house in southwest Austin in the 8500 block of Hanbridge Lane early Monday morning. (Austin Fire Department Photo)The Austin F
  
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• 'Our neighborhood could burn down': Neighbors worry after fire starts in nearby homeless encampment

  13-01-2025 04:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (TEXAS) – South Austin resident Jeff Miller recalled seeing a large plume of smoke from his home's window Saturday evening, as the Austin Fire Department responded to a fire near the 7800 block of Peaceful Hill Lane.“We didn't know if it was a home or [the encampment] again. And of course, it was this empty lot that is an ongoing issue,” he said.  Previous: AFD responds to fire at south Austin homeless encampment, not the first timeFirefighters extinguished shortly
  
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• NFL draft declarations beginning for Texas Longhorns with Banks, Blue, Conner

  13-01-2025 01:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Three key players for the Texas Longhorns offense declared for the NFL draft on Sunday, and more are expected to in the coming days.Kelvin Banks Jr., Jaydon Blue and Hayden Conner all said via social media Sunday they are foregoing their remaining college eligibility and entering the professional football ranks.Ohio State punctuates CFP win 28-14 over Texas on Sawyer’s big defensive playESPN ranks Banks as the No. 2 offensive tackle and No. 14 overall draft prospect a
  
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