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• Anderson High School senior dies in Monday morning crash

  01-04-2025 23:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Anderson High School Principal Brian Lancaster announced in a letter that a senior died in a Monday morning crash.The Austin Police Department identified the student as 17-year-old Malachi Jenson.APD said on Monday, just before 2 a.m., officers responded to a single-vehicle crash in the northbound 8800 block of North Capital of Texas Highway. MAP: Where have Austin’s fatal crashes occurred in 2025?Upon arrival, officers found Jenson had been killed. Another passenger was t
  
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• City partners with nonprofit, Zillow to get vulnerable Austinites into housing

  01-04-2025 23:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The city of Austin is partnering with a nonprofit that helps connect people with significant housing barriers to vacant rental units, according to a release.
  Housing Connector uses "Zillow-powered technology to remove barriers to housing and match people with vacant units," the release said. So far, roughly 2,000 property owners in Austin have agreed to get on board, according to Austin's Homeless Strategy Officer, David Gray."These are clients who are moving in with some form o
  
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• Cory Booker tops 22 hours in a Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?

  01-04-2025 23:29 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday afternoon in a feat of endurance to show Democrats’ resistance to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
  Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening, saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” More than 22 hours later, the 55-year-old senator, a former football tight end, was plainly exhausted b
  
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• Remarkable Woman Winner: Austin woman feeds hundreds each week with mobile food pantry

  01-04-2025 23:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With her hands raised to the sky, Jeanette Valdez Duran begins to pray over piles and piles of what she calls "blessings." She's surrounded by trucks and tables full of packaged meals, boxes of vegetables and fruit, and even fresh flowers -- ready to be given away. Texas’ Remarkable Women for 2025"Whoever needs food -- who's just hungry. You don't need to be poor; you don't need to be homeless. If you just need a little extra help to have something in the refrigerator
  
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• 'Are you hungry?' East Austin woman feeds hundreds of people each week with mobile food pantry

  01-04-2025 23:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With her hands raised to the sky, Jeanette Valdez Duran begins to pray over piles and piles of what she calls "blessings." She's surrounded by trucks and tables full of packaged meals, boxes of vegetables and fruit, and even fresh flowers -- ready to be given away. Texas’ Remarkable Women for 2025"Whoever needs food -- who's just hungry. You don't need to be poor; you don't need to be homeless. If you just need a little extra help to have something in the refrigerator
  
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• Cory Booker tops 21 hours in a Senate speech. Will it rally the anti-Trump resistance?

  01-04-2025 23:00 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday afternoon in a feat of endurance to show Democrats’ resistance to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
  Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening, saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” More than 21 hours later, the 55-year-old senator, a former football tight end, was plainly exhausted b
  
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• New Jersey Sen. Booker presses his marathon speech against Trump's agenda past 21 hours and counting

  01-04-2025 22:06 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday afternoon in a feat of endurance to show Democrats’ objections to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
  Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening, saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” More than 21 hours later, the 55-year-old senator, a former football tight end, was plainly exhausted b
  
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• Texas Lottery Commission fines vendor $180,000 for political donations

  01-04-2025 22:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Texas Lottery Commission is sanctioning International Game Technology (IGT), the vendor that provides lottery machines and technology, $180,000 because the agency claims the company violated its contract by making political contributions. However, IGT filed a lawsuit against TLC saying it did not violate the contract because its contributions were not made directly to any individual state officer or legislator.The commission notified IGT in a March 19 letter it is wi
  
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• Maryland hires Texas A&M's Buzz Williams after 6 seasons with Aggies

  01-04-2025 21:42 via kxan.com
  
  Maryland hired Buzz Williams as its men's basketball coach Tuesday, quickly moving on after Kevin Willard left the Terrapins to take the Villanova job.
  “It is an honor and privilege to be named the head coach of the University of Maryland men’s basketball team,” Williams said in a statement. “I promise to uphold the history of Maryland basketball and make Terp Nation proud with the men who represent this institution.”
  Maryland said it would introduce Williams at a n
  
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• Mother of 11 among victims killed in north Austin I-35 crash

  01-04-2025 21:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As the investigation continues into the the deadly 18-vehicle pileup on I-35 in north Austin, we're learning more about those who were killed and seriously hurt."This is a terrible tragic, avoidable situation. Concepcion Joaquin is a mother of 11 children, grandmother of 40," said Domingo A. Garcia, the attorney representing Joaquin, who died in the crash. Garcia said her son and grandson were also in the car and seriously injured.Concepcion Joaquin was killed in the March 13 cr
  
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• APD: 15-year-old killed in northeast Austin homicide early Monday

  01-04-2025 21:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin police announced Tuesday that they're investigating a homicide that happened overnight Sunday into early Monday morning in which a teenage boy died in northeast Austin. This happened just hours after another teenage boy died in a separate homicide in south Austin.
  The Austin Police Department said in a press release Tuesday that it was investigating a homicide that happened Monday around 3:10 a.m. in the 13000 block of Harrisglenn Drive. This is Austin's 11th homicide of
  
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• Group sues Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority over 'refusal' to release info on MoPac South expansion

  01-04-2025 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Save Our Springs (SOS) Alliance filed a lawsuit in civil court Friday against the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) to try to prompt the release of information related to the proposed MoPac South Expansion, accusing the authority of withholding information that should be released publicly.
  The 8-mile project could add express lanes in each direction between Cesar Chavez Street and Slaughter Lane.
  The SOS Alliance said in a press release Monday that
  
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• New Jersey Sen. Booker presses his marathon speech against Trump's agenda past 19 hours and counting

  01-04-2025 20:04 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday afternoon in a feat of endurance to show Democrats’ objections to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
  Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” More than 19 hours later, the 55-year-old senator, a former football tight end, was plainly exhausted bu
  
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• New Jersey Sen. Booker presses his marathon speech against Trump's agenda past 18 hours and counting

  01-04-2025 19:03 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday afternoon in a feat of endurance to show Democrats’ objections to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
  Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” More than 18 hours later, the 55-year-old senator, a former football tight end, was plainly exhausted bu
  
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• Austin-area restaurants participate in Eat for Impact all month long

  01-04-2025 18:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — April has arrived. Many of us will be looking for ways to celebrate Mother Earth. This year's Earth Day celebration will be on Tuesday, April 22. The global theme for this year's Earth Day is "Our Power, Our Planet."Individuals and communities will be called upon to take action for a sustainable future, focusing on things like renewable energy and sustainable solutions. Young students have a chance to work on projects that teach them about the need to preserve our planet.Do
  
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• Woman linked with Amber Alert charged with murder after mother shot, killed in Rockdale

  01-04-2025 18:17 via kxan.com
  
  ROCKDALE, Texas (KXAN) -- An Austin woman was arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with the death of her mother in Rockdale on Monday evening, according to police.Brittney Shields, 35, of Austin, was identified by the Rockdale Police Department as the suspect in the death of her mother, Stephanie McBride, 58, of Rockdale.Rockdale Police said in a post on Facebook that officers responded to a 911 call reporting a “deceased female” in a residence in the 600 block of R
  
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• Woman linked to Amber Alert charged with murder after mother shot, killed in Rockdale

  01-04-2025 18:17 via kxan.com
  
  ROCKDALE, Texas (KXAN) -- An Austin woman was arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with the death of her mother in Rockdale on Monday evening, according to police.Brittney Shields, 35, of Austin, was identified by the Rockdale Police Department as the suspect in the death of her mother, Stephanie McBride, 58, of Rockdale.Rockdale Police said in a post on Facebook that officers responded to a 911 call reporting a “deceased female” in a residence in the 600 block of R
  
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• Woman arrested, charged with murder after mother shot, killed in Rockdale

  01-04-2025 18:17 via kxan.com
  
  ROCKDALE, Texas (KXAN) -- An Austin woman was arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with the death of her mother in Rockdale on Monday evening, according to police.Brittney Shields, 35, of Austin, was identified by the Rockdale Police Department as the suspect in the death of her mother, Stephanie McBride, 58, of Rockdale.Rockdale Police said in a post on Facebook that officers responded to a 911 call reporting a “deceased female” in a residence in the 600 block of R
  
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• New Jersey Sen. Booker presses his marathon speech against Trump's agenda past 17 hours and counting

  01-04-2025 18:10 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday afternoon in a feat of endurance to show Democrats’ objections to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
  Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” The 55-year-old senator, a former football tight end, was plainly exhausted Tuesday as his speech stretc
  
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• New Jersey Sen. Booker presses his marathon speech against Trump's agenda past 16 hours and counting

  01-04-2025 17:49 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and through Tuesday morning in a feat of endurance to show Democrats’ objections to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
  Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” The 55-year-old senator was plainly exhausted Tuesday morning as his speech stretched past 16 hours. It
  
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• 116 Texas school districts have moved to four-day weeks, affecting more than 127,000 students

  01-04-2025 17:34 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.Editor's Note: The video above is from March 6, 2023, when this story was first published.AUSTIN (KXAN) — At least 116 school districts across Texas have now switched to four-day school weeks,
  
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• Pharmacist offers tips to tackle allergies and avoid mistakes

  01-04-2025 17:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- “It's allergies left and right,” said Austin pharmacist Rochelle Guyse.“This one guy came in, and he was so miserable because he's like, 'my head is so cloudy, and I need to clear it!'”The KXAN allergy tracker shows at least nine different allergens in the air on Tuesday, including grass, cedar, mold, and others.24-Hour allergy report: Austin and Central TexasGuyse advises that people talk to their pharmacists when looking for allergy relief.“As a p
  
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• New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker speaks through the night to protest Trump's agenda

  01-04-2025 15:50 via kxan.com
  
  New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker carried an all-night speech in protest of President Donald Trump's agenda into Tuesday morning.Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” He was still on the floor more than 14 hours later.“These are not normal times in our nation," Booker said at the start of his speech. “And they should not be treated as such in the United States Senate. The threats to the Ame
  
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• Exclusive look inside Lime's scooter warehouse and the 1,180 scooters inside

  01-04-2025 15:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — For the first time, Lime Micromobility is opening the doors to its Austin warehouse, giving KXAN an exclusive look inside.Thirteen full-time staff members are based out of the east Austin warehouse, joining the 1,180 scooters and dozens of e-bikes currently inside.The warehouse also doubles as an office space, serving as the nerve center for Lime's operations. The building is staffed 24/7, allowing the company to surge resources toward potential issues.Those problems can ra
  
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• New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker launches overnight speech to protest Trump's agenda

  01-04-2025 15:03 via kxan.com
  
  New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker carried an all-night speech in protest of President Donald Trump's agenda into Tuesday morning.Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” He was still on the floor more than 12 hours later.“These are not normal times in our nation," Booker said at the start of his speech. “And they should not be treated as such in the United States Senate. The threats to the Ame
  
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• Astronauts visit North and South Poles for first time aboard historic space flight

  01-04-2025 14:24 via kxan.com
  
  SPACE (KXAN) -- SpaceX has sent humans to the top and bottom of the world for the first time. Aboard the spacecraft Resilience, four private astronauts soared into space on Monday, March 31.This is the first human-crewed mission that will pass over both the North and South Poles during its orbit.Named Fram2, the three-to-five-day mission will not only feature the first flyovers of poles but will also include several scientific experiments. The mission will be the first time mushrooms are grown a
  
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• Photo of the Month results: This is the best viewer photo of March 2025, as voted by you

  01-04-2025 14:00 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) — Here at KXAN, we get hundreds of photos sent to us each month by viewers and readers just like you.We want to showcase some of the best photos we receive, so we narrowed them d
  
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• Photo of the Month poll: Help us choose the best viewer photo of March 2025

  01-04-2025 14:00 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.Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Here at KXAN, we get hundreds of photos sent to us each month
  
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• How far away are triple digit days in Austin?

  01-04-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --We're now one-third of the way through meteorological spring. With 90s making a comeback to the forecast this week, you may be curious about summer heat and potential triple digits.Astronomical summer doesn't begin until June 20, but meteorological summer begins June 1 and continues through Aug. 31.The dates of meteorological seasons don’t fluctuate each year and instead include whole months in groups of three. This makes it easier to compare the same season with previous y
  
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• US Coast Guard 'tripled' personnel to prevent maritime human smuggling

  01-04-2025 13:18 via kxan.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Members of the news media got a first-hand look at how U.S. Coast Guard personnel are stopping vessels suspected of transporting migrants.It took place during a simulation involving one boat chasing another on San Diego Bay.Inclement weather and low visibility kept the event from happening on the Pacific Ocean as planned.The officers involved tried to make the interdiction as realistic as possible as they tried to get the boat to yield with sirens and flashing lights
  
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• Almost 40 percent of Americans report facing extreme weather: Survey

  01-04-2025 13:17 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) - Nearly 40 percent of Americans experienced extreme weather last year  — and those who did were more likely to be concerned about climate change, according to new polling.Gallup found that 37 percent of Americans experienced extreme weather over the past two years, up from 33 percent in prior surveys. The polling was conducted in early to mid-March, following devastating wildfires in California. The number of people in the West who said they had experienced extreme we
  
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• Rain chances in your forecast the next four days

  01-04-2025 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The day is starting warm and humid with early-morning dew points in the 60s and 70s. There are some areas where drizzle is occurring.Today will be mostly cloudy. The chance of showers and thunderstorms today, as it is tomorrow, will be 20%.Most afternoon high temperatures will soar to the middle to upper 80s.BLOG: Here's when triple digits return to AustinThe thunder
  
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• Rain chances continue to climb through the week

  01-04-2025 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Temperatures out the door this afternoon are warm, in the 70s & 80s with 'humid' dew points.
  High temperatures on Tuesday
  Morning cloud cover will continue to dissipate as the day progresses, with winds gusting out of the south up to 30 mph at times.
  Wind gusts Tuesday into Wednesday
  There is a low-end rain chance today (20%), that will last through the overnight
  
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• Isolated storm possible today, but more rain coming

  01-04-2025 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Increasing afternoon sunshine and an approaching dryline will bring the chance for an isolated, yet potentially severe storm to end the afternoon into the early evening. Most won't see storms, but if storms bubble up they could quickly become severe. Large hail and damaging wind would be our highest concern today.Severe weather risk today (SPC)After the sun sets the
  
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• Isolated storm before late week widespread rain

  01-04-2025 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We're ending this afternoon warm and humid with much more sun in the Hill Country than near and east of the Austin Metro. BLOG: Here's when triple digits return to AustinIt's in the Hill Country where a low chance for a very isolated severe thunderstorm continues into the early evening until sunset.
  Severe weather risk today (SPC)The rest of us will stay dry and we'l
  
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• Isolated shower/storm Thursday, but more rain coming

  01-04-2025 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Tonight a mostly clear evening will give way to a cloudy start to Thursday. Overnight lows will be warm again with widespread 70s to start the morning. A stray, but potentially strong thunderstorm may develop into the Hill Country before daybreak while the majority of us just see a few light showers in the early morning. BLOG: Here's when triple digits return to Aust
  
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• Chance of rain increasing through the weekend

  01-04-2025 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Clouds and showers have arrived bringing some light showers in many spots.We are giving today a 20% chance of rain with most afternoon high temperatures will rise to the low to mid 80s. BLOG: Here's when triple digits return to AustinThe thunderstorm chances today and Thursday come with severe risk of hail up to the size of a quarter and gusty, potentially damaging w
  
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• San Antonio children at center of Amber Alert found, alert discontinued

  01-04-2025 06:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An Amber alert that was issued on Monday night for two San Antonio children was discontinued early Tuesday.
  The Texas Department of Public Safety said the 1-year-old and 11-year-old at the center of the alert were found.
  It's not clear at this time if any charges have been filed in connection to the case.
  
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• Amber alert issued for missing children in San Antonio

  01-04-2025 06:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An Amber alert was issued on Monday night for two missing children last seen in San Antonio.
  The Texas Department of Public Safety said it was actively searching for 1-year-old Aspen Johnson and 11-year-old Kaudrie Garant.
  Authorities said the two children were last seen with 35-year-old Scott Young and 30-year-old Leigh Sanford. The vehicle they are known to drive is a white 2013 Chevy Silverado with Texas license plate #JCH5569 or a black Chevy Corvette with Texas license plat
  
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• Alternative version of Ozempic, Wegovy may not be available much longer

  01-04-2025 06:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Affordable and alternative versions of popular weight loss drugs, like Ozempic and Wegovy, may no longer be available.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered compounding pharmacies to stop making those versions after recently deciding there is no longer a shortage of semaglutide -- one of the main ingredients for Ozempic and Wegovy.A compounding pharmacy, like People's Rx, can make its own versions that can sometimes be more affordable and accessible than name brand drugs
  
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• Reds ride De La Cruz's big game to thump Rangers 14-3

  01-04-2025 06:14 via kxan.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz had a single, double and two home runs for a career-high seven RBIs, Brady Singer pitched seven scoreless innings in his Cincinnati debut, and the Reds routed the Texas Rangers 14-3 on Monday night.Singer, who was acquired in November from the Kansas City Royals, became the first Reds pitcher with seven-plus scoreless innings in a debut since Tom Seaver on June 18, 1977, against Montreal. The 28-year-old right-hander struck out eight, walked two and allowe
  
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• Two Rockdale children found after Amber alert issued

  01-04-2025 05:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A 5-year-old and a 6-year-old from Rockdale were found after an Amber alert was issued following their disappearance, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.The two children were originally considered missing after last being seen in Rockdale Sunday night.
  
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• Amber alert issued for two Rockdale children

  01-04-2025 05:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An Amber alert was issued Monday night for two children who were abducted in Rockdale, Texas.
  The Texas Department of Public Safety said it is actively looking for 5-year-old Emmett Castilleja and 6-year-old Appollo Castilleja.An Amber alert was issued Monday night for two children who were abducted in Rockdale, Texas. (Courtesy Texas Department Of Public Safety)Authorities said the suspect was identified as 35-year-old Brittney Shields.
  If you have any information on their wher
  
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• Remains found in California decades ago ID'd as missing New York 13-year-old

  01-04-2025 04:57 via kxan.com
  
  SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) – A 13-year-old girl who was found dead along a river in California's Santa Cruz County three decades ago was recently identified through DNA testing, investigators said.The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office partnered with a forensic DNA lab, Othram, to develop new leads in the cold case. "As a result of this collaboration, we successfully identified the remains as those of 13-year-old Laura O’Malley from Queens, New York," the sheriff's office wrote Tuesda
  
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• Girl, 9, dies after procedure at California dental office

  01-04-2025 04:49 via kxan.com
  
  VISTA, Calif. (KSWB/KUSI) – Authorities are looking into the death of a 9-year-old girl that happened hours after she underwent general anesthesia for a dental surgery at Dreamtime Dentistry in Vista, Calif. on March 18.A statement from Dr. Ryan Watkins, a dentist anesthesiologist at Dreamtime Dentistry, says, in part, “The patient was referred to our office for dental treatment under general anesthesia due to her young age and acute situational anxiety. Throughout the procedure she
  
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• Autism Society of Texas holds day of advocacy at Texas Capitol

  01-04-2025 04:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Just ahead of Autism Acceptance month, the Autism Society of Texas held a day of advocacy at the Texas Capitol.Advocates spent the day visiting lawmakers' offices to advocate for their priorities that are coming up in the legislative session.The Autism Society of Texas "changes lives by connecting families and individuals to community resources and support through Texas," according to the nonprofit's website.One of the big issues on their minds is special education, especially w
  
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• Police seek public help to find missing man in Llano

  01-04-2025 04:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Llano Police Department seeks public help to find 31-year-old Bradley Ty Tribble, who was last seen on Friday. Tribble does not have his phone on him, according to authorities.He was reported missing around noon on March 29, after leaving his family's home on foot in the 1400 block of East Luce Street on March 28, according to police. The Llano Police Department asked the public for help on Monday to find 31-year-old Bradley Ty Tribble, who was last seen on Friday. (Courtesy
  
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• Texas Longhorns end 22-year Final Four drought with win over TCU in Elite Eight

  01-04-2025 03:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — For the first time since 2003, the Texas Longhorns women's basketball team is headed to the Final Four.Texas defeated TCU 58-47 Monday in the Elite Eight at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, to punch their ticket to Tampa, Florida, and another date with South Carolina on April 4. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. CDT.Texas head coach Vic Schaefer reacts after a call during the first half against TCU in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament Monday, March
  
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• Affidavit: Man drags APD sergeant 30 feet while riding motorcycle

  01-04-2025 03:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --- An Austin police sergeant was dragged for 30 feet while trying to arrest someone on a motorcycle, according to an affidavit.The court documents said officers responded to a large number of bikers blocking traffic and doing wheelies at the intersection of North Lamar Boulevard and West Braker Lane.
  The affidavit said it happened a little after 10 p.m. Friday. Officials said the bikers went from the intersection to the Walnut Creek Elementary School parking lot.According to the a
  
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• Man pleads guilty to murder of parents, sentenced to life in prison

  01-04-2025 02:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A Williamson County man pleaded guilty on Monday in connection with the murder of his parents at their Georgetown home in January 2024.A Williamson County District Attorney's Office press release said Seth Carnes, 47, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.According to the press release, Carnes was indicted in connection with the death of his parents, retired District Court Judge Alfred Carnes and Susan Carnes. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Detective: Son alleged
  
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