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• Last WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin ends support for benefitting charities

  26-03-2023 05:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Once this year's World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play wraps up, so will its support for the two charitable organizations it raises money for.The tournament has benefitted First Tee, a golf-based leadership program for kids, for the last 8 years and Dell Children's HERE Campaign, which helps families pay for treatment at Dell Children's Medical Center, since 2020.As KXAN.com reported earlier this month, the tournament's executive director announced the WGC-D
  
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• 4 puppies left in hot car while owner dined at Disney: animal services

  14-05-2024 01:55 via kxan.com
  
  ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A pet owner could face felony charges after leaving four "Bernedoodle" puppies inside a hot car at Disney Springs last Saturday.
  The 13-week-old pups, a mix between a Bernese mountain dog and a poodle, had just been purchased from a breeder.
  A security guard saw the puppies in distress inside a hot car in a parking garage. First responders arrived to find one puppy unresponsive. Despite life-saving measures, the puppy died. These cars and trucks are thieves&rsq
  
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• Motorcyclist in deadly crash identified by APD

  14-05-2024 01:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department identified a motorcyclist Monday who died in a single-motorcycle crash May 10. MAP: Where have Austin’s fatal crashes occurred in 2024?Police said the crash happened in the 13700 block of Immanuel Road. Tarl Sears, 53, was pronounced dead at the scene.
  APD said this crash is considered Austin's 26th fatal crash of 2024, resulting in 26 fatalities this year. On the date of this crash in 2023, 34 people had died in 34 fatal crashes.Police sa
  
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• How much money did the 2023 ACL Music Festival bring to Austin?

  14-05-2024 01:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — C3 Presents, which produces the Austin City Limits Music Festival, presented the Austin Parks Foundation with an $8.1 million check Monday that will go toward improvements at the hundreds of parks and recreation centers throughout the city.
  The festival's commitment to Austin parks is nearly $1 million more than last year's contribution to the foundation. Which 2024 ACL artists are returning acts or from Texas?Festival organizers and city leaders said the 2023 festival had
  
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• Jazz saxophonist David Sanborn dies at 78

  14-05-2024 01:27 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- David Sanborn, known for playing the saxophone on tracks with David Bowie, Stevie Wonder and other iconic artists, has died at age 78.Sanborn died Sunday in Terrytown, New York, after a years-long battle with prostate cancer. Health issues forced him to cancel several scheduled shows earlier this month.US saxophonist David Sanborn performs on the Stravinski Hall stage at the 43rd Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, late Thursday, July 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Keyston
  
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• Video: Louisiana parishioners confront teen with gun trying to enter children's Mass

  14-05-2024 01:17 via kxan.com
  
  ABBEVILLE, La. (KLFY) – Mass service was interrupted at a Louisiana church on Saturday after a teenager dressed in black allegedly opened a back door and brandished a gun.Officers received a call about a suspicious person with a gun at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Abbeville just after 10:30 a.m. Saturday, according to police. Parishioners confronted the subject to prevent him from entering the church service.
  Responding officers arrested the teen and took him into custody.Abbeville police a
  
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• Longhorns baseball regains national rankings in two polls after UCF series win

  14-05-2024 00:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following its fifth consecutive Big 12 series victory, the Texas Longhorns baseball team is creeping back into the national rankings.After reappearing in the Baseball America rankings last week at No. 25, the Longhorns moved up a slot to No. 24 after claiming the Central Florida series 2-1 in Orlando.Horns Report: UT softball gets top seed in tourney for first time; program as a whole wins record amount of Big 12 titlesD1Baseball.com voters were convinced to put Texas back
  
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• 70% of Austinites can walk to a park, 2023 environmental report says

  14-05-2024 00:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Of the findings in the 2023 "State Of Our Environment" report recently published by the City of Austin, staff say they're getting closer to the 2009 city council-set goal of everyone in our city being able to walk to a park.
  According to that report, 70% of people in city limits now live within walking distance of a park, nearly 20,000 more people than the year before.New law could mean fewer parks, less services as Austin continue to growIt also said the City of Austin alone ad
  
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• Proposal to delay regional funding to I-35 expansion project struck down Monday

  13-05-2024 23:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A regional transportation policy board voted against a proposal from several Austin City Council delegates Monday to delay funding on the upcoming Interstate 35 expansion until additional environmental studies are completed.The majority of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization's transportation policy board opposed the recommendation made during Monday's board meeting. Board members and council delegates Alison Alter, Paige Ellis, Vanessa Fuentes and Natasha Ha
  
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• SEC announces Texas men's hoops opponents, sites for first season

  13-05-2024 23:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas men's basketball team knows who and where it'll play in its inaugural Southeastern Conference season after the league announced the pairings Monday.The SEC schedule makers were overall fairly kind to the Longhorns, not sending them into Rupp Arena to take on Kentucky, Knoxville to play Rick Barnes' Tennessee squad, or to Tuscaloosa to play the Alabama Crimson Tide — a Final Four team last season. Horns Report: UT softball gets top seed in tourney for first t
  
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• Why you may get another chance to see the northern lights soon

  13-05-2024 23:10 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The northern lights defied expectations over the weekend by appearing in night skies as far south as Florida and Hawaii. We have solar storm activity to thank – and that activity isn't done just yet.Solar flares and eruptions will likely increase as we reach “solar maximum,” explained Nicola Fox, the director of NASA’s heliophysics division.PHOTOS: ‘Rare’ solar storm passes over Central TexasThe current solar cycle, No. 25, began in Dece
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Crews to conduct controlled demolition of Baltimore bridge wreckage

  13-05-2024 23:08 via kxan.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Crews are expected to conduct a controlled demolition Monday evening to break down the largest remaining steel span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, a major step in the cleanup as officials seek to fully reopen the port’s busy shipping channel by the end of the month.Engineers have been preparing for weeks to use explosives to break down the span, which is an estimated 500 feet (152 meters) long and weighs up to 600 tons (544 metric tons). It l
  
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• VIDEO: Crews conduct controlled demolition of Baltimore bridge wreckage

  13-05-2024 23:08 via kxan.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Crews conducted a controlled demolition Monday to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.The explosives flashed orange and let off plumes of black smoke upon detonation, and the span crumpled into the water in seconds. The longest trusses toppled away from the grounded Dali container ship and slid off its bow, sending a wall of water splashing back toward the ship.Explosive charges are detonated to bring down
  
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• Crews conduct controlled demolition of Baltimore bridge wreckage

  13-05-2024 23:08 via kxan.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Crews conducted a controlled demolition Monday to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.The explosives flashed orange and let off plumes of black smoke upon detonation, and the span crumpled into the water in seconds. The longest trusses toppled away from the grounded Dali container ship and slid off its bow, sending a wall of water splashing back toward the ship.It marked a major step in freeing the ship, wh
  
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• Some in Kyle worry about the future of water, council member hosts an event

  13-05-2024 22:59 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) – As more people move to one of the fast-growing cities in the country, Kyle residents worry if there will be enough water to support everyone into the future.
  Severe drought that has troubled the entire region has led to a shrinking water supply in Kyle. The city remains under Stage 3 drought restrictions and earlier this month the city council approved a contract to buy water from neighboring San Marcos.FOLO: Why water flow continues to slow at Jacob’s WellKyle C
  
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• LIVE Horns Report: UT softball gets top seed in tourney for first time; program as a whole wins record amount of Big 12 titles

  13-05-2024 21:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The NCAA softball tournament bracket is set and the Texas Longhorns are seeded No. 1 for the first time.The selection committee made the announcement Sunday during a live broadcast on ESPN2, giving the Longhorns the top spot over No. 2 Oklahoma despite the Sooners winning the Big 12 Conference tournament championship game over Texas the day prior. In the end, Texas was still at the top of the RPI table and beat Oklahoma two out of three games during the regular season, so t
  
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• Horns Report: UT softball gets top seed in tourney for first time; program as a whole wins record amount of Big 12 titles

  13-05-2024 21:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The NCAA softball tournament bracket is set and the Texas Longhorns are seeded No. 1 for the first time.The selection committee made the announcement Sunday during a live broadcast on ESPN2, giving the Longhorns the top spot over No. 2 Oklahoma despite the Sooners winning the Big 12 Conference tournament championship game over Texas the day prior. In the end, Texas was still at the top of the RPI table and beat Oklahoma two out of three games during the regular season, so t
  
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• Horns Report: UT softball gets top seed in tourney for first time; program as a whole wins record 14 Big 12 titles

  13-05-2024 21:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The NCAA softball tournament bracket is set and the Texas Longhorns are seeded No. 1 for the first time.The selection committee made the announcement Sunday during a live broadcast on ESPN2, giving the Longhorns the top spot over No. 2 Oklahoma despite the Sooners winning the Big 12 Conference tournament championship game over Texas the day prior. In the end, Texas was still at the top of the RPI table and beat Oklahoma two out of three games during the regular season, so t
  
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• Round Rock police responding to 'barricaded' person report

  13-05-2024 20:35 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) -- Round Rock Police Department officers are responding to reports of a "barricaded" person, refusing to leave a residence Monday afternoon.
  The department posted on X at 12:21 p.m. that the incident follows a domestic dispute, and that there is no threat to the public.
  It's happening in the 2400 block of Meadow Brook Drive, a neighborhood between Old Settlers Boulevard and East Bowman Road.
  Police did not indicate whether traffic was being impacted by the incident.
  
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• 1 arrested after 'barricaded' person incident in Round Rock

  13-05-2024 20:35 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — One person was arrested Monday after Round Rock Police Department officers responded to reports of a "barricaded" person, refusing to leave a residence Monday afternoon.
  The department posted on X at 12:21 p.m. that the incident followed a domestic dispute. In an update, police said the person was taken into custody and charged with assault by strangulation, a third-degree felony.The incident happened in the 2400 block of Meadow Brook Drive, a neighborhood betwee
  
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• Indeed announces layoffs for 8% of staff, just over a year after its last layoffs

  13-05-2024 19:57 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: The above video shows KXAN News' top morning headlines from Monday, May 13, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Indeed, an employment company co-headquartered in Austin, is letting go of roughly 8% of its staff, according to a letter shared with employees Monday from CEO Chris Hyams. March 2023: Indeed laying off 15% of staff, around 2,200 peopleThe layoffs affect many groups and regions, but they are not across the board, the letter noted. They are mostly concentrated in the U.S. and
  
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• Democrats urge special session to increase Texas school funding

  13-05-2024 19:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas Democrats urged Gov. Greg Abbott to call lawmakers back for a special legislative session Monday, citing "the urgent need to address school finance and improve funding for all of our school districts." Despite Texas’ record budget surplus, schools face deficitsSome of Texas' largest school districts face massive budget deficits, forcing some to cut teachers and staff for next school year. Democrats blame the cash crunch on the legislature's failure to increas
  
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• Travis County to discuss how taxpayers can help low-income families access childcare

  13-05-2024 19:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Dozens of parents, childcare providers and employees rallied on the Texas Capitol steps Monday, taking the day off, hoping to get through to lawmakers.
  On the day of a national movement called, "A Day Without Childcare," the group is asking for better funding in order to make childcare more affordable, and to improve employee wages.
  This comes as Travis County is set to discuss the proposed tax rate election for the 2025 Tax Year. Commissioners will look at how the count ca
  
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• Travis County to discuss how taxpayers can help low-income families access child care

  13-05-2024 19:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Dozens of parents, child care providers and employees rallied on the Texas Capitol steps Monday, taking the day off, hoping to get through to lawmakers.
  "Dairy Queen workers make more than child care workers," Cherlita Robertson, a childcare center director said.
  On the day of a national movement called, "A Day Without Childcare," the group is asking for better funding in order to make child care more affordable, and to improve employee wages.
  "It's $1,500 alone a month jus
  
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• Ascension continues to investigate cybersecurity event, notified the FBI

  13-05-2024 19:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --- It's now been several days since Ascension, a healthcare company in Central Texas, said it detected unusual activity on network systems, which they believed to be a “cybersecurity event.” PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Ascension warns of cyber security event amid ‘unusual activity’The announcement came on Wednesday, May 8.
  “At this time we continue to investigate the situation,” Ascension said. “We responded immediately, initiated our investigation
  
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• 'Semi-truck' rolled over in south Austin, AFD says

  13-05-2024 18:35 via kxan.com
  
  The above video shows KXAN News' top morning headlines from Monday, May 13, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) — A tractor-trailer truck reportedly rolled over in south Austin Monday morning, trapping the people inside of it, the Austin Fire Department said on social media.Just after 11 a.m., AFD said it responded to a vehicle rescue call at East Ben White Boulevard and South Congress Avenue turnaround.In an update, AFD said everyone is out of the truck and the alarm will be downgraded.Austin-Travis Count
  
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• Jarrell ISD teacher a quarterfinalist in national teaching competition

  13-05-2024 17:57 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: The above video shows KXAN News' top morning headlines from Monday, May 13, 2024.JARRELL, Texas (KXAN) — A Jarrell Independent School District middle school teacher is a quarterfinalist in a national teachers competition.Alexandria Krause is a teacher for sixth grade leadership and success at Jarrell Middle School. She's also currently in seventh place within the quarterfinals of the America's Favorite Teacher competition.Krause said she saw an advertisement for the competit
  
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• Jarrell ISD teacher a quarter finalist in national teaching competition

  13-05-2024 17:57 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: The above video shows KXAN News' top morning headlines from Monday, May 13, 2024.JARRELL, Texas (KXAN) — A Jarrell Independent School District middle school teacher is a quarter finalist in a national teachers competition.Alexandria Krause is a teacher for sixth grade leadership and success at Jarrell Middle School. She's also currently in seventh place within the quarter finals of the America's Favorite Teacher competition.Krause said she saw an advertisement for the compet
  
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• Former Texas linebacker S’Maje Burrell faces felony charge in April crash, affidavit says

  13-05-2024 17:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Former Texas Longhorns linebacker S’Maje Burrell faces a felony charge in a crash that left at least one other person injured, according to Travis County court documents. The crash is the same one that resulted in Tennessee Titans and former Longhorns defensive lineman T’Vondre Sweat being charged with a DWI last month.
  The crash happened Sunday, April 7 on Interstate 35 near Howard and Parmer Lane. Austin police said the call for the crash came in at 4:41 a.m.Burrel
  
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• Roaring Kitty returns, and GameStop surges 40%

  13-05-2024 17:35 via kxan.com
  
  The man at the center of the pandemic meme stock craze returned to the social platform X for the first time in three years and sent prices of some of those stocks surging overnight.Keith Gill, better known as “Roaring Kitty,” posted an image on Sunday of a man sitting forward in his chair, a meme used by gamers when things are getting serious.He followed that tweet with a YouTube video from years before saying, “That’s all for now cuz I’m out of breath. FYI her
  
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