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• APD investigating after man found dead in southeast Austin wooded area

  04-01-2025 20:09 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that the Austin Police Department is investigating the incident as a suspicious death. Police previously told KXAN that it was investigating the incident as a homicide.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Police are investigating after a body was found after a fire in a wooded area of southeast Austin.Austin Police responded to an agency assist hotshot call around 3:50 a.m. Saturday in the 1700 block of Nelms Drive, near Interstate 35 and William Cannon Dri
  
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• DPS seeks public help to identify woman who died in New Year's Day crash

  09-01-2025 22:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Texas Department of Public Safety seeks public help to identify a woman who died in a crash in Del Valle on New Year's Day, the agency said in a news release.DPS said the crash happened around 8:20 p.m. when a vehicle was traveling eastbound in the 10800 block of McAngus Road.
  "After cresting a small hill, the vehicle struck a female pedestrian who was in the roadway. The driver was unable to take evasive action. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the inves
  
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• VIDEO: Train in Kyle hits power lines that were downed in crash

  09-01-2025 21:52 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) -- A 25-year-old Kyle man was arrested and charged after a Wednesday night crash ultimately caused a train to collide with power lines in Kyle, according to the police department.Anthony Miller was arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated in connection with the crash, according to the Kyle Police Department.KXAN is working to find attorney information for Miller to request a comment on his charge. This story will be updated if we receive a response.
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• How Texans can help those impacted by California wildfires

  09-01-2025 20:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- More than 180,000 people have evacuated and thousands of structures have burned as multiple fires continue to rage across the greater Los Angeles area Thursday, according to reporting from the Associated Press.Amid the devastation, here are ways Texans can help donate or provide resources to those in need.American Red CrossHundreds of American Red Cross workers are on the grounds in southern California to aid those fleeing from the fires, the nonprofit organization confirmed Thu
  
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• Here's what winter weather looks like around Texas today

  09-01-2025 20:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin didn’t quite get what we were anticipating in terms of winter weather, but the city still experienced hours of rain and near-freezing temperatures overnight Wednesday into Thursday. Other cities in Texas, however, received a well-rounded mix of winter weather.In Lubbock, there was mixed wintry precipitation forecast for the area, with a total snow accumulations of up to 4 inches. There was also a possibility of ice forming from freezing rain. NEXT: KXAN First W
  
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• Austin continues plans to reopen Sixth Street to vehicles on weekends

  09-01-2025 18:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The city of Austin is closing several parking spots along Sixth Street as it advances its pilot project to reopen the roadway to traffic on the weekends, Austin's Assistant City Manager Eddie Garcia confirmed to KXAN.An initial phase for reopening Sixth Street began Thursday, Dec. 5, and only included reintroducing vehicular traffic on the roadway on Thursday and Sunday nights. Sixth Street remained closed between Red River and Brazos Streets on Fridays and Saturdays during this
  
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• Jimmy Carter to receive state funeral in DC before Georgia burial

  09-01-2025 15:02 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Former President Jimmy Carter will be honored Thursday with a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral before a second service in his hometown in Georgia.President Joe Biden, who was the first sitting senator to endorse Carter's 1976 presidential campaign, will deliver a eulogy for his fellow Democrat just 11 days before he leaves office. All of Carter's living successors are expected to attend the Washington funeral, including President-elect Dona
  
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• Jimmy Carter honored with state funeral in DC before Georgia burial

  09-01-2025 15:02 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Former President Jimmy Carter will be honored Thursday with a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral before a second service in his hometown in Georgia.President Joe Biden, who was the first sitting senator to endorse Carter's 1976 presidential campaign, will deliver a eulogy for his fellow Democrat just 11 days before he leaves office. All of Carter's living successors are expected to attend the Washington funeral, including President-elect Dona
  
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• Jimmy Carter honored at state funeral in DC before Georgia burial: 'He loved people'

  09-01-2025 15:02 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Former President Jimmy Carter was honored Thursday at a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral before a second service in his hometown in Georgia.President Joe Biden, who was the first sitting senator to endorse Carter's 1976 presidential campaign, delivered a eulogy for his fellow Democrat just 11 days before he leaves office. All of Carter's living successors were in attendance at the Washington funeral, including President-elect Donald Trump.B
  
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• Weekend Watch: Second Chance Saturday

  09-01-2025 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  Austin (KXAN) -- Austin Pets Alive! is kicking off their year with their monthly Second Chance Saturday event on January 11th.
  Each of their five thrift store locations will be hosting the event which features deep discounts on many items. All proceeds for the sales go back to the shelter to house and feed the animals.The event will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., however, adoptable pets will be featured from Noon to 2 p.m. There will also be giveaways, beverages, vendors and more.Here are a list of
  
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• LIVE: Weekend Watch: Second Chance Saturday

  09-01-2025 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  Austin (KXAN) -- Austin Pets Alive! is kicking off their year with their monthly Second Chance Saturday event on January 11th.
  Each of their five thrift store locations will be hosting the event which features deep discounts on many items. All proceeds for the sales go back to the shelter to house and feed the animals.The event will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., however, adoptable pets will be featured from Noon to 2 p.m. There will also be giveaways, beverages, vendors and more.Here are a list of
  
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• La Niña has officially started: What happens next

  09-01-2025 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Climate Prediction Center announced Thursday that La Niña has officially started. A detailed analysis found La Niña began in December 2024 with a weak La Niña favored during the rest of this winter.La Niña is the cool phase of ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) that is marked by sea-surface water temperatures 0.5ºC below the climatological average in a key area of the eastern Pacific.La Niña typically has the greatest impacts o
  
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• Austin construction company to lay off 114 employees

  09-01-2025 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Tuesday, ICON Technology, Inc., a construction company in Austin, filed a WARN Notice with the Texas Workforce Commission stating it was laying off 114 employees in Travis County.According to the notice, the layoff would occur on March 8.ICON most recently developed a 3D-printed facility at Camp Mabry, a military base in Austin.An ICON spokesperson provided the following statement regarding the layoffs.
  We recently made a difficult decision to re-align our team and team
  
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• Austin ISD phone lines down Thursday

  09-01-2025 14:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Independent School District phone lines are down due to an outage with the vendor, according to the district.
  AISD sent an alert to families Thursday morning notifying them of the outage.
  The alert read, "Austin ISD phone lines are down due to an outage with our vendor. Please connect with your campus via email or in-person. In case of an emergency, use a cell phone to call 911. Check your email for more information."AISD did not say whether the outage with the
  
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• POLL: What is the best KXAN viewer photo of 2024?

  09-01-2025 14:30 via kxan.com
  
  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 by viewers just like you.We want to showcase some of the best pictures we receive, so throughout 2024, we held a series of polls to determine the best photo from each month. Now that we have our 12 monthly winners, it's time to choose the best photo of the year!Look through the 12 pictures below, then
  
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• New body camera video as family still waits for answers a year after scooter death

  09-01-2025 14:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Teneisha Plummer raised her voice, as she stood up in her mother’s living room, gesturing at the Austin police detectives who had just shown up at the northeast Austin apartment. What she heard them suggest was almost unbelievable.“You have to give us a better explanation, because I'm getting agitated right now because you basically telling me you about to rule it out as an accident,” Teneisha demanded in newly released body-worn camera footage from Jan. 9
  
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• LIVE: Thousands of homes burn in Los Angeles wildfires

  09-01-2025 13:19 via kxan.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (NEXSTAR) — A fast-moving fire broke out in the hills above Hollywood Boulevard and threatened some of the most popular Los Angeles tourist spots as firefighters battled to get control on two other major blazes that killed five people, put 130,000 people under evacuation orders and ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to inland Pasadena.Palisades Fire torches 1,000 structures, most destructive in Los Angeles history Eaton Fire victim dies holding a hose, defendi
  
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• LIVE: Biden gives update on devastating Los Angeles wildfires

  09-01-2025 13:19 via kxan.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (NEXSTAR) — Firefighters began to slow the spread of deadly and devastating fires in the Los Angeles area Thursday after the ferocious winds that drove the fast-moving flames diminished, but the largest blazes still burned out of control. ‘Thousands’ of structures destroyed in Palisades Fire, officials say Eaton Fire victim dies holding a hose, defending homeCrews were able to knock down a major threat that broke out Wednesday evening in the
  
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• APD investigating 2nd homicide of the year after body found in east Austin

  09-01-2025 12:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Police Department detectives are investigating the second homicide of 2025 after a body was found at an apartment complex in east Austin overnight.
  APD officers responded to a call around 1:44 a.m. that reported a body lying in a pool of blood at an apartment complex in the 5700 block of Manor Road.
  Police said during a press briefing early Thursday that officers found the person "with trauma to the neck," and the person was pronounced dead on the scene. Police could not
  
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• Hays County Sheriff opens 2025 Citizens Academy applications

  09-01-2025 05:28 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Sheriff Anthony Hipolito announced on Wednesday, that applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Spring session of the Hays County Sheriff's Office Citizens Academy.The 12-week program is designed to help Hays County residents gain a deeper understanding of the county's sheriff's office and the criminal justice system, according to the release.
  HCSO said the academy will begin on Feb. 20, and run on Thursday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Public Safety B
  
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• Hollywood Hills fire breaks out as deadly wildfires burn out of control across Los Angeles area

  09-01-2025 04:41 via kxan.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fast-moving fire in the Hollywood Hills erupted Wednesday night as more evacuations were ordered for Los Angeles residents and fire crews battled three other major blazes that killed at least five people.
  The Sunset Fire was burning near the Hollywood Bowl and other iconic landmarks in the Hollywood Hills.
  Winds were easing and firefighters from across the state were relieving exhausted crews, but the danger was far from over. As officials provided an update on the fir
  
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• Paxton continues lawsuit against Pfizer regarding vaccine efficiency

  09-01-2025 04:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a notice of appeal on Wednesday to continue his lawsuit against Pfizer Inc., for its alleged "unlawful misrepresentations concerning the COVID-19 vaccine."
  The case was previously dropped by a federal district court. The judge claimed that the federal government had given Pfizer immunity through the Public Readiness and Emergency Act, the release said.
  Back in November 2023, Paxton sued the pharmaceutical company for misrepresenting the ef
  
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• No. 2 Auburn hangs on for 87-82 win after late Texas rally

  09-01-2025 03:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Johni Broome had 20 points and 12 rebounds as No. 2 Auburn withstood a late Texas rally for an 87-82 victory Tuesday night to give coach Bruce Pearl the school record for career wins.Auburn (14-1, 2-0 SEC) led by 21 in the second half, and bullied the Longhorns with its size and length for long stretches, only to watch Texas fight back behind Arthur Kaluma and Jordan Pope to get within three in the final minute.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories lik
  
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• Texas' Jahdae Barron is trying to enjoy the moments with the Longhorns while he can

  09-01-2025 03:26 via kxan.com
  
  IRVING, Texas (KXAN) — Before the Longhorns' overtime win over Arizona State in the Peach Bowl on Jan. 10, Texas defensive back Jahdae Barron took a moment to appreciate his football family.Texas is in its 16th game of the season Friday at the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, and while Barron hopes they'll get to 17, he said he had to stop and soak in the time leading up to a thrilling 39-31 win over the Sun Devils. He said the team's connection is w
  
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• Burnet County preparing for winter weather

  09-01-2025 03:09 via kxan.com
  
  BURNET, Texas (KXAN) – With colder temperatures moving across Texas, local and state agencies are gearing up for winter weather.“It is kind of scary, it is mother nature after all,” said Michael Jamail, who was driving through Marble Falls.Jamail said he has been watching the weather forecast all week and is not a fan of the colder temperatures. Gov. Greg Abbott says cold, below freezing temperatures to impact the state through Friday”We live in Texas, we don’t live
  
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• Man survives being buried in avalanche while snowshoeing in Colorado

  09-01-2025 02:39 via kxan.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) — A man snowshoeing in Colorado's San Juan Mountains survived with only minor injuries after being partially buried by an avalanche on Sunday.According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), a man and woman were snowshoeing north of Red Mountain Pass in Ouray County, about 100 miles south of Grand Junction. The duo said they planned on staying on the road where they were familiar with the area and had traveled during the winter before.The information center said
  
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• Artificial intelligence company relocates headquarters to Austin, AI jobs on the rise

  09-01-2025 01:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --- Another tech company moved from California to Austin's 'Silicon Hills,' a nickname for the thousands of high-tech companies in the Austin area.
  According to local commercial real estate agency, Colliers, there are more than 3,000 tech companies and startups in Austin. Artificial intelligence and intelligent automation company, ABBYY, recently added itself to that growing list.
  Chief Product and Technology Officer Patrick Jean listed several reasons for the move.
  "University of
  
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• 1,010 unhoused Austinites died in six years, deaths are rising

  09-01-2025 01:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – A new report shows that over 1,000 unhoused people died from 2018 to 2023, according to a release from the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO). ECHO released Wednesday the Bridging for Better Outcomes report, which was the result of collecting and analyzing six years of data from various entities to get a comprehensive look at who and how people are dying on Austin streets. “[The data] was hard to see,” said Danica Fraher, the health care sy
  
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• Man wanted in El Salvador murder investigation arrested in Lakeway

  09-01-2025 01:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Wednesday, the Lakeway Police Department said it arrested a man wanted for murder by El Salvadorian authorities.LPD said Luis Manuel Hernandez Bonilla was pulled over for a traffic violation Tuesday near the 2800 block of Ranch Road 620 South.According to police, officers discovered Hernandez Bonilla was a reported gang member, as well as wanted in connection with a homicide in El Salvador.LPD said Hernandez Bonilla was arrested without incident.
  
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• Dealing with anxiety ahead of severe weather in Central Texas

  09-01-2025 00:51 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The transcript of this live Q&A has been edited for brevity and clarity.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A recent study released by Thriveworks, a mental health organization in Cedar Park, found that 32% of the people surveyed cited natural disasters or weather as a main source of anxiety.As Central Texas soon sees temperatures drop into the 30s on Thursday, KXAN's Will DuPree and Avery Travis spoke to Licensed Professional Counselor Kathryn "Nin" Emery on managing that anxiety during e
  
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