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• Update on Ruidoso wildfires Tuesday morning after mandatory evacuations

  18-06-2024 18:27 via kxan.com
  
  RUIDOSO, N.M. -- The Village of Ruidoso on Monday announced evacuations for the entire village as the South Fork Fire threatens the area. Officials posted an update Tuesday morning and said the South Fork Fire and Salt Fire were both at 0% containment. Lubbock YWCA to make security update after ex-employee accused of making child pornography
  As of 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, the Village of Ruidoso said the South Fork Fire was burning at 13,921 acres and the Salt Fire was at 4,876 acres. You can find a ma
  
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• ‘It smells like manure’: Some Kyle neighbors say wastewater facility odors affecting quality of life

  26-06-2024 21:32 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) – Gabby Kleman, a nurse, moved to the Waterleaf neighborhood, a few miles east of Kyle’s downtown, in 2021. “When we first moved, we liked the area,” she said. “We've been in Kyle for about six years now. It was close proximity to everything.”But they quickly learned they were in close proximity to something else – not by seeing it but by smelling it. “It was purely the scent,” Kleman said. “It smells like m
  
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• SXSW will not be sponsored by the US Army, weapons manufacturers in 2025

  26-06-2024 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- South by Southwest has dropped the U.S. Army and weapons manufacturing companies from its list of sponsors for its 2025 festival.Bands pull out of SXSW over U.S. Army sponsorship, Gaza war SXSW posted a message on its website stating the change.
  "After careful consideration, we are revising our sponsorship model. As a result, the US Army, and companies who engage in weapons manufacturing, will not be sponsors of SXSW 2025," the webpage reads.
  This follows a mass exodus of b
  
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• What new Longhorns head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle said during his introductory press conference

  26-06-2024 20:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Jim Schlossnagle spoke for the first time as Texas' new head baseball coach Wednesday after being plucked from rivals Texas A&M following their Men's College World Series runner-up finish, and he was steadfast in explaining why he left the Aggies so abruptly.His friendship with Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte, stemming from the eight years they spent together at TCU from 2010-17, was the most important aspect of the move. While they talked "all the time," during
  
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• 'Unknown circumstances': Body found in roadway near West Lake Hills

  26-06-2024 20:22 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Wednesday, June 26, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin-Travis County EMS said one person was dead from “unknown circumstances” after a body was discovered in the roadway Wednesday.ATCEMS said the body was found at 12:30 p.m. near the 4300 block of Westbank Drive near Camp Craft Road in West Lake Hills.Medics obtained a “deceased on-scene” declaration without utilizing resuscitative effor
  
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• Austin EMS responds to nearly 30 heat-related calls over 2-day period

  26-06-2024 19:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin-Travis County EMS medics have responded to nearly 30 heat-related calls since Monday.
  ATCEMS said on its X account Wednesday morning that medics have responded to 28 heat-related incidents over the last two days.
  The medical service also reminded people that a Heat Advisory is in effect through 7 p.m. Wednesday.According to the KXAN First Warning Weather Team, peak heat index (feels-like) temperatures will reach 105-110º at times.ATCEMS advised people to drink plenty
  
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• Travis County attorney to share update on UT protest cases

  26-06-2024 18:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Travis County attorney is set to share an update Wednesday afternoon about the dozens of criminal trespass cases related to protesters getting arrested almost two months ago at the University of Texas at Austin campus.
  Delia Garza's office shared she will host a news conference at 3 p.m. in downtown Austin to talk about the arrests during the April 29 pro-Palestinian protests. KXAN will offer a live stream of her remarks in this story and on the station's Facebook page.
  
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• APD officer whose murder case ended in a hung jury won't be re-tried

  26-06-2024 18:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Travis County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday a grand jury issued No True Bills in Austin Police Department Officer Christopher Taylor's case in connection with the death of Michael Ramos.The decision ended the prosecution of the case against Taylor.The grand jury concluded its review of the case Tuesday, according to the DA’s office. Mike Ramos Act would create new standards for officer discipline, release of body cam footage in TexasTaylor was on
  
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• TCSO investigating homicide in northeast Austin

  26-06-2024 17:19 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Wednesday, June 26, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Travis County Sheriff's Office is investigating after one person was killed in northeast Austin on Tuesday.TCSO said the incident occurred in the 6800 block of Boyce Lane, near the intersection of Boyce Lane and Farmhaven Road around 6:05 p.m. on Tuesday.
  Authorities said they received a 911 call in which the caller "said someone had been killed," according to a pr
  
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• Delegate Tracker: Results of the 2024 Republican and Democratic primaries

  26-06-2024 17:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Voters in both major parties are choosing their nominees for the 2024 presidential election.Incumbent Democrat Joe Biden clinched his party's nomination on March 12. On the Republican side, former President Donald Trump clinched the Republican nomination later the same night. Who’s running for president in 2024? Here’s a look at the major candidatesFollow along with the interactive charts below as we track each vote and delegate on the road to nomination. Don't
  
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• Female led engineering team works to improve migrant facilities in Reynosa

  26-06-2024 17:01 via kxan.com
  
  HIDALGO, Texas (Border Report) -- A woman-run engineering firm from the United States has been helping to build infrastructure to make life better for about 1,200 asylum-seekers currently living at two main shelters in the dangerous northern Mexican town of Reynosa.Erin Hughes, executive director of the nonprofit Solidarity Engineering, says each shelter currently has over 600 migrants, most of whom live in hot, enclosed tents on the sprawling grounds.They also are helping about 70 migrants livi
  
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• Temperatures, rain, severe storms: Explore Austin's 2024 weather data

  26-06-2024 16:53 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: The video above shows the latest from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) — When it comes to the weather, there are a lot of numbers to keep track of: highs, lows and rainfall totals to name just a few.KXAN has created the charts and graphics below to help you keep track of whatever weather 2024 brings.
  Jump to a section:
  Temperatures
  Rainfall
  Lake Levels
  Severe WeatherFor more weather data, click here to see Austin's heat and cold records or click here to see
  
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• Signs of growth in downtown Taylor as city looks to the future

  26-06-2024 15:51 via kxan.com
  
  TAYLOR, Texas (KXAN) -- Just off the main street that cuts through downtown Taylor is the old First Presbyterian Church that sits on 6th street. Behind the 112-year building is the first hotel to open in downtown in 100 years.
  The Talbot Commons Pocket Hotel is an 11-bedroom, contactless hotel. The developer owns the church that sits in front of it and bought the fellowship hall behind the church to covert those into hotel rooms.It's a sign of the continued growth in downtown Taylor after the ag
  
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• Pedestrian dies in crash on South Congress near William Cannon

  26-06-2024 14:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A section of South Congress Avenue southbound was closed after a pedestrian died in a crash Wednesday morning, according to the Austin Police Department.
  APD said in a post on X at 7:18 a.m. that officers were responding to a deadly crash in the 7200 block of South Congress Avenue. That's south of William Cannon Drive between Cloudview Drive and Meadow Lea Drive.
  Austin-Travis County EMS said medics responded to the crash, which was a vehicle-pedestrian collision.
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• Part of southbound South Congress closed after deadly crash near William Cannon

  26-06-2024 14:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A section of South Congress Avenue southbound was closed Wednesday morning following a fatal crash, according to the Austin Police Department.
  APD said in a post on X at 7:18 a.m. that officers were responding to a deadly crash in the 7200 block of South Congress Avenue. That's south of William Cannon Drive between Cloudview Drive and Meadow Lea Drive.
  Part of the southbound side of South Congress is closed in the area while police investigate.
  APD did not provide any other deta
  
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• US, Mexican officials stress cooperation during binational disaster drill

  26-06-2024 13:21 via kxan.com
  
  JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – The nightmare scenario a few hundred yards from the border wall was but a simulation. The swift Mexican and U.S. response was not.A 7.5-magnitude earthquake had struck as thousands of fans cheered for their team in a packed Juarez soccer stadium. Metal beams and boards littered the stands. Victims were under the rubble.As soon as the Mexican government called for help, American Blackhawks were flying across the border and hovering over Benito Juarez Olympic
  
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• 'Very serious allegations': Hays County District Clerk may get suspended from role

  26-06-2024 05:31 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – People packed a Hays County courtroom Tuesday afternoon to follow a hearing about whether Hays County District Clerk Avrey Anderson – who was elected nearly two years ago at the age of 19 – should be suspended from his role without pay until a potential jury trial in October about his removal from office. After listening to nearly three hours of testimony, visiting Travis County Judge Amy Clark Meachum said she would need more time to review cas
  
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• FOUND: Cedar Park police seek public help finding missing woman with cognitive impairment

  26-06-2024 04:50 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) -- The Cedar Park Police Department provided an update on social media on late Tuesday that Ramos has been found safe.
  See the past story below for more details.
  The Cedar Park Police Department is seeking the public's help in finding a woman who went missing earlier on Tuesday, the agency said on social media Tuesday.Delcy Martinez Ramos, 20, left her home on South Cougar Avenue Tuesday afternoon and has not been seen since, according to CPPD. Police said Martinez Ramos
  
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• Cedar Park police seek public help finding missing woman with cognitive impairment

  26-06-2024 04:50 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) -- The Cedar Park Police Department is seeking the public's help in finding a woman who went missing earlier on Tuesday, the agency said on social media Tuesday.Delcy Martinez Ramos left her home on South Cougar Avenue Tuesday afternoon and has not been seen since, according to CPPD. Police said Martinez Ramos has a cognitive impairment "and may be confused or disoriented."The Cedar Park Police Department is seeking the public's help to find a woman with a cognitive impa
  
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• Cedar Park police: missing 20-year-old woman found safe

  26-06-2024 04:50 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) -- The Cedar Park Police Department said late Tuesday that a missing 20-year-old woman had been found safe.
  The police department said the woman, who has a cognitive impairment, had gone missing from her home Tuesday afternoon.
  Police said in an update shortly before 11 p.m. she was found.
  
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• Black bear lunges at surprised Tennessee park employee, video shows

  26-06-2024 04:23 via kxan.com
  
  GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — A black bear has been euthanized following an incident at the Anakeesta Mountaintop Adventure Park in Gatlinburg, Tennessee last week.The business is also enacting new safety measures to deter future encounters.The encounter took place inside a concessions stand at the recreation park on Thursday around 9:30 p.m. Video filmed by Zachary Recchia shows the animal first at the concession stand counter, and then lunging at an approaching employee who appeared at the
  
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• Concerned parents make up majority of calls to Round Rock's Crisis Response Unit following Juneteenth festival shooting

  26-06-2024 04:20 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) -- Following Round Rock's mass shooting on June 15 that killed two innocent bystanders and injured 14 other people, the fire department's Crisis Response Unit extended its hours to help provide mental health resources for those who needed the service."For us, I think we have felt very sad about the events. But we have felt good about being able to help with the other responders and the rest of the community," Annie Burwell, the unit's program manager said.
  Authorities ha
  
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• WWE Hall of Famer, father of Roman Reigns dies

  26-06-2024 04:16 via kxan.com
  
  (WKBN/NEXSTAR) – A WWE Hall of Famer and the father of one of the most well-known current WWE stars has died at the age of 79. Sika Anoa’i, the father of Roman Reigns and one half of The Wild Samoans tag team, passed away on Tuesday, according to his family.A statement posted to Instagram by his nephew, Jahrus Anoa'i, reads:
  It is with profound sadness that I share the news of the passing of WWE Hall of Famer, Polaivao Leati Sika Anoa’i. He passed away peacefully on June 2
  
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• APD seek public's help to find elderly woman last seen downtown

  26-06-2024 02:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is seeking the public's help to find an elderly woman last seen in downtown Austin on Monday.Around 11:09 a.m., Anne Ringold, 70, was last seen walking eastbound in the 100 block of Sandra Muraida Way, according to an APD news release.According to police, Ringold "regularly walks in the area, with a wheeled cart." She was last seen with her cart and a black bag. Police described her as a white woman, 4 feet 11 inches in height, 90 pounds, straight, s
  
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• APD search warrant connects evidence in Juneteenth shooting to prior Austin cases

  26-06-2024 02:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Court documents obtained by KXAN provided more details on the police investigation into the deadly shooting at a Juneteenth festival at Round Rock's Old Settlers Park.The Austin Police Department reviewed and analyzed evidence gathered by the Round Rock Police Department at the site of the Juneteenth shooting and found common connections to two other, separate incidents this year, the search warrant states.TIMELINE: What has happened since the deadly Round Rock Juneteenth f
  
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• How Austin groups are working to prevent gun violence

  26-06-2024 01:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The U.S. surgeon general declared gun violence as a public health crisis Tuesday, and he urged communities to adopt prevention strategies similar to what Austin already has in place.
  The timing of Dr. Vivek Murthy's announcement comes almost two weeks after a shooting at the Round Rock Juneteenth celebration killed two women and injured at least 14 others. For the local groups working to prevent these kinds of deadly tragedies from happening, this all underscores the import
  
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• 'It's really helpful': Central Texas workforce programs receive thousands in state funding

  26-06-2024 00:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Central Texas nonprofits just got more money to help their efforts increasing our workforce.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Texas allocates more than $6.3M in workforce grantsTwenty workforce skills training and job placement programs received more than $6.3 million in grant funding, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday.The funding came via the Texas Talent Connection grant program, an initiative designed to aid “innovative education and workforce skills training programs that lead to suc
  
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• Texas names Jim Schlossnagle as head baseball coach after MCWS run with Texas A&M

  26-06-2024 00:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It didn't take long for Texas to name a new head baseball coach.After the Longhorns let David Pierce go on Monday, athletic director Chris Del Conte announced Jim Schlossnagle as head coach fresh off a runner-up finish with Texas A&M at the Men's College World Series. He's the 14th head coach in the history of the Longhorns program.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/new
  
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• Reports: Texas to hire Jim Schlossnagle as head baseball coach after MCWS run with Texas A&M

  26-06-2024 00:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It didn't take long for Texas to name a new head baseball coach.After the Longhorns let David Pierce go on Monday, athletic director Chris Del Conte announced Jim Schlossnagle as head coach fresh off a runner-up finish with Texas A&M at the Men's College World Series. He's the 14th head coach in the history of the Longhorns program.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/new
  
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• MAP: Where have Austin's homicides occurred in 2024?

  25-06-2024 23:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN is keeping track of the number of homicides in Austin.As of June 21, 27 homicides have been reported thus far in 2024.Last year, 73 homicides were reported, up from 71 in 2022, but down from a record-high 88 in 2021.The charts below will be updated as we learn new information. Scroll down for a map of where each homicide occurred. If the charts or map do not appear, click here.The chart below shows how the number of homicides reported in recent years changed through th
  
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