AFD responding to reported spray booth fire inside warehouse
Austin fire crews are on the scene of a reported industrial fire near E. Ben White Boulevard.
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Austin firefighters respond to spray booth fire inside warehouse
Austin Fire received reports of a "spray booth fire" inside a warehouse that contains "hazardous materials."
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Finnish tech companies visit Austin as cities forge new partnership
A Finnish technology delegation is visiting Central Texas as Austin and Tampere, Finland, launch a new partnership aimed at connecting businesses working in artificial intelligence, robotics and advanced manufacturing....
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Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico rallies UT Austin students, urges voting
With the midterm election 11 days away, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico rallied hundreds of students at the University of Texas at Austin on Fri...
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Man admits beating dad to death in picturesque town decades ago after bragging to cops about 'first body'
A New Hampshire man faces up to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing his father more than 20 years ago.
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Ex-Texas Tech professor gets 40 years for running 'pink flamingo' fentanyl ring
Former Texas Tech assistant professor Daniel Taylor was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for manufacturing and distributing custom "pink flamingo" fentanyl....
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America's most famous real-life haunted places — 10 frightening locations
Every October, crowds pack pumpkin patches and costume aisles to seek out a good low-stakes fright for the seasonal theme. However, for many places around the country it is not all fun and games....
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AI giant Anthropic files to make stock market debut
Anthropic publicly filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on Monday morning in what is expected to be a historic stock market debut.
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Eric Bauza, the voice of Bugs Bunny and many other Looney Tunes characters, dies suddenly, family says
Voice actor Eric Bauza, who succeeded Mel Blanc in voicing lovable Looney Tunes characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, had died, his family announced Sunday night....
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Open enrollment begins: What Medicare beneficiaries need to know for 2027
From GLP-1 drug prices to higher deductibles, several Medicare changes could affect seniors' wallets in 2027.
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Americans spent $110B on the lottery in 2024, analysis finds
The average American spent $323 on lottery tickets in 2024.
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Texas high school football 2026: Central Texas Week 9 rankings
High school football is underway in Central Texas and FOX 7 has your post-week 9 rankings.
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Transgender Education Network of Texas takes legal action against Croatian company, Wyoming LLC
"The Mailer was engineered so that the public and state officials would conclude that TENT was seeking to contact other people’s children about controversial subjects when TENT has done nothing of the sort."...