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PAWS Shelter of Central Texas and Austin Pets Alive! announced a merger creating Hays County Pets Alive!, a partnership aimed at expanding adoptions, medical care and lifesaving services....
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Kratom, an herbal substance whose components are opioid-related, was found in the investigation into two student deaths at the University of Mississippi, the local narcotics team said on Tuesday....
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U.S. Border Patrol agents recently found a dead migrant inside a train car in the Del Rio Sector.
safety
A fatal car crash in Michigan over the weekend happened after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tried to stop the driver, Grand Rapids police said Tuesday....
government
A new poll shows the race for the U.S. Senate between Ken Paxton and James Talarico is now essentially tied. But the poll also shows a growing problem for one of the candidates within their own party....
business
A federal court has denied an injunction against a land exchange between SpaceX and the federal government, allowing the company to acquire over 700 acres of a South Texas wildlife refuge in exchange for 683 acres of private land....
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The U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s standing in the court of public opinion has improved since the beginning of the year, but more people still disapprove of the department....
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Scientists may have found a biological explanation for "pregnancy brain." Here's what to know.
schools
Students at schools in Hays County and Pflugerville walked out of class Tuesday following the shooting of a 28-year-old man by an ICE agent in North Austin over the weekend....
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Lionel Richie has canceled upcoming shows of his tour following another health scare.
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Photos of the recovery show officials unearthing piles of cat bones.
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A young dog is recovering after she was found shot multiple tines and left in murky water inside an Oklahoma City culvert.
safety
A 74-year-old man was arrested in Delaware and charged with manslaughter after mistakenly shooting and killing a 39-year-old woman.
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New video shows a Waymo robotaxi driving down a closed road and through a Denver farmers market.
safety
Firefly Aerospace is ramping up its spacecraft production. They now have a controlled environment to work on spacecraft elements.
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A federal judge has ruled that conditions in Texas prisons without air conditioning violate inmates’ constitutional rights and ordered the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to install air conditioning throughout its prison system by the end of 2029....
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The University of Mississippi has confirmed the deaths of two Ole Miss students as local law enforcement offers an update on its investigation into how two college-aged students who were found near packaged kratom died....
schools
Students at Kilgore College and Weatherford College can now use federal Pell Grants for short-term workforce training programs.
business
Some CVS customers could be entitled to some money after the pharmacy company reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit.
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A former Texas state trooper has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after an FBI undercover operation caught him attempting to entice someone he believed to be a 12-year-old girl into sexual activity....
safety
Homeland Security Investigations is leading the federal review of Sunday's ICE shooting in North Austin, while Austin police and the Texas Rangers are conducting their own investigation into what happened....
safety
Two Metro Atlanta Wendy's employees were arrested after allegedly breaking into a rival fast-food worker's car in a McDonald's parking lot.
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The video is also streamed via a YouTube window on the White House website. Beside the window is a box titled "White House Live." The window read that it was "Off Air" but advised viewers to "Stay Tuned."...
safety
The Manor Police Department relocated to the former Manor Excel Academy, located at 600 E. Parsons Street.
safety
Lionel Richie, 77, recently underwent a heart procedure and his upcoming concert with Earth, Wind & Fire on Saturday at Chase Center is postponed indefinitely — again....
safety
Firefly Aerospace has completed a new clean room facility in Cedar Park, allowing it to increase spacecraft production and support a growing number of lunar missions, including future NASA moon base efforts....
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Social media influencer "Clavicular" has been charged in Massachusetts with allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl.
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The ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan man in North Austin on Sunday did not have a bodycam, reports say.
safety
The crash happened around 6:49 a.m., south of the intersection of Camino Real and Rohde Road.
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On Wednesday, an execution is scheduled for the second man convicted in a violent 2005 home invasion that resulted in the deaths of three people in Jackson County....
government
Republican railroad commission candidate Bo French is seeing his favorability among Texas voters drop amid his controversial social media posts.
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A lawyer for Lindsay Clancy is asking a judge to probe the lone holdout juror whose refusal to acquit Clancy led to a mistrial in the murder case involving the deaths of her three children....
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of a man who was shot and wounded by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in North Austin, a...
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"This matter is set for an in-person hearing on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. ... Petitioner must be present at the hearing,"
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The attorney representing a man shot by federal immigration agents in North Austin said her client was transferred back to an ICE detention facility after spending several hours at a hospital Monday night....
safety
The attorney for a Venezuelan man shot by an ICE officer in North Austin says that a federal judge has granted an emergency order to stop his deportation....
safety
A homeless man is accused of killing a relative inside a San Marcos home on Monday. He is in the Hays County Jail on murder and a criminal trespass charge....
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KXAN's Sally Hernandez spoke with Dr. Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, president-elect of the American Medical Association, about when flu season typically begins and whether it's too late to protect yourself....
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Austin Travis County EMS told KXAN Tuesday the city did not receive a 911 call to respond to the ICE shooting that happened in north Austin Sunday.
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For the first time, riders will now be able to take Waymo's driverless vehicles on Austin freeways.
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The latest poll from Texas Southern University shows Democrat James Talarico holding onto a narrow one-point lead over Attorney General Ken Paxton in the race to become Texas' next senator....
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One of the largest Wendy’s franchisees in the U.S. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following a high-stakes dispute with the fast-food chain's corporate parent....
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Just over a third of the agency’s 104 facilities were fully air conditioned as of Sept. 1.
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Authorities in South Carolina have officially revealed the cause of death for actress Hayden Panettiere.
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A Mississippi grand jury will not indict anyone in the death of Nolan Wells, a Black man whose body was found after a boating trip with friends during the Fourth of July weekend....
schools
The Texas Department of Transportation is scheduled to host an in-person meeting tomorrow at Cedar Ridge High School to discuss transforming the SH 130 and Gattis School Road intersection into a diverging diamond interchange. This proposed project aims to improve traffic flow and...
safety
A Maryland hunter is accused of fatally shooting a woman after mistaking her for a deer while she walked through a Delaware field with her children, according to state police....
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Austin may be known as the Live Music Capital of the World, but keeping the city’s music scene healthy takes more than talent.HAAM Day is putting the spotlight...
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Austin has landed the No. 3 spot on a new ranking of the best U.S. cities for vegetarians and vegans, according to a report released by WalletHub.WalletHub comp...
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Southeast Metropolitan Park is 299 acres, with fields for baseball, soccer and softball, an all-ability playground, hiking trails, a fishing pier and bouldering area....
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A smuggling vessel filled with Chinese nationals and other illegal immigrants was intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Coast Guard in what sources called a rare and "extremely dangerous" attempt to enter the U.S. through Florida....
schools
Many people have called for the full video and a transparent investigation.
schools
The Windy City is once again home to the highest-ranked university in the latest U.S. News & World Report list of “Best Colleges for Veterans," while the school that made the biggest leap into the top five is right along the I-55 corridor as well....
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Isolated showers continue this evening and may return again tomorrow. Near or at 100° heat remains, but humidity will decrease through the week. - Nick Bannin...
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A new college ranking evaluates nearly 1,700 institutions across the country based on academic quality, student outcomes, faculty resources and other factors....
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President Trump’s approval rating has dipped to a historic low with the midterms only about six weeks away, according to a new poll.
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Federal officials still plan on reopening the Santa Teresa livestock crossing on Thursday despite a second confirmed New World screwworm case in New Mexico, state agriculture officials told Border Report....
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Despite public opposition, a federal judge has refused to temporarily block a controversial land exchange that would transfer hundreds of acres of a South Texas wildlife refuge to SpaceX....
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The annual HAAM Day Music Festival returns Tuesday for its largest event in over 20 years, with over 700 local musicians across 230 venues.
