Local News
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Woman Contracts Flesh-Eating Bacteria from Injury in the Gulf of Mexico
Kelly Kohen Blomberg recently came forward to warn beach-goers if the flesh-eating bacteria she contracted after a fishing...
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Frisco Man Pays $212 Traffic Ticket in Gallons of Pennies
Brett Sanders is making national news as the man who paid a traffic ticket with 21,2000 pennies carried...
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Alligator Gets Stuck Behind Steering Wheel of SUV in Texas
After busting through the windshield, a 7-foot-long alligator tried to escape after being captured in Fulshear, but it...
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Photo of Horrible Parking Job at Texas School Goes Viral
We’ve all seen an infuriating parking job or two in our days, but this one might be the...
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Texas Braces for More Significant Rainfall
Weather predictions are calling for two more systems to move through Texas this week bringing more heavy rain...
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National Weather Service Warns High Risk of Flash Flooding
South Central Texas and the Texas Hill Country are currently on watch for flash floods resulting from this...
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Texas Flooding Death Toll Rises as Bodies of 2 Motorists Found
The death toll from the recent flooding rose from two to four after torrential rain swamped rivers in...
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WARNING: SH130 at FM812 Shutdown to Resume Search for Flood Victim
Travis County shut down the northbound on-ramp of SH130 at FM812 to resume the search for a flood...
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EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: Lake Austin, Lady Bird Lake, and Colorado River Closures
Lake Austin, Lady Bird Lake, and the Colorado River downstream of Longhorn Dam will be closed EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY...
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Transparency an Issue in Texas Flooding Consequences
El Paso Times editorial board urges the Texas Department of Public Safety to be more transparent with photos...
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John Wayne Lives on Through #ShowYourGrit Campaign
“Give the American people a good cause, and there’s nothing they can’t lick,” said the legendary John Wayne.
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Massive Sinkhole Offers Hope to South Central Texas
South-Central Texas is hopeful. Do the sinkhole and rushing tides of water pushing through the Edwards Aquifer signal...
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Dallas Middle School Gets Exchange Student: An Alligator!
In a field next to D. A. Hulcy Steam Middle School near Dallas, an alligator was trying to...
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Boy from Texas is Co-Champion of National Spelling Bee
Nihar Janga, a fifth-grader from Austin, will share his title with Jairam Hathwar, a seventh-grader from New York...
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6-Year-Old Texas Boy is Nation’s Youngest Spelling Bee Contestant
Akash Vukoti is the nation’s youngest (and cutest) Spelling Bee contestant, and he’s a Texas resident to boot. Every...
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Governor Abbott Increases Readiness of State Operations Center as Severe Weather Impacts Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas State Operations Center (SOC) to elevate its emergency response status...
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More Than 100 Homes Evacuated After Floods Ravage Bastrop County
Hundreds of Bastrop County residents have been affected by devastating flooding and severe storms over the weekend. According...
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Hill Country Hunk Tries His Luck on The Bachelorette
JoJo Fletcher, the "runner up" in last season's The Bachelor, now finds herself in charge of the rose handouts in the latest...
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First U.S. Patient Diagnosed with ‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Superbug Infection
This week, the first colistin-resistant mcr-1 E. coli infection in a woman in the United States has been...
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Garner State Park Celebrates 75 Years
This year, on June 1, 2016, Garner State Park will celebrate 75 years of providing a refuge for...
