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OIG initiates audit into NWS staffing, 'circumstances' surrounding Texas floods
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Office of the Inspector General on Friday announced it has initiated an audit on National Weather Service staffing levels and an examination into the “circumstances” surrounding recent Texas floods. According to an audit description related to the Texas floods, the memo “initiates an evaluation to determine actions taken by the National…
Read MoreToday’s Dylan Dreyer and Husband Brian Fichera Break Up After 12 Years of Marriage
Today’s Dylan Dreyer and Husband Brian Fichera Break Up After 12 Years of Marriage Dylan Dreyer is opening up about a shift in her personal life. The Today cohost and her husband Brian Fichera have separated after 12 years of marriage, she shared in a July 18 Instagram post. “For many years I have shared…
Read MoreMark Morris’ Latest Work at The Joyce Is Pure Delight
Set to stride piano legend James P. Johnson’s music, the premiere pulses with syncopated rhythms and off-kilter charm. Danica Paulos Photography It’s not often that an established and acclaimed dance company marking its 45th anniversary presents a world premiere by its founder that is far and away the celebration’s highlight. To say that You’ve Got…
Read MoreThe New Tech Nationalists: Silicon Valley’s 2025 Power Play
A vandalized bust of Elon Musk outside Brownsville, Texas, photographed in May 2025. Erected near Boca Chica’s newly incorporated Starbase city—part of Musk’s plan to “Occupy Mars”—the statue now stands with its cheek peeled off and patched with a pink bandage, suggesting tech’s expanding reach isn’t unbreakable. AFP via Getty Images In September 2022, Ukrainian…
Read MoreSmall plane crashes near Pflugerville
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A small plane crashed Friday morning near Pflugerville after it reportedly had engine failure, the Pflugerville Fire Department said The two people on the plane didn’t report any injuries, officials said. The plane was heading toward Austin Executive Airport for landing when the failure happened, Travis County ESD No. 12 said in…
Read MoreKaylee Goncalves’ Parents Address Bryan Kohberger’s “Sick, Twisted” Mind
Who Were Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle? Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin, 20, were University of Idaho students who lived in an off-campus apartment. On Nov. 12, 2022—the night before their bodies were found—Goncalves and Mogen were at a nearby sports bar,…
Read MoreWest Nile and infection pose threat to flood volunteers across Central Texas
AUSTIN (KXAN) — As people across Texas show up in force to help survivors of the July 4th floods, doctors warn they need to take precautions to prevent needing help themselves. “You want to make sure to take care of yourself and also be safe,” said Dr. Kevin Smith, an emergency medicine physician with St.…
Read MoreBand Together Texas benefit concert to be held at Moody Center
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Moody Center will hold a benefit concert Aug. 17 in support of The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country and Central Texas Community Foundation. Band Together Texas will feature Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum, Kelly Clarkson, Cody Johnson and more. The event will also include special appearances by Matthew McConaughey, Dennis…
Read MoreLili Reinhart Debuts Striking Brunette Hair Transformation
No need the hypothesize about Lili Reinhart’s new ‘do. The Riverdale alum showed off her newly-dyed brunette locks on social media as she prepares to film the upcoming adaptation of Ali Hazelwood‘s best-selling book The Love Hypothesis, changing it up from her signature blonde look. Lili shared a photo of herself on Instagram July 17 holding up the…
Read MoreQ&A: Medical examiner bill dies at midnight deadline, lawmakers look to future
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A bill prompted by a KXAN investigation that would have modernized Texas’s antiquated system for investigating deaths in the state did not become law during the 89th legislative session. This week on Inside the Investigation, KXAN’s Director of Investigations and Innovation, Josh Hinkle, explains how lawmakers who pushed for changes plan to…
Read MoreDan Rivera Case: Coroner Confirms If Annabelle Doll Was Present at His Time of Death
The one where Courteney Cox shares a ghost story. The Friends star told Howard Stern she had a delivery man ring her doorbell and inform her of an unexpected guest. “I answered it, got my package and he said, ‘Do you know this house is haunted?’” Courteney said on a 2022 episode of his SiriusXM…
Read MoreMan fleeing hit-and-run crash charged in 4-year-olds death following second crash
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was arrested Thursday related to the death of a 4-year-old girl following a July 11 hit-and-run crash in southeast Travis County. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), 66-year-old David Reynoso Jaimes was booked into the Travis County Jail on a warrant for manslaughter, a second-degree felony. Jail…
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