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Abbott names Cedar Park fire chief to Texas Commission on Fire Protection
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Cedar Park’s fire chief will now to get to help enforce statewide fire services after he was appointed to the Texas Commission on Fire Protection by Gov. Greg Abbott, the city of Cedar Park said in a news release Thursday. Cedar Park Fire Chief James Mallinger is part of the commission that…
Read MoreHow ACM Awards 2025 Paid Tribute to Dolly Parton’s Late Husband Carl Dean
Dolly Parton Reflects on “Hard” Time Two Months After Husband Carl Dean’s Death (Exclusive) Like Dolly Parton, the country music community will always love Carl Dean. That’s why 2025 ACM Awards host Reba McEntire shared a special tribute to him and other late stars at the May 8 ceremony. Taking the stage inside the Ford Center…
Read MoreMia Scott delivers to lift Texas over Ole Miss in SEC softball tourney quarters 7-6
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Mia Scott smacked a double off the center field fence to give Texas a walk-off 7-6 win over Ole Miss in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference softball tournament Thursday in Athens, Georgia. The Longhorns (46-9), seeded third in the tournament, advance to the semifinals Friday to face rivals Texas A&M after…
Read MoreA$AP Rocky Teases Name for Baby No. 3 With Pregnant Rihanna
Proof Pregnant Rihanna May Already Be Planning for Baby No. 4 A$AP Rocky is spilling some T£A about baby No. 3. Days after Rihanna announced she’s pregnant with the couple’s third child, the “A$AP Forever” rapper—who shares sons RZA, 2, and Riot, 22 months, with the “Umbrella” singer—shared some insight into their approach to naming…
Read MoreAISD says expert teachers could improve failing schools
AUSTIN (KXAN) – In an effort to turn around low performing schools in Austin Independent School District, it is launching a campaign to hire the best teachers they can get. The district is looking for teachers who have track records of improving students’ grades, and they want them in schools that are not meeting standards.…
Read MoreBryan Kohberger Case: Fellow Student Reveals “Peculiar” Text Exchange With Him Before Idaho Murders
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 MorePregnant Cassie Steps Out in New York Amid Sean “Diddy” Combs Trial
Diddy Charged With Sex Trafficking & Racketeering After Combs was arrested based on the sealed indictment, the indictment was unsealed on Sept. 17. The 54-year-old was charged with racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; as well as transportation to engage in prostitution, according to court documents obtained by NBC News. The indictment…
Read MoreLiev Schreiber Speaks Out on 16-Year-Old Daughter Kai Coming Out as Trans
Liev Schreiber is getting candid about his daughter’s journey. After his and ex-wife Naomi Watts’ 16-year-old daughter Kai came out as trans, the X-Men actor spoke publicly about his support for her transition. “Kai was always who Kai is,” Liev told Variety in an article published May 8. “But I suppose the most profound moment was…
Read MoreACM Awards 2025: See Every Celebrity Arrive
Grab your cowboy boots—because the ACM Awards are finally here. Indeed, the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards are bringing some of the genre’s biggest names to the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, May 8 for the 2025 ceremony. With 14-time ACM award winner Reba McEntire hosting country’s biggest night for the…
Read MorePresident Trump to sign Take It Down Act to help victims of deepfake porn
ALEDO, Texas (Nexstar) — Elliston Berry’s life changed just a couple of months into her high school career when a classmate decided to take photos from her social media page and generate fake pornographic images of her, known as deepfakes. Elliston’s mom, Anna McAdams, recalls the moment her 14-year-old daughter discovered the images were circulating…
Read MoreInside the Health Views of Casey Means, Trump’s Surgeon General Nominee
Not long before the 2024 election, Dr. Casey Means wrote a letter to her Good Energy newsletter subscribers with a health-related wishlist for the next Administration. In it were priorities that echo those of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services: investigating toxins in the food supply, incentivizing healthy food purchases with…
Read MoreMichelle Obama and Barack Obama React to “Fellow Chicagoan” Robert Francis Prevost Becoming Pope
Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City shortly after his appointment, telling the crowd gathered below in a speech translated from Italian, “God loves us, all of us, evil will not prevail.” “Without fear, united, hand in hand with God and among ourselves, we will go forward,” he…
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