PHOTOS: Re-experience the spectacle of the total solar eclipse across Central Texas - Austin news - NewsLocker (2024)

AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's now been a week since the total solar eclipse dazzled audiences across North America, including right here in Central Texas.What impact did the solar eclipse have on temperatures?KXAN received hundreds of photos from viewers across the region sharing their view. Here are some of our favorite photos from the day.Total solar eclipseTotal solar eclipse over Kingsland, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Dale Murphy)The Morris family riding on horseback below a total solar

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reports parasites found in dove populations

AUSTIN, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is recommending appropriate safety measures to protect backyard flocks following several confirmed positive cases of Trichom*oniasis among doves across the state.The TWC reported that the National Wildlife Health Center confirmed several doves across the state had tested positive for the infectious disease affecting birds.Largest fresh egg producer in US finds bird flu in chickens at Texas, Michigan plantsTrichom*oniasis is

DPS investigating after person found dead in car in Manor creek Monday

MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — Texas authorities are investigating after a car with a dead body inside was pulled out of a creek in Manor Monday morning.
The Department of Public Safety said it responded to a fatal crash around 8:41 a.m. Monday after a driver reported seeing a vehicle upside down and almost completely submerged in Cottonwood Creek in the 18800 block of Cameron Road in Manor.
The vehicle, a 2008 Infiniti, was recovered from the creek and emergency responders found a man in the passe

'Mars astronauts' selected for NASA simulated mission

HOUSTON, TX (KXAN) -- Four volunteers will soon get a trip to "Mars." NASA announced on Monday, April 15 that they had selected the next crew for their simulated Mars mission at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
The four crew members will be confined to a small chamber designed to simulate life on the red planet for future astronauts for 45 days.The four volunteers, Jason Lee, Stephanie Navarro, Shareef Al Romaithi, and Piyumi Wijesekara, will board NASA's Human Exploration Research Analog, a

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Liberty Hill charity steps in to honor unclaimed remains

LIBERTY HILL, Texas (KXAN) — A group in Liberty Hill is set to honor the memory of a beloved friend despite his remains going unclaimed.Williamson County commissioners granted disposal rights to the unclaimed remains of Kebede Bekele to Executive Director of Operation Liberty Hill Susan Baker last week.Baker said Bekele, also called KB, came to Operation Liberty Hill seeking help with his documentation in 2021.According to Baker, KB came to the United States from Ethiopia in the 1990s and

Man dies in police custody after checking in to Dell Seton Medical Center

Editor's note: The above video shows KXAN News' top morning headlines from Tuesday, April 16, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) – Holding his mother’s hand, 37-year-old Laison Crenshaw walked up to Dell Seton Medical Center seeking mental health treatment on Feb. 21. He was physically healthy, but after the onset of a mental health crisis he asked his mother, Ava Smith, to take him in for help.Smith left her son at the hospital that evening, thinking the facility would be the safest place for him &

Spotty rain during the week, trending wetter for the weekend

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Spots of rain are possible most days this week leading up to the main event which takes the form of a strong cold front this weekend.Mainly to partly cloudy skies, humid conditions and warm temperatures are expected areawide today. A boundary moving west to east across our area will spark a few showers and isolated storms, but no significant rain is expected. Those lucky enough to see rain are only favored for a few hundredths of an inch.Temperatures in the Hill Country will be

Judge fines HHSC $100K per day over abuse and neglect investigations in Texas foster care

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A federal judge is fining Texas Health and Human Services officials $100,000 dollars per day for failing to investigate abuse and neglect allegations in the foster care systemin a timely manner.According to an order issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Janis Jack found HHSC's Executive Commissioner Cecile Erwin Young in contempt for violating two of the judge's previously ordered reforms to these types of investigations.BACKGROUND: Texas foster kids’ lawyers ask federa

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Driver arrested after deadly crash with pedestrian in southeast Austin

AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person was arrested following a deadly early morning crash on East Riverside Drive in southeast Austin, according to a release from the Austin Police Department.APD said police responded to a vehicle-pedestrian crash around 2:26 a.m. on April 12 near 1700 East Riverside Drive and Lakeshore Boulevard. The pedestrian, identified by police as 37-year-old Aaron Alcala Hernandez, was pronounced dead at the scene.MAP: Where have Austin’s fatal crashes occurred in 2024?

Advocates say new videos inside Texas temporary foster housing raises concerns

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Advocates are pointing to new pictures and videos filmed inside two temporary housing locations for some Texas foster children as evidence that longstanding issues in the state's child welfare system persist.
Houston-based human rights advocate Dr. Candice Matthews also provided KXAN with a first-hand account from a child who described living in one of the state's unlicensed placements withbroken walls and a lack of food.‘Nightmare’: Former Texas foster care workers

Advocates say new videos inside Texas temporary foster housing raise concerns

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Advocates are pointing to new pictures and videos filmed inside two temporary housing locations for some Texas foster children as evidence that longstanding issues in the state's child welfare system persist.
Houston-based human rights advocate Dr. Candice Matthews also provided KXAN with a first-hand account from a child who described living in one of the state's unlicensed placements withbroken walls and a lack of food.‘Nightmare’: Former Texas foster care workers

Neighbors say dead dogs found in creek, police investigating

AUSTIN (KXAN) - People who live near Shiloh Drive off of Menchaca Road in south Austin saw what they counted as 11 dead dogs in Boggy Creek.“It’s pretty disturbing,” said Jason Brooks, who saw the dogs. “I’m an animal lover. [It] was a hard day for me.”The Austin Police Department said it is “currently conducting an investigation in the vicinity of Shiloh Drive” in collaboration with Animal Protection. The department said it’s in the prelimin

Roads temporarily back open after deadly US 183 crash, investigation to resume in the morning

LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) -- Roads are temporarily back open after a deadly crash in in Leander on Monday, the Leander Police Department said on social media.Around 10:33 p.m., LPD said roads will close again at 9 a.m. to resume the investigation.The crash happened on U.S. Highway 183 at Sheila Drive, according to police.A KXAN photojournalist on the scene took a photo, which shows an overturned motorcycle. We're waiting to receive more details from LPD.The Leander Police are investigating a deadly

Road temporarily reopens Monday night after deadly US 183 crash, investigation to resume Tuesday morning

LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) -- U.S. Highway 183 was temporarily reopened Monday night after a deadly crash in Leander closed it for several hours, the Leander Police Department said on social media.The crash happened on Highway 183 at Sheila Drive, according to police.Around 10:33 p.m., LPD said the roadway was back open, but police would return to close the southbound lanes of the highway at 9 a.m. Tuesday to resume the investigation.A KXAN photojournalist on the scene took a photo, which shows an ov

Heavy traffic delays expected after deadly crash on US 183 in Leander

LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) -- The Leander Police Department is investigating a deadly crash that is causing heavy traffic delays, the agency said on social media Monday.The crash happened on U.S. Highway 183 at Sheila Drive, according to police.Police said southbound U.S. 183 and Sheila at Glass Drive are closed, and northbound U.S. 183 is open.Drivers should expect delays or seek an alternate route, as police said the closure "will last for hours."

New quarterback, new expectations for Texas State football

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Jordan McCloud won conference player of the year in the Sun Belt in 2023. When James Madison's head coach left for Indiana, McCloud entered his name in the transfer portal in hopes of finding a new home for his seventh year of college football.Not only will he have seven years of college football under his belt, but McCloud is now with his fourth team. After spending three seasons at South Florida, two at Arizona and one at James Madison, he's now at Texas State.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) -- Popular tax preparer H&R Block experienced issues with the company's electronic filing software Monday as many tried to submit their taxes by the end of day on April 15.
Many users said they got "bad gateway" or "502" errors when filing online.
The issue started Sunday night and extended into Monday, the deadline day for individual income tax returns, according to user reports and DownDetector. Many users commenting on DownDetector also claimed to have repeated H&am

Can dogs link words to certain objects like humans? A new study says yes

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Many dog owners believe their pets understand and respond not only to commands such as “sit” and “stay,” but also to words referring to their favorite objects. “Bring me your ball” will often result in exactly that.Butscience has had trouble determining whether dogsand other animals genuinely activate a mental image in their minds when they hear the name of an object, something that would suggest a deeper grasp of lan

Texas' Dillon Mitchell, Tyrese Hunter to enter transfer portal

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After the Texas Longhorns made a big splash in the transfer portal Sunday with three commitments, two of their most productive players announced Monday that they'll leave the program.Dillon Mitchell announced on social media that he'll enter the transfer portal and test the NBA Draft waters again like he did last season before returning to Texas. Mitchell scored 9.6 points per game and grabbed 7.5 rebounds in his sophom*ore season for the Longhorns.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay

Arrest warrant issued for suspected organizer in July 2023 street takeover

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An arrest warrant was issued for the suspected organizer for a July 2023 street takeover on Monday.On July 29, 2023, the Austin Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety responded to the events, which ended at the intersection of South Lamar Boulevard and Barton Springs Road. Three people were taken to the hospital after the street takeover, according to police.Crash sends 3 to hospital while DPS troopers respond to car meet"In street takeovers, intersections

Why do some Austin neighborhoods have black asphalt on sidewalks?

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Just off Menchaca Road in south Austin lies the Canterbury Trails neighborhood. Throughout the community is a smattering of black asphalt covering portions of the sidewalks.A spokesperson for the Austin Transportation and Public Works Department told KXAN those asphalt coverings offer a temporary, structurally-sound reprieve for sidewalks in need of repair. Each year, the city regularly responds to hundreds of requests made via 3-1-1 for the service before longer-term solutions

$1.1M project could pay homeless artists to paint murals in downtown library garage

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A pilot program could pay people experiencing homelessness to create art murals in Austin.
The art program, which would pay people experiencing homelessness for same-day work to paint murals, is up for consideration at this week's city council meeting.RELATED: How many people are homeless in Austin? City commits to more transparencyAustin council members will consider a roughly $1.1 million contract Thursday with local art nonprofit Raasin in the Sun for a pilot project pa

LIVE Horns Report: Texas men's hoops busy in the transfer portal, Orange-White spring game coming up Saturday

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns men's basketball team was busy in the transfer portal last week, and that's the main topic of discussion in this week's Horns Report with Roger Wallace and Billy Gates.Head coach Rodney Terry landed three recruits Sunday, including one of the most sought-after guards available in Arkansas' Tramon Mark. Texas also snagged two players from Indiana State, Julian Larry and Jayson Kent, fresh off an appearance in the NIT championship game and the most success

Horns Report: Texas men's hoops busy in the transfer portal, Orange-White spring game coming up Saturday

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns men's basketball team was busy in the transfer portal last week, and that's the main topic of discussion in this week's Horns Report with Roger Wallace and Billy Gates.Head coach Rodney Terry landed three recruits Sunday, including one of the most sought-after guards available in Arkansas' Tramon Mark. Texas also snagged two players from Indiana State, Julian Larry and Jayson Kent, fresh off an appearance in the NIT championship game and the most success

It's the last day to claim a piece of the $100 million Verizon class-action settlement

(NEXSTAR) – Eligible Verizon customers — current and former — have just a couple hours left to claim a piece of the $100 million class action settlement fund.
Affected users to get up to $100 each if they file a valid claim by April 15.
The lawsuit alleges Verizon customers were hit with an administrative charge as part of a "deceptive scheme." Verizon denies any wrongdoing, but has agreed to the payout.
All Verizon customers in the U.S. who “received postpaid wireless or

‘Rust’ weapons supervisor gets 18 months in prison for fatal on-set shooting

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in prison in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust,” at a sentencing hearing Monday in a New Mexico state court.Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed wasconvicted in Marchby a jury on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and has been held for more than a month at a county jail on the outskirt

Walmart apologizes for Uvalde shirt amid backlash

UVALDE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Walmart has issued an apology for selling a Uvalde-themed shirt after hundreds voiced their displeasure on social media."Where the heck is Uvalde Texas" T-shirt on the rack of a Walmart store (Photo: Brett Cross)
Brett Cross, the father of 10-year-old Uziyah Garcia who was killed in the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022, shared a photo of the shirt on X.The shirt features the state of Texas, with the text "Where the heck is Uvalde, Texas?"Cross shared

Austin airport to host open house on key expansions this month

Editor's note: The above video shows KXAN News' top morning headlines from Monday, April 15, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Members of the public can learn more about the multi-year expansion plans for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport at a community open house later this month.The event will be held on Saturday, April 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Montopolis Recreation and Community Center, located at 1200 Montopolis Drive. Airport staff will be available on site to chat about upcoming

Air Force's 1st female fighter pilot is a UT alum, and she's this year's commencement speaker

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The United States Air Force's first female fighter pilot went to the University of Texas at Austin, where she graduated in 1990. Now, 34 years later, she's been selected as the university's keynote speaker for its 141st Spring Commencement.
Retired Maj. Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt, an aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics alumna, grew up in St. Louis and came to UT because she wanted to study aerospace engineering, UT said in a release.
Leavitt dedicated 31 years of servic

Austin airport one of 4 nationwide to receive new runway safety technology

Editor's note: The above video shows KXAN News' top morning headlines from Monday, April 15, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is one of four airports nationwide to receive new technology to help enhance runway safety, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday.AUS, the Indianapolis International Airport, the Nashville International Airport and Dallas Love Field are the recipients of the new airfield surveillance systems, the FAA said. The focus of the ne