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Austin becoming FEMA-approved emergency alert authority, planning 1st test alert
Editor’s note: The above video is from previous, related coverage that was first reported on KXAN on August 26, 2025. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austinites will receive a test emergency alert on Monday, Sept. 29, as the city of Austin becomes a FEMA-approved authority that can use the national emergency alert system IPAWS. IPAWS, which stands…
Read MoreNepal sets elections, names interim prime minister following week of deadly violence
KATHMANDU, Sept 13 — Nepal’s President Ramchandra Paudel has dissolved parliament and called for fresh elections on March 5 following a week of deadly violence that culminated in the appointment of the country’s first woman prime minister. The statement from Paudel’s office late on Friday came just hours after he announced former Chief Justice Sushila Karki would…
Read MoreTrump ready to hit Moscow with ‘major’ sanctions, demands NATO countries halt purchases of Russian oil
WASHINGTON — President Trump demanded Saturday that all NATO countries help the US slap “major sanctions” on Moscow and wind down the war in Ukraine by first halting purchases of Russian oil and imposing up to 100% tariffs on China. “I am ready to do major Sanctions on Russia when all NATO Nations have agreed,…
Read MoreThousands of protesters swarm London for anti-immigration march and counter protest
Tens of thousands of protesters marched through central London on Saturday, carrying flags of England and Britain, for a demonstration organized by the anti-immigrant and anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson. Police have said they will have a huge presence in the British capital. A “Stand Up to Racism” counter protest is also due to meet nearby,…
Read MoreCharlie Kirk’s alleged assassin ‘deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology,’ Utah gov. says
WASHINGTON — Tyler Robinson, the alleged murderer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, was “deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology,” a preliminary investigation revealed according to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. Cox noted that Robinson’s political leanings had since become “very clear to us and to the investigators” in an interview with The Wall Street Journal — after Kirk was…
Read MoreVictim sues man who she says groomed, raped her — and posted explicit photos of her online
A poverty-stricken Oklahoma girl turned unwitting child sex star is trying to turn the tables on the New York man she accused of grooming and raping her — demanding $150,000 for every one of the hundreds of risqué photos and videos of her that he allegedly posted online. Audrey Burns was just 14 and desperately…
Read MoreLa Niña now expected to last all winter
AUSTIN (KXAN) — For the first time this year, La Niña is forecast to last all winter. Previous outlooks favored La Niña to form in the fall and only continue into the beginning of winter. That meant that for the period of December-February, meteorological winter, ENSO Neutral had been favored. LA NIÑA WATCH ISSUED AHEAD…
Read MoreSpeaker, Lt. Gov. create campus free speech committees after reactions to Charlie Kirk assassination
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas’ Lt Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows announced Friday afternoon that they created committees to address “civil discourse and freedom of speech in higher education” following Conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death. “Charlie Kirk was my friend. He was assassinated for simply expressing his First Amendment rights. The attack on…
Read MoreScreening at Venice: Gus Van Sant’s ‘Dead Man’s Wire’
A rushed follow-through leaves the film’s mere 105 minutes feeling somewhat purposeless in the grand scheme of things. Courtesy Venice Film Festival There’s something to be said about movies that are just good enough, especially those that refashion real events into cinematic junk food. It is, however, hard not to be disappointed when one such…
Read MoreTwo years after passage, patient protection law sparked by KXAN nears full effect
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A patient protection law, sparked by a series of KXAN investigations, is “very close” to finally taking full effect — two years after it was passed, according to the Texas Medical Board. “Your news station, in conjunction with working with us, really helped push that legislation to help protect our patients,” said…
Read MoreRemote California workers paid $10K to relocate to Oklahoma praise their new home state
An Oklahoma relocation program paid Californians $10,000 to move to the state, and some say they have never looked back, according to a Los Angeles Times report last month. The paper spoke with former California residents Cynthia Rollins and Zach Meincke about their decision to leave the state through the Tulsa Remote program. Both said they were initially uncertain…
Read MoreCalifornia legislature passes bill prohibiting law enforcement from wearing face masks to shield identities
California lawmakers passed a measure that would ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces while on the job in response to recent immigration raids in the Los Angeles area where some federal agents covered their faces and hid their identities. The bill, approved on Thursday, now heads to Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.…
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