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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Austin News.Net http://www.austinnews.net/ en-us Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:17:12 -0500 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:17:12 -0500 30 Less than 24 hours after being evicted, Occupy Austin reassembled on the plaza in front of City Hall in hopes of hammering out what to do next.At Saturday night's general assembly, ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203243929&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:39:32 -0500 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203243929&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 LAS VEGAS (AP) _ Republican front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, notching a second straight triumph over a field of presidential rivals suddenly ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203243930&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:39:28 -0500 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203243930&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Clint Chapman scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Texas defeated Texas Tech 74-57 Saturday night.Sheldon McClellan and J'Covan Brown each added 17 points each for ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203243931&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:39:21 -0500 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203243931&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 AUSTIN (KXAN) - It's a day to celebrate at the Austin Zoo, especially for the primates who call the zoo home. The new Primate House officially was named and dedicated today. It's been in ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203242443&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:06:15 -0500 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203242443&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 AUSTIN (KXAN) - Bombing-sniffing dogs on patrol at tomorrow's Super Bowl in Indianapolis were raised and trained in Austin. As thousands pour into Indianapolis for the Super Bowl, they'll ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203240656&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:13:49 -0500 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203240656&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 One person is dead after an accident involving a motorcycle in Northwest Austin. The accident happened shortly before 5 p.m. and closed the southbound entrance ramp of U.S. Highway 183 at westbound ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203240657&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:55:14 -0500 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203240657&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Boy Scouts from across Texas left their compasses at home and hit the city streets in Downtown Austin Saturday.Nearly 5,000 scouts took the trip to the State Capitol for the 63rd annual Boy Scout ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203240658&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:55:12 -0500 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203240658&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 '); } SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Rangers outfielder Julio Borbon doesn't have time to look back on last season. Borbon, who is playing left field for Dominican ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203240655&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:47:11 -0500 Texas Rangers http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203240655&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 City of Austin started enforcing a new City Hall use policy --essentially shutting down Occupy Austin. The new policy limits non-City business activities in the plaza, amphitheater, and mezzanine ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203239225&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:23:56 -0500 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203239225&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 One person is in custody after an officer involved shooting during a SWAT standoff in Northwest Austin. According to the Austin Police Department, officers responded to barricaded suspect at the Oak ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203239227&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:07:20 -0500 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203239227&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 The Fort Hood community is mourning the loss of one of their own.Fort Hood officials announced Friday that Brig. Gen. Terence Hildner, commander of the 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, died ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203239226&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:07:18 -0500 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203239226&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 KXAN (AUSTIN) - The 6th Annual Chili Cookoff had a big scare Saturday afternoon thanks to the big turnout. The Travis County Fire Marshall came out to asses the size of the crowd as patrons murmured ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203237695&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:28:15 -0500 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203237695&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 '); } Jeff Allison got up Friday morning to get ready to go to work at a local baseball facility and coach kids. Then he read the headline about Josh Hamilton. "It tore me ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203232366&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:51:39 -0500 Texas Rangers http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203232366&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Police swept through the plaza in front of City Hall Friday night in an eviction of the Occupy Austin demonstrators.The move, which came as a surprise to many, follows a new set of rules which were ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203229574&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:33:21 -0500 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203229574&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 AUSTIN (KXAN) - Gunfire has been exchanged at the scene of a SWAT situation at an apartment complex in northwest Austin. Police said they originally responded to the call for a suicidal man in ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203224291&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:33:04 -0500 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203224291&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 AUSTIN (KXAN) - Days away from the four-month anniversary of the Occupy Austin movement, the City of Austin is cracking down on the people who have been camping out on the steps of City Hall. On ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203224290&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:33:02 -0500 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203224290&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 AUSTIN (KXAN) - An LBJ High School teacher resigned her job after she was accused of giving a student an emergency contraceptive, commonly known as the 'morning after pill.' Austin ISD ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203224289&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:33:00 -0500 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203224289&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 AUSTIN (KXAN) - Central Texas children are behind in their studies before they ever reach their first classroom. The United Way Capital Area's Success By 6 initiative got very specific in a ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203224292&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:32:58 -0500 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203224292&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 AUSTIN (KXAN) - The natural gas leak that caused a deadly explosion at an Austin house last month was caused by shifting soil due to the drought, an investigation released Friday by Texas Gas ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203224294&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:32:51 -0500 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203224294&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Federal prosecutors say they are closing a criminal investigation of Lance Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs. ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203224296&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:00:52 -0500 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203224296&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Austin prides itself as an environmentally friendly city, but millions of pounds of recyclable waste could be winding up in landfills each year.Austin Resource Recovery recycles glass, but only ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203224297&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:00:49 -0500 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203224297&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Friday morning's shooting has raised questions about homeowners' rights when it comes to protecting themselves.Under Texas law, a homeowner can shoot and kill an intruder, but there has to ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203224295&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:00:43 -0500 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203224295&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 The shelves at the Helping Hands Food Pantry will be stocked full, thanks to a unique competition. Thursday, nine teams filled the Mayborn Center, at the University of Mary Hardin Baylor, with ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203224298&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:00:40 -0500 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=203224298&cat=3772e08ad12afe08