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The Austin Chronic: The Taste of Texas Hemp Cup Wants You to Get Them High
At a boutique hemp farm in deep East Austin, I’m sitting around a conference table with Liz Grow (real name) and Geremy Greens (not real name) hitting a glass bong loaded with some freshly cured Lava Cake (real name), which is a hemp strain high in THCA. Grow, a...
A wave of water is pouring into a parched Lake Travis
LAKE TRAVIS, Texas — Heavy rain in the Hill Country is sending a wave of water into parched Lake Travis. It’s a welcome sight for both business and boat owners. “We’re definitely excited to see it go up anything. Anything we can get we’ll take,” said Ashton Thatcher, co-owner of Liquid Thrillz Boat Rentals.
Public Warned to Stay Out of Upper Guadalupe River near Spring Branch
Comal County advises the public to expect debris in the Guadalupe River at Rebecca Creek Road bridge and the FM 311 bridge west of Canyon Lake near Spring Branch. The river was expected to crest at around 12.06 feet by 2 p.m. today, with flow rates of around 8,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) at the two bridges.
Man found with trauma dies in Austin apartment parking lot, less than a week after homicide across the street
AUSTIN, Texas — A man in his 20s was found dead with obvious trauma in an apartment parking lot, police say. The incident occurred at 10:30 a.m. at 2101 Burton Dr., where police responded to a disturbance in the parking lot. Upon arrival, officers located a Hispanic male with significant injuries. Despite life-saving efforts, the man was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 10:42 a.m., according to the Austin Police Department.
Local high school baseball star Kayson Cunningham commits to Longhorns to join new head coach Jim Schlossnagle
SAN ANTONIO — When Jim Schlossnagle bolted Texas A&M for in-state rival Texas last month, he probably didn’t get many congratulatory calls from folks in College Station. But it was a call from San Antonio a few days later, that gave Schlossnagle and the Longhorns one of the top prospects in all of baseball.
FBI seeks victims in Austin teen's alleged sextortion scheme
The FBI is seeking potential victims of an alleged sextortion scheme targeting underage males, allegedly perpetrated by a 19-year-old Austin man. Tre Von Harris was recently indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of interstate communication of a threat/extortion, the FBI's San Antonio Division said in a statement.
80-year-old man arrested for knife threat at Marble Falls store
An 80-year-old man was arrested on July 23 after he reportedly threatened staff at the Marble Falls Verizon Wireless store with a knife. Charles Jones of Kingsland was subdued by two armed customers until law enforcement arrived. According to Marble Falls Police Capt. Jimmy Cole, at around 2 p.m. Tuesday,...
Unidentified object spotted moving across the Moon
AUSTIN, Texas - An Austin man isn't sure what he captured on camera recently, but he's hoping someone will help him solve the mystery. Eric Eman shot video of the Moon on his Seestar S50 telescope on July 21 at around 11:29 p.m. He says he noticed a black object...
One Dead in North Austin Auto-Pedestrian Accident on I-35 Near US-290 and Airport Boulevard
An auto-pedestrian accident on Interstate 35 in North Austin claimed a life Tuesday evening, as confirmed by local emergency services. CBS Austin reported that the Austin-Travis County EMS and Austin Fire Department responded to the scene near 5700 N IH 35 Southbound shortly before 10 p.m. This location lies between US-290 and Airport Boulevard, where they found the victim who had been struck by a vehicle.
Like a Rock Star, Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco To Take the Stage at AAC
In recent years, Sebastian Maniscalco has been directed by Martin Scorsese, hosted a successful podcast and written and directed a movie starring Robert De Niro. The comedian has achieved mainstream fame with other creative ventures but will return to his stand-up roots by embarking on his biggest tour to date.
I’m raising my husband’s ex-wife’s baby – we took him in at 11 days old & I’ve never met his real mum
A woman is raising her husband's ex-wife's baby after she died five days after giving birth. Christie Werts, 49, and husband, Wesley, 46, got a phone call in August 2021 to say his ex-wife was in hospital with Covid and was pregnant. Wesley was warned his ex-wife was extremely unwell...
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