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Childish Gambino just announced his first tour in 5 years. Here's when he's coming to Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — Childish Gambino will bring his first tour in five years to Texas. The music alter ego of Donald Glover will make three stops in the Lone Star State with "The New World Tour." Childish Gambino's tour begins in Oklahoma City in August before stopping in Texas...
Texas French Bread looking to open new building next summer
AUSTIN, Texas — A Central Texas bakery is hoping to reopen its doors next summer. Texas French Bread (TFB) – known for its sandwiches, pastries and variety of baked goods – has been serving its customers from a temporary location ever since a fire burned its original building to the ground in 2022.
Rapid new growth brings new challenges for Leander
LEANDER, Texas — The Central Texas city of Leander is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. It's now Williamson County's third-largest city and growing quickly. In 2019, Leander had a population of 56,101 before it jumped to 80,331 in 2023. Leander Mayor Christine DeLise said Leander has...
These 2 Texas teen bull riders won big in early rounds of PBR World Finals
FORT WORTH, Texas — The best bull riders in the world converged on Fort Worth over the weekend for the elimination rounds of the Professional Bull Riders World Finals. And two North Texas teenagers stole the show at the Cowtown Coliseum. John Crimber, an 18-year-old from Decatur, and Kaiden...
Red River Cultural District continues push for funding from city of Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — The Red River Cultural District (RRCD) is still pushing to get funding from the city of Austin. The district submitted a the formal request months ago but said it has yet to hear back. The RRCD said it needs the money to keep supporting their members...
Manor Police Department asking for public's help in arson investigation
MANOR, Texas — The Manor Police Department is asking for the public's help in gathering information about a potential arson. According to a post from the department's Facebook page, a suspect reportedly started a fire Sunday night inside a Walmart gas station, located off U.S. Highway 290. The suspect...
Police investigating assaults, gunshots during game at Manor ISD football stadium
MANOR, Texas — Manor ISD police and the Manor Police Department are investigating after multiple assaults and an alleged discharge of a firearm at the Manor New Tech football stadium were reported on Saturday night. Two adult teams that were visiting Manor ISD from Round Rock and Killeen got...
Some Austin City Council members urging TxDOT to do more environmental studies on I-35 expansion project
AUSTIN, Texas — The nearly $5 billion project to expand eight miles of Interstate 35 through Downtown Austin to 20 lanes has been a source for controversy for quite some time, and some Austin City Council members are continuing to raise concerns about the project. A delegation from the...
Animal advocates call for leadership change at Austin Animal Center
AUSTIN, Texas — Volunteers with the Austin Animal Center are calling for change. Dozens of volunteers and organizers gathered at the Congress Avenue bridge on Saturday. They're demanding city leaders remove Chief Animal Services Officer Don Bland. It comes as the center faces issues with overcrowding and operational failures.
Strong storms possible Monday
AUSTIN, Texas — *A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for Bastrop, Blanco, Caldwell, Fayette, Gillespie, Hays, Lee and Travis counties until 4 p.m. Monday.*. The KVUE Weather Team is monitoring the potential for strong storms to impact Central Texas on Monday. The severe weather risk increased for most...
UT Austin hosts graduation ceremony amid recent protests
AUSTIN, Texas — University of Texas graduates poured into Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday night for their commencement ceremony. It was a celebration that had some worried, as it came on the heels of pro-Palestinian protests on campus. During the ceremony, some graduates showed their support by...
Houston-area woman suing Santa Fe after she says officer held her down while fire ants were attacking her
SANTA FE, Texas — A woman left covered in bug bites after she says police handcuffed her and held her down in a bed of fire ants has filed a lawsuit against the City of Santa Fe. Police say there's more to the story. Warning: Some people may find...
Austin Habitat for Humanity building 11 homes for single moms in East Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Habitat for Humanity is celebrating women one day ahead of Mother’s Day. At the organization's Women Build Day 2024, a crew of about 50 women helped build 12 town homes, 11 of which will go to single mothers. The homes will go to single...
UT Austin police investigating burglary at Calhoun Hall Friday night
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas Police Department is investigating after a burglary on campus on Friday night. According to UTPD, officers responded to Calhoun Hall at 204 W. 21st St. around 10:15 p.m. after reports of a fire alarm. Officers arriving on the scene found evidence the...
A historic California town is up for sale — with a new price tag
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Interested in buying an entire town here in San Diego County?. There's now a renewed push to sell Campo out in East County. It's a 16-acre property that comes complete with a post office and church. You might call it the ultimate "fixer-upper." The...
‘I'm just glad it didn't kill me’ | Hays County residents picking up the pieces after storms
WIMBERLEY, Texas — Gale Wiley has been a resident of Wimberley for nearly 20 years and has dealt with hail more times than he can count, but after Thursday night’s storms rolled in, he feared the worst. "Most of us just blow off [The Emergency alerts] … 'It's...
Women allegedly being targeted, attacked in the Barton Hills, Zilker neighborhoods
AUSTIN, Texas — Neighbors say one man is responsible for a number of brutal assaults on women near the Barton Creek Greenbelt off of South Lamar, and he's still out there. KVUE heard exclusively from one of the victims, who wanted to conceal her identity because she says her attacker is still out there.
Round Rock-based Dell sued over database breach
AUSTIN, Texas — A man is suing Round Rock-based tech giant Dell Inc. after the company's database was hacked. The plaintiff, a man named John Lattimore, is suing individually and on behalf of everyone impacted, claiming negligence after a cyberattack breached the company's database. Late Thursday night and Friday...
Here's why there was haze around Austin this week
AUSTIN, Texas — If you were outside earlier this week, you may have noticed there was a bit of a haze in the sky, which caused somewhat of a weird tint in the atmosphere. The drier air ahead of the storms that took place Thursday helped contribute to this phenomenon. The resulting images on our tower cameras from Wednesday typify what many Austinites saw as they walked out the door Wednesday.
Strong solar storm produces northern lights in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — "Aurora borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country?" This weekend's unusually strong solar storm hitting Earthy won't be like that episode of "The Simpsons," but parts of Texas could get a glimpse of the northern lights.
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