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Runner who competed in 2020 Austin Marathon talks about experiencing a heat stroke from lack of hydration
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As the Austin Marathon kicks off Sunday, a runner who competed five years ago is telling his story on the importance of staying hydrated and how...
Austin Water responds after AFD struggled to find working hydrants during pawn shop fire
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As Austin firefighters arrived on scene of large fire at a pawn shop in north Austin overnight Wednesday into Thursday, crews said they ran into issues...
RFK Jr.’s Confirmation to Lead HHS Worries Health Experts
The Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of America’s most notorious vaccine skeptics, to run the country’s leading health agency, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
Which roads will be closed for the 2025 Austin Marathon?
AUSTIN (KXAN) — On your mark, get set, go! More than 23,000 runners will take to the streets of Austin for the Ascension Seton Austin Marathon, Half Marathon and...
14 Things to Say Besides ‘I Love You’
The first time you tell someone you love them, they might go weak in the knees. The millionth time? It’s probably still nice to hear—but also a bit, well,...
Austin's housing market: How quickly are homes selling, and for how much?
This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole story.We've created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics,...
The Race to Explain Why More Young Adults Are Getting Cancer
Dr. Frank Frizelle has operated on countless patients in his career as a colorectal surgeon. But there’s one case that stayed with him. In 2014, he was treating a...
Austin pawn shop goes up in flames overnight
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A pawn shop in north Austin went up in flames overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning, prompting a defensive response from the Austin Fire Department. AFD posted...
What to Know About AIDS—and Its Potential Comeback
A generation has passed since the world saw the peak in AIDS-related deaths. Those deaths—agonizing, from diseases the body might otherwise fight off—sent loved ones into the streets, pressuring...
Reports: Texas hires Rutgers' Mark Orphey to coach safeties, replacing Blake Gideon
AUSTIN (KXAN) — According to multiple reports, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian has filled his open safeties coach position. Anwar Richardson with OrangeBloods first reported that Mark Orphey, a...
