Posts by Sophie Clearwater
21-year-old man convicted of murder in 2021 deadly Sixth Street shooting
[ad_1] A 21-year-old man accused of fatally shooting of Michael Carothers Jr., 17 in an October 2021 gunfight in downtown Austin was convicted of murder and deadly conduct, according to the Travis County District Attorney’s Office. [ad_2] Source link
Read MoreWhy do pessimistic pundits keep getting Trump’s economy so wrong?
[ad_1] Even more surprising than the blockbuster 4.3% economic growth rate recorded in the third quarter of 2025 was the fact that some 90% of the nation’s professional economists got it all wrong. These economic whiz-kids’ faulty forecast comes on the heels of their predictions last week that inflation was going to be above 3%.…
Read MoreTravis County put COVID-19 funds toward housing, one project set to open this spring
[ad_1] One of those projects, Carin Point Cameron, which will be run by Caritas of Austin, is set to open in the spring. [ad_2] Source link
Read MoreTexas Tech begins work on flood forecasting system after July flooding tragedy
[ad_1] The National Wind Institute at Texas Tech University announced it installed two new mesonet stations near Hunt, Texas. The stations are located near Camp La Junta and M-Bar-M Ranch. This area experienced heavy rainfall in the early hours of July 4, which led to the devastating Kerr County floods. [ad_2] Source link
Read MoreAmerican Revolution exhibit visits Williamson County as US celebrates 250th anniversary
[ad_1] An exhibit traveling across Texas about the American Revolution is visiting Williamson County until Jan. 2nd. as the U.S. celebrates 250 years of independence in 2026. [ad_2] Source link
Read MoreCentral Texas street dog rescue looking for foster families, help with influx of 'momma dogs' this holiday season
[ad_1] The founder of a Central Texas street dog rescue said her group is in need of foster volunteers and donations to help with a surge in stray, pregnant animals or newborn litters found in recent weeks. [ad_2] Source link
Read More90 Day Fiancé’s Chantel Everett Engaged to Ashley Bowen
[ad_1] Chantel Everett is ending the year with a new relationship status. Months after the 90 Day Fiancé star shared she was dating Ashley Bowen, who she met through her brother offscreen, she revealed her girlfriend had popped the question just ahead of the holidays. “I have something to show you guys,” Chantel said alongside…
Read MoreLindsey Vonn Qualifies for 2026 Winter Olympics in Triumphant Comeback
[ad_1] Now four-time Olympic rower Meghan “Moose” Musnicki (pictured at right) hung up her oars after Tokyo, got married and found herself her first real day job at 39—working in HR with a data infrastructure company in the Bay Area. But the siren song of the 2022 Henley Royal Regatta in Oxfordshire called and, while she…
Read MoreRob Reiner, Michele Reiner Died Within Minutes After Sustaining “Multiple Sharp Force Injuries”
[ad_1] Rob Reiner and Wife Michele Singer Reiner Are Found Dead in Their Brentwood, Calif., Home The day after the Christmas party, the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call of a death investigation at a home in Brentwood, Calif., at about 3:40 p.m. on Dec. 14. “Once inside the residence, officers discovered two…
Read MoreJudge blocks Texas 'App Store Accountability Act' from taking effect Jan. 1
[ad_1] A federal judge blocked a Texas law that’s become known as the “App Store Accountability Act,” ruling it likely violates the First Amendment. [ad_2] Source link
Read MoreHow to Actually Organize Your Home Before the New Year, According to a Professional Organizer
[ad_1] Between the holidays and impending New Year, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed. And if your home is overdue for some sprucing up and organizing, things can feel even more stressful. If you’re ready to take charge of your home once and for all and actually get things organized before the New Year,…
Read MoreThe Best Documentaries of 2025
[ad_1] The documentary often gets a bad rap. Maybe you watched a few boring (or prescriptive) ones in school, in which talking heads drone on about what you ought to think or feel. However, despite its reputation as constrained retelling—emphasis on the “telling”—the medium also offers storytellers practically limitless formal flexibility, and the power to…
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