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56-year-old woman reported missing in Austin found safe

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department says a woman found at Silver Alert headquarters on Wednesday has been found safe. APD said the 56-year-old, who was diagnosed with cognitive impairment, went missing Wednesday afternoon. In an update Thursday morning, police said the woman was found safe. Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. […]

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Mold, fruit flies and ‘lots of dead cockroaches’ observed at city center bar

Here are the Georgia Department of Health’s restaurant inspection scores for Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties, conducted Oct. 8-22. Scores in each category are listed according to the date of the most recent audit. The Georgia Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health conducts regular restaurant inspections to help keep residents and visitors safe. Disclaimer: […]

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Jewel of the Ancient World

This story appeared in the January/February 2017 issue. National Geographic History magazine. Mesopotamia (“the land between two rivers”) gave birth to many of the world’s first great cities. Among them was the magnificent city of Babylon, located between the waters of the Euphrates and Tigris, about 60 miles south of Baghdad. Unlike many towns that […]

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How Does Water From Canton Lake Reach Hefner Lake?

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — The hot, dry summer took its toll on Lake Hefner, one of Oklahoma City’s main water sources. There’s very little rain in the forecast, Army Corps. A team of engineers, along with the Oklahoma City Water Services Foundation, decided to draw water from Canton Lake to help restore levels in Lake […]

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Donald Trump and the F Word

Donald Trump is getting crazy close. Does it matter? Historically speaking, with less than two weeks until the third and likely final Presidential election, Trump has recently talked about Arnold Palmer’s penis size and how Joe Biden likes him more than Kamala Harris. He made off-topic remarks about the history of paperclips and why teleprompters […]