http://news.yahoo.com/local/Austin/3718 Yahoo! Local News - KXAN 36 en-us According to AAA, about 37 million Americans will travel for 50 miles or more for Independence Day Weekend. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12c5bclba/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fmobile%2FReport_Flying_Could_Be_Cheaper http://www.kxan.com/dpp/mobile/Report_Flying_Could_Be_Cheaper Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:44:54 +0000 If you hate waiting in line, that annoyance might keep you out of danger this holiday weekend. Because of low lake levels, Lake Travis has only one public boat ramp still open, something many people are willing to avoid. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12k4a7iqd/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fmobile%2FLow_lake_levels_could_prevent_injuries http://www.kxan.com/dpp/mobile/Low_lake_levels_could_prevent_injuries Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:59:54 +0000 Austin police chief Art Acevedo is considering a change in his department's in car camera policy after a police shooting on May 11th. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12jhumlr3/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fmobile%2FAPD_considers_change_in_camera_policy http://www.kxan.com/dpp/mobile/APD_considers_change_in_camera_policy Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:45:04 +0000 Retail gasoline prices are falling this week heading into the July 4th holiday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12q6af7t7/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FAverage_fuel_prices_fall_across_Austin http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/Average_fuel_prices_fall_across_Austin Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:14:54 +0000 Officials ask residents to leave fireworks to the professionals. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12sifir5e/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fnews%2Fnational%2FCity_warns_of_firework_safety_hazards http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/national/City_warns_of_firework_safety_hazards Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:15:04 +0000 Austin police say they found a woman who they thought was kidnapped at an apartment complex in northwest Austin. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12cl47o8l/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FWoman_possibly_kidnapped http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/Woman_possibly_kidnapped Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:29:55 +0000 Austin police have returned a boy found wandering the streets of East Austin Thursday night to his parents. They say the boy is unable to tell police where he lives. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12j9aqfs4/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fmobile%2FPolice_find_child_wandering_overnight http://www.kxan.com/dpp/mobile/Police_find_child_wandering_overnight Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:14:55 +0000 Wellspring weight-loss camp in San Marcos is helping more than 100 kids beat the latest obesity statistics in Texas. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12jsu5se3/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fhealth%2FKids_spend_summer_melting_pounds_away http://www.kxan.com/dpp/health/Kids_spend_summer_melting_pounds_away Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:59:55 +0000 Crashes are down at intersections in Austin where red light cameras are up and running. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12eig270g/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fmobile%2FCrashes_down_at_camera_locations http://www.kxan.com/dpp/mobile/Crashes_down_at_camera_locations Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:59:55 +0000 Authorities have arrested two men after another man claimed he was kidnapped, robbed, stabbed and beaten before being dumped in downtown Austin, Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12rh6i520/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FMan_claims_he_was_assaulted_and_stabbed http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/crime/Man_claims_he_was_assaulted_and_stabbed Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:14:55 +0000 Lakes Buchanan and Travis are popular hot spots of boater during the Fourth of July weekend, and throughout the summer. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12fcq6s07/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fmobile%2FLow_lake_levels_dont_stop_boaters http://www.kxan.com/dpp/mobile/Low_lake_levels_dont_stop_boaters Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:45:05 +0000 July 20th will mark the 40th anniversary of the first human landing on the moon and NASA is already celebrating. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12g091tph/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fnews%2Ftexas%2FNASA_says_space_travel_rocks http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/texas/NASA_says_space_travel_rocks Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:32:52 +0000 One person was stabbed outside of a UT fraternity house early Thursday morning. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12icrkgsm/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fnews%2FMan_recovering_from_overnight_stabbing http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/Man_recovering_from_overnight_stabbing Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:29:55 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12n4ol5hp/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FMan_threatened_with_sword_over_beer http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/crime/Man_threatened_with_sword_over_beer Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:44:56 +0000 Firefighters put out a blaze around 1 p.m. Thursday that started on State Highway 71 in the median. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12jhnj801/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fblowout_sparks_small_grass_fire http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/blowout_sparks_small_grass_fire Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:44:54 +0000 Drought conditions continue to worsen in Central Texas, and little rain in recent weeks prompted many counties to enact a burn ban. However, the burn bans for many will not hamper firework displays this holiday weekend. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12lhrna72/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ffireworks_blast_on_amid_burn_bans http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/fireworks_blast_on_amid_burn_bans Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:29:55 +0000 A nondenominational church is conducting Sunday services in a bar and allowing dogs to attend with their owners. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12i8f6bm6/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FGo_to_church_in_your_local_bar http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/Go_to_church_in_your_local_bar Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:44:58 +0000 Beginning Friday and through midnight on Sunday, Texas Highway Patrol troopers will be out in full force looking for people who are driving drunk, speeding or not wearing safety belts during the Fourth of July weekend. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12n1q8951/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ftroopers_target_reducing_fatalities http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/troopers_target_reducing_fatalities Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:44:56 +0000 Smokers have found a way around the indoor smoking ban in Austin. They are inhaling without exhaling the fumes using an electronic cigarette, or "e-cigarette." http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12a65d6ok/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fnews%2FNew_cigarette_has_city_stumped http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/New_cigarette_has_city_stumped Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:29:54 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Austin/KXAN_36/SIG=12qesabed/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fdpp%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ftravel_trailer_burned_with_body_inside http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/travel_trailer_burned_with_body_inside Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:00:06 +0000 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:44:54 +0000