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Average rent in Travis County hits $1,700 a month: Report

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:59:28 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A report looking at five Central Texas counties found despite slight reprieve, rent and home prices are still going up year-over-year. Across five counties in our Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) -- Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Williamson and Travis -- home sale prices increased overall by nearly 8% from 2021 to 2022. The median home price across the MSA was more than $500,000 last year, according to the report.While more expensive prices have historically been concentrated in Austin, the report shows the counties with the largest increases in average rent prices were actually the exterior counties as people were pushed out of central Austin. Austinites voted for more affordable housing. Where did your money go? The report noted that Travis County continues to see the highest average rent price at more than $1,700, but that counties at the outskirts of the MSA -- Bastrop and Caldwell -- saw the highest percent increase in average rent from the year prior hitting a...

List: Top 5 tree diseases in Austin and how to spot them

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:59:28 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Trees have been through a lot the last few years in Central Texas. In 2021, the snowy freeze, and then in February 2023, the ice storm.Meteorologist Nick Bannin spoke with Kevin Martin, an arborist with Davey Tree Expert Company, about the diseases you're most likely to see in Austin and Central Texas.KXAN Meteorologist Nick Bannin: Kevin, thanks for being here. You've got the list of the top five most prevalent tree diseases here in Central Texas. What are they?Kevin Martin, Arborist with Davey Tree Expert Company: Here in Austin, we're looking at oak wilt, rust, hypoxylon canker, blight, and root rot are gonna be our top five.Bannin: And how can you tell the difference between those or at least the signs that you have one of those tree diseases in your tree?Martin: So, those four first four I mentioned, oak wilt, rust, blight, and hypoxylon canker, all four of those, you're gonna start losing leaves, whether they're going to be splotchy, some rust would be spore-c...

Volunteers cleanup Lady Bird Lake following Fourth of July

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:59:28 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — It’s been over a week since Fourth of July festivities wrapped up in Austin.Throughout the Independence Day weekend, Austin witnessed thousands of people on paddleboards, kayaks and boats in Lady Bird Lake.This week, cleanup efforts have continued as a lot of litter is still floating on the lake. RELATED: Impact paddle boarders, kayakers have on Lady Bird Lake On Tuesday, a team of 25 volunteers went on kayaks to pick up waste on the water.With gloves and grabbers, the group gathered tons of trash while scooping up other recyclable items such as bottles and cans.Lots of litter has been discovered floating near the shoreline of Lady Bird Lake following last week’s Fourth of July festivities.Local nonprofit Keep Austin Beautiful organized this cleanup effort in partnership with the Austin Rowing Club.Aubrea Rudder is the general manager at Austin Rowing Club.“If we didn't clean Lady Bird Lake all the time, trash would accumulate along the shoreline,” she explained.“E...

Driver strikes fatally strikes pedestrian in St. Paul’s Summit-U area

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:59:28 GMT

Police are investigating after a driver struck a pedestrian in St. Paul on Tuesday night and he died at the scene.A pedestrian died July 11, 2023, after he was struck by a driver in the area of Concordia Avenue and Dale Street in St. Paul. (Courtesy of the St. Paul Police Department)The collision happened in the Summit-University neighborhood about 9:15 p.m., as the driver headed east on Concordia Avenue in the Dale Street area.The driver is cooperating with the investigation, said Sgt. Mike Ernster, a police spokesman.More information is expected to be available from police later today. Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | ‘Mission Impossible’? No, it’s an electrical worker dangling from that copter Crime & Public Safety | Groundbreaking for The Heights development in St. Paul in advance of soil remediation Crime & Public Safety | MPCA seeks public comment on fourth sludge incinerator proposed near Pig̵...

Altamont Ave in Rotterdam reopens following crash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:59:28 GMT

ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) — NEWS10 observed crews clearing traffic cones and reopening Altamont Avenue around 5:30 AM.  Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Around 3:10 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, a car crashed into a power pole near the intersection of Rensselaer and Altamont Avenues. Police said the damaged pole broke and fell, which caused several other poles to fall in the area of Altamont Avenue. Fire crews also responded to vehicles on fire and oil that was spilled on the road. National Grid crews cleared the scene about a half hour ahead of their expected 6:15 am road re-opening time. 

5 things to know this Wednesday, July 12

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:59:28 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Happy Wednesday! According to Meteorologist Jill Szwed, it’s dry now but it won’t stay that way for long. The next stormy stretch unfolds this afternoon and carries us through the end of the week. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Today's five things you need to know features a road reopening after a car crashed into a power pole, the body of a missing woman pulled from the Hudson River, and we now know when the new Chick-fil-A's in Clifton Park and North Greenbush are going to open.1. Altamont Avenue in Rotterdam reopens after power lines downedAltamont Avenue in Rotterdam reopened around 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Around 3:10 p.m. on Tuesday, a car crashed into a power pole. The damaged pole broke and fell, which caused several other poles to fall in the area of Altamont Avenue.2. Body of woman missing out of Albany recovered from Hudson RiverMultiple agencies were on the scene Tuesday to assist in a r...

Altamont Ave in Rotterdam reopens after power poles downed

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:59:28 GMT

Update: Altamont reopened as of 5:30 a.m. on WednesdayROTTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A portion of Altamont Avenue in the town of Rotterdam closed Tuesday evening for several downed electrical poles. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Around 3:10 p.m., a car crashed into a power pole in the area of Rensselaer Avenue and Altamont Avenue. Police said the damaged pole broke and fell, which caused several other poles to fall in the area of Altamont Avenue. Fire crews also responded for vehicles on fire and spilled oil on the road.Altamont Avenue between Crane Street and Amsterdam Avenue is expected to be closed through Wednesday morning. Motorists and pedestrians are advised to avoid the area.

3 killed, several injured in Greyhound bus crash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:59:28 GMT

HIGHLAND, Ill. - Three people are dead after a Greyhound bus crash on Interstate-70 in Highland, Illinois, early Wednesday morning.The crash took place on I-70 westbound near the 'Silverlake West' Rest Stop, where crews shared that the crash took place around 2:00 a.m., and a Greyhound traveling from Indianapolis, Indiana to St. Louis crashed into three parked rigs on the exit ramp heading to the rest area.The Illinois State Police confirmed that four passengers on board were taken to a nearby hospital via helicopter, 10 more passengers were driven to area hospitals, and three more riders died. 3 killed, several injured in Greyhound bus crash One lane on I-70 WB is open, but drivers are urged to take Highway 40 WB as an alternate route. The cause of the crash has not yet been reported, and the investigation is active.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Heavy rain expected by Wednesday afternoon, more storms set for Friday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:59:28 GMT

St. Louis weather from Meteorologist Angela Hutti:ST. LOUIS - Starting Tuesday afternoon, it began to look more and more likely that Wednesday morning storms would stay just north of the St. Louis region, impacting northern Missouri and west-central Illinois. That means we are in store for a hot, more humid day with temperature highs in the mid 90s.  The cold front dropping south will bring strong to severe storms to the St. Louis region starting late Wednesday afternoon and continuing through the evening. Storms could produce large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain. St. Louis radar: See a map of current weather here Prime time is 5:00 p.m. to midnight, but some rain and storms could linger into the early hours of Thursday. We may get a break in the storm threat Thursday, as it will be partly cloudy and temp highs near 90. Thunderstorms are again likely Friday afternoon and night, with highs again near 90. 

J.B. Pritzker begins U.K. trade commission with focus on clean energy and manufacturing

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:59:28 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker heads overseas for the start of his 7-day trade mission to the United Kingdom.Pritzker's 'Goodwood Festival of Speed' with British officials will discuss ways to improve Illinois' electric car manufacturing, clean energy improvements, and collaboration in higher education. 3 killed, several injured in Greyhound bus crash In a statement, Pritzker shared that the goal of the trade mission is, "letting the world know that Illinois is the best place to live, work, and do business".