Entertainment

Pflugerville man to appear on 'Wheel of Fortune'
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- In one week from Wednesday, Central Texans will want to tune in to "Wheel of Fortune" right here on KXAN. One of the contestants who will...
City, APD to provide details on explosive detonation in south Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- City of Austin leaders on Thursday are set to host an 11 a.m. press conference to provide an update on explosives detonated in the 2400 block...
Reactions after Texas House passes education savings accounts program
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Shortly after 2:00 a.m. Thursday, the Texas House voted to approve its version of Senate Bill 2, otherwise known as the education savings accounts program. Texas...
Texas beach volleyball star grateful for parents' perspective
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas native Maddison Parmelly spent her first four beach volleyball seasons at Florida Gulf Coast. Then, some pretty big news came her way courtesy of a...
How a New Weight-Loss Pill Could Transform Health
How a New Weight-Loss Pill Could Transform Health
The body language was encouraging. And the data, outlined in about 50 slides shown to Ricks and his team over the course of the hour, was clear: The pill,...
How Abortion Access Could Change for Veterans
How Abortion Access Could Change for Veterans
Abortion rights advocates are concerned that the Trump Administration will reinstate an abortion ban at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities, rolling back the Biden Administration’s efforts to...
McDonald's teases Snack Wrap return date — sort of
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — McDonald's has finally teased a re-release date for a once-popular menu item. Kind of. In a relatively cryptic post to X on Tuesday, the fast-food...
Handyman named person of interest after missing woman's body found buried in concrete
OLYMPIA, Wash. (WFLA) — A missing woman was found buried and partially encased in concrete more than a week after she went missing. Now, deputies are questioning her handyman...
Temu and Shein say they're raising prices due to tariffs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — China-founded e-commerce sites Temu and Shein say they plan to raise prices for U.S. customers starting next week, a ripple effect from President Donald Trump's attempts to correct the...
Whooping cough case confirmed at Del Valle High School, APH says
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Public Health (APH) on Wednesday confirmed one case of whooping cough (pertussis) in a person that attends both Del Valle High School and Del Valle...
From Lollapalooza to Detention Camps: Meet the Tent Company Making a Fortune Off Trump’s Deportation Plans
(ProPublica) -- In June 2005, a former employee from the Federal Emergency Management Agency toured the grounds of the Bonnaroo music festival in rural Tennessee. He wasn’t there to...
Central Texas Food Bank hit with $5.5M in federal funding cuts
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- In early March, the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut half a billion in funding for food purchasing programs. As a result, the Central Texas Food Bank...