Fish And Wildlife Service Selling Off Seized GoodsThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is selling off the contents of a 22,000-square-foot warehouse stuffed with leather boots, fur coats and other legal wildlife items seized because of violations like paperwork mistakes. About 300,000 pieces at the National Wildlife Property Repository in Denver will be available in an online auction, one lot at a time for the next several months. Many of the ...Unemployment Rate Rises in Austin to 7.6The Texas Workforce Commission says the state's unemployment rate held steady at 8.2 percent in January, matching the revised figure from December. But in Austin, the unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent which is a slight increase from December's rate of 7.0 percent.Austin officials plan prescribed burnDon't be alarmed if you see fire or rising smoke just across the Hays-Travis County line Thursday afternoon. The Austin Water Utility is conducting a prescribed burn on the Lower Bear Creek management unit southeast of FM 1826 in Hays County. The burn will be conducted between noon and 5 p.m. It's part of the water quality protection lands program which seeks to protect the quality and quantity ...Georgetown Hoyas' leading scorer Austin Freeman has diabetesGeorgetown's leading scorer Austin Freeman has been diagnosed with diabetes. His status for the team's upcoming games is uncertain.W. Swimming. Coughlin, Vollmer, Kennedy Swim at Austin Grand PrixAustin Grand Prix Live Results | Watch the Austin Grand Prix on SwimNetwork.com Former California stars Natalie Coughlin, Dana Vollmer and Madison Kennedy will swim in the Austin Grand Prix from today, Thursday, March 4, through Saturday, March 6, at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas. This is the first competitive meet that Coughlin will swim in since the 2008 Summer ...Georgetown's Austin Freeman diagnosed with diabetesGeorgetown's leading scorer Austin Freeman has been diagnosed with diabetes. His status for the team's upcoming games is uncertain. Freeman disclosed his condition in an interview with The Washington Post. He and coach John Thompson III told the Post that the junior guard's long-term playing career should not be affected, but Thompson wouldn't say whether Freeman will be able to play in Saturday ...Austin Freeman of Georgetown has developed diabetes, which shouldn't affect basketball careerGeorgetown's leading scorer, junior guard Austin Freeman, has developed diabetes -- a condition that shouldn't affect his basketball career but does account for the illness, initially thought to be a stomach virus, that has limited his play.Austin Freeman diagnosed with diabetes; Georgetown guard's return to court not yet decidedSporting News staff reports Georgetown guard Austin Freeman told The Washington Post on Wednesday that he has diabetes.Austin area jobless rate jumps in JanuaryAUSTIN – Unemployment figures for the Austin area show a jump in unemployment claims in January. According to statistics released Thursday by the Texas Workforce Commission, the jobless rate was 7.6 percent in January 2010, up from 7 percent in December 2009. The previous January, the rate was 6.5 percent. In contrast, the Texas Workforce Commission says the state's unemployment rate held steady ...Jim Leyland happy with Austin Jackson's debutDUNEDIN, Fla. -- Austin Jackson and Daniel Schlereth, two of the four players the Tigers acquired in an off-season trade, made their spring debuts Wednesday. Jackson singled to centerfield to lead off the game. He finished 1-for-2 with a walk. Manager Jim Leyland liked what he saw of Jackson in center.Austin teen charged with possession of child pornAn Austin teenager is accused of having child porn on his computer.
