1. HURRICANE STILL DEVASTATING BAHAMAS
Dorian came to a catastrophic daylong halt over the islands, killing at least five people with 21 injured airlifted by the U.S. Coast Guard. People in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina were ordered to evacuate before the storm rolls up the Eastern Seaboard.
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2. TRAGIC SCUBA DIVING HOLIDAY
At least 25 people were confirmed dead and nine others still missing after a boat fire near an island off the Southern California coast.
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3. NEIGHBOR: GUNMAN WAS ‘VIOLENT, AGGRESSIVE’
The man who carried out a deadly West Texas shooting rampage “was on a long spiral of going down,” the FBI says.
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4. RESTRICTIONS PROPOSED FOR HOMELESS CAMPING
As complaints continue over new homeless camps encroaching on sidewalks and other walkways, one of the City of Austin’s ideas may be to impose restrictions similar to dockless scooter regulations, which require there to be at least three feet of space for pedestrians.
Another idea is to model restrictions after Berkeley, California, which limits encampments to no more than nine square feet of space.
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5. DRUNK DRIVER HITS, INJURES APD OFFICER
An Austin police officer is recovering after being hit by an alleged drunk driver.
Police say officer Abel Garcia had his emergency light flashing on his motorcycle while working along the side of I-35 when the driver hit him, then drove away. Shortly after, police found the car and tracked down the driver, Jose Hernandez Garcia, at his house. He later told police he left the scene because he was afraid of being deported.
