Austin, TX
Body found in Lake Austin; investigation underway
Investigation after body pulled from Lake Austin
Police are still investigating after a body was found in Lake Austin Tuesday night.
AUSTIN, Texas – Lake Austin glimmers under the Texas sun Wednesday as boaters cruise back out. It’s a stark difference from Tuesday night when police taped off the entrance to the water near the Walsh Boat Landing because of a death.
“Oh no, you know, if there’s a police investigation, we don’t know if we are going to be able to come over here,” said Hannah.
She wasn’t sure if she’d be able to go boating on Wednesday because of the body found Tuesday, August 6.
“It is really unnerving to think that I could have potentially come here and stumbled across something, you know, that would be completely life-changing and very traumatic,’ said Hannah.
Body recovered from Lake Austin
FULL VIDEO: Austin police are giving an update after a body was found in Lake Austin on Tuesday, August 6.
It was bystanders who called Austin police to Scenic Drive on Lake Austin.
“This call for service was responded to in a timely manner,” said APD Officer Austin Zarlign. “Multiple bystanders advised there was an unknown person floating in the water. “
First responders said they found a black man in his 60s unresponsive.
“Unfortunately, the person was ultimately pronounced deceased at approximately 8:15 p.m. due to the state in which the body was recovered, there is very little information at this time,” said Zarling.
Police said there was no apparent trauma to the man’s body, but the homicide unit is investigating.
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“That’s kind of making me feel like there’s something more eerie going on out there,” said Thomas O’Connor, an Austin resident visiting the Walsh Boat Landing.
This case comes after a string of other deaths at or near Lady Bird Lake.
Police did not deem all of them suspicious, but after so many deaths, residents here said they can’t help but think something unusual is up, and whatever it is, they hope it ends soon.
“One way or another, hopefully, we can get to the bottom of this sooner or later,” said O’Connor.
Police believe this is an isolated incident, and there is no threat to the public.
“I hope they figure out who did it, justice is served, and hopefully, whoever’s family it was, they get the closure and the answers that they are looking for because it’s obviously a horrible event,” said Hannah.
Austin, TX
National Hockey League seeking expansion in Houston and Austin as potential targets
HOUSTON, Texas — The NHL is looking to start the expansion process in Texas, with Austin and Houston as potential targets, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.
The expansion news is being discussed at the NHL’s board of governors meeting, which is being held on Tuesday in New York.
The NHL went from 30 to 32 clubs when it added the Vegas Golden Knights (began play in 2017-18) and Seattle Kraken (debuted in 2021-22). The expansion fee for Vegas was $500 million and for Seattle was $650 million.
Earlier this month at the Stanley Cup Final, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman reiterated that the league has fielded calls from across North America from prospective cities and owners who are interested in bringing in an NHL franchise.
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Bettman has previously told the board of governors that any potential expansion team would likely come with at least a $2 billion fee for it to make sense.
The league has seen record revenues this season — projected to be between $7.5 billion and $8 billion. The NHL salary cap is set at $104 million for the 2026-27 season, a $8.5 million increase from this past season.
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Austin, TX
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Austin, TX
Barton Springs Pool to reopen June 23
AUSTIN, Texas – Barton Springs Pool will reopen to visitors this week.
What they’re saying:
The City of Austin said the pool will reopen on Tuesday, June 23, for the early morning regularly scheduled “swim at your own risk.”
The pool had closed on June 15 due to severe weather.
City staff removed large tree branches, aluminum cans, fishing hooks, and other debris from the water.
The team also cleaned off decks and reinstalled the diving board in preparation for the pool’s reopening.
The Source: Information from the City of Austin
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