friday morning

Police have charged Avery Ranch homeowner Fred Yazdi with murder after shooting to death a man that was running from him early Friday morning.

They say 47-year-old Yazdi shot and killed 23-year-old Enrique Recio at 3 a.

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A major fire damaged an automotive business off I-35 in Round Rock Friday morning.

The Bishop Automotive Shop near Old Settlers Boulevard caught fire at approximately 7:30 a.m.  No one was inside at the time.

The fire closed the north service road for several hours.

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A former state capitol aide was back in court Friday morning for a West Austin hit and run fatality pre-trial hearing.

Gabrielle Nestande faces charges for leaving a woman at an accident scene after allegedly hitting the woman with her car.

Courtney Griffin, 30, was found dead in a driveway in May of last year.

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The Federal Reserve chairman delivers a much-anticipated speech Friday morning on additional steps the Fed might take to shore up the economy.

Some investors are hoping for another round of quantitative easing, but others warn that a solution can ultimately only be worked out by the president and congressional Republicans.

On Friday morning little baby JaMichael Brown was welcomed to the world -- all 16 pounds of him.

Putting aside the "everything's bigger in Texas" line, hospital officials at the Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview have stated JaMichael is the largest baby born in the hospital, and might be the biggest baby born in Texas.

State records are currently being searched to confirm that.

The government's monthly jobs report -- out Friday morning -- shows the economy added 39,000 jobs last month.

That wasn't enough to stop the unemployment rate from rising in November to 9.8 percent.

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Arrive two hours early Friday morning at airport due to security delays; also review tips at www.tsa.gov.

Georgetown police are trying to track down the vandal who painted graffiti on the signs at two city parks. The graffiti was found at Chautauqua Park and Kelley Park Friday morning.