Daranesha Herron
Weekend Evening Anchor at KVUE-TV (Austin, TX)
Reporter/Anchor @kvue News | dance and music ❤️ | University of Houston | Story? email - [email protected]
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1 week ago |
kvue.com | Daranesha Herron
AUSTIN, Texas — Mother Nature is “throwing us a lot of curveballs right now,” said Matt Mitchell with Austin Energy, as Central Texas weathers increasingly severe and unpredictable storms. While most of Austin’s power lines are underground, Mitchell said the above-ground lines have been repeatedly battered by intense weather. “What we're seeing more and more is that sometimes these storms are not doing what they're forecasted,” said Mitchell.
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3 weeks ago |
kvue.com | Daranesha Herron
AUSTIN, Texas — This week, Austin City Council is set to vote on continuing Austin Police Department's license plate reader pilot program. This comes after privacy concerns were raised by some council members during the May Special Audit and Finance Committee meeting. "I think the privacy trade-offs are too severe," said Council Member for District 7 Mike Siegel.
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1 month ago |
kvue.com | Daranesha Herron
AUSTIN, Texas — The founder of community event "Jump On It Week" is calling for donations to keep the decades-old event going this year and for years to come. "It gave us something to do as young people, as far as positive youth development," said Bill Wallace, Austin native. Wallace is one of many native Black Austinites who call the Jump On It community event a core memory of their childhood.
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1 month ago |
kvue.com | Daranesha Herron
AUSTIN, Texas — A coalition of over 120 Texas organizations is calling on state lawmakers to take urgent action to make child care more affordable for families, as tens of thousands remain on lengthy waitlists for financial assistance. The groups recently signed a letter urging the Texas Legislature to prioritize funding for The Texas Workforce Commission's Child Care Scholarship Program.
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1 month ago |
kvue.com | Daranesha Herron
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Fire Department worries manufacturing backlogs and increased costs could force it to use older, less reliable trucks in the future. "These are getting up there in age," said Thayer Smith, assistant chief of operations and logistics for the Austin Fire Department. Smith said AFD's reserve fleet is getting older than he would like. "Right now, we are probably close to the max on most of our reserve fleet," said Smith. "They're anywhere between that 12- and 15-year mark.
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RT @KVUE: Texas Capitol evacuated after 'credible threat' against legislators attending Saturday's protest https://t.co/dRFZYBQ6Ix
Kicking it with @QuitaC_KVUE this week. See ya at 10:00! https://t.co/RRhRR7Qhzn
Another successful @KVUE Five Who Care Awards! We’ve worked a good chunk of the year to make this happen and it's so rewarding seeing the quiet heroes of Central Texas be honored. All of their stories are different but their why is all the same, to make Central Texas better. https://t.co/mAVigb3eGz
