Katharine Finnerty

Austin

Digital Producer at Spectrum News

Co-Host at Busy Girls Book Club

Digital Producer - @Mizzou & @mujschool 2021 👩‍🎓- MAB award winner

Articles

A prickly new addition to the Fort Worth Zoo

5 days ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Katharine Finnerty

FORT WORTH, Texas — Have you ever seen a baby porcupine before? Well, you are in for a treat. The Fort Worth Zoo announced last week their newest addition, a porcupette. In an adorable video posted to social media, the zoo said the baby was born on May 17 to parents Piper and Quilliam. Weighing in at just 404 grams, this baby prehensile-tailed porcupine is only about the size of a loaf of bread. According to the post, baby porcupines are born without quills and instead have soft, red hair.
Texas health department reports 6 measles cases in Williamson County

1 week ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Katharine Finnerty

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of State Health Services reported on Friday that Williamson County has had six measles cases in 2025.
Cascade Caverns closes due to flooding in cave

1 week ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Katharine Finnerty

BOERNE, Texas — It has been an active weather week across South-Central Texas with multiple storms moving through the area.
Health officials report measles exposure in Collin County

1 week ago | spectrumnews1.com | Katharine Finnerty

COLLIN COUNTY, Texas — Collin County Health Care Services on Tuesday alerted residents about a potential measles exposure in the county last week. A person who has tested positive for measles spent time in Collin County while infectious from May 19 through May 22. The individual visited four public locations, and here are the exposure periods:24 Hour Fitness at 1601 North Hardin Blvd.
Google opens first brick-and-mortar store in Texas

1 week ago | mynews13.com | Katharine Finnerty

AUSTIN, Texas — The Lone Star State’s first brick-and-mortar Google Store is opening this week in North Austin. On Friday, May 30, the Google Store located at the Domain Northside will open its doors to the public at 10 a.m.According to a Google article, the store will be “the place to experience Google AI in your hands.
Texas Monthly releases its list of the top 50 barbecue joints in the state

1 week ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Katharine Finnerty

TEXAS — We can all agree that Texas barbecue is the best in America. But the question is which are the best barbecue joints in the Lone Star State? Every four years, Texas Monthly — a culture magazine based in Austin — releases its list of the 50 best barbecue spots in the state. “As Texas barbecue gets better and better, the task of choosing the very best gets harder and harder. It’s a nice problem to have,” the article says.
Texas cities have some of the best and worst park systems in U.S., study finds

1 week ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Katharine Finnerty

TEXAS — Every year, the ParkScore index is published by Trust for Public Land ranking the park systems in the nation’s 100 most populous cities. ParkScore ranked the cities’ park systems on five categories: acreage, access, equity, investment and amenities. This year, one Texas city reigns supreme over the rest, making it into the top 20 on the list.
THC ban heads to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk

1 week ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Katharine Finnerty

AUSTIN, Texas — A ban on all products containing tetrahydrocannabinol, more commonly known as THC, is one step closer to reality after the Texas Senate approved the House version of the bill. What You Need To Know Now the legislation, Senate Bill 3, heads to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk, where he will either sign it into law or veto the measure Lt. Gov.
Austin City Council approves $104 million for I-35 project

2 weeks ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Katharine Finnerty

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin City Council voted on Thursday to give the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) $104 million to build “caps” and “stitches” over Interstate 35. In an 8-2 vote, the council approved funding the foundations of the “caps” and “stitches” after considerable debate and compromise. The $104 million will go toward creating decks–known as “caps” and “stitches”–over I-35 in the hopes of connecting downtown and east Austin.
San Antonio cemetery could be one of the most visited in U.S. on Memorial Day

2 weeks ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Katharine Finnerty

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio is known as “Military City USA,” and according to a new survey, it is also home to a cemetery Americans say they would most like to visit on Memorial Day. What You Need To KnowChoice Mutual, a life insurance agency, released its findings on which burial sites Americans were most likely to visit on Memorial DayFort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio came in at No. 9 on the listChoice Mutual surveyed over 3,000 Americans for the rankings.