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It's called the "Calories to Kilowatts Project." Retrofitted elliptical machines can now produce alternating current, which can be transferred to the power grid. Full Story »

The 87-year-old veteran recently learned that the album on a bookshelf in his Beachwood, Ohio, home for decades is part of a series compiled for Hitler. The albums feature art Hitler wanted in his planned museum in Linz, Austria. Full Story »

McNeil High School's Musicale performs "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town." Full Story »

An Austin-area retreat for University of Texas System regents and campus presidents is expected to include talks on the tough economy. Full Story »

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will hold a hearing in Austin on Wednesday on the proposed expansion of the NRG Limestone plant. Full Story »

Crews worked against the dark and cold weather to rescue a man from Mt. Bonnell. Full Story »

Officials said Veolia Transportation was demanding term changes to the contract for the completion of the rail line, and they didn't want to burden the community with additional costs and risks of those demands. Full Story »

Whether it's from our growing resistance to antibiotics or an increase in invasive medical procedures, sepsis deaths are on the rise in the U.S. Sepsis is a severe, uncontrolled whole body response to infection that can become a fatal complication for hospital patients. Full Story »

More than 400 people packed into Elm Grove Elementary School in Hays County Tuesday for a community forum on proposed improvements to FM 1626. Full Story »

WEB EXCLUSIVE : News 8 talked to fashion conscious Longhorn fans at the Big 12 Championship game and got some tips for how to best wear burnt orange on gameday. Full Story »

Whether it's the Stampede or the Jingle Bell 5k, take time this week to activate your life. Full Story »

More than 100 kids have died from swine flu complications since last spring. Some experts worry some parents aren't taking the virus strain seriously. Full Story »

The City of Austin could ban roosters in the city. Staff has recommended sending the issue to council. Full Story »

Local entrepreneurs protested outside of the Travis County Courthouse Tuesday over a regulation on eyebrow threading. According to state requirements, any sort of face-beautifying techniques must be performed by a licensed cosmetologist. Full Story »

Evenflo is recalling its ExerSaucer 1-2-3 Tea for Me activity learning center. Full Story »

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst had been expected to make a bid for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is running for governor. However, Dewhurst applied for re-election Tuesday. Full Story »

During the month of December, drivers in Travis County stopped by law enforcement officers will receive a flyer reminding them not to drink and drive. The campaign is dedicated to a young girl who was killed by a drunk driver. Full Story »

Emission standards are used to control the air quality in cities throughout the United States. Austin may have trouble complying with a new set of standards. Full Story »

The cities of Belton, Harker Heights and Nolanville will hold one final meeting next week over Nolanville's extraterritorial jurisdiction before taking the ongoing disagreement to court. Full Story »

Lt. Governor David Dewhurst had been expected to make a bid for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is running for governor. On Tuesday, though, he filed for re-election for his current seat. Full Story »

New EPA standards will be used to control the air quality in cities throughout the US. Austin may have trouble complying. Full Story »

Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah wanted to ban any insurance plan that gets taxpayer dollars from offering abortion coverage. Full Story »

Members of Riverbend Church in West Austin want to make sure that every child has a Merry Christmas, even though this hasn't been a great year for the economy. Full Story »

The minimum tax is going up from $23.40 per worker to $64.80 under rate hikes announced Tuesday. Full Story »

Jaime Leigh Jones is suing Halliburton and its former subsidary KBR. Jones says she was raped while working for KBR in Baghdad, in 2005. Full Story »