KVUE - News You Can Use http://www.kvue.com/newsyoucanuse RSS Feed for KVUE - News You Can Use en-us Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:01:40 GMT Child identity theft on the rise http://www.kvue.com/newsyoucanuse/Identity-thieves-targetting-children-176125941.html Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America. Now thieves aren't just targeting you but your children too. Austin police conduct downtown initiative to curb violent, property crimes http://www.kvue.com/newsyoucanuse/Austin-Police-conduct-Downtown-Initiative-to-Curb-Violent-and-Property-Crimes-172582451.html Austin police are conducting what they call a “Public Order Initiative” in downtown Austin to target city and public ordinance violations and to curb violent and property crimes in the area. TxDOT launches new campaign to combat alcohol related accidents http://www.kvue.com/newsyoucanuse/TxDOT-launches-new-campaign-to--192848521.html Kelli Reyna with TxDOT joins us in the studio to discuss a new campaign to help combat alcohol related accidents. Laredo is Safe: Billboards, website try to lure visitors back to border city http://www.kvue.com/newsyoucanuse/Laredo-is-safe-billboards-and-website-try-to-lure-visitors-back-to-border-city-172190901.html The city of Laredo has launched a campaign to lure visitors back by using billboards on I-35 and other busy highways and a website promoting the border city as a safe destination. Fundraiser helps local, aging musicians pay the rent http://www.kvue.com/newsyoucanuse/Fundraiser-helps-local-aging-Musicians-pay-the-rent-172216591.html lose to 400 music lovers packed into Antone’s in downtown Austin Monday night for the kickoff of a brand new organization aimed to help aging musicians with housing and other bills. Magic Tap http://www.kvue.com/newsyoucanuse/DIW-Magic-Tap-172565861.html Quita Culpepper put the Magic Tap to the test on tonight's Does It Work Wednesday. Study: Poor roads cost Texans $23 billion a year http://www.kvue.com/newsyoucanuse/Study-Poor-roads-cost-Texans-23-billion-a-year-172388831.html A nonprofit highway industry group said its study found decaying Texas roads are costing motorists more than $23 billion a year. Homeless advocates push for solutions after murder arrest http://www.kvue.com/newsyoucanuse/Homeless-advocates-push-for-solutions-after-murder-arrest-172214491.html She was an Austin native, Bowie High School graduate and occasional chef. Valerie Godoy's 34 years of life tragically ended far from where they began. Two-day test can spot gene diseases in newborns http://www.kvue.com/newsyoucanuse/Two-day-test-can-spot-gene-diseases-in-newborns--172575551.html Too often, newborns die of genetic diseases before doctors even know what's to blame. Now scientists have found a way to decode those babies' DNA in just days instead of weeks, moving gene-mapping closer to routine medical care. Gulf oil spill workers sought for health study http://www.kvue.com/newsyoucanuse/Gulf-oil-spill-workers-sought-for-health-study-172570881.html The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is making another push to get people who worked on the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil disaster cleanup to enroll in a long-term health study.