Lobos, retired Fayette County K-9, diagnosed with cancer

Lobos has been diagnosed with cancer and the Fayette County Sheriff's Office is asking for donations to help cover the costs of treatment.

10 kilos of cocaine found during traffic stop in Fayette County

FCSO discovered approximately 10 kilos of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $1,000,000, inside the vehicle's oil pan.

LCRA, wholesale electric customers award nearly $530K in grants

LCRA says the CDPP grants helped fund 27 projects that range from buying new equipment for first responders to improving museums and libraries to helping community centers build handicapped-accessible restrooms.

Fayette Co. Narcotics K-9 unit seizes 18.5 pounds of raw fentanyl

The Fayette County Sheriff's Office says that a traffic stop resulted in the seizure of 18.5 lbs of raw fentanyl that roughly has a street value of $7.5M.

Over 250 pounds of marijuana seized during traffic stop near Flatonia

A Fayette County Sheriff's Office sergeant searched the truck during the traffic stop and found approximately 253 pounds of marijuana hidden under a load of lumber and PVC pipes.

$136K seized from Laredo man in Flatonia traffic stop

During a search, the investigator noticed tampering to a natural void in the rear wall of the vehicle, where he found several vacuum-sealed bundles of money totaling $136,000.

Over $186,000 seized from bus driver in Flatonia traffic stop

In a concealed compartment on the bus, several vacuum-sealed packages of money were found, totalling $186,070.

Ellinger couple killed in explosion 'meant so much to so many people'

On Thursday, friends and family said their goodbyes to Mazie and Mike Hess, an Ellinger couple who died from their injuries after their home exploded.

Two people severely hurt in house explosion in Ellinger

Two people have been hospitalized after suffering severe injuries in a house explosion in Ellinger.

Texas teen flips truck while fleeing police

In an attempt to stop the vehicle, officers engaged spike strips which the driver tried to avoid and by doing so rolled the vehicle over into the grass median at the Smithville Municipal Airport. 

350 lbs of marijuana seized from septic truck in Fayette County

A consent to search the vehicle lead an officer to open the lid of the cleaning truck where he found 350 lbs of marijuana.

NWS confirms tornadoes in Smithville and near Cedar Creek

The tornado warnings have expired but Travis and Hays County are under a flash flood warning until 3 p.m. and Travis County is under a flood warning until about 5:30 a.m. tomorrow (5/13).

Reward offered for info leading to arrests of suspects in Round Top ATM burglary

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek says that a chain was attached to a stolen truck and then used to pull open the ATM doors at the Round Top Bank.