Leander

A purple heart recipient and his family were able to visit their under-construction home in Leander Saturday morning.

Leander and Austin police are investigating car burglaries from over the weekend and reminding people to lock their vehicles and remove all personal belongings.

Leander police say the burglaries happened in the Highlands at Crystal Falls neighborhood in South Leander.

The former Leander High School football star was convicted of two counts of super aggravated sexual assault of a child back in 2014.

The claimant elected to remain anonymous.  

Leander police say a 70-year-old woman was driving her gray Ford pickup truck southbound when her truck struck a man lying in the road.

Navy veteran Mark Lyle Walker's recent death has changed the policy that Williamson County uses when it comes to unclaimed bodies.

Amid controversy from protesters and supporters of "Drag Queen Story Hour," the Leander Public Library is temporarily holding off on letting any organizations rent their facility. 

An unaccompanied veteran from Leander will be laid to rest next week in Killeen.

Leander police are asking the public for help identifying and locating an alleged sexual assault suspect.

The Williamson County Sheriff's Office needs your help to find the owner of a pig found Monday.

For the second day in a row, the same man is at the center of a SWAT situation in Leander.

Leander Police are investigating a shooting that took place Wednesday night near the 500 block of Emma Rose Trail. 

Leander police are investigating a shooting incident that happened on September 11 at around 8:30 p.m.

UPDATE: According to the Leander Police Department, Donatello the tortoise has been reunited with his family as of Monday.

Dozens of homes, businesses and a school are under a 24-hour boil water notice in Leander following a water main break.

UPDATE: Kenton has been found.

Leander City Council was expected to make a decision about whether to move forward with plans to leave the future of CapMetro services up to voters. However, council members decided only to hold a public comment period on the matter instead of proceeding with that plan. 

The bus service into Leander, as well as Metro Rail trips, are geared toward the work week commuter.

The active shooter who was killed outside a Dallas federal building graduated from Vandegrift High School in 2015, according to Leander ISD.