Round Rock ISD teen petitions district to cancel school day after Halloween

One teen from Round Rock ISD is petitioning the district to get the day after Halloween off. According to the Change.org petition he wants to “be with the boys” and with more than 15,000 signatures, he's not alone.

Road rage incident leads to SWAT standoff in Round Rock

A driver reportedly ran into other vehicles intentionally on southbound I-35 shortly before 9 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23. 

WCSO training academy officers reprimanded for misconduct towards cadets

The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement’s investigation found two Williamson County Sheriff's Academy officers in violation of GPA calculations using racial slurs and bullying cadets.

Cedar Park police investigating suspicious death

According to a tweet sent out Sunday afternoon, the Cedar Park PD is on the scene of a homicide in the 2500 block of South Bell. 

Bike plan for Georgetown heading toward November vote

The idea is to build a network of loops in the north, central and southern parts of Georgetown.

Bird population in Central Texas declining since 1970

The problem is bigger than Central Texas though and is not just isolated to grassland birds. According to a study published in Science in September, bird populations in the United States and Canada have declined by 29 percent, or almost 3 billion birds, “signaling a widespread ecological crisis.” 

Man killed when struck in Leander roadway by truck

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.

Williamson County lifts county-wide burn ban

The Williamson County Commissioners Court lifted a county-wide burn ban on October 14. The ban had been in place since August.

Round Rock family mourns loss of toddler, urges drivers to slow down

The White family was gearing up for a soccer game at Old Settlers Park. Chris White said he let the boys hit the field first and then began applying sunblock to Allie. He turned around to grab another can of sunblock and in those few seconds, Allie was gone.

Round Rock ISD included in third-party data breach

The breach impacted 13,000 school districts and universities in the U.S., including Round Rock ISD. The district says they are checking with Pearson to see how many other districts in Texas were impacted.

WCSO, Texas Highway Patrol apprehends Medina County murder suspect

Nathan Gruensteiner, 20, and his 16-year-old girlfriend were taken into custody in Bartlett after a pursuit with WCSO and Texas Highway Patrol.