Jarrell Fire Rescue gets new aerial ladder

The ladder is 105 feet long. The truck weighs almost 80,000 pounds, and has a pump and a 500 gallon water tank.

Home security system may actually attract scammers

According to ADT, common phrases that may alert residents to a sales representative scammer include, “We are here to upgrade your ADT system,” and “ADT is no longer covering your area.”

Free dog adoptions for Presidents Day in Williamson County

Looking for a new pet? The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter is offering free adoptions for some dogs for Presidents Day.

Leak found in repaired BCRUA pipeline supplying water to Leander

Earlier this week, officials found a leak in the 36-inch pipeline that supplies raw water from Lake Travis to the BCRUA water treatment facility, a primary source for Leander drinking water.

3 rob Round Rock convenience store at gunpoint: police

Round Rock police say three people robbed the Texan Market on Gattis School Road at gunpoint earlier this month.

SWAT situation ends after nearly 13 hours in Cedar Park

Cedar Park police say a barricaded subject in the 400 block of Marigold Lane surrendered peacefully.

Leander family loses everything in house fire during Texas ice storm

On Jan. 31, during the peak of the ice storm, Robert Harris, his wife and three kids lost everything they had in a house fire in Leander.

Missing Georgetown woman found, DPS says

A missing Georgetown woman has been found, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Texas State Senator Charles Schwertner arrested for DWI

According to jail records, Texas State Senator Charles Schwertner was booked into the Travis County Jail on Feb. 7 on a Class B Misdemeanor charge.

Texas ice storm: Oncor brings in crews from out of town to help restore power in WilCo

Oncor has brought in hundreds of crews from out of town, and out of state. FOX 7 encountered a crew from Alabama late Monday, helping with new outages that popped up due to wind gusts, along with the outages from last week’s storm.