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12 warnings in effect for 7 counties in the area

LEON COUNTY


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5 members of Houston family killed in weekend crash on I-45 in Leon County

Read full article: 5 members of Houston family killed in weekend crash on I-45 in Leon County

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the crash happened at approximately 3:17 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 45 near FM 977.

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Florida communities hit by 3 hurricanes in last 13 months vow to rebuild

Read full article: Florida communities hit by 3 hurricanes in last 13 months vow to rebuild

A single landfalling hurricane has the potential to set up a community for years. In the Florida Big Bend, many small communities have seen not one, not two, but three landfilling hurricanes in the past 13 months.

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Patron at Centerville smokehouse shoots Houston man accused of attacking customers, knocking elderly man unconscious

Read full article: Patron at Centerville smokehouse shoots Houston man accused of attacking customers, knocking elderly man unconscious

A patron at a smokehouse in Centerville unloaded gunfire on a Houston man accused of attacking customers and knocking an elderly man unconscious Monday, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office said.

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At a shuttered Texas coal mine, a 1-acre garden is helping feed 2,000 people per month

Read full article: At a shuttered Texas coal mine, a 1-acre garden is helping feed 2,000 people per month

The garden in the middle of a 35,000-acre former mine is supplying thousands of pounds of fresh produce to families in three counties that have few grocery stores.

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Watch: Bodycam shows kidnapping suspect leading Trinity County deputies on 80 mph chase while riding on rim

Read full article: Watch: Bodycam shows kidnapping suspect leading Trinity County deputies on 80 mph chase while riding on rim

Intense bodycam footage was released of the capturing of a kidnapping suspect wanted in Leon County on multiple felony charges, according to the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office.

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Rural Central Texas’ plentiful trees make power outages a frustrating way of life after storms

Read full article: Rural Central Texas’ plentiful trees make power outages a frustrating way of life after storms

Leon County’s judge wants the state to help clear trees around power lines after residents again go without electricity following another storm.

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Texas suspends most transportation of inmates while it reviews convicted murderer’s escape

Read full article: Texas suspends most transportation of inmates while it reviews convicted murderer’s escape

The review comes after Gonzalo Lopez escaped from a prison bus last month. Authorities say he killed a family of five before they found and killed him.

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Authorities fatally shoot convicted murderer who killed family of five while on the lam

Read full article: Authorities fatally shoot convicted murderer who killed family of five while on the lam

Authorities say Gonzalo Lopez killed a man and his four grandchildren in Leon County. He escaped from a prison bus nearly three weeks ago.

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Escaped inmate shot, killed during foot chase after possibly killing 1 adult, 4 children from the Houston-area, TDCJ says

Read full article: Escaped inmate shot, killed during foot chase after possibly killing 1 adult, 4 children from the Houston-area, TDCJ says

Officials from the Texas Department of Public Safety say that five people were found dead in Leon County near the area where escaped inmate Gonzalo Lopez was last seen in May. Lopez is believed to be tied to the murders, according to TxDPS.

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US Marshals Office: New photos released of missing Texas inmate who stole prison bus

Read full article: US Marshals Office: New photos released of missing Texas inmate who stole prison bus

The U.S. Marshals Office released new photos of an inmate who escaped custody from officials in rural Texas as the search enters three weeks.

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Search for Texas inmate expands as land, air operations end

Read full article: Search for Texas inmate expands as land, air operations end

Authorities say the search by ground and air in the Texas county where a convicted murderer escaped from a prison transport bus and stabbed the driver last week has concluded as the hunt for him expands.

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‘We are not going to rest until we find him’: TDCJ officials vow to capture escaped convict Gonzalo Lopez

Read full article: ‘We are not going to rest until we find him’: TDCJ officials vow to capture escaped convict Gonzalo Lopez

“We are not going to rest until we find him. We are determined to find him,” said the public information officer for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Robert Hurst.

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Four days after audacious escape from prison bus, Texas still hasn’t found convicted murderer

Read full article: Four days after audacious escape from prison bus, Texas still hasn’t found convicted murderer

Officials are still trying to piece together how Gonzalo Lopez managed to cut through a metal door and hijack a prison bus Thursday. An extensive manhunt continues in Leon County.

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4 killed in plane crash in Hilltop Lakes in Leon County, officials say

Read full article: 4 killed in plane crash in Hilltop Lakes in Leon County, officials say

Four people were killed in a plane crash in Hilltop Lakes in Leon County, according to KBTX. Officials said the pilot was having engine trouble and was attempting to make an emergency landing at the Hilltop Lakes airport. According to KBTX, flight records showed a 1984 single-engine plane left Horseshoe Bay Resort near Marble Falls, west of Austin, at 10:00 a.m. Sunday. The plane was headed to the Natchitoches, Louisiana Regional Airport. The pilot contacted the FAA before the crash indicating that the plane was having engine problems, officials told KBTX.

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