Leon County News

If you've driven on I-45 through Leon County in the last two weeks, you may have noticed a billboard that reads 'Tag, You're Dead.' The Leon County Community Coalition recently put one up in Centerville, and a duplicate in Jewett.

After about a week as a donation location for cell phones for Leon County residents, Thursday KBTX hand delivered about 200 cell phones to the Leon County Sheriff's Office.

While a serial rapist remains on the loose, local law enforcement seek public assistance as they step up efforts to protect elderly residents.

Seven more witnesses took the stand Friday in the capital murder trial of TDCJ inmate Jerry Duane Martin at the Leon County Courthouse in Centerville.

Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture.

It's a woman's worst nightmare: becoming the victim of a sexual assault. Now, Texas Department of Public Safety Investigators are looking into the possibility that a serial rapist may have targeted the same woman twice.

Texas Rangers were meeting with police Tuesday in Yoakum in Lavaca County to review a rape case there to determine if it could be related to a series of attacks on elderly women in rural areas in Central and South Texas.

In light of recent attacks on elderly women, the Leon County towns of Centerville and Marquez have formed neighborhood watch groups.

Raymond Montoya, a self-defense instructor and investigator with the Brazos County Attorney's Office, offers these tips for handling and preventing an attack.

Authorities in one Central Texas county are planning a public information meeting following yet another attack on an elderly woman in her home on Oct.

By Victor O'Brien Killeen Daily Herald Leon County sheriff's deputies offered Central Texas residents an attack plan Monday against a serial rapist attacking elderly women.

National Weather Service officials warned of possible flooding along with a cold front in the Brazos Valley area on Thursday and Friday.

The National Weather Service issued flood warnings for several local rivers and creeks that are approaching or already at flood stages.

Someone is attacking and raping elderly women in four different counties northwest of Houston.

A suspected serial rapist is sought after eight elderly women were targeted in their homes in four Texas counties.

He's attacked eight women in their homes and attempted to rob and rape them. Investigators have his DNA, but don't know his identity.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN LEON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS EAST CENTRAL MILAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ROBERTSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS * UNTIL 730 AM CDT * AT 530 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN 6 MILES SOUTH OF ...

An elderly Leon County woman was able to escape her home unharmed, but a robber made off with several valuable possessions and cash.

There is new information about a series of rapes across Central Texas. They may be linked to one man.

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TRINITY RIVER NEAR LONG LAKE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.