LEON COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) – An investigation is underway following a standoff between the Texas Department of Public Safety, or DPS, and a now-deceased suspect, who law enforcement sources ...

Leon County meeting draws crowd pushing back against East Texas groundwater export plan “We want to ensure that while a landowner has rights to pump groundwater, that pumping does not adversely ...

Leon County, Tx (FOX44) – A Leon County deputy shot twice during an incident near Normangee has returned home from the hospital. Leon County Sheriff’s Office personnel welcomed Deputy William ...

LEON COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) - The Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) announced Wednesday that Deputy William “Bill” Sullivan returned home after being shot during a standoff last Saturday ...

At least 95 people have been killed in catastrophic flash flooding across Texas, while several others remain missing.

The H2i Lab recreated a map of the Kerr County floods, showing how high the water levels got at certain times during the ...

A 38-year-old Texas man, James Scott Grigory, is believed to have killed his parents and two dogs across two Texas counties. After shooting a deputy in the face during a standoff with police ...

Leon County, TX (FOX 44) –UPDATE: The suspect in last night’s police standoff has been identified. The Leon County Sheriff’s Office are currently investigating a male suspect who alleged to ...

The risk of the catastrophic flooding that struck Texas Hill Country as people slept on July 4 and left at least 120 dead was potentially underestimated by federal authorities, according to an ABC ...

A third case of measles has been reported in Florida this year, this one in Leon County. This case follows two others in Florida this year, one in Broward County and another in Miami-Dade County.

With the second year of implementation completed, it is now possible to compare results from the 2023 FAST results to the 2025 test results.

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