Authorities: Suspect admits using firearm of Burnet County constable
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — The suspect in a Burnet County double homicide apparently used…
Crime & Courtrooms
Burnet County investigators charge 21-year-old man with double murder
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — A 21-year-old man was charged with murder after Burnet County…
Scammers use phone calls to mine ATM card, bank data
FROM STAFF REPORTS HORSESHOE BAY — Authorities are warning residents to avoid a scam targeting…
As the summer temperatures rise, so do car thefts
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Summer brings higher temperatures, but something more nefarious comes…
Scams promising millions, threatening jail hit Highland Lakes residents
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BURNET — A scam promising the caller $5 million and…
Green Dot card scam targeting elderly promises a new car
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — At first, it sounded like an exciting…
Judge stacks 2 life sentences against sexual predator
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — A Burnet County jury convicted a 37-year-old man on two…
Scammers targeting Burnet utility customers by phone
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — City officials are warning residents about a potential scam involving…
Meadowlakes experiences rash of vehicle burglaries
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MEADOWLAKES — According to state statistics, a vehicle is burglarized…
Task force offers auto-theft prevention tips
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BURNET — With the holidays in full swing, people are…
Horseshoe Bay father receives 23 life sentences for molesting daughter
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — A Burnet County jury on July 18 sentenced…
Court documents paint picture of Spicewood double-homicide in May
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BURNET — An arrest warrant affidavit for a man allegedly…
Spicewood double-murder suspect also charged with arson
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — A man charged with a May double murder now faces…
Blanco County district judge sentences child molester to life in prison
FROM STAFF REPORTS JOHNSON CITY — A 52-year-old man learned June 13 he will spend…
Burnet County jury sends drug dealer to prison for 18 years
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — A Burnet County jury sent a message June 11 when…
Burnet County jury convicts man of kidnapping his ex-wife
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BURNET — A Burnet County Jury sentenced 54-year-old James Dwyane Hoisager…
Former Llano County jailers get time behind bars for 2011 inmate’s death
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BURNET — Two former Llano County jailers now face time…
Burnet County man gets 10 years for 2009 shooting of woman
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — A 22-year-old man pleaded guilty April 29 for…
Burnet woman gets 15 years for her role in 2009 shooting
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BURNET — A Burnet County jury sentenced 42-year-old Linda Sue Cowan…
Marble Falls investigator calls Avenue P house fire ‘suspicious’
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Authorities have launched an investigation into a “suspicious” fire…
With appeals expired, Spicewood woman going to prison for fifth-grader’s death
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BURNET — A Spicewood woman is headed to prison for…
Burnet County jury sentences drug dealer to 25 years
BURNET — A 31-year-old man who has already served prison time for drug-related crimes is…