More indictments for Llano police chief, officer related to arrests
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO — A Llano County grand jury handed down more indictments…
Crime & Courtrooms
Attorney: Video shows Llano police chief ‘did nothing wrong’ in arrest
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO — An arrest video has surfaced that could shed new…
Burnet County magistrate flips the process to help defendants better their lives
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON BURNET — Burnet County Magistrate Kirk Noaker knows when someone stands before…
Locals Love Us scam targeting businesses claims to represent The Picayune/KBEY
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — A scam targeting businesses with the caller claiming to…
Burnet County grand jury indicts ‘road rage’ suspect; Illinois man faces up to 99 years
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — The Burnet County Grand Jury indicted an Illinois man for…
Ex-BCISD bus driver accused of inappropriate contact with teen
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Authorities have charged a former Burnet Consolidated Independent School District…
Llano police officers indicted on official oppression, tampering charges
FROM STAFF REPORTS LLANO — A Llano police chief and three of his officers, all…
Burnet County Sheriff’s Office uncovers jury summons scam threatening jail time
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Sheriff’s investigators apparently foiled the latest phone scam after several…
Jury hands down life sentences in Blanco County kidnapping case
FROM STAFF REPORTS JOHNSON CITY — A man convicted of kidnapping and raping an acquaintance…
Two Kingsland men face charges in connection with missing teen case
FROM STAFF REPORTS KINGSLAND — Two men face child custody-related charges in connection with the…
Fake ‘attorney’ tries to extract cash in latest phone call scam, BCSO warns
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — What if an attorney called and claimed a loved…
Burnet County road rage case suspect arrested on assault with deadly weapon charges
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — An Illinois man will face five counts of aggravated assault…
Texas Rangers investigating death of Llano County Jail inmate
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO — Texas Rangers are investigating the death of a Llano…
Credit card skimmers found at Kingsland gas pumps
FROM STAFF REPORTS KINGSLAND — Investigators are sending out a warning to motorists after an…
BCSO: Gunman’s medical status stalls RR 1431 road rage case
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — The medical condition of a suspect in an alleged November…
Overdue account scam hits Marble Falls Library Thrift Store mailing list
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON MARBLE FALLS — The email comes across as the Marble Falls Library…
Burnet County JP office hooked into phishing scam; police send warning
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — A so-called “phishing” scammer recently used the phone number…
Don’t be the Grinch’s next victim; protect yourself against Christmas thieves
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY MARBLE FALLS — ‘Tis the season for thieves, so the Marble…
Llano officer indicted on charges of tampering and official oppression
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO — A grand jury indicted a beleaguered Llano police officer…
DPS creates scale diagram of alleged Burnet County road rage incident
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY SMITHWICK — To assist the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office in an…
Armed man in road rage incident recovers from gunshot wounds
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY SMITHWICK — An armed man shot by an off-duty Austin police…
Family threatened in ‘road rage’ incident on RR 1431; off-duty Austin officer shoots suspect
FROM STAFF REPORTS SMITHWICK — A reported road rage incident late Nov. 30 on RR…
Burnet County Jail raises the bar, but you still don’t want to stay there
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON BURNET — Standing at one end of a long hallway in the…
Ex-Llano police sergeant faces misuse of information charge
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO — A former Llano police officer faces a charge of…