Authorities, resident offer tips to avoid social media-savvy thieves
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BURNET COUNTY — When Burnet resident Angela Smith goes out…
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Designer hallucinogenic drug at center of Ballard murder case
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BURNET —A designer drug at the center of a capital…
Garrett Ballard guilty in 2014 murders, receives life sentence
DANIEL CLIFTON • EDITOR BURNET — A Burnet County jury on Dec. 12 convicted Garrett Ballard,…
BCSO: Phone scam callers request bail money for relatives
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Burnet County sheriff’s deputies are warning people about a phone…
Capital murder trial reveals drug-fueled night leading to double-homicide
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BURNET — What started as a birthday celebration turned deadly…
Wife of dead pastor gets life for sexual abuse of daughter
DANIEL CLIFTON • EDITOR BURNET — The Burnet County assistant district attorney who prosecuted Misty…
Investigators seek help in cracking rash of car burglaries
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — The Burnet County Sheriff’s Office and the Heart of Texas…
Llano teacher charged with improper relationship with student
FROM STAFF REPORTS LLANO — Llano authorities have charged a 28-year-old Llano High School teacher…
Officers shoot armed man to death in Llano County traffic stop
FROM STAFF REPORTS UPDATE: Authorities say Jeffrey Gray Wise robbed two banks in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Lake…
Cases of counterfeiting turn victims into unwitting suspects
FROM STAFF REPORTS BERTRAM — Authorities have arrested a suspect and turned over a number…
Marble Falls parks see low crime; Johnson Park gets statewide honor
JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — Crime in the city parks doesn’t appear…
Former Horseshoe Bay resident with past convictions gets life in child molestation case
FROM STAFF REPORTS LLANO — A former Horseshoe Bay man with two Colorado convictions of…
Three men arrested in Horseshoe Bay aggravated robbery
FROM STAFF REPORTS HORSESHOE BAY — Authorities arrested three men Dec. 13 after they were…
Horseshoe Bay still searching for 8-year-old girl last seen Aug. 17
FROM STAFF REPORTS HORSESHOE BAY — Horseshoe Bay police are still looking for a missing…
Bank VP cautions people over ‘lottery’ and other scams
DANIEL CLIFTON • EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — It’s one of the toughest things J. Don…
It only takes a moment for a vehicle to be burglarized, stolen
DANIEL CLIFTON • EDITOR BURNET — The woman pulled into the Stripes parking lot in…
Bertram woman sentenced to life for murdering husband
FROM STAFF REPORTS LLANO — After more than two weeks of hearing testimony in the…
Burnet County deputies investigate cross burning at black church
FROM STAFF REPORTS HOOVER’S VALLEY — Burnet County Sheriff’s Office investigators are asking for the…
Trio accused of PEC credit card abuse receive probation, $56,000 in fines
FROM STAFF REPORTS JOHNSON CITY — Three people, including two ex-utility company employees and a…
UPDATE: Suspect in Llano police shooting in custody
FROM STAFF REPORTS UPDATE: As of 5 p.m. Feb. 5, the Llano Police Department reported that 26-year-old…
Marble Falls High School student arrested after alleged death threats on Facebook
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Police arrested a 15-year-old Marble Falls High School student…
Police: Burnet businesses targeted in gas bill scams
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — A couple of scams targeting gas customers have Burnet police…
Restrictions put on Burnet County murder suspect out on bond
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — Ronald J. Wilson believes the 33rd/424th Judicial District…
Burnet capital murder suspect released on $500,000 bond
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — County records show 21-year-old Garrett James Ballard, who faces a…