No injuries following car fire at Marble Falls gas station
A vehicle on fire near the gas pumps at a Marble Falls convenience store on…
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ALERT: Structure fire underway off RR 1431 East
A structure fire off County Road 342C just outside the Marble Falls city limits is…
Protect yourself, homes, and firefighters during extreme heat
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON Scorching triple-digit temperatures continue this week with little relief from the heat…
Blaze destroys Hoover’s Valley home; firefighters keep eye on hot spots to prevent spread
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON Several agencies responded to a house fire August 7 in the Hoover’s…
Fire damages Marble Falls duplex unit, displaces residents
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two people are without a home after a fire broke out Nov….
Be prepared for emergency evacuations: Sign up for alerts and create a grab bag
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON HORSESHOE BAY — It was a text message Aug. 25 that jolted…
Fire chief investigates blaze that destroyed RV in Granite Shoals
FROM STAFF REPORTS GRANITE SHOALS — Investigators are trying to determine what ignited a blaze…
Officials: Art project torch to blame for blaze that destroyed Horseshoe Bay home
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY HORSESHOE BAY — An art project mishap might be to blame…
Man survives fire that destroyed Granite Shoals house on Lake LBJ
FROM STAFF REPORTS GRANITE SHOALS — A fire that destroyed a home on Lake LBJ…
Motel room death ruled suicide; man was ‘person of interest’ in fire at Hye winery
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — The motel room death of a winery owner and…
Crews save pets in Granite Shoals house fire caused by smoldering cigarette
FROM STAFF REPORTS GRANITE SHOALS — Fire crews snuffed an apparent accidental fire Jan. 31…
Four escape Horseshoe Bay house fire; cause under investigation
FROM STAFF REPORTS HORSESHOE BAY— Four people, including a 46-year-old woman who sustained burns, escaped…
Burnet County fires destroy home, scorch 30 acres near state park
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET COUNTY — Two fires burned dozens of acres and destroyed…
Man escapes home after neighbor alerts him to fire
FROM STAFF REPORTS SMITHWICK MILLS — A fire destroyed a home Aug. 4; however, a…
Dryer could be cause of Los Escondidos house fire; occupants safe
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Authorities believe a dryer could be to blame for…
‘Suspicious activity’ reported before mobile home fire
UPDATE The Marble Falls fire marshal on June 7 charged a Temple man with arson…
Lightning strike blamed for Spicewood house fire; no one hurt
FROM STAFF REPORTS SPICEWOOD — Two days of storms in eastern Burnet County took its…
Crews contain 9,300-acre fire in Mason County
FROM STAFF REPORTS PONTOTOC — Fire crews on Aug. 29 contained an approximate 9,300-acre brush…
Tobyville-area house fire displaces elderly couple
FROM STAFF REPORTS TOBYVILLE — A nighttime blaze believed to have originated in a garage…
Broken-down car, dry conditions cause 35-acre fire at 1431 and 1980
FROM STAFF REPORTS TOBYVILLE — Investigators blamed the heated underside of a broken-down vehicle for…
Horseshoe Bay fire starts at golf course and burns 52 acres
FROM STAFF REPORTS HORSESHOE BAY — Horseshoe Bay Fire Department crews as well as several…
Elderly woman dies in a fire at Hoover’s Valley residence
FROM STAFF REPORTS HOOVER’S VALLEY — A woman died July 10 in a residential fire…
Controlled burn in Joppa sparks hay bale blaze
FROM STAFF REPORTS JOPPA — A blaze sparked by embers from a controlled burn pile…
Community helps Windermere families pick up the pieces after fire
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF SPICEWOOD — When Marvin Alcorn went back into his neighbor’s…