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Florida communities hit by 3 hurricanes in last 13 months vow to rebuild
Read full article: Florida communities hit by 3 hurricanes in last 13 months vow to rebuildA single landfalling hurricane has the potential to set up a community for years. In the Florida Big Bend, many small communities have seen not one, not two, but three landfilling hurricanes in the past 13 months.
Patron at Centerville smokehouse shoots Houston man accused of attacking customers, knocking elderly man unconscious
Read full article: Patron at Centerville smokehouse shoots Houston man accused of attacking customers, knocking elderly man unconsciousA patron at a smokehouse in Centerville unloaded gunfire on a Houston man accused of attacking customers and knocking an elderly man unconscious Monday, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office said.
At a shuttered Texas coal mine, a 1-acre garden is helping feed 2,000 people per month
Read full article: At a shuttered Texas coal mine, a 1-acre garden is helping feed 2,000 people per monthThe garden in the middle of a 35,000-acre former mine is supplying thousands of pounds of fresh produce to families in three counties that have few grocery stores.
Watch: Bodycam shows kidnapping suspect leading Trinity County deputies on 80 mph chase while riding on rim
Read full article: Watch: Bodycam shows kidnapping suspect leading Trinity County deputies on 80 mph chase while riding on rimIntense bodycam footage was released of the capturing of a kidnapping suspect wanted in Leon County on multiple felony charges, according to the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office.
Rural Central Texas’ plentiful trees make power outages a frustrating way of life after storms
Read full article: Rural Central Texas’ plentiful trees make power outages a frustrating way of life after stormsLeon County’s judge wants the state to help clear trees around power lines after residents again go without electricity following another storm.
Texas suspends most transportation of inmates while it reviews convicted murderer’s escape
Read full article: Texas suspends most transportation of inmates while it reviews convicted murderer’s escapeThe review comes after Gonzalo Lopez escaped from a prison bus last month. Authorities say he killed a family of five before they found and killed him.
Authorities fatally shoot convicted murderer who killed family of five while on the lam
Read full article: Authorities fatally shoot convicted murderer who killed family of five while on the lamAuthorities say Gonzalo Lopez killed a man and his four grandchildren in Leon County. He escaped from a prison bus nearly three weeks ago.
Escaped inmate shot, killed during foot chase after possibly killing 1 adult, 4 children from the Houston-area, TDCJ says
Read full article: Escaped inmate shot, killed during foot chase after possibly killing 1 adult, 4 children from the Houston-area, TDCJ saysOfficials from the Texas Department of Public Safety say that five people were found dead in Leon County near the area where escaped inmate Gonzalo Lopez was last seen in May. Lopez is believed to be tied to the murders, according to TxDPS.
US Marshals Office: New photos released of missing Texas inmate who stole prison bus
Read full article: US Marshals Office: New photos released of missing Texas inmate who stole prison busThe U.S. Marshals Office released new photos of an inmate who escaped custody from officials in rural Texas as the search enters three weeks.
Search for Texas inmate expands as land, air operations end
Read full article: Search for Texas inmate expands as land, air operations endAuthorities say the search by ground and air in the Texas county where a convicted murderer escaped from a prison transport bus and stabbed the driver last week has concluded as the hunt for him expands.
‘We are not going to rest until we find him’: TDCJ officials vow to capture escaped convict Gonzalo Lopez
Read full article: ‘We are not going to rest until we find him’: TDCJ officials vow to capture escaped convict Gonzalo Lopez“We are not going to rest until we find him. We are determined to find him,” said the public information officer for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Robert Hurst.
Four days after audacious escape from prison bus, Texas still hasn’t found convicted murderer
Read full article: Four days after audacious escape from prison bus, Texas still hasn’t found convicted murdererOfficials are still trying to piece together how Gonzalo Lopez managed to cut through a metal door and hijack a prison bus Thursday. An extensive manhunt continues in Leon County.
4 killed in plane crash in Hilltop Lakes in Leon County, officials say
Read full article: 4 killed in plane crash in Hilltop Lakes in Leon County, officials sayFour people were killed in a plane crash in Hilltop Lakes in Leon County, according to KBTX. Officials said the pilot was having engine trouble and was attempting to make an emergency landing at the Hilltop Lakes airport. According to KBTX, flight records showed a 1984 single-engine plane left Horseshoe Bay Resort near Marble Falls, west of Austin, at 10:00 a.m. Sunday. The plane was headed to the Natchitoches, Louisiana Regional Airport. The pilot contacted the FAA before the crash indicating that the plane was having engine problems, officials told KBTX.