On June 2, a family was shattered and the local LGBTQ+ community lost its sense of safety just as Pride Month was starting.
According to the charging affidavit, 24-year-old Black gay woman Akira …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/16/24
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Leander and all other area cities have canceled their MLK Day events planned for Monday after the rush of freezing temperatures turned out to be colder than expected.
The organizers have …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/14/24
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Leander is gearing up for its third annual MLK Day event this Monday, Jan. 15.
Organized in collaboration with the Leander Public Art and Culture Commission and the City of Leander, the theme …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/11/24
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Former Williamson County state District Judge Burt Carnes, 74, and his wife Susan, 74, were both shot and killed by their son late Monday night, Jan. 8, according to the arrest affidavit filed in …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/10/24
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2023 was a year of disappointment for Cedar Park, Leander and Williamson County's economic development plans.
In Leander, the $1 billion Leander Springs failed to reach even its first …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/10/24
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(Our "Year of Success" and "Year of Disappointment" articles share one unified introductory section. The unique content for each story starts at the first subhead.)
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/9/24
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The Leander Springs development hasn't dried up yet, but even the first phase of the lagoon-centered project won't see water anytime soon.
The $1 billion, 78-acre Leander Springs …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/8/24
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The Cedar Park Police Department and the Leander Police Department both experienced one of the most tumultuous years in their history in 2023. Cedar Park dealt with a shocking revelation about one of …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/8/24
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Cedar Park, Leander and Leander ISD are growing into the final version of themselves that will exist once their population growth reaches final buildout in the next decade. Leander alone was among …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/4/24
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The murder of former Cedar Park High School football player Ronnie Caldwell, 21, created intense turmoil for Northwestern State University and its football program.
Caldwell was shot and killed …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/4/24
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Leander ISD students made a big splash in 2023, garnering recognition in national and state competitions and participating in national events. As the district’s enrollment continues to grow, …
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By Clayton Kelley, Reporter
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1/2/24
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Leander ISD is moving forward with creating a school police department.
The decision adds a fundamentally new component to the school district, potentially for the rest of its existence, that …
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By Clayton Kelley, Reporter
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12/29/23
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Although the lack of city and state elections this year may make it look like a lackluster year for elections, the absence was a welcome breather for Cedar Park and Leander voters, who had a marathon …
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By Clayton Kelley, Reporter, and Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/28/23
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2023 started with winter ice and culminated in summer fire for Cedar Park, Leander, and most of Williamson County.
The 2023 February ice storm wasn't as devastating as the historic 2021 winter …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/27/23
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Leander and Cedar Park residents had to repeatedly turn their taps off in 2023.
Leander twice had to impose Stage 3 water restrictions, which prohibited all outdoor watering except for handheld …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/25/23
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Four members of an alleged mail-theft ring operating out of Austin have been arrested and charged in connection with two robberies and a third attempted robbery of USPS master keys from postal …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/20/23
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Cedar Park doesn't have a single tattoo parlor.
The cluster of them along the city's southern border, the newly opened tattoo parlor to the north in Leander's Old Town District and citizen …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/19/23
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A Leander High School student's death last Saturday, Dec. 16, is suspected to have been a fentanyl overdose, according to the Williamson County Sheriff's Office.
Zarek McMeekin, an 11th grader, …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/19/23
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The Travis County Sheriff's Office and the Leander ISD's district administration are investigating a Dec. 13 incident at Four Points Middle School where a substitute teacher brought a gun onto the …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/18/23
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Williamson County held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Dec. 13 for the completion of a $1.1 million sports fields and courts lighting project at Southwest Williamson County Regional Park in Leander.
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/14/23
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