Leon County News

Texas Rangers were meeting with police Tuesday in Yoakum in Lavaca County to review a rape case there to determine if it could be related to a series of attacks on elderly women in rural areas in Central and South Texas.

In light of recent attacks on elderly women, the Leon County towns of Centerville and Marquez have formed neighborhood watch groups.

Raymond Montoya, a self-defense instructor and investigator with the Brazos County Attorney's Office, offers these tips for handling and preventing an attack.

Authorities in one Central Texas county are planning a public information meeting following yet another attack on an elderly woman in her home on Oct.

By Victor O'Brien Killeen Daily Herald Leon County sheriff's deputies offered Central Texas residents an attack plan Monday against a serial rapist attacking elderly women.

National Weather Service officials warned of possible flooding along with a cold front in the Brazos Valley area on Thursday and Friday.

The National Weather Service issued flood warnings for several local rivers and creeks that are approaching or already at flood stages.

Someone is attacking and raping elderly women in four different counties northwest of Houston.

A suspected serial rapist is sought after eight elderly women were targeted in their homes in four Texas counties.

He's attacked eight women in their homes and attempted to rob and rape them. Investigators have his DNA, but don't know his identity.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN LEON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS EAST CENTRAL MILAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ROBERTSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS * UNTIL 730 AM CDT * AT 530 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN 6 MILES SOUTH OF ...

An elderly Leon County woman was able to escape her home unharmed, but a robber made off with several valuable possessions and cash.

There is new information about a series of rapes across Central Texas. They may be linked to one man.

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TRINITY RIVER NEAR LONG LAKE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.

Leon County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Larry Folsom was patrolling Interstate 10 in Leon County Wednesday on the lookout for a man wanted in a Texas abduction case when he struck gold around 6:20 p.m. Headed east on I-10 near the Mahan Drive exit was a gray 2008 Dodge Magnum matching the description of one included in an Amber Alert out of Texas ...

October 15th an Amber Alert was issued for a one-year old taken from Denton County, Texas.

The most recent attack was Saturday in Falls County, where a man forced his way into a home on Highway 7 outside of Marlin and sexually assaulted the 80-year-old woman who lived there.

What Leon County Deputies warned last month about a serial rapist, appears to have come true.

A high speed chase causes a frightening day for drivers in East Texas. A Palestine man who was naked led cops on a chase of speeds up to 120 miles per hour through several counties.

Two men are dead after what Leon County sheriffa s deputies are calling a murder suicide along Interstate 45 near the the Centerville exit at the Beaver Creek Bridge.