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Mom jailed after enrolling son early

A Round Rock mother has been arrested after investigators said they caught her toying with her son’s birth certificate to get him into school early.

Man charged in gunpoint home invasion

Williamson County deputies said fingerprints helped them identify a man wanted in a home invasion robbery Wednesday afternoon near Round Rock.

Family distraught city euthanized dogs

The Swoboda family is beside themselves after animal control took their dogs away and euthanized them less than two hours later. Even though the dogs did not

School targeted by burglaries

Georgetown High School has been burglarized six times this year according to police. Even worse, the burglars are still on the loose and taxpayers are having

Clocking the MetroRail during rush hour

A 32-mile trip on the MetroRail Tuesday during evening rush hour would have moved passengers from downtown Austin to Leander in record time. Evening test runs

High-speed chase ends in arrest

A 25-year-old leads Georgetown police on a high-speed chase that ends with the suspect hit by a Taser, according to police.  Authorities arrested a driver they

Cat climbs police officer like a tree

A local police officer and a black cat are becoming a YouTube sensation.

Dell smart phone debuts in China

Dell Inc. is jumping into the "smart" phone market this month in a deal with China Mobile, the country's biggest wireless carrier.

Round Rock wants to keep money at home

In an effort to boost retail sales, the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce launched a new campaign called 'Shop the Rock.'

First H1N1 death in Williamson County

The first Williamson County H1N1 death has been reported, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services Web site.

Bradley addresses Senate committee

Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley, the new chairman of the Texas Forensic Science Commission, addressed a key Senate committee this morning, his

Cattle rustler convicted in WillCo

Prosecutors said Sharp was supposed to be caring for the cattle, but instead was stealing the herd and selling cattle for profit.

'Robbing brothers' sentenced

On Aug. 10, 2008, Jonathan Covington and his older brother Jimmie robbed Jose Bernal at gunpoint as he tried to make a night deposit at Bank of America in

TX fugitive shoots self as police near

Police said a Texas fugitive pulled out a handgun and fatally shot himself as officers approached him in a motel parking lot in Knoxville.

Free Round Rock FluMist clinic set

Round Rock Independent School District has a free FluMist clinic scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
 

Morning semitruck rollover kills driver

Round Rock police are investigating a semitruck rollover on the southbound frontage road of North I-35 at Westinghouse Road that killed the driver Tuesday