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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, … more
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 … more
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. … more
Leander ISD will start the process of creating its own district police department by summer 2024 to comply with the requirements of a new state law. The exact timeline for the Texas Commission … more
Leander will permanently close the CR 177 low-water crossing bridge in the coming days. The bridge over Brushy Creek is located on a section of the county road near its midpoint between its … more
Leander ISD will not allow chaplains, or clergy members, to serve as district school counselors. LISD Board of Trustees voted Nov. 30 against allowing or accepting chaplains as volunteers … more
A U.S. Postal Inspection Service worker was robbed around 9 a.m. on Dec. 5 in the 2000 block of Lucky Lane in Williamson County, just outside of the Leander city limits. The Leander Police … more
The Leander Police Department has ruled the Nov. 18 death of woman fatally struck by a CapMetro commuter train in Leander while crossing a railway bridge as accidental. On the day of the … more
Four Leander ISD campuses will receive a combined maximum total of $25 million in modernization upgrades next year in 2024. The $25 million in funding is part of the 2023 voter-approved district … more
The 2023 Leander Old Town Christmas Festival drew its highest turnout ever on Saturday,  Dec. 2.  The Leander Chamber of Commerce, which runs the event, estimated over 31,000 people … more
The Leander High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) won seven awards on Oct. 28 at the 5th Annual Central HS AFJROTC Competition in San Angelo. Leander HS is the … more
A Leander man was sentenced on Nov. 29 to two years in prison for threatening several Georgia public official and election officials via an online message following the 2020 presidential election. … more
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to hold a groundbreaking ceremony to kickoff the construction of a 30,000-square-foot temple in Cedar Park sometime around June of 2024. … more
Cedar Park-based electric trucking company Hyliion is terminating 67% of its staff, including 150 jobs from its Cedar Park headquarters, according to its public filings with the U.S. Securities and … more
Leander and Cedar Park have suffered a spate of fatal accidents this month. Leander alone had to deal with three fatal accidents on the same day - two within the city and one involving a Leander … more
Leander ISD was named 2023 Advanced Placement Large District of the Year by the nonprofit College Board. The district beat out over 12,000 districts across the U.S. and Canada on the annual AP … more
The new Interim City Manager hopes he can make his mark on Leander. Isaac Turner, who took over the role on Oct. 27 after former Leander City Manager Rick Beverlin departed for his new city … more
Historic population growth. Newly emerged water issues. A disastrous winter freeze. A global pandemic that impacted cities in a way never imagined even a few years ago. All of this happened to … more
A pedestrian was killed last Saturday, Nov. 18, after being hit by a CapMetro train in Leander. The Leander Police Department responded to a call around noon that day about an accident involving … more
The Leander Police Department has arrested the suspect in the fatal hit-and-run accident that occurred Saturday, Nov. 18, on U.S. 183 in Leander. Leander police responded around 2:16 p.m. to a … more
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