Williamson County, TX

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Deputies with the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigations Division and Human Trafficking Unit tracked two missing McGregor teenagers to Georgetown, where authorities arrested James Robert Vanhouten, 30, the man allegedly harboring them, Sheriff Parnell McNamara confirmed to KWTX. Emiliee Solomon, 14, and Aysha...

A man accused of harboring two teen girls at the center of a recent Amber Alert is being held in Williamson County.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas — Emergency crews continue to battle a wildfire in Williamson County that started Sunday afternoon. It's happening near the Texas Department of Public Safety training facility just south of Florence off Pecan Branch. The fire has now grown from its 200-acre size on Sunday to 600...

FLORENCE, Texas - The structure fire near the DPS training facility off Pecan Branch near Florence is now fully contained, according to Williamson County officials. According to the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS), the fire spread to approximately 600 acres. Crews had been unable to accurately map the size of the fire until Tuesday, July 5, due to difficult terrain.

Today marks our 5th consecutive day of triple digit heat and our 27th for the year. Unfortunately, there's many more to come. --Kristen Currie

A fire burning since early Sunday afternoon in Florence has been brought under control today. The blaze, which is near the Department of Public Safety Training Facility off of Pecan Branch, has scorched approximately 600 acres, according to the Texas Intrastate Fire Mitutal Aid System. Crews had been unable to...

JARRELL, Texas — The Williamson County Sheriff's Office confirmed the identities of the two men who died after they were buried alive when a trench collapsed in Jarrell. The two men were identified as Jimmy L. Alvarado, 20, and Jose Vargas Ramirez, 39, wrote WCSO's Lt. Russell Travis in an email to 6 News.

The Department of Public Safety is investigating a deadly crash on Texas SH 195 southeast of Florence.

As of 6:45 p.m., DPS communication personnel were notified the fire had reached the DPS training facility's fence line near Florence. No injuries have been reported, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

JARRELL, Texas (FOX 44) – UPDATE: The victims in the trench collapse in Jarrell on June 28 have been identified. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed to FOX 44 News that the two men who died in the 24-foot-deep trench are 20-year-old Jimmy Lee Alvarado and 39-year-old Jose Vargas Ramirez, both of Florence, Texas. […]