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Driver arrested, student rescued after LISD bus swept away by flooded Brushy Creek

A Leander ISD bus driver and a Stiles Middle School student were rescued from a flooded school bus after the driver went around a barricade on Oct. 16. The driver was later arrested and the student was treated by first responders and released to parents. KAYLA BOUCHARD

By KAYLA BOUCHARD, Hill Country News

One student was saved from a flooded Leander ISD bus on route to Stiles Middle School on Oct. 16 after a bus driver attempted to drive over a low-water crossing on County Road 177, heading east from Ronald Reagan Boulevard toward County Road 175.

Ashley Ringstaff, the student’s mother said that her child called her as the bus was swept down Brushy Creek from the flooded roadway.

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Lake Travis reaches historic levels, at 704.39 feet — it’s the fifth highest level

Water flows over the Low Water Crossing Road on Lake Austin near Mansfield Dam on Oct. 18. LESLEE BASSMAN

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Lake Travis hit 704.39 feet above mean sea level at noontime on Saturday, Oct. 20 and by 9 p.m., it was down slightly to 704.14. At 146 percent full, Lake Travis is at a historical high — the 5th highest level on record. This is higher than July 6, 2007 when it hit 701.51 feet msl. Its highest level was 710.44 on Christmas Day 1991.

Based on current conditions, Lower Colorado River Authority now projects that Lake Travis will stabilize between 704 to 706 feet above mean sea level Saturday, Oct. 20 and Sunday, Oct. 21. Continue reading →

Alleged burglar of four Steiner businesses is arrested

Frank Flores, courtesy Austin Police Department

Defendant has 27 prior burglary arrests,

APD, Travis Co. work together on case

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

The Austin Police Department arrested Frank J. Flores Oct. 9 in conjunction with numerous alleged burglaries of buildings in Austin, said APD Senior Public Information Specialist Tara Long. A warrant signed by a detective in Travis County Sheriff’s Office may link Flores to the burglaries of Steiner Ranch businesses.

Flores had previously been arrested on municipal warrants Oct. 3 and bonded out quickly, TCSO Public Information Officer Kristen Dark said. He was arrested again on an APD warrant Oct. 9, she said.

According to the Oct. 11 arrest warrant filed by TCSO, Flores is believed to have committed the Aug. 22 burglary of the Gene Arant Team, Keller Williams Realty office, 4304 N. Quinlan Park, Austin, and may be linked to the Aug. 26 burglaries of Menchies Frozen Yogurt, 5145 N. RM 620, Austin, as well as Cups & Cones and Steiner Cleaners, both located in the Shops at Steiner Ranch, 2900 N. Quinlan Park, Austin. In these cases, Flores is alleged to have perpetrated burglaries of a non-residence, a state jail felony punishable by a term of 180 days to two years in the state jail, pursuant to the Texas Penal Code.

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Two local eateries broken into

Smash & grab cases

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

On Oct. 9, Lakeside Pizza & Grill in Steiner Ranch and Hunan Riverplace Restaurant in River Place were both broken into.

“It sucks,” said Chip Von Nostrand, general manager of Lakeside. “It’s an inconvenience more than anything,.”

Lakeside is located at 2900 N Quinlan Park Rd. between Cups & Cones and Steiner Cleaners, both which were broken into on Aug. 26 and the cleaners again on Sept. 3.

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