🌱 2 Men Arrested For Evading Police + Timberwolves Win Finals

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First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 64 Low: 37.

Here are the top 3 stories today in Cedar Park-Leander:

1. On Saturday, Feb. 26, Leander police responded to a suspicious person report at the 2800 block of S. Bagdad Road, the caller said the individual was carrying a rifle and possibly casing a business for robbery. The suspects fled the scene and led police on a chase, which ended in the suspect's vehicle crashing into a gate at American Trail and S. Bagdad Road and the suspects fleeing into the neighborhood. The driver, 21-year-old Dylan Gleason, and the passenger, 19-year-old Zachary Cortes, were located in Cedar Park and arrested by Leander police for evading in a vehicle and evading on foot. Both were taken to Williamson County Jail. (KXAN)
2. When Nadya Zhurba moved from Ukraine to Leander five years ago, she founded the Bright Kids Ukrainian Online School, which teaches the Ukrainian language and culture to children living abroad. The twenty teachers are all based in Ukraine and since the war, about half of the classes have been canceled due to no internet and frequent bombing. Zhurba said she understands the helpless feeling and not knowing how to help, and suggests "we can call on our representatives here in the states hoping for better support of Ukraine." (FOX 7 Austin)
3. The Cedar Park girls basketball team, the Timberwolves, won the Class 5A regional finals on Saturday, Feb. 26. They are number one in the division and have won every game this season, including their 50-37 victory against the Lady Panthers. (Liberty Hill Independent)

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Today in Cedar Park-Leander:

• Outdoor Storytime, At Cedar Park Public Library (10:30 AM)

From my notebook:

• The weather this week is looking sunny here in Cedar Park-Leander! Click here for the full forecast. (Cedar Park-Leander Patch)
• Looking for a house in the Cedar Park- Leander area? Here are the five latest houses on the market! (Cedar Park-Leander Patch)
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— Rose Mendez

About me: Rose Mendez is a freelance writer. She is studying English Literature at Hunter College. She loves reading, walking around the city, and coffee!