by JEN BIUNDO The wieners will run for the roses this weekend in Buda. (Photo by Jen Biundo) With a theme of “The Wiener of Oz,” the crowds at this weekend’s wiener dog races won’t literally be able to sail over the rainbow. But the sky will still be the limit. On Sunday, $5 hot air balloon rides at...

Two candidates are vying for the District 5 seat on the Hays CISD board of trustees in the May 8 election. Joe Muñoz, an Austin police supervisor, served for more than a decade as a school board member representing District 2 until he resigned in September when he moved residences. Driftwood compute...

by JEN BIUNDO The city of Buda may start to crack down on aging downtown buildings that are out of compliance with city codes, according to a letter sent out last week to shopkeepers and property owners. Merchants say they support inspections to remove fire hazards, but are worried that they’ll be f...

by SEAN KIMMONS CRAYTON San Marcos police are still on the hunt for two pedophiles who have been missing since police officers did a sweep of registered sex offenders in the city in late March. Patrick Merworth, 19, and Billy Joe Crayton, 25, who both hold San Marcos addresses, have not properly inf...

by BRAD ROLLINS Hays County will lose a board seat on the high-profile Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, but officials say it still has proportionally more representation than its population justifies. Under the new makeup, State Sen. Kirk Watson and two Austin-area state representati...

Rebel pitcher  Shane Kelley no-hit Elgin while striking out 10 batters Monday night in a 8-0 Hays win. (Photo by www.beyondstill.com) By JASON GORDON Baseball has always been full of superstitions, and Hays centerfielder Trace Gandy almost committed one of the sport’s cardinal sins Monday night at E...

Hays second baseman MaryAnn Rizo (pictured) and the Lady Rebel softball team stunned No. 4 Elgin Monday night. (Photo by Tony Smith) By JASON GORDON About the only people in the softball world giving Hays much of a shot before Monday night’s game at Elgin were the Lady Rebels themselves. Elgin, the ...

Buda firefighters sift through the rubble of the charred garage. (photo by Sean Kimmons) by JEN BIUNDO and SEAN KIMMONS Hays County investigators announced Tuesday that they have opened a homicide investigation in the aftermath of a garage fire and home explosion that rocked the Buda neighborhood of...

by Jen Biundo If you take a stroll down the baby aisle of any big-box store, the standard fare of plastic battery-operated toys can assault the senses with loud noises and bright flashing lights. After the birth of her daughter in 2007, Montessori teacher Janice Kearley envisioned a different kind o...

Merworth by SEAN KIMMONS San Marcos police are still on the hunt for two pedophiles who have gone missing after police officers did a sweep of registered sex offenders in the city late March. Patrick Merworth, 19, and Billy Joe Crayton, 25, who both hold San Marcos addresses, have not properly infor...