BUDA – The Hays County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting, which was labeled a “suspicious death,” that left a juvenile dead on the evening of Aug. 5, in a Buda neighborhood. Deputies responded to the 800 block of Shadow Creek Boulevard at approximately 5:20 p.m. on Monday for a discharged...

BUDA — Following an extensive search, Buda City Manager Micah Grau appointed Matthew Wright as director of Human Resources. Wright will assume his new role with Buda on Nov. 27. “We are eager to have Matthew bring his unique perspective to our team,” Grau said, adding, “He’s had a successful career ...

AUSTIN — Kyle Police Department (KPD) Officer Matt Clark was sitting in the auditorium in Austin on March 29, waiting to see if he placed in the Texas Truck Challenge — a competition to demonstrate knowledge of commercial vehicle inspections. As they called out third, he began to feel nervous. Then ...

SAN MARCOS — Ten years ago, Hays County Sheriff Deputy Anthony Hipolito was driving down RM 150 when he turned to his wife and said, “Hey, I’m gonna run for sheriff one day.” On Tuesday, Feb. 14, Hipolito said he felt nothing but pure humility as he stood next to his family and announced his run for...

Staff Report A Most Wanted fugitive from Hays County was captured in Austin, the 18th fugitive arrested this year off the Hays County Crimestoppers Most Wanted list. Jeremy Rasco. Courtesy of Hays County Sheriff's Office. Jeremy Rasco, 23, was wanted on 17 counts of Vehicle Burglary, four counts of ...

By Megan Wehring   Freddie Lee Smith, 38, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life without parole resulting from a 2015 murder-for-hire plot of a 29-year-old woman and her unborn child. Freddie Lee Smith Former Austin police officer VonTrey Clark hired Smith to kill Samantha Dean, who w...

Staff Report DRIPPING SPRINGS — Former Dripping Springs Middle School (DSMS) teacher Kevin James McLean is now facing a total of 20 charges after he was again arrested earlier this week, now on charges related to possession of child pornography and more.  McLean, 30, was first arrested and booked in...

(Editor's Note: This story was updated at 2:49 p.m. on Friday, May 6) Staff Report DRIPPING SPRINGS -- Kevin James McLean, a Dripping Springs (ISD) Middle School teacher, was arrested on Thursday, May 5, for participating in inappropriate communication with  students. He was also accused of giving j...

The U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested a man wanted for murder Tuesday afternoon in the 300 block of Zebra Drive in Kyle. Francisco “Pako” Lopez Jr., 32, of Austin, was wanted in the June 23 deadly shooting at an apartment complex located at 3603 Southridge Drive in Austin, where a...

Kyle Police are still trying to sort out items recovered after the arrest of an Austin man they say was burglarizing rental storage units. Michael Edward Aguirre, 29, was charged with burglary of a building, unlawful use of a criminal instrument and possession of a controlled substance. He is also b...