KYLE – Daniel Duran, 29, of Kyle, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 10 for allegedly stalking a 13-year-old girl at a local convenience store. According to video footage obtained by the Kyle Police Department, Duran is seen following the victim through the aisles of the store before exiting and waiting ...

KYLE – Erich Spannhake, 38, of Kyle, was arrested Friday, Dec. 6 on multiple drug charges, including possession of approximately 14 pounds of psychedelic drugs. Spannhake was previously arrested in April 2024 for the illegal possession of fentanyl and Xanax; from that arrest, two additional substanc...

SAN MARCOS - Mark Anthony Briones, 34, of Kyle was convicted of capital murder for the June 2022 murder of infant Annalyne Fridley Benavides. Judge Bruce Boyer then sentenced the defendant to life without parole. According to a Hays County news release, on June 20, 2022, Briones was babysitting Frid...

KYLE – Ten Texas State University students were apprehended early Friday, Oct. 25 following a report of stolen Halloween decorations on Hometown Parkway in Kyle. At approximately 12:48 a.m., the Kyle Police Department responded to a call regarding the theft of decorations valued at $500. Upon arriva...

WIMBERLEY -- Following two separate investigations conducted today at two campuses, Wimberley ISD sent the following email out to the district's community. Dear Texan Families, We are emailing you to let you know about two separate investigations that were conducted today at two of our campuses. At ...

SAN MARCOS - Manuel Balderas, 49, of Kyle was sentenced to 40 years in prison by a jury on Sept. 24, for multiple counts of sexual assault, continuous sexual abuse of a child and indecency with a child. The jury assessed punishment and Judge Bruce Boyer stacked three of the counts to total 40 years....

BUDA -- Hays County Criminal District Attorney Kelly Higgins announced that a murder charge will not be filed against a 21-year-old male who shot and killed a 17-year-old in Buda on Aug. 5. At approximately 5:17 p.m. on Aug. 5, a shooting occurred in a drainage area behind homes in the 800 block of ...

KYLE  —  At approximately 3:53 a.m. on Tuesday, August 6, the Kyle Police Department received a call reporting a possible burglary of multiple vehicles in progress on the 100 block of Bunton Creek Road. Officers quickly responded and located the vehicle associated with the suspects as they were flee...

WIMBERLEY – Several mosquito trap samples collected in the 78676 zip code tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to confirmation given to the Hays County Health Department (HCHD) from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) on July 18. The positive samples were collected from tw...

SAN MARCOS — Following a hung jury, the Hays County District Attorney’s Office has dropped aggravated sexual assault of a child charges amid concerns of the livestreaming of the trial proceedings by 483rd District Court Judge Tanner Neidhardt. On Monday, July 1, Assistant District Attorney Daniel Sa...