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Three-car collision leaves one dead
Dripping Springs, Main, News
Three-car collision leaves one dead
By Staff Report 
March 12, 2025
DRIPPING SPRINGS – A three-car collision left a 79-year-old woman dead March 1. At approximately 6:45 p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) responded to a three-vehicle crash on RM 12 in the parking lot of Mercer Hall in Dripping Springs. A 2017 Volvo was traveling southbound on RM 12, s...
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Fatal crash closes IH-35 in Kyle, police seek information
Breaking News, Kyle, News
Fatal crash closes IH-35 in Kyle, police seek information
By Ashley Kontnier 
June 7, 2024
KYLE — At approximately 4:36 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, Kyle Police Department officers responded to reports of a major motor vehicle crash, with a possible pin-in, on southbound IH-35 at exit 215. When officers arrived, they found a three-vehicle crash blocking multiple lanes of travel. IH-35 southb...
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Pedestrian struck by motor vehicle in Buda
Breaking News, Buda, Main, ...
Pedestrian struck by motor vehicle in Buda
By Staff Report 
April 15, 2024
BUDA — A pedestrian, who has been identified as Thomas D. Shears of Kyle, was struck by a motor vehicle while attempting to cross the roadway in front of Buck’s Backyard at approximately 12:20 a.m. on Sunday, April 14 in Buda. The pedestrian sustained several injuries and was immediately transported...
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San Marcos Police officer struck by suspected drunk driver
Hays County, News, San Marcos
San Marcos Police officer struck by suspected drunk driver
By Moses Leos III 
May 19, 2019
A San Marcos Police officer is in stable condition after she was struck late Saturday by a vehicle operated by a suspected drunk driver while responding to a call on Interstate 35. Authorities have arrested Neil Sheehan, 59, of Flower Mound, who has been booked into the Hays County Jail on a charge ...
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Motorcyclist killed in wreck on I-35 in Kyle
Kyle, News
Motorcyclist killed in wreck on I-35 in Kyle
By Moses Leos III 
April 8, 2019
A local man was killed late Sunday after the motorcycle he was operating slammed into back of an 18-wheeler along Interstate 35 in Kyle. Edward Ortiz, Jr., 41, of Kyle, has been identified as the victim in the wreck, according to a city of Kyle press release. The incident is the first traffic fatali...
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Officials close Trautwein Road to clear overturned 18-wheeler
Dripping Springs, News
Officials close Trautwein Road to clear overturned 18-wheeler
By Moses Leos III 
January 9, 2019
UPDATE – 12:35 p.m. Jan. 9  Officials have reopened Trautwein Road to through traffic after clearing the overturned 18-wheeler. EARLIER  Authorities have closed Trautwein Road between U.S. Highway 290 and Fitzhugh Road in the Dripping Springs area Wednesday after an 18-wheeler went off a low-water c...
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Ranch Road 12 near Wimberley reopens after major wreck
Hays County, News, Wimberley
Ranch Road 12 near Wimberley reopens after major wreck
By Moses Leos III 
July 1, 2018
Authorities have reopened a stretch of Ranch Road 12 between San Marcos and Wimberley following a major three-vehicle collision Sunday. The incident occurred on Ranch Road 12 at Oakwood Loop, according to a tweet from the Wimberley Fire Department. Seven people were transported to area hospitals, wi...
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Authorities seek man who fled I-35 rollover wreck
Kyle, News
Authorities seek man who fled I-35 rollover wreck
By Moses Leos III 
May 16, 2018
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a man who they believe fled on foot from the scene of a rollover wreck on Interstate 35 near Kyle Wednesday while injured. Jeff Barnett, Kyle Police Chief, said emergency officials were dispatched around 4 p.m. to a multi-vehicle collision alo...
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TxDOT to close Highway 21 to fix collapsed culvert
TxDOT to close Highway 21 to fix collapsed culvert
By Moses Leos III 
August 31, 2017
Damage to a culvert along Highway 21 that was caused by recent flooding from Hurricane Harvey is forcing Hays County and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officials to close the road next week. According to a press release, all lanes of Highway 21 will be closed between High Road near Uhlan...
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One injured in rollover accident in Kyle
Kyle, News
One injured in rollover accident in Kyle
By Moses Leos III 
June 29, 2017
One person was transported via StarFlight to an area hospital after a vehicle rolled into a ditch on the southbound frontage road of Interstate 35 near Burleson Street in Kyle Thursday. The victim, who was the driver of the vehicle and was the lone occupant, suffered serious injures, said Kyle Taylo...
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Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
Buda, Hays County, News
Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
By Brittany Kelley 
April 30, 2025
BUDA — After discovering that her son’s former teacher was arrested for public intoxication, Christina Nichols was left wishing Hays CISD did more to ...
Kyle Police investigate fatal crash on IH-35 near Yarrington Road
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Kyle Police investigate fatal crash on IH-35 near Yarrington Road
By Staff Report 
March 18, 2025
KYLE – The Kyle Police Department is investigating a fatal collision that occurred at approximately 2 a.m. March 18 on southbound IH-35 near Yarringto...
Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
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Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
By Staff Report 
April 30, 2025
SAN MARCOS — Hays County District Judge Sherri K. Tibbe sentenced Kevin McLean, 33, to a total of 60 years in prison April 29; McLean entered a plea o...
Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
Hays County, News
Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
By Staff Report 
April 2, 2025
AUSTIN — A joint investigation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the San Antonio Poli...
Hays County Sheriff’s Office arrests corrections officer following inmate outcry
Breaking News, Hays County, News, ...
Hays County Sheriff’s Office arrests corrections officer following inmate outcry
By Brittany Kelley 
April 25, 2025
SAN MARCOS   — Following an inmate who claimed she was a victim of sexual misconduct, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office arrested corrections officer Jo...
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