(Editor's Note: This post was edited at 1:30 p.m. on May 13 to reflect that the homicide did not occur in Buda, rather it was outside of the Buda city limits). Staff Report HAYS COUNTY -- William Rojas, 25, was arrested and charged with murder related to the death of a 19-year-old male in Hays Count...

(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 ju...

Staff Report HAYS COUNTY -- A 35-year-old Hays County man was arrested for continuous sexual abuse of a child — a first-degree felony offense. The Hays County Sheriff's Office responded to the report on Sunday, Aug. 22, and Andrew Alan Brown was identified as the suspect in the case. Patrol deputies...

This post was edited on Sunday, Aug. 29.  Staff Report A Pflugerville man was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 25, on a capital murder charge related to the death of 16-year-old Donavin Sepulveda in Kyle in November 2020. Olegario “Moses” Eliseo Ochoa, 31, was taken into custody without incident and book...

Staff Report SAN MARCOS -- A 17-year-old suspect was arrested on Tuesday after leading Hays County Sheriff's deputies on a vehicle pursuit in San Marcos. Deputies initiated a traffic stop on a black Mercedes travelling at a high speed on southbound Interstate 35. The vehicle exited to the access roa...

Staff Report DRIPPING SPRINGS -- A suspect in a vandalism case at Dripping Springs City Hall was arrested on March 11 after surveillance photos and video on social media led to the possible identity of the suspect. Hays County deputies responded to City Hall in the morning hours of March 10 to a rep...

Staff Report A suspect in the robbery of a Valero convenience store was arrested on Feb. 25 after Hays county deputies observed a vehicle matching a description of that reported during the robbery and made a traffic stop. A robbery occurred approximately 1:40 a.m. at the convenience store in the 940...