Staff Report UPDATE [Aug. 8 at 10:45 a.m.]: As of Aug. 8 at 9:54 a.m., the size of the fire was 1,210 acres and 100% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service incident viewer. Among the losses were seven homes and recreational vehicles with multiple barns and other equipment, according to...

Staff Report BUDA -- Students and teachers will not be able to return to class at Johnson High School on Friday, March 25 th as the district  will need an extra day to recover from the small fire that occurred Thursday morning. Crews will work Thursday evening and during the day Friday to continue t...

Staff Report BUDA -- Students at Johnson High School were sent home early today after a small fire occurred on-campus at approximately 10 a.m. The investigation into the cause of the fire is still underway. However, it appears to have started in a dryer in the athletics laundry room. The fire was co...

By Sahar Chmais  HAYS COUNTY -- The Hays County burn ban notice will remain in place for the immediate future.  Hays County Fire Marshal Nathan Mendenhall recommended the notice during the Hays County Commissioners Court due to the low humidity the county is experiencing. According to Mendenhall, th...

A juvenile suspect was detained today, Oct. 21, on a “Directive to Apprehend warrant for Murder” by the Hays County Sheriff’s office. The juvenile was transported to the juvenile detention center. The investigation centers around the May 15, 2020 arson and death investigation at the 400 block of Wes...

UPDATE – 9:46 a.m.  According to a city of Buda press release, authorities remained on scene at Casa Alde in Buda until 4:37 a.m. Sunday. Buda Fire crews completed extensive overhaul operations as the fire in the restaurant burnt through the pier and beam floor. Per the release, portions of the wood...

UPDATE – 4:27 p.m. While authorities continue to investigate a fire that destroyed a portable classroom at Camino Real Elementary Monday, emergency officials suspect it might have been caused by an electrical issue in the structure, said Kyle Fire Chief Kyle Taylor. As a result, Hays CISD Chief Comm...

No people or animals were hurt Wednesday after lightning struck a Buda area home, leading to a blaze that significantly damaged the structure. The incident happened around 2 p.m. in the 1400 block of Coldstone Hollow in the Whispering Hollow Subdivision. Helping to extinguish the blaze were the Buda...

Investigators Friday have determined the cause of the deadly July 20 Iconic Village apartment fire in San Marcos, which killed five people and displaced more than 200, was an intentional incendiary act.  The San Marcos Fire Department and the Houston Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,...

One person was killed and another was injured after fire destroyed a Driftwood-area home early Thursday.  The incident occurred in the 100 block of Buckskin Pass. According to a Hays County Sheriff's Office Media Report, authorities were called out around 12:30 a.m. Thursday to provide assistance to...