Hays County

Homespun Kitchen and Bar owner Randy Ford and his fiancé donated 4,000 pounds of food at Helping Hands to repay those who helped him when his restaurant flooded in May.

Investigators say the plane hit the ground nose-first in the ALERRT first responder training facility in San Marcos, but it did not catch fire. The man flying the plane passed away.

A small passenger aircraft has crashed in San Marcos earlier this morning, according to officials.

The city says a recent post went up on Indeed advertising for a front desk receptionist position, asking applicants to send a cover letter and resume to HRBuda@outlook.com.

According to investigators, a propane gas leak within Rondooley’s Inc. food trailer came in contact with an unspecified ignition source, causing the first explosion.

No injuries were reported in two sudden explosions in San Marcos near the Texas State University campus.

The Hays County Sheriff's department is asking the public for help to find a missing person. 

The San Marcos Fire Marshal is investigating a series of propane explosions in the area of 801 Chestnut Lane. 

Lankford was arrested onsite and charged with aggravated assault.

The Hays County Sheriff's Office says that a Buda man who was wanted for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl and had been on the run for nearly a week has been arrested.

Approximately 350 members of the Texas National Guard have gone through intense training to prepare themselves for the deployment. Families of the soldiers celebrated that hard work at their deployment ceremony at the San Marcos Rattler Football Stadium. 

The substitute teacher was arrested by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office and is facing potential criminal charges, according to Hays CISD. 

On November 4, deputies responded to a home in Buda around 5:10 p.m. for a report of a sexual assault of a child. A fourteen-year-old girl was reportedly sexually assaulted by a man who had been living at the residence.

According to a Facebook post from the San Marcos Police Department, officers were dispatched to the Rooftop Bar in the 100 block of S. Guadalupe Street after witnesses say a man fired a gun inside the bar.

A 22-year-old was arrested for shooting a pistol into the air at a bar in San Marcos. 

20-year-old Davonte Tenille Miller had a warrant issued for his arrest in the involvement of Verse's murder. According to the KPD, the warrant is a charge of Capital Murder. 

Hays County has established a Countywide Polling Program that allows voting at any Hays County polling location during early voting and on Election Day.

Officer Claudia Cormier lost her right leg in a crash in May and spent months in rehabilitation. She held a press conference Friday to talk about the experience. 

Classes were canceled for the remainder of the day, so first responders and maintenance crews could do a "thorough check" of the building, says a letter sent to Johnson HS parents.

Residents of the Vie Lofts were told on September 20 to get out by the San Marcos Fire Marshal. Code enforcement documents show that the decision was prompted after officials noticed cracks on an exterior retaining wall.