San Marcos launches "Kudos Coin" program

The coin can be earned by behaviors such as collecting litter, helping a neighbor, and protecting San Marcos's waterways and can be redeemed at local businesses.

San Marcos shooting suspect arrested in Louisiana

20-year-old Davonte Miller had been wanted for shooting an 18-year-old "multiple times" on September 24.

San Marcos students could return in a week to evacuated apartments

Some of the residents of the Vie Lofts in San Marcos were allowed a brief visit to their homes Monday to collect personal belongings. The building was evacuated by the city Friday night.

Texas State students displaced after apartment complex fails inspection

162 Texas State students have been displaced and are scrambling for information on next-steps after an off campus student apartment complex in San Marcos failed a building inspection Friday. 

Mandatory evacuation ordered for apartments in San Marcos

The City of San Marcos has issued a mandatory evacuation for the 162 residents of the  Vie Lofts apartment complex.

Speed likely a factor in deadly San Marcos crash

Just after Midnight Friday morning San Marcos Fire and Hays County EMS were dispatched to the 300 block of West Hopkins for a major traffic collision. 

Hays County will continue prosecuting marijuana cases despite new hemp law

A San Marcos city councilman is one of several people asking Hays County to establish cite and release policies for possession of small amounts of marijuana. This comes after a new state law legalizing the production and regulation of hemp made it difficult to prosecute people for marijuana charges. 

Texas State has been misreporting campus crime stats

The Department of Education recently put a magnifying glass on Texas State University after an uptick in crime in San Marcos over the past several months. According to students, the word of crime around town spread quickly.

CLEAT convention honors first responders in El Paso shooting, Austin water rescue

Hundreds of law enforcement officers gathered in San Marcos Saturday for the Combined Law Enforcement Association Of Texas, or CLEAT, convention, an annual convention, training and awards ceremony honoring first responders.

SMPD: We are not dropping homeless off in Austin

The San Marcos Police Department said, contrary to the statement they sent us on Wednesday, a man their officer dropped off in Austin was actually not homeless.

San Marcos police drop off shirtless, shoeless man in South Austin

An Austin woman said she witnessed a San Marcos police officer drop off a man who appeared to be homeless near Onion Creek Parkway in mid-June. 

SMPD officer who lost leg after being hit by suspected drunk driver stands again

A police officer who lost her leg after being hit by a drunk driver is standing again. San Marcos Police Chief Stapp shared a video of Officer Cormier standing up for the first time in physical therapy since she was injured on the job. 

26-year-old Austin man drowns in San Marcos River

A 26-year-old drowned in the San Marcos River this past weekend. Ryan Hyman of Redondo Beach California, a current resident of Austin, drowned while tubing. 

Ride held for SMPD officer who lost her leg

On Saturday, hundreds of motorcyclists hit the open road in honor of San Marcos Officer Claudia Cormier. "She's just a go getter she's out there she's at everybody's call she's just an awesome officer all around,” said Daniel Castillo, with San Marcos Police Department. 

SMPD officer loses leg after being hit by suspected drunk driver

It was Saturday night when San Marcos Officer Claudia Cormier responded to a call to clean up debris on I-35. While doing her job, police say 58-year-old Neil Sheehan hit her with his SUV.

Suspected serial sexual assault suspect arrested in San Marcos

The suspected serial sexual assault suspect in San Marcos has been arrested. 20-year-old Tyshane Vris Thomas has been charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault for three sexual assault crimes that occurred in recent weeks, according to police.  

San Marcos police arrest suspected serial rapist

Keith Louis III is the man San Marcos police believe could be the person who went on a string of sexual assaults over the past two weeks. The latest, happening Thursday.

Search for sexual assault suspect in San Marcos

An arrest warrant has been issued for 27-year-old Keith Vallen Louis III, according to the San Marcos Police Department.

SMPD arrest "serial rock thrower"

A man described as homeless has been arrested and is believed to be the “serial rock thrower” that has targeted downtown businesses in recent weeks, according to San Marcos Police Department.