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It has been a pretty eventful few days in the Texas Hill Country, with some areas seeing up to 6 inches of rain — but, all good things must come to an end. With most of the rainfall coming to an end across South-Central Texas, let's look back at the rainfall estimates from across the region. The first graphic shows the estimated rainfall since Wednesday while the second graphic shows […]

FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — The Fredericksburg Police Department (FPD) is asking the public's help with information regarding an ATM theft that occurred Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in Fredericksburg. FPD says that either two or three individuals used a white Ford pickup truck to forcibly open an ATM, located at First United Bank, at around 4 AM Wednesday, April 28, to steal the cash inside of it. After the suspects were successful […]

KERR COUNTY, Texas — A Kerr County man has been charged with multiple felonies after law enforcement authorities say he used a child to try and conceal over 20 grams of methamphetamine during a drug bust. Stephen Allen Grant, 47, of Ingram, Texas, was arrested Thursday in Kerr County after Kerr County Sheriff's Office (KSCO) Narcotic Investigators made a traffic stop near the 1600 block of Junction Highway in Kerrville. […]

KERR COUNTY, Texas — Local law enforcement agencies are asking the public's help to locate a teen believed to be in Kerr County. Juanito Bernal, 13, has not been seen since April 10, 2021, and was last seen in Houston on Aldine Bender Road. The Kerr County Sheriff's Office and Ingram Police Department both released the teen's photo on Friday, asking the public to call their dispatch number if anyone […]

BURNET COUNTY, Texas — The Burnet County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for a man who they said fled from deputies Monday morning. Joshua Bryant, a white male standing 5 foot 7 and weighing approximately 180 pounds, with reddish hair, was last seen in the area north of Highway 71 in Spicewood Monday morning. BCSO says that Bryant was last seen driving an older […]

KERRVILLE — KPUB is now conducting rolling outages at the instruction of ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas). KPUB UPDATE 2 AS OF 9:15 AM MONDAY #KPUB, along with other utilities across Texas, is experiencing service interruptions due to peak demand on the statewide electric grid. This activity is expected to continue through most of the day. Approximately 1,000 of our customers are experiencing true outages that are not due […]

As road conditions worsen for the third straight day, local law enforcement is pleading with residents to stay off of the roads until conditions are better. Kerr County Sheriff, Larry Leitha, stressed Saturday night the importance of drivers staying off the road. "Please don't drive unless it is an extreme emergency. We are at maximum capacity!" The roadway conditions have not improved since then. In fact, they have gotten worse. […]

KERRVILLE, Texas — As the extreme winter weather creates problems for many residents of the Texas Hill Country, three local organizations have opened their doors for those needing shelter, according to the Kerrville Police Department and Kerrville City Council member Brenda Hughes. Salvation Army The Salvation Army, located at 855 Hays Street in Kerrville, opened Saturday afternoon at 3 pm. Capacity at the Salvation Army is limited to 25 people […]

KERRVILLE, Texas — As the temperatures get lower, the power consumption on the grid increases, putting more of a load on the local power grid. KPUB is asking residents to take some steps to reduce power consumption in order to reduce the risk of power interruptions as the Hill Country is set to plunge into single-digit temperatures. According to KPUB, the following steps can help reduce the overall power load […]