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The Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department has announced that registration is now open for the Saturday, December 2 annual "Running Home for the Holidays 5K" in Louise Hays Park, 202 Thompson Drive.  Participants are encouraged to dress as their favorite family-friendly Christmas character for the event which kicks off at 4 p.m. at the Kerrville River Trail. Registration is required, and the fee is $10 per participant.  The first 50 […]

Schreiner University has become the first school in Texas to reach an agreement to accept all class credits for students wishing to transfer from the Art Institute of America (AIA), which is closing its campuses in San Antonio, Austin, and Houston.  According to Wilbert Lleses, Assistant Vice President of Enrollment, Schreiner University approached this situation with a "heart to help" the estimated 670 students who are being affected.  According to […]

The Kerr County Sheriff's Office responded to a call for a domestic disturbance with shots fired in the 100 block of Kerrville South Drive on October 15.  During the call, one male individual was shot and later pronounced dead at the scene by Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Mitzi French, according to a press release. The KCSO has referred the case to the Texas Rangers at the scene for […]

The Gillespie County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that 18-year old Zoe Sophia Williams, of Fredericksburg, has been arrested after she allegedly sent media depicting child sexual abuse material and inappropriate acts with children to a 22-year-old soldier stationed at Fort Cavazos.  According to a press release, Williams was found to have media depicting child sexual abuse material on her phone. Deputies believe Williams' access to her victims may have come […]

Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha recently attended the 2023 Annual Meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, held last week in San Diego, California.  During the event, KCOS received the IACP/Booz Allen Hamilton Leadership in the Prevention of Terrorism Award, which recognizes agencies that have demonstrated overall success in averting, stopping, or countering terrorist activity. The award citation reads:  "Kerr County Sheriff's Office and Federal Bureau of Investigation […]

The Kerrville Police Department has released the names of the two suspects who were arrested in connection with an armed robbery at an ATM on Tuesday, October 24.  KPD, according to a press release, arrested Gabriel Lance Butler II, 20, from Baytown, Texas and Camryon Jevon Cagan, 20, from Highlands, Texas. Both suspects are charged with Aggravated Robbery, a first degree felony; and Theft, a second degree felony.  The theft […]

The Kerrville Police Department has identified the suspect who was killed in a fatal wreck that occurred on Tuesday, October 17, following a carjacking. The suspect has been identified as Robbie Mario Ybarro, 46, from Bonham, Texas.  Ybarro had an extensive criminal history dating back to 1995 and was released on parole from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in December 2022.  A KPD investigation has revealed that Ybarra attempted […]

The Kerrville Police Department confirms they have two suspects in custody following an ATM robbery that took place Tuesday, October 24 .  KPD received a 911 call at 12:51 p.m. reporting that a person servicing an ATM in the 200 block of Sidney Baker South was robbed at gunpoint by two individuals, one of whom was armed with a handgun, according to a press release.  The 911 caller was able […]

A printed voter guide for the 14 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution is available in Kerr County at the following locations:  Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library, Dietert Center, and Doyle Community Center.  The guide is nonpartisan and produced by the League of Women Voters Texas and is distributed free of charge by the local League of Women Voters.  The League does not oppose or support any of the amendments, but presents […]