COMAL COUNTY

The dam service road at Canyon Lake will temporarily close for embankment maintenance, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials said.

Roland and Carolyn Ashby’s home in the Hill Country is a long way from the migrant camps along the Rio Grande in Reynosa, Mexico.

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With the city facing an explosion in growth, widening and improving streets tops the list of bond priorities.

The Crisis Center of Comal County is looking to rebuild after a fire destroyed the shelter in April 2022, and leaders are also looking to expand services beyond New Braunfels.

Embrey is upping the stakes on its built-to-rent gamble, announcing its third single-family rental community in Boerne — before the other two have even wrapped up construction.

The dam service road at Canyon Lake will temporarily close for embankment maintenance, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials said.

Monday was an exciting day in Comal County as a foster care organization that’s expanding rapidly throughout the state officially opened a family resource center.

The Comal County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 24-year-old woman who disappeared near Canyon Lake last month.

A catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle in the parking lot of a New Braunfels middle school and authorities are working to track down the suspects.

Real estate trends have been making headlines since the coronavirus pandemic started in 2020.

Police often can’t tell if a cannabis vape pen is derived from marijuana or legal hemp, like the delta-8 products on display in gas stations across Texas. That doesn’t stop them from from making felony arrests in high schools.

The children and women’s shelter in New Braunfels is on the path to reconstruction after a devastating fire destroyed the building last year.

Tree branches are littered across the hill country after ice from this week’s storm caused branches to break. Some of those branches struck power lines causing outages across Texas.

The five family members killed in a crash in Comal County two weeks ago were laid to rest Saturday.

Across its entire service area, which stretches up to the edge of Fort Hood, P.E.C. reported 21,815 meters, about 5.7% of its total, were still affected by outages Friday night. In Comal County alone there were 2,250.

A Canyon Lake High School teacher who recently resigned amid an investigation into a possible improper relationship with a student has been arrested.

Thousands of residents in the Hill Country are still in the cold and dark as crews work to restore power to more areas.

A search is underway for two teenagers who were last seen leaving school on Thursday, according to the Comal County Sheriff’s Office.

A search is underway for two teens last seen leaving Smithson Valley High School on Thursday, according to the Comal County Sheriff’s Office.

Principal Mark Oberholtzer told parents in a letter on Tuesday that he had learned the day before about allegations of a teacher, Orlando Naumann, having engaged in “inappropriate communication” with a student. Naumann resigned in the face of an investigation, but has not been charged or arrested.

Seven people were killed in a deadly wreck, and a young passenger appears to be the only survivor, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The New Braunfels Police Department is seeking tips from the public in connection with an ATM robbery.

Three numbers you hope to never need: 911. However, at that moment when you do, you’re not likely thinking about where that call is being answered or by whom.

Well-known country singer Randy Rogers is donating over $75K to the Crisis Center of Comal County.

The day Pastor Scott Richerson and his wife Brandi had prayed would come finally did when their adoption of 11-year-old Andrew and 5-year-old Xavier was finalized Wednesday morning by a Comal County judge with a last-minute opening on the docket.

TxDOT has started construction on a $39.2 million project that will improve transportation in the San Antonio area.

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The latest Drought Monitor was released Thursday morning, and while there haven't been widespread, drastic changes, some drought has expanded slightly along and east of I-35.

Human remains found in Comal County have been identified as a man who disappeared 18 months ago in the area, according to the Schertz Police Department.

The Comal Independent School District has named its lone finalist for its next superintendent, according to a press release.

New Braunfels Utilities will host two community events on Saturday, October 29.

The Comal County Fair and Rodeo kicks off Wednesday in New Braunfels.

The Comal County Sheriff's Office started a new program in June aimed at building up their reserve deputies in order to better protect elementary schools in Comal ISD.

After self-reporting her crime, a woman has been charged with murder in Comal County.

The Comal County Commissioners Court has voted to extend a burn ban and continue to outlaw all outdoor burning in the county for another 90 days.

Comal County investigators believe the body of Shana Alison DiMambro has been found, though positive identification is still pending.

Honey Creek Spring Ranch is regarded as an area of ecological importance and is home to endangered to threatened species.

A search is underway for a 45-year-old woman in Comal County who disappeared from her home two days ago, according to the sheriff’s office.

The late 1990's and early 2000's brought on a lot of memorable floods for people in Comal County, specifically New Braunfels.

A miscalculation discovered after Smithson Valley High School’s graduation ceremony has led to a change in rank for the salutatorian.

Rob Berlingeri went under on Sunday evening after falling off his boat with his toddler daughter.

The Comal County Sheriff’s Office is looking for honorably retired Texas peace officers to protect children at schools as part of the Reserve Deputy School Resource Officer Program.

Yacob Hickman, 25, is charged with the death of Paul Stautzenberger, 51.

Starting Tuesday, New Braunfels Utility customers will only be allowed to water one day, every other week as Stage 3 watering restrictions go into effect.

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Titled “Big and Small Hands Can Change the World,” the creatively manufactured photo project was orchestrated by Crow, a second-grader at Indian Springs Elementary, located north of San Antonio.

Due to extreme drought conditions, Comal County is restricting the use of certain fireworks.

Comal Independent School District Superintendent Andrew Kim will be leaving the district after 10 years.

A 50-year-old man who drowned at Canyon Lake over the weekend has been identified by Comal County authorities.

Friends of the man, who was in his 40s, said he did not know how to swim but he was wearing a personal flotation device when he got into the water from a boat.

The Guadalupe and Comal rivers in New Braunfels are welcoming floaters at pre-pandemic levels.

Tricon Trail Creek will include 180 three- and four-bedroom single family houses with attached two-car garages, keyless front door entry and smart home technology.

Police were called to the school overnight for trespassers on campus.

The weekend wildfire at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis is now 70% contained. But while that’s a relief, nearby neighbors of the military installation are not happy with the way the military helped them stay informed.

A massive brush fire at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis has burned 3,000 acres since it sparked on Saturday afternoon, according to authorities.

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Hundreds of pounds of trash were removed from a Comal County cave in an effort to keep the drinking water quality high in San Antonio.

The agreement, which calls for coach Joe Lepsis to remain on “professional leave” from his position as athletic coordinator, caps off a bizarre departure for a coach who led the New Braunfels high school to an 11-win season in 2020.

Honey Creek Spring Ranch is regarded as an area of ecological importance and is home to endangered to threatened species.

Can Comal Count's rapid development coexist with protection of the the county's many caves and the aquifer?

There have been a total of 29,479 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Comal County to date.

Several San Antonio-area stores turned customers into instant millionaires last year by selling them winning Texas Lottery tickets.

There have been a total of 25,610 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Comal County to date.

A San Antonio-area woman charged with drunk driving six times in four counties has so far avoided a lengthy prison sentence, despite picking up additional charges last fall while on probation for felony DWI.

Multiple school districts in the San Antonio area have announced they will be temporarily canceling classes this week due to staffing shortages.

It happened at about 3:42 a.m. on Tuesday, party officials said.

The Comal Independent School District will extend its Martin Luther King Jr. holiday another day in an effort to slow down COVID-19 infections and give students and staff time to “reset” and “re-calibrate.”

There have been a total of 23,343 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Comal County to date.

Comal County health officials on Monday reported 352 new COVID-19 cases — another record for the highest daily cases.

Omicron COVID-19 cases are booming, not just in Bexar County, but in other rural counties surrounding San Antonio.

Comal County health officials on Wednesday reported 300 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total cases to 21,704.

Comal County health officials on Wednesday reported 300 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total cases to 21,704.

A Comal resident started off the new year with a $3 million jackpot after hitting it big in the Mega Millions lottery game.

The student threatened to harm other students at Davenport High School, the school's principal said.

The New Braunfels Police Department is searching for two men who they say robbed a Valero gas station earlier this week.

In less than two weeks, Wurstfest will celebrate its 60th year. But this time the celebration of sausage is going to look a little different.

A 39-year-old Selma man has been charged with murder after New Braunfels police found a 34-year-old woman believed to be his girlfriend dead in a pickup truck from multiple gunshot wounds.

The FBI’s Uniform Crime Report confirmed something experts and police leaders have already been saying for months — violent crime is on the rise.

Sophomore Andy Scott was beaten up and hospitalized after an altercation at Smithson Valley High School. The student’s parents now want the student responsible to be punished and removed from campus.

An illegal dump along Highway 281 in Comal County has been the source of major frustration for residents and local politicians for the past seven years as they watched it grow out of control into a mountain of a mess.

Improvements on I-35 in Comal County mean more lane closures for drivers.

There’s good and bad news regarding recreation access to the Comal and Guadalupe rivers in New Braunfels.

As her family prays for the others involved in a fatal crash that killed her husband, a La Vernia widow is hoping his story raises awareness about road safety.

A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper was arrested Monday on child sex crime charges, the department confirmed on Wednesday.

A San Antonio man arrested moments before he boarded a bus headed to Mexico City is now facing a murder charge, according to Bexar County Jail records.

The body was found Wednesday night in a field along York Creek Road near Interstate 35 during a collaborated search between SAPD, New Braunfels police and the Comal County Sheriff’s Office.

There will be 242 homesites in the new development located at 1501 FM 306 across the highway from Whitewater Amphitheatre in New Braunfels.

The Comal County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing 14-year-old girl from Bulverde.

An investigator with the Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office was arrested Wednesday on child sex crime charges, Comal County jail records showed.

A Brazoria man has been arrested for the 1993 killing of a San Antonio teenager, according to The Texas Department of Public Safety.

A New Braunfels woman claims her dog was tied to a pole with a cement block and left to drown. Now, Comal County sheriff’s deputies are searching for the suspect.

Comal County residents who are moderate to severely immunocompromised can now make appointments for a third dose of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines.

The latest surge of COVID-19 cases has left hospitals in Comal County feeling a familiar pinch as they struggle with capacity issues.

Comal County Public Health officials on Tuesday confirmed the deaths of six county residents.

A 19-year-old is still in Comal County Jail Friday after police say he fired shots into the Comal River near the tube chute last weekend.

Residents of New Braunfels have a new place to gobble up popcorn while catching a new flick.