The Karnes County Sheriff’s Office said a man has been arrested in connection with a chase where speeds reached over 100 miles per hour and a deputy was injured.

A former Karnes County correctional officer has been arrested on federal charges stemming from a contraband smuggling and narcotics trafficking investigation, according to a Monday news release from the U.S. Marshals Service.

The Karnes County Sheriff’s Office said Andrea Melba Rodriguez was taken into custody on Monday and charged with tampering with evidence.

A Runge Independent School District employee was arrested Monday after allegedly having an improper relationship with a student, according to the Karnes County Sheriff’s Office.

A man and woman were arrested after an execution of a search warrant led to an discovery of an illegal gambling operation, according to the Karnes County Sheriff’s Office.

Thanks to a multi-county and multi-agency effort, the Karnes County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a man accused of shooting and killing a woman in Runge nearly two weeks ago.

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake was reported in Nixon, Texas, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The Karnes County Sheriff’s Office released the identity of a man deputies believe shot and killed a woman Thursday night in Runge.

A 47-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday in connection with a 2022 murder case.

A now-former correctional officer is behind bars for his alleged role in a contraband smuggling scheme at a Karnes County facility.

In addition to San Antonio deciding its next mayor and all 10 city council positions, residents in other South Central Texas cities and counties will also make their voices heard in several important races.

People took to social media with questions and curiosity after a 4.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Karnes County Wednesday night.

A now-former Karnes County correctional officer is behind bars after she allegedly attempted to smuggle contraband and narcotics, according to U.S. Marshals officials.

A man who was already in the Karnes County Detention Facility for a murder charge has been sentenced to 44 years in prison for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against a public servant who tried to stop an attack on an inmate.

A man who was on the run following the assault of a Karnes County woman, causing the death of her unborn baby, has been arrested.

The Karnes County Sheriff’s Office said in an updated Facebook post that the highway was back to normal after an 18-wheeler carrying jet fuel rolled over, prompting the closures.

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A 3.4-magnitude earthquake was reported near Falls City on Thursday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Voters across Karnes County headed to the polls on Tuesday to decide who they will nominate in their respective political party.

A 3.9-magnitude earthquake was reported near Falls City on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake was reported near Falls City on Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

A few Saturday morning earthquakes did more than shake Karnes County. They shook other parts of South Texas as well.

The earthquake was felt around San Antonio early Saturday morning, shortly after midnight

For the sixth time this month, the Falls City area was rumbled with a small earthquake.

A 3.5-magnitude earthquake was reported near Falls City on Thursday — the second one in just two days, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

According to the United States Geological Survey, an earthquake touched down in a familiar spot in South Texas.

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Karnes County experienced its fourth earthquake this week — and this one was actually strong enough to be felt in neighboring Wilson County.

West Texas got a little rumble on Tuesday just a day after Karnes County experienced three temblors.

Descendants of a prominent white family and a formerly enslaved couple are fighting over ownership — and the oil and gas royalties that would come with it — of an 147.5-acre tract that has bound and divided generations of their families.

A correctional officer for a private prison in Karnes County was arrested Friday in connection with smuggling contraband and narcotics into the facility, the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas said.

Four people have been arrested in connection with the death of a Kenedy man who was reported missing late last year.

Matthew Mireles, 42, is charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault against a public servant, interfering with a police service animal, felony in possession of a firearm and evading arrest with a vehicle.

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A self-proclaimed Boogaloo Bois member from the San Antonio area was sentenced to prison months after pleading guilty to illegally owning a firearm.

The executive order allows DPS troopers to reroute vehicles back to their origin point or a port of entry. Critics say citing the coronavirus as justification is hypocritical since the governor won't let local officials require masks in public.

A federal judge in San Antonio on Monday sentenced a former Karnes County sheriff’s deputy to 32 months in federal prison for buying about 40 firearms that were subsequently smuggled to Mexico.

More than two dozen hospitals in rural Texas, from the Panhandle to South Texas, are still waiting on doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to distribute to their front-line workers and community members, hospitals and health care advocates say. “There’s no question there are massive inequities in this,” said Don McBeath, director of government relations for the Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals. Health care workers and residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities, a group labeled as 1A, were prioritized for the first round of vaccines. Some 1,217 confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases have been reported in the county by state health officials. "Rural hospitals serve an important role in providing care in their communities, and we will allocate vaccine to them as they enroll.

KENEDY, Texas – Three suspects were arrested Wednesday in an H-E-B parking lot in Kenedy after an investigation led to the seizure of 604 grams of crystal meth, according to Karnes County Sheriff’s Office. A joint investigation by the sheriff’s office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives into the distribution of meth in Karnes County led to the arrests. 20-year-old man found guilty in fatal shooting during drug dealThe three suspects, whose identity has not been released due to an ongoing investigation, were taken to Karnes County Jail and charged with the manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance, according to a post on the sheriff’s office Facebook page. The suspects were taken into federal custody at a U.S. Marshal’s detention facility for detention and arraignment, the post said. Ex-Houston officers face federal charges in deadly drug raidSheriff’s deputies estimate the street value of the drugs to be around $60,000.