Tomorrow Hurricane Beryl made landfall in the Houston area on July 8 as a Category 1 storm. Sustained winds of up to 80 miles per hour and rainfall of up to eight inches across the metropolitan area caused significant damage. Flooding, downed trees, power outages and structural damage were extensive...

Texas’ civilian labor force reached a new record-high total in June for the sixth consecutive month of growth. After adding 49,100 people over the month, Texas’ seasonally adjusted civilian labor force achieved a new high of 15,311,500 in June. (Labor force describes the number of people employed or...

For the eighth year in a row, the City of Fredericksburg’s finance department has received the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. The department and its director, Krista Wareham, received an honorary plaque during the City Council meeting on Tuesd...

The Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office responded to 541 calls for service, made nine arrests and 175 traffic stops the week of July 15-21. Accidents Fo...

Fredericksburg Fire/EMS worked for four hours to put out a house fire that was started by a lightning strike in the Heritage Hill Country subdivision....

The Fredericksburg Police Department responded to 261 calls for service and made 199 traffic stops for the week of July 15-21. In total, 11 arrests we...