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June 4, 2013
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(New Braunfels, TX) --  Three people were taken to the hospital following a three-car accident yesterday afternoon.  

The slow-speed accident happened just after 4pm in the 700 block of South Seguin Avenue in front of the Sonic Drive-In near the New Braunfels Post Office downtown. 

Minor damage was done to the vehicles but at least 3 people were transported to...

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June 4, 2013
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(Canyon Lake, TX) -- A 3-story home still under construction in the Canyon Lake area caught fire yesterday, but was saved by Canyon Lake Fire and EMS crews.

The fire broke out around 2pm yesterday in the 1-thousand block of Lake Breeze Drive, which sits off of Cranes Mill Road and Lighthouse Drive on the south side of Canyon Lake.

The fire started on the 3rd floor of the...

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June 4, 2013
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(New Braunfels, TX) --  Three alleged burglars were apparently caught in the act last week and arrested by New Braunfels Police. 

The incident happened last week Thursday in the 100 block of Rodriguez Court, which sits just of South Seguin Avenue on the east side of I-35. 

At around 2:40pm officers were called there for reports of a burglary in progress. ...

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June 4, 2013
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(New Braunfels, TX) --  After a wet start to the summer recreation season during Memorial Day weekend, the city’s rivers were fully open this past Saturday and Sunday. 

Crowds, in general, were fairly light for a weekend that was full of graduation ceremonies and parties, early morning rains Sunday that ushered in cooler weather, and a George Strait concert in San...

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June 4, 2013
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(New Braunfels, TX) -- The new Chick-fil-A location at Westpointe Village on Hwy 46 near the new HEB officially opens for business on Thursday morning at 6am.

But at 6am on Wednesday, you’ll see people lining up to be one of the first 100 people in line for that store opening.

Why? It might have something to do with Chick-fil-A’s tradition of giving the first 100 adults in...

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June 3, 2013
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(New Braunfels, TX) --  Today is an Air Quality Health Alert Day across the San Antonio metro area, which covers AACOG’s 12-county region, including Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, and Bexar Counties. 

That means we’re expecting sunny, hot weather with very little wind, increasing the likelihood of poor air quality, which could  cause problems for very young children...

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June 3, 2013
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(New Braunfels, TX) --  A man and woman from San Antonio were arrested by New Braunfels Police last week for allegedly trying to cash fraudulent checks at a local bank. 

Investigators say the pair were first seen at the Chase Bank on South Walnut Avenue on Wednesday when tellers became suspicious about the checks they were cashing. 

The two then returned on...

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June 3, 2013
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(New Braunfels, TX) --  We’re now less than a month away from a judge possibly deciding whether the City of New Braunfels can continue to enforce the controversial disposable container ban law. 

Visiting Judge Donnie Burgess from Orange, Texas, will be overseeing a hearing scheduled for July 1st and 2nd in Comal...

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June 3, 2013
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(New Braunfels, TX) --   New Braunfels Police say the man that rolled his car over Thursday evening off of Goodwin Lane near FM 306 will likely be facing charges, not for the accident itself, but for what he allegedly did before the wreck.

Police reports indicate that the driver, an as yet unidentified 46-year old New Braunfels man, was originally involved in a family...

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June 3, 2013
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(New Braunfels, TX) --  A water-main break forced the closure of the New Braunfels Public Library Friday afternoon. 

Just before 3pm Friday, library patrons notified the library’s staff that there was no water in the restrooms. 

So staff members went outside to check out the problem, and found a river of water running down the hill of South East Street beside...

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