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The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville is working to gather information on Sunday’s arrest of a nun as she was walking to church in McAllen, calling circumstances behind the actions by federal immigratio
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Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the Austin Democrat running to unseat Gov. Greg Abbott, is calling out her Republican rival for refusing to accept her invitation to an October debate. “Abbott owes it to the voters to have a real debate about who has a stronger vision for the future of our great state,”...
The Bexar County Hospital District Board of Managers approved on Tuesday $90 million to add on more inpatient bed capacity and outpatient exam rooms at Palo Alto Hospital on the South Side and Retama Hospital on the far Northeast side. University Health’s 2 new hospitals haven’t opened yet, but o...
The police chief is now exiting before a brutal budget season where more officers don’t appear to be part of leaders’ plans.
The City of San Antonio announced Police Chief William McManus will retire next week, according to a news release.He originally projected to retire on Sept. 30, but accepted a new role and will retire from the San Antonio Police Department on July 10, the release said.The release stated McManus w...
The Chinese tech giant Alibaba will pay $600 million to resolve a dispute with the U.S. government over allegations that the Hangzhou-based firm sold and imported illegal pharmaceuticals, controlled substances, regulated chemicals, and pill-making equipment into the U.S.Alibaba operates some of t...
Authorities arrested two men in connection with a pursuit that resulted in two Texas Department of Safety troopers being injured, according to DPS.In a post on X, DPS identified the men as Angel Rene Vital and Nick Garza.Troopers, Texas Rangers and Criminal Investigation Division (CID) Special Ag...
The real estate mogul has become the billion-dollar crypto man.President Donald Trump's latest financial disclosure report showed he took in about $1.2 billion last year from various crypto holdings, overshadowing a real estate business that brought him fame and helped propel him to the nation's ...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will have their wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the security plans.The festivities will kick off with a smaller rehearsal dinner planned for Thursday night, the official said. The person spoke to Th...
The police chief is now exiting before a brutal budget season where more officers don't appear to be part of leaders' plans.Police Chief William McManus speeds up retirement, skipping out on budget season was first posted on July 1, 2026 at 2:59 pm.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of this fee...
The office of the Bexar County fire marshal has issued fireworks safety tips to follow over the next few days of festivities marking the Fourth of July.
The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville is working to gather information on Sunday’s arrest of a nun as she was walking to church in McAllen, calling circumstances behind the actions by federal immigration agents “wildly disturbing.” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials detained Sister ...
The New York Police Department will deploy thousands of officers to handle security for a slew of huge Independence Day celebrations and a World Cup match that will make the July 4 weekend especially challenging, even for one of the world's largest police forces.Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch ...
A Mississippi family whose 1-year-old child was killed when police fired into a moving car offered evidence on Wednesday that they say challenges the officers' account of being in danger when one opened fire.A preliminary autopsy requested by the family of Kohen Wiley suggested the baby was shot ...
Two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth changed the flu vaccine policy from mandatory to optional for U.S. service members, a flu outbreak has spread amongst hundreds of recruits at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Hegseth described the previous mandatory policy as “not rational.” “Our ne...
San Antonio-based housing nonprofit Thrive wants to reverse an alarming trend. The organization will open a new neighborhood-style community, Thrive Vecindad, to provide 25 LGBTQ+ youth facing homelessness with a safe and affordable place to stay. Billed as a first-of-its-kind initiative, the pr...
Texas is poised to lead the nation in power plants built to fuel data centers, according to a new report from an environmental watchdog group that warns the plants plan to emit tons of greenhouse gases and air pollution that will cause significant climate impacts and risks to human health. At lea...
As families prepare for Fourth of July cookouts, rising beef prices continue to affect shoppers’ grocery budgets. According to the Texas Farm Bureau, the U.S. cattle inventory is at its lowest level in 75 years, contributing to higher prices for popular cuts like brisket. Ranchers have also faced...
The owner of AOL and other tech businesses hit Wall Street with a $1.7 billion initial public offering Wednesday.Bending Spoons priced 58 million shares at $29 apiece. The company is getting $1 billion in proceeds, while the rest is going to shareholders. The stock surged 39.7% in its first day o...
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTSSTEADY: We’re on repeat again today ONE OR TWO SHOWERS: Thursday through SaturdaySLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE: Sunday and Monday FORECASTTODAYThe first few days of July will look exactly like the last days of June: Mid-90s, heat indices in the upper-90s, and plenty of afternoon sun. ...
The legal battle over the redevelopment of a site inside Brackenridge Park sacred to Native Americans could head to the U.S. Supreme Court after two lower courts sided with the City of San Antonio. Lawyers representing San Antonio-area tribal leaders filed a petition this week asking the nation’s...
Hershey may be known as the “Sweetest Place on Earth,” thanks to its chocolate-drenched origins, but the Pennsylvania community is also home to Christian Pulisic — the most accomplished and famous player on a U.S. national team that's dreaming big as it co-hosts the World Cup.“Hershey to me is ev...
Deputies are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman accused of breaking into several mailboxes in a northwest Bexar County community. In a Facebook post, the sheriff’s office said the incident happened on June 19. Shortly after, BCSO discovered that a bank card had been stolen and us...
As families begin preparing for a new school year, many focus on shopping for supplies, organizing schedules and checking off items on their back-to-school to-do list.But healthcare providers say one of the most important preparations should happen long before the first day of class: scheduling y...
Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with fireworks, parades, concerts and family-friendly events across San Antonio and Bexar County.America’s 250th: Here’s what’s happening in San Antonio on Fourth of July was first posted on July 1, 2026 at 12:33 pm.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of this f...
Multiday warnings of extreme heat landed in New York, Boston and Philadelphia on Wednesday as sultry weather pushed east just ahead of Fourth of July celebrations in a region that revels in its role as a historic hub of U.S. independence.Temperatures in the high 90s Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius...
With the Fourth of July approaching, a bunch of events taking place in the Hill Country will honor the lives lost in last year’s floods as well as celebrate America’s 250th birthday. Whether you’re looking to be uplifted or watch fireworks light up the Texas skies, there may be an event for you t...
Former CIA Director John Brennan sued the Trump administration Wednesday, demanding a court order that would require officials to preserve records from investigations that he says are targeting him for “what amounts to phantom criminal conduct.”The lawsuit says the records would shed light on the...
An official review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement begins in July. President Trump already has suggested the U.S. would be better off without it.
England handled the pressure and is now headed to Mexico City.Harry Kane ensured England avoided an early exit from the inaugural 48-team World Cup by scoring two second-half goals in a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Congo in the round of 32 on Wednesday.The late victory, England's second ever at ...
Sixteen children from the same family who were rescued from a dilapidated home in rural Ohio were living in wretched conditions with human waste all around, confined to just one room over much of the past four years, authorities said Wednesday. Some of the children discovered Tuesday were unable ...
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is trying to have his cake and eat it too when it comes to staking out his position on in vitro fertilization, or IVF. Paxton, who’s locked in a tight U.S. Senate race, recently distanced himself from the Texas GOP’s controversial decision to adopt ant...
Two people scaled the Empire State Building's antenna Wednesday and unfurled a banner about “the power of love,” apparently as part of an audacious, high-altitude marriage proposal — soon followed by their arrest.Dressed in black and wearing masks — but not tethers, it appeared — the two balanced...
Many of the defendants await trials on state charges in Johnson County, including terrorism.
World Cup players were warned before the tournament about a new rule that would result in an immediate red card for anyone covering their mouth when verbally confronting another player.Officials are actively enforcing that rule change.The latest incident came on Tuesday night when Ecuador defende...
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office arrested one of its own deputies earlier this week on a family violence charge, online jail records show. Jose Lars Alba, 38, has been charged with causing bodily injury to a family member Monday, which is considered a Class A misdemeanor, records indicate. Jail ...
KERR COUNTY — Alicia Baker can’t bring herself to clean her daughter’s bedroom. Eleven-year-old Madelyn “Emmy” Jeffrey left a pile of craft supplies on the floor in their San Antonio home before heading off to the Guadalupe River with her grandparents, where they drowned in the flood last Fourth ...
Two-time Stanley Cup champion goalie Sergei Bobrovsky agreed to a three-year, $21 million contract with the Maple Leafs on Wednesday, leaving Florida behind and filling a long-unaddressed need for Toronto hours into the NHL’s free agent signing period.At 37, Bobrovsky joins an Auston Matthews-led...
At the end of my first term covering the Supreme Court, Justice Stephen Breyer departed from his prepared remarks to offer a sharp courtroom rebuke of his conservative colleagues.“It is not often in the law that so few have so quickly changed so much,” Breyer said, dissenting in a school integrat...
Doctors said Wednesday they feared the aftermath of Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes could trigger a widening medical crisis marked by untreated injuries, infectious diseases and a healthcare system already on the brink.Thousands of displaced Venezuelans are sleeping in crowded shelters o...
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