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OLLU President Abel Chávez to step down at the end of 2026, university says
Our Lady of the Lake University President Abel Chávez will step down at the end of this year, according to a news release. The OLLU Board of Trustees announced Friday that it accepted Chávez’s resignation, effective Dec. 31. “The Board respects Dr. Chávez’s decision and expresses...
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Somerset High School unveils expanded welding lab with 38 stations due to growing student interests
Somerset High School celebrated the unveiling of an expanded welding lab with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday as the district works to prepare students for a growing regional manufacturing industry. The renovated facility combines three former welding classrooms into an expand...
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Our Lady of the Lake University President Abel Chávez resigns
Multiple sources with knowledge of the announcement said OLLU President Abel Chávez plans to resign during a staff meeting on Friday. Our Lady of the Lake University President Abel Chávez resigns was first posted on October 16, 2026 at 12:31 pm. ©2021 " San Antonio Report "....
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THIS WEEKEND: Chilly mornings, pleasant afternoons
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS VERY WINDY: Gusts of 40-45 mph, especially until sunset COOL: Temperatures will stay in the 60s today CHILLY MORNINGS: 40s in the forecast for both Saturday & Sunday morning FORECAST WINDY & COOL TODAY The cold front has arrived! Winds are increasing and will ...
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Trump casts doubt on press secretary Zacharia's future
President Donald Trump signaled Friday that his embattled new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, may be on her way out — a mere week after he picked her for the post. Speaking to reporters on the White House lawn as he left for a rally in Georgia, Trump said he'd spoken to Zacharia...
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The Latest: 16-year-old kills 3 children and a teacher at Oregon elementary school
A 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot by a person at the scene who pursued him into the school, according to the chief of police. The three children killed were aged 5, 8 and 11. Ano...
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UT Health oncologist discusses breast cancer awareness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and a San Antonio cancer specialist is reminding women that knowing their risk and staying current on mammograms can play a key role in finding breast cancer early. Dr. Jessica Treviño Jones, a breast medical oncologist and founder and di...
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Cibolofest’s carnival doubles in size as free 20-year tradition returns Saturday
A community tradition of more than 20 years returns Saturday as Cibolofest takes over Main Street. The 12-hour festival is free to the community and features vendors, live music, family activities and a fireworks show. The annual event begins at 10 a.m. and has grown from a small...
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Man who stopped the Oregon elementary school shooter has 2 daughters at the school, his mom says
The man who stopped a deadly elementary school attack in Oregon by shooting the teenage gunman inside the building is the father of two girls at the school, his mother said Friday. In a statement read to reporters Friday, Kenda Freeman said her son, Kaylub Giamanco, intervened in...
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Some wagers, certain parlays no longer can be offered to bettors, NBA tells sportsbooks
The NBA told sportsbooks on Friday that they will not be permitted to offer certain types of wagering this season, including which players record the first stat of a game, the outcome of the opening tip and taking the “under” involving players not expected to play more than a few...
business
Hill Country businesses get more time to apply for flood recovery grants as holiday season nears
Businesses in Kerrville and surrounding areas have more time to apply for financial help as they continue recovering from devastating July flooding, with the holiday shopping season approaching. LiftFund, a nonprofit community lender, has extended the deadline for its latest gran...
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Israeli settlers torch cars and trees in West Bank villages, disrupting Palestinians' olive harvest
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villages across the occupied West Bank on Friday, setting fire to cars and trees and beating residents and a foreign journalist, in the latest violence to disrupt the territory's annual olive harvest this month. Local officials and the Palest...
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Veteran SAPD officer arrested for shooting at DoorDash driver at La Cantera parking lot, shattering window, records show
A veteran of the San Antonio Police Department has been arrested for an off-duty incident that happened in late September, police said. Officer Mark Castillo was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, police said. An arrest warrant obtained by KSAT Inve...
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US Coast Guard rescues at least 16 and is searching for more in the water off Mexico's Baja Coast
At least 16 people seen floating in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s Baja California coast were rescued before dawn Friday, and authorities were searching for several others in an area frequented by smugglers' boats transporting migrants to the U.S. Those rescued were being taken t...
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NCAA sues Ohio governor over his executive order allowing schools to ignore new eligibility rule
The NCAA sued the governor of Ohio on Friday, accusing him of trying to give college athletes in his state a “hall pass” to circumvent a rule that denies players who graduated high school in 2022 from a fifth year of eligibility. NCAA President Charlie Baker called the lawsuit, f...
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs moved to a new prison after reports of a luxury lifestyle behind bars
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been moved to a federal prison in Pennsylvania after reports that the hip-hop mogul was living the high life and was injured in a fight at his New Jersey lockup, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday. The federal Bureau of Pr...
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Border wall 'man camps' have rapidly spread across the Big Bend with little state oversight. Locals fear it's putting their health at risk.
Facilities set to house hundreds of border wall construction workers have cropped up in remote Big Bend communities, prompting complaints from locals to state regulators over public health concerns. An investigation by Marfa Public Radio reveals the state's response to those comp...
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Why hurricanes can make fishing harder in Galveston, even without a direct hit
Hurricanes can affect water quality by stirring up sediment, dumping freshwater into coastal waters and causing large waves that disrupt saltwater fish....
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September home sales and prices dip in September in San Antonio
The San Antonio Board of Realtors has released September sales figures.
business
Tesla's new Roadster car can thrust itself in the air. But don't expect to drive it anytime soon
Tesla has unveiled its new Roadster sports car, which can thrust itself in the air, among other engineering bells and whistles. But drivers shouldn't expect to take it for a spin anytime soon. Elon Musk's electric car company rolled out its second-generation Roadster at a Thursda...
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Georgia amusement park to reopen as scheduled days after roller coaster death
Six Flags Over Georgia is set to open its gates Friday for the first time since a man fell to his death from one of the amusement park's towering roller coasters. Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, a 42-year-old school employee from Atlanta, was thrown from the Goliath coaster on Monday, a...
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The Latest: Trump signals his embattled press secretary is on the way out
President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that his newly minted press secretary, Katie Zacharia, might not stay on the job much longer. Trump said he told Zacharia that she didn’t have to do this job and that if he were her, he would reconsider the position. Zacharia faced mount...
safety
Man suffers head injury after being struck by vehicle on West Side, SAPD says
A man suffered a head injury after being hit by a vehicle while crossing a West Side street, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The crash happened just before 1 a.m. Friday at Culebra Road and North Zarzamora Street. Police said the 26-year-old man was taken to a loc...
parks
Fundraising to protect oceans, forests and other key nature sites falling short ahead of UN summit
Efforts to raise hundreds of billions of dollars to preserve the world's oceans, forests, rivers, lakes and other parts of the natural world have fallen short ahead of a key U.N. summit on biodiversity. The yawning gap between the stated ambition of nations to protect biodiversit...
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China moves to curb tech exports, including AI, citing national security risks
China on Friday said it plans to restrict or ban exports of 40 technologies that span artificial intelligence , chips and solar power as its technology race with countries including the United States intensifies. The Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology joi...
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'Everything got worse': Gen Z express frustration, regret after Trump vote
A focus group of eight Gen Z Trump voters reported feeling unhappy or disappointed with the state of politics, with some going as far as to say they regret supporting him in 2024....
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Trump increased investments in drugmakers that benefited from Medicare exemptions, Democrats say
Investments in pharmaceutical companies made on behalf of President Donald Trump increased significantly after he returned to the White House last year, with his portfolio adding millions of dollars in stock in firms that benefited from a Republican-backed law that shields certai...
safety
Hot, windy weather stokes brush fires in Southern California; power turned off for many
Several brush fires were burning in Southern California on Friday, stoked by hot, windy weather that's led to some evacuations and tens of thousands of people in the state without power after their electricity was turned off. A blaze in Malibu, a coastal town west of Los Angeles,...
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SAPD asking for public’s help in locating missing man last seen on West Side
The San Antonio Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man who was last seen on the West Side. According to a Facebook post , Arturo Medina Macias, 68, was last seen in the 1400 block of Saunders Avenue, located near Buena Vista Street. Authoritie...
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Man killed, another driver hospitalized after three-vehicle crash on West Side
A man was killed and another driver was hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash on the West Side, according to San Antonio police. The crash happened just after 9 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of General McMullen Drive and Wallace Street. According to an SAPD preliminary rep...
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WATCH LIVE: New England's having an 'elite' year, but there's fall foliage elsewhere, too
Kyle Cotner knew nothing about fall foliage when he trolled his White House colleagues in 2007, telling them he was an expert despite having grown up in Florida. When autumn rolled around, he kept up the bit, sending out weekly newsletters with foliage statistics and information ...
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Jodar beats Ruud to make Shanghai Masters history and set up semifinal against Medvedev
Rafael Jodar became the youngest semifinalist in Shanghai Masters history on Friday and will next meet Daniil Medvedev. The 20-year-old Spaniard rallied to a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win against Casper Ruud, while Medvedev overcame American Tommy Paul 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. It was the fourth straig...
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LA fire survivors are set to lose case managers as standoff between California and FEMA drags on
Throughout the arduous process to rebuild the Altadena home where she lived for nearly 50 years, Mary Landau has sometimes felt like giving up. Much of what has sustained her is the encouragement she receives from her disaster case manager. “She said, ‘You can do this,’” said Lan...
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Tejano music star Michael Salgado postpones shows after suffering stroke
Tejano music star Michael Salgado is postponing upcoming performances for the next couple of weeks after suffering a stroke earlier this month, according to a statement from the singer. In a news release posted on Facebook on Thursday, Salgado said he suffered the stroke on Oct. ...
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IMF-World Bank meetings focus on global risks and potential benefits of AI
Guardrails are urgently needed to contain potential risks from the boom in artificial intelligence, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Friday, likening the technology to a Formula 1 race car that might go off the track and run people over. “We are racing, and the qu...
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Russia strikes 9 Ukrainian regions as a new report shows a spike in civilian casualties
Russian attacks on nine regions of Ukraine knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of households and wounded at least 15 people, officials said Friday, as a new report showed that civilian casualties from Russia’s invasion have climbed steeply. The latest aerial strikes on civ...
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A debate over canceling a Veterans Day ceremony highlights lack of representation in a Texas congressional district
The debacle over a Veterans Day ceremony has illustrated the impact of a lack of Congressional representation for the roughly 800,000 people in the district, with U.S. census data indicating that more than 56,000 veterans and military personnel are residing within. A debate over ...
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Fronteras: San Antonio’s Vincent Valdez creates a public remembrance through his larger-than-life artworks
Valdez, whose work takes on social injustice and underrepresented communities, is one of 20 MacArthur Fellows recognized this year across a variety of fields....
government
Meet the candidates running for Texas’ State Board of Education in 2026
Editor’s note: To help readers learn more about the candidates running for statewide seats, The Texas Tribune is sharing information about the Republican, Democratic and third-party candidates. For more information on midterms and the voting process, check out our election resour...
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Texas election laws: What voters need to know before casting ballots in the 2026 midterm
Largely driven by Republicans intent on making elections more secure — and over objections from Democrats who say voting should be made easier, not harder — Texas lawmakers have changed a number of voting laws in the past two decades. Texas had about 18.7 million registered voter...
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Israeli settlers attack Palestinians during olive harvest, and other Middle East developments
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians in towns across the occupied West Bank during the olive harvest Friday, beating residents and a foreign journalist and setting fire to cars and trees. Meanwhile, Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen attacked the palace compound used by the cou...
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Pope speaks with Putin, denouncing recent attacks as he shows recovery from lung surgery progressing
Pope Leo XIV gave strong indications Friday that he was recovering well from lung cancer surgery and was very much in charge of running the Catholic Church, speaking on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, meeting with top aides and celebrating Mass in a makeshift hos...
business
Italy air traffic capacity fully restored after network disruption caused delays
Italy’s air traffic capacity was fully restored on Friday after overnight problems hit the data transmission network supporting air traffic control services nationwide, air navigation company ENAV said. ENAV ruled out a cyberattack and said flight operations remained safe. The co...
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Hurricane Trudy strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast
Hurricane Trudy strengthened to a major, Category 3 hurricane and forecasters said the storm was headed to the southwestern and west-central areas of Mexico’s Pacific coast. Early Friday, Trudy was about 240 miles (385 kilometers) southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, and about 335 mile...
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Pakistan orders school inspections as relatives say they warned of risks before deadly collapse
Pakistani authorities ordered inspections of all private schools in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after a school roof collapsed and killed 34 children and a teacher, as some victims’ relatives said the structure previously was reported to be weak. The provincial...
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Fed chair Warsh says price stability is key but shies away from signals about rates
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said Friday he won’t prejudge what the U.S. central bank will do about interest rates at its upcoming meetings in October and December. The Fed increased its key interest rate by a quarter-point to about 3.9% in September, its first increase i...
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Dodgers’ dream of World Series 3-peat unravels as Brewers storm back to sweep NLCS
There won't be a three-peat for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Their dream of becoming the first team to win three consecutive World Series titles since the New York Yankees from 1998-2000 — and the first National League club ever to accomplish the feat — faded with anemic offense, a s...
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US markets weighed down by extended sell-off in the tech sector
Stocks fell on Wall Street Friday as another pullback in big technology companies weighed on the market. The S&P 500 was down 1.1% as of 2:01 p.m. Eastern time and on track for a weekly loss. The benchmark index is pulling back from the all-time high it set last week. The Dow Jon...
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Brewers slugger Jake Bauers wins NLCS MVP award against hometown Dodgers
Jake Bauers went home to Southern California and walked away with an MVP trophy. Bauers hit a two-run double in the fourth inning Thursday to begin Milwaukee's comeback, and the Brewers rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers that completed a four-game sweep in the...
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Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia stays on track as safety fears grow amid Middle East conflict
Asian Cup organizers insisted Friday that the continental soccer championship set to be held in Saudi Arabia in early 2027 remains on track despite a wave of missile and drone attacks on the host country in recent days. The Saudi organizing committee issued a statement Friday say...
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Israel's Arab-led parties could decide the election if anyone would partner with them
Mansour Abbas has done nearly everything Israel asks of its Palestinian citizens. The leader of a small Arab political party condemned Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack. He rarely speaks about the war in Gaza or Israel’s occupation of the West Bank , instead focusing on local issues li...