Bexar County is already rethinking its jail strategy. Advocates say it’s not enough
As Bexar County weighs the future of its jail system, advocates have released a policy framework calling for broader reforms.
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Coal mine blast in Pakistan kills at least 18 miners and traps 24 others
An explosion inside a coal mine in southwest Pakistan killed at least 18 miners Thursday and trapped 24 others underground in what officials believed to be life-threatening conditions as rescuers raced to reach them. The blast apparently was triggered by a buildup of methane gas ...
Some robotaxis approved to operate without steering wheels and losing the brake pedal could be next
Federal regulators are clearing the way for robotaxis to operate without steering wheels or eventually even brake pedals as the rules start to catch up to the evolving technology. Amazon’s fully autonomous Zoox vehicles got approval Thursday to begin charging customers for rides ...
Two iconic San Antonio clubs must close this weekend. Here's why
Two iconic San Antonio clubs must close this weekend. Here's why MySA
San Antonio teen detained by ICE on way to church, congressman says
San Antonio teen detained by ICE on way to church, congressman says kens5.com
John Cornyn’s unmet demands imperil Trump’s U.S. attorney general nomination
U " data-image-caption=" U.S. Sen. John Cornyn now has leverage over the White House’s nominees. " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.sacurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/screen_shot_2023-11-01_at_10.34.48_am.png.png?fit=780%2C489&ssl=1" /> WASHINGTON — Todd Blanche’s pat...
Average 30-year US mortgage rate rises to highest level in a year at 6.66%
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose for the fourth consecutive week to its highest level in a year, another setback for prospective homebuyers hoping for a break from elevated home loan borrowing costs. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.66% from 6...
Lawsuits, lockouts lead to San Antonio bar's exit from rooftop home
Lawsuits, lockouts lead to San Antonio bar's exit from rooftop home MySA
Federal government to turn a Kentucky uranium plant into an AI data center and gas power complex
The U.S. Department of Energy is harnessing the artificial intelligence boom in its bid to convert another Cold War-era uranium enrichment site, tapping private equity to fund a $100 billion data center complex that will include its own new natural gas and battery storage power p...
Basking in increased visibility, Trinity’s new branding draws from historic sun imagery
Trinity University officials unveiled a new logo as part of a rebrand that aims to better present the university to a national audience. Basking in increased visibility, Trinity’s new branding draws from historic sun imagery was first posted on July 30, 2026 at 10:00 am. ©20...
Senate committee advances nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to be Trump's CDC director
A Senate committee on Thursday advanced Dr. Erica Schwartz’s nomination to be director of the nation’s top public health agency, setting aside concerns that she will not stand up to political meddling. If confirmed by the full Senate, the 54-year-old would become the 22nd directo...
The renter-owner wealth gap is wider than ever, as many are priced out of buying
Housing has long been the largest source of wealth for middle income families. But many renters cannot afford to buy as housing prices soar, which could fuel a generational divide....
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announces recovery plan following July 2026 floods
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announced its next steps weeks after severe flooding ravaged the area for the second July in a row. According to a news release, the foundation said it will announce its recovery strategy during a Thursday morning news conference...
Witness to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's shooting released from ICE detention as prosecutors argue against it
Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego was one of three passengers in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van when he was killed by an ICE agent. The other men remain detained....
Shaquille O'Neal bringing DJ Diesel tour home with San Antonio stop
Shaquille O'Neal bringing DJ Diesel tour home with San Antonio stop WOAI
Twiggy the world-famous waterskiing squirrel is coming to San Antonio
Twiggy the world-famous waterskiing squirrel is coming to San Antonio WOAI
After Lindsay Clancy killed her 3 children, first responders tell a jury what they found
First responders offered jurors a firsthand account Thursday of what they found after Lindsay Clancy killed her three children and tried to end her life, during what her lawyers argue was an episode of postpregnancy psychosis. The testimony came a day after jurors listened to the...
Everything we saw as Coheed and Cambria blew away San Antonio’s Aztec Theatre
Prog-metal act Coheed and Cambria brought its riffs, hooks and sci-fi themes to the Aztec Theatre on Wednesday night with Narrow Head opening the show. Here’s a look at the band taking its San Antonio audience on a guided tour of the Amory Wars universe. Photos by Jaime Monzon. T...
San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo invests $300,000 in Borlaug youth program
San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo invests $300,000 in Borlaug youth program AgriLife Today
Schertz girl to compete at national hobby horse championships
Schertz girl to compete at national hobby horse championships San Antonio Report
La Vernia woman accused of intentionally hitting pedestrian in hit-and-run case
La Vernia woman accused of intentionally hitting pedestrian in hit-and-run case WOAI
UEFA members to boycott FIFA competitions in protest of World Cup private investors plan
UEFA member federations agreed Thursday to boycott all FIFA competitions in protest of Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors. “UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions,” the European soccer body sai...
Taysom Hill announces the end of his time with the Saints, but not his retirement from the NFL
Taysom Hill, a former BYU quarterback who evolved into a productive multi-position player for the New Orleans Saints, has announced that he won't be returning to the team with which he spent his first nine NFL seasons. Whether Hill — the only player in the NFL's Super Bowl era to...
US economy grows a sluggish 1.5% second-quarter with inflation remaining stubbornly high
The U.S. economy expanded at a sluggish 1.5% pace from April through June as rising imports weighed on growth. But consumer spending rose. And the Federal Reserve's favored measure of inflation grew more slowly last month, but remained above the central bank's 2% target. The Comm...
US filings for jobless benefits rise to 197,000 last week, but layoffs remain historically low
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but layoffs remain in the historically healthy range of the past few years. U.S. filings for jobless aid in the week ending July 25 rose by 9,000 to 197,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The prev...
At 60, Too $hort has no plans to stop his hip-hop voyage with new album produced fully by Lil Jon
At 60, Too $hort is helping usher hip-hop into what he calls its senior citizen era. Just don’t expect him to rap like one. The Oakland hip-hop pioneer is still recording, touring and talking slick more than four decades after he began selling homemade tapes on the streets of the...
Two additional EF-0 tornadoes confirmed in Bexar County during July 15 storms
Two additional EF-0 tornadoes confirmed in Bexar County during July 15 storms WOAI
Aircraft mechanic accused of soliciting minors in undercover investigation
Aircraft mechanic accused of soliciting minors in undercover investigation KABB
As seen on SA Live - Thursday, July 30, 2026
Today @ 10:30 a.m., They are one of the newest additions to the Broadway strip, Adair Kitchen is a gourmet cafe that offers simple yet high-quality food, morning, noon, and night. We check out their weekly specials including Mahjong Mondays & Wine Down Wednesdays. How about a sum...
Interest rates hold steady for now. Here’s how to prepare for a future hike.
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for a fifth consecutive meeting, but borrowers may not be in the clear yet. Financial advisers say another rate hike could still happen before the end of 2026, making now a good time to review debt, savings and investment options. Ja...
Dream Con brought Black nerd culture to Texas, but to keep it, founders say support is needed
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. For the past two summers, Maya Hampton has been driving nearly 200 miles from Killeen to Houston to atten...
Favorite San Antonio burger joint set to double footprint
Favorite San Antonio burger joint set to double footprint CultureMap San Antonio
Small window for storms Saturday evening
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS MORE HEAT (OF COURSE): Temps near 100° through foreseeable future SATURDAY STORMS: Small window late Saturday for mainly non-severe storms QUIET TROPICS: El Nino helps to keep the Atlantic quiet FORECAST DOG DAYS OF SUMMER UNDERWAY Now through mid-August, San ...
Weekend storms in S.A.? A rare cold front is moving into Texas
Weekend storms in S.A.? A rare cold front is moving into Texas MySA
How views on Trump’s handling of Iran have shifted, according to a new AP-NORC poll
Most Americans say the war in Iran has not been worth fighting, and President Donald Trump’s approval rating on Iran has fallen slightly since last month , according to a new AP-NORC poll. The results are a stark repudiation of the Republican president's approach to the conflict,...
Russian strikes across Ukraine, from east to west, kill at least 8 and wound dozens
Russian attacks across Ukraine overnight into Thursday killed at least eight people and wounded dozens of others, officials said, with the heaviest casualties and aftermath reported in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk and western Lviv regions. The attacks were the latest in a series of...
Father of boy rescued from pounding California surf says he is beyond grateful to teen lifeguard
The father of a 10-year-old rescued from pounding surf off the California coast in a dramatic scene captured on video says he is beyond grateful to the teenage lifeguard who saved his son. “He ran into that water despite those conditions that are deadly. You have 10 foot waves; y...
Australian watchdog files legal action against Telegram, saying it failed to remove violent content
Australia’s online safety watchdog has filed legal action against messaging app Telegram , saying the platform failed to remove extremist content including videos of white supremacist mass shootings in Buffalo, New York , and the New Zealand city of Christchurch as well as Islami...
Oil prices gain and Asian shares are mostly lower as investors sell AI stocks
Oil prices gained Wednesday and Asian shares were mostly trading lower as South Korea’s Kospi extended its losses after falling more than 16% over the past two days led by artificial intelligence-related stocks. Crude prices remain volatile after the U.S. said early Thursday it h...
Jordanian air defenses shoot down 5 missiles launched from Iran, state-run news agency says
Jordan’s air defenses shot down five missiles launched from Iran Thursday morning, the country's state-run Petra news agency said, hours after the U.S. military announced it had completed “a heavy wave of strikes against Iran” in response to an earlier Iranian missile attack on a...
Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
David Cifaldi and his two hiking companions were crossing Montana's ominous Froze-to-Death Plateau and approaching the top of the state's highest peak when their adventure took a bizarre and dangerous turn: Cifaldi slipped and impaled himself on his trekking pole as he fell. The ...
Trump touted his tariffs in Michigan despite rising costs. Even some of his supporters are worried
Flying to a rally at General Motors this week, President Donald Trump declared that “car companies are doing better than they’ve ever done" thanks to his tariffs . "All because of Trump,” he said. It was a message the president repeated while touring a collection of new vehicles,...
Caught on Camera: 77-year-old assaulted in Stone Oak area, suspect on the run
Caught on Camera: 77-year-old assaulted in Stone Oak area, suspect on the run WOAI
Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 23
Rural communities in southwestern Japan were struggling to get their lives back to normal Thursday, two days after a powerful earthquake set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney and flattened homes, killing at least 23 people. Time was running out to find survivo...
Son Heung-min scores 2 as MLS All-Stars post 4-3 win over LIGA MX All-Stars
It was a night worthy of a picture or two for Son Heung-min. Son scored two goals in a three-minute span in the first half off assists from Carles Gil to propel the MLS All-Stars past the LIGA MX All-Stars 4-3 in Wednesday night’s Major League Soccer All-Star Game. The Los Angele...
Federal highway chief tours San Antonio’s I-35 project as TxDOT pushes ahead on Loop 1604
Drivers on San Antonio’s Northeast Side could see some relief from years of construction and congestion as the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) advances major highway projects, including the final segment of the Loop 1604 expansion and elevated express lanes on Intersta...
Samsung reports record profit as South Korean chip giants benefit from global AI boom
South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported a record operating profit of 89.5 trillion won ($62 billion) for the April-June period, a day after crosstown rival SK Hynix also reported record earnings, as the world’s two largest memory chipmakers continue...
San Antonio Food Bank sees growing demand; New study shows 1 in 5 people food insecure in region
A new Feeding America study using 2024 data showed about 21% of the San Antonio Food Bank’s 29-county service region is food insecure, up from 17% in the year before. “It’s not easy, a single grandparent raising six kids,” said Roberto Font. Font relies on the San Antonio Food Ba...
Small plots of land fuel big suspicions among Lubbock residents, who fear it’s for a data center
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. LUBBOCK — What would normally be unassuming, small parcels of land have caught the eye of Lubbock’s city ...
Woman charged in connection with North Side murder takes plea deal, sentencing on lesser charge
A woman connected to a deadly North Side shooting took a plea deal Wednesday on an aggravated assault charge and earned a 20-year prison sentence. Venus Flores, 27, was the second of two suspects initially charged in connection with the murder of Christopher Alderete, 25, six yea...
City to Bonham Exchange: No extension, Sprinklers or shut doors by Saturday
City to Bonham Exchange: No extension, Sprinklers or shut doors by Saturday KABB
Whataburger rolls out 76-cent deals for its 76th birthday
Whataburger rolls out 76-cent deals for its 76th birthday MySA
North East side rollover causes highway closure
North East side rollover causes highway closure KABB
Witness to a fatal ICE shooting in Houston is released from immigration detention
A witness to a fatal shooting in Houston by a federal immigration agent was released from a detention center Wednesday after spending weeks in custody following the deadly encounter. Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego was one of three men riding in a work van July 7 being driven by Loren...
Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton suspended by league for 5 games after interaction with fans
Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton has been fined an undisclosed amount and suspended from attending the team’s next five home games, the WNBA confirmed Thursday. The suspension came a day after the team apologized for an exchange that took place between one of its co-owners a...
New details emerge on body found wrapped in plastic in San Antonio
New details emerge on body found wrapped in plastic in San Antonio MySA
TONIGHT: What's next for Wolff Stadium? Public meetings begin
TONIGHT: What's next for Wolff Stadium? Public meetings begin WOAI
San Antonio’s Pride District seeks public input on artwork at Friday meeting
San Antonio’s Pride District seeks public input on artwork at Friday meeting Texas Public Radio | TPR
This Lebanese couple is among those returning to shattered homes under US-brokered deal with Israel
This Lebanese couple is among those returning to shattered homes under US-brokered deal with Israel MySA
Fringe Israeli settler group is sneaking into Syria to try to claim land for a Jewish outpost
Fringe Israeli settler group is sneaking into Syria to try to claim land for a Jewish outpost MySA
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