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Sparse crowd, empty seats greet .500 Astros for wild-card opener vs White Sox

The crowd at Daikin Park was surprisingly sparse as the Houston Astros — baseball's first division winner with a .500 or worse record — opened their Wild Card Series with a 6-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. Large swaths of seats, especially in the upper deck, sat empt...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

Six Flags Magic Mountain retires X2 roller coaster amid brain injury lawsuits

Six Flags Magic Mountain said Tuesday that it is retiring its famous X2 roller coaster amid lawsuits alleging serious brain injury caused by the ride. The Southern California theme park said it is permanently shuttering the ride after nearly 20 years. Six Flags recently settled a...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week

After a week of fierce competition, Backpack emerged victorious as Fat Bear Week champion, the heftiest bear of Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve. The nonprofit running the longstanding contest announced that the bear, known for his pacifist nature, was the winner Tuesda...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

Woman accused of shooting at Rihanna’s home is mentally fit for trial, judge says

A woman accused of spraying bullets at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s home , hitting a trailer the celebrity couple was inside and a nursery their kids were in, was found mentally competent by a judge on Tuesday to stand trial. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 36, of Orlando, Florida, has pleaded...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

WATCH: COTALAND Austin ride breaks down during opening weekend

Opening weekend for the new COTALAND Austin theme park at the Circuit of the Americas quickly went from exciting to terrifying for some thrill-seekers when the park’s Circuit Breaker roller coaster came to an unexpected stop not once, but twice. The first incident happened Saturd...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

An 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked protests in Spain is returning home

Spain’s government on Tuesday presented measures to address the country's housing crisis that has drawn tens of thousands of people to the streets in recent days after the eviction of an 87-year-old woman last week. It remains to be seen if they go far enough to appease protester...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

MLB considers Grand Teton National Park for baseball game site, prompting concern

Major League Baseball has reached out to the federal government about the possibility of one day staging a game in western Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, an idea quickly met with resistance from environmental groups and others. MLB and the players' association have played a...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 28, 2026

A bankrupt Camp Mystic seeks to sell the property as legal troubles grow

The owners of Camp Mystic have proposed selling off the riverfront property as part of a bankruptcy plan, with hopes that a buyer will preserve the camp's “historic mission” following the death of 27 campers and counselors swept away by a 2025 flood . The century-old private Chri...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 28, 2026

Camp Mystic proposes selling Hill Country property in bankruptcy plan

Camp Mystic is proposing to sell its nearly 725-acre Hill Country property as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, more than a year after deadly flooding killed 25 campers, two counselors and camp owner Dick Eastland....

Texas Public Radio (TPR) - NewsSep 28, 2026

Residents brace for a possible Russian hybrid attack on Poland's border with Ukraine

Three times in one day, phones lit up across this Polish border community with a warning: A drone or a missile could cross from Ukraine , and residents should stay vigilant in case they might need to take cover. Above the village of Dorohusk in eastern Poland, vapor trails cut ac...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 28, 2026

Eviction of 87-year-old sparks encampment protest in Madrid over housing crisis

Protesters outraged by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman camped overnight in Madrid’s historic Puerta del Sol plaza, where more demonstrators — including multigenerational families — joined them on Sunday for a second day of protests over Spain’s housing crisis . Tens of thous...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 27, 2026

Paxton, Talarico spar over gas tax suspension amid rising prices

Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico traded barbs over the gas tax Saturday as high gas and diesel prices become a top midterm issue. At a campaign event at a gas station in Carrollton, Talarico called on his Republican opponent to condemn the ongo...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 26, 2026

Owen McCown passes for 303 yards and 3 TDs as UTSA beats Colorado State 59-45

Owen McCown passed for 303 yards and three touchdowns, Will Henderson III and Brandon High Jr. each rushed for a score, and UTSA beat Colorado State 59-45 on Saturday. UTSA trailed 14-0 after the opening two minutes as Mel Brown returned the opening kickoff for a 94-yard touchdow...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 26, 2026

Man who was shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died

James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died in Pittsburgh, his lawyer said Thursday. He was 76. Copenhaver was in the bleachers during the event in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a 20-ye...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 24, 2026

Ugandans plant trees near national park to keep people out of gorillas’ habitat

In the tangled greenery of a Ugandan national park, mountain gorillas sit among the leaves, calmly carrying on as tourists trek into their forest home. Many gorilla families are used to people, but while their population grows, the forest available to them does not. Communities h...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 24, 2026

Exciting Livestock Trailer Raffle Benefiting the San Antonio Food Bank

You can watch “ Texas Eat s NOW ” Mondays through Saturdays at 10 a.m. - Saturdays and Sundays at 11 p.m. on KSAT 12, KSAT.com , and KSAT Plus , our free streaming app. Today on Texas Eats NOW: KINETICO SAN ANTONIO Call 210-485-4776 or visit kineticosa.com Kinetico San Antonio of...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 22, 2026