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Ex-youth detention center counselor faces sex assault trial in New Hampshire

A sexual assault trial started Monday for a New Hampshire man whose arrest more than seven years ago kicked off one of the biggest youth detention scandals in U.S. history. Former youth counselor Jeffrey Buskey, 60, of Litchfield, faces allegations involving four boys held at the...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 14, 2026

Schertz police looking for man who grabbed child at park

Schertz police are searching for a man who reportedly grabbed a child by the arm at a neighborhood park Saturday, according to a department Facebook post . Police said the man attempted to grab the child between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. in the Belmont Park subdivision. A community memb...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 14, 2026

North Korea says its recent live-fire drill demonstrated 'huge destructive power'

North Korea said Monday it conducted a joint live-fire drill involving missiles, artillery and drones that it claimed demonstrated “huge destructive power." The test included firing different types of weapons simultaneously, likely aiming at developing the ability to overwhelm So...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 14, 2026

Enric Mas finally wins the Spanish Vuelta after finishing second three times

Home rider Enric Mas ended years of frustration by winning the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday — having inherited the red jersey from Tadej Pogacar after the five-time Tour de France champion crashed out. Mas, the Spaniard who leads the Movistar team and has finished second overall thre...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 13, 2026

Man detained after woman killed in South Side shooting, SAPD says

A man was detained after a woman died in a shooting on the South Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Officers responded to the shooting just before 8 p.m. Saturday in the 8500 block of Presa Street. The 70-year-old man contacted police before officers arrived be...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 13, 2026

Fighting in Yemen intensifies, and Houthis launch more attacks on Saudi Arabia

The conflict in Yemen intensified on Sunday, as government forces launched attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fired into neighboring Saudi Arabia , which supports Yemen’s government. The Yemeni government vowed to send more forces to the Red S...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 13, 2026

Body found with gunshot wounds near Northeast Side water basin, SAPD says

A man’s body was found with gunshot wounds near a water basin on the Northeast Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. A witness found the decomposed body just before 8 p.m. Friday in the 7200 block of Wurzbach Parkway while walking to a nearby water basin to fish. ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 12, 2026

Man critically injured in downtown San Antonio shooting, police say

A man was critically injured after a shooting in downtown San Antonio, according to the police department. Officers were dispatched to the shooting around 11:30 p.m. Friday in the 1100 block of Hemisfair Plaza Way, near Civic Park at Hemisfair. The San Antonio Police Department s...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 12, 2026

Rescuers pull more bodies from burned Philippine ferry as death toll hits 76

Rescuers retrieved more remains from a passenger ferry in the Philippine that was gutted by fire, bringing the death toll on Saturday to 76 with 13 missing. Forty-three people survived the fire on Wednesday night among the 132 on board. The ferry sailed from the capital, Manila, ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 12, 2026

Mississippi police arrest a man in the death of Tasia Fortune

Mississippi police have arrested a man in the death of Tasia Fortune , a Black woman found hanging from a tree last month. Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney said at a news conference Friday that police had secured search and arrest warrants for 51-year-old Jarques Ratliff and...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 11, 2026

2 hospitalized after kitchen fire at south Bexar County home, authorities say

Two people were hospitalized after a kitchen appliance caused a flash fire at a south Bexar County home, spokesperson for the county Monica Ramos said. Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded around 3:10 p.m. Friday in the 5500 block of Smith Road, near Somerset and Loop...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 11, 2026

Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open

In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year. Energy Secretary Chris Wright had said the 64-ye...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 11, 2026

1 hospitalized after single-vehicle crash in Atascosa County, DPS says

A man was hospitalized after he was involved in a single-vehicle crash Friday morning in Atascosa County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Troopers responded to the crash around 6:30 a.m. on Farm-to-Market 476, which is located north of Pleasanton. Upon arrival...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 11, 2026

6 Nigerians being extradited to US for swindling women out of $6M in romance scams

Six Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal network that allegedly swindled American women out of over $6 million through online romance scams will be extradited to the United States on Friday, South African police said. The men, who were arrested in the South African ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 11, 2026

Death toll in Philippine ferry fire rises to 35 as more bodies are recovered

The fire that gutted a passenger ferry in the Philippines, killing at least 35 people, spread so fast that one man didn't have time to get a life jacket as others stepped on him in panic. Fifty-four people are still missing since the fire tore through the ferry Wednesday night ne...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 11, 2026

City Council unanimously confirms Jesse Salame as new San Antonio police chief

On Thursday, the San Antonio City Council unanimously confirmed Jesse Salame as the new head of the police department. City Council unanimously confirms Jesse Salame as new San Antonio police chief was first posted on September 10, 2026 at 8:10 pm. ©2021 " San Antonio Report...

San Antonio Report (nonprofit local newsroom)Sep 11, 2026