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Active SWAT standoff at Beacon Hill home, SAPD says

Multiple SWAT vehicles were outside a North Side home Friday afternoon in search for a suspect wanted for aggravated robbery, according to a San Antonio police officer at the scene. It’s unclear when law enforcement was dispatched to the home near near Blanco Road and West Magnol...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 4, 2026

Southwest ISD police officer arrested on child endangerment charge, SAPD says

A now-former Southwest ISD police officer was taken into custody Sunday after allegedly leaving a child alone for several hours on the Southeast Side, according to the preliminary report. San Antonio police responded at 3:45 a.m. in the 8200 block of Inner Circle Drive after some...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 4, 2026

Supreme Court grants Republican emergency appeal on TV ad rates before midterms

The Supreme Court granted an emergency appeal from Republicans in a dispute over campaign ad prices on Friday, clearing a legal roadblock to political parties getting cheaper TV ad time ahead of the midterm elections. The justices halted for now a lower-court ruling in favor of D...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 4, 2026

1 hospitalized after rollover crash on North Side, SAPD says

A man was hospitalized after he was involved in a single-vehicle rollover crash on the North Side, according to San Antonio police. Officers responded around 8:30 a.m. in the 2300 block of North Loop 1604 West, near West Bitters Road. According to police, they learned from a witn...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 4, 2026

2 trapped workers rescued alive from a tunnel in Nepal, officials say

Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday as emergency teams continued an operation to reach others believed to be trapped inside, officials said. The two men were rescued from the Trishuli 3A tunnel nine days after floods, likely caused by a glac...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 4, 2026

Vehicle strikes, kills man in Universal City neighborhood, police say

A man was killed after he was hit by a vehicle Monday in a Northeast Side neighborhood, Universal City police said. Officers arrived at the 700 block of East Langley Boulevard around 6:30 a.m. for a reported crash, according to Stephen Rios, a lieutenant with the Universal City P...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 3, 2026

Motorcyclist, 17, killed in crash in Comal County, DPS says

A 17-year-old boy was killed after a crash Thursday morning in Comal County, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson. DPS deputies responded around 9 a.m. to State Highway 46 near Stoney Creek Drive, located east of Bulverde, for a report of a fatal crash in...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 3, 2026

British police try to track down theft of 70,000 pints worth of Guinness stout

British police have a stout task ahead: recovering 70,000 pints worth of stolen Guinness. Two trailer truckloads of the famously creamy dark beer valued at 115,000 pounds ($155,000) were stolen from a depot near Liverpool in northwest England, the Cheshire Constabulary said Thurs...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 3, 2026

Lung cancer grows silently. Who should be screened?

Each year, more people die of lung cancer than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. Lung cancer is often found late because symptoms don’t usually appear in its early stages. It often spreads before a persistent cough, chest pain or other warning sign alerts patients to a...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 3, 2026

Man shot during possible domestic dispute on West Side, SAPD says

San Antonio police said it is investigating a Thursday morning shooting on the West Side. Officers were called to a home just before 5:30 a.m. in the 1500 block of North Sabinas Street, which is located south of Culebra Road. According to an SAPD officer on scene, a man in his 20...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 3, 2026

South Korean police seek indictment of K-pop mogul behind BTS

South Korean police are pushing for an indictment of music tycoon Bang Si-Hyuk, the chairperson of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, over alleged investor fraud. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency referred Bang to the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office on Thursda...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 3, 2026

Iran targets Kuwait in retaliation for US bombardments, and other Mideast news

Iran fired at Kuwait on Thursday as part of its retaliation for U.S. bombardments earlier in the week. Meanwhile, Israeli police said they arrested a settler allegedly involved in an attack on Palestinians last week. Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and th...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 3, 2026

Ata-Bexar VFD asking for hydration donations amid summer heat

Dawson Williamson, the chief of the Ata-Bexar County Line Fire Department, said his firefighters and crews from other surrounding communities have been busy putting out fires. “We’ve had multiple departments that have been constantly running, running, and running all week for the...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 3, 2026

1 dead after single-vehicle crash on Northwest Side, SAFD says

A person died after they were reportedly ejected from a vehicle during a crash on the Northwest Side, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. The crash was reported just before 5 p.m. Wednesday at Loop 1604 and Bandera Road. SAFD said the person died at the scene. As of 5:5...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 2, 2026

2 people were killed and suspect is dead in downtown Minneapolis shooting

Two people were killed and the suspect is dead after a shooting in a downtown Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday afternoon, according to police. Three Minneapolis police officers were also injured, including two of them from gunshot wounds, police Sgt. Garrett Parten said a...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 2, 2026

SAPD releases bodycam footage of officers fatally shooting man on West Side

The San Antonio Police Department released body-worn camera footage of officers who shot and killed a man on the West Side last month. The following five San Antonio police officers were involved in the shooting that killed Raul Garza, 69, on Aug. 1. Joshua Rodriguez — four years...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 2, 2026

Jesse Salame tapped as San Antonio’s next police chief

City Manager Erik Walsh selected 27-year SAPD veteran Jesse Salame as San Antonio’s next police chief following a nationwide search. Jesse Salame tapped as San Antonio’s next police chief was first posted on September 2, 2026 at 2:08 pm. ©2021 " San Antonio Report ". Use of ...

San Antonio Report (nonprofit local newsroom)Sep 2, 2026

1 dead, 1 hospitalized after fiery multi-vehicle crash on NW Loop 1604, SAFD says

A multi-vehicle crash on Northwest Loop 1604 turned fatal Wednesday after one of the vehicles caught on fire, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. San Antonio police responded around 8:10 a.m. to a car collision on Loop 1604 westbound at Northwest Military Highway, the p...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 2, 2026

Jesse Salame appointed as San Antonio police chief, D1 councilwoman says

The City of San Antonio appointed a 26-year veteran of the San Antonio Police Department Wednesday to to succeed former chief William McManus. City Manager Erik Walsh will name Jesus “Jesse” Salame to lead the police department, according to District 1 Councilwoman Sukh Kaur, who...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Sep 2, 2026