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Vietnam police charge man with rape after American woman alleges attack

Authorities in Vietnam have charged a man with rape after an American student said she was assaulted while in her bed during a group holiday. Nguyen Thi Quynh Tam, 24, said she was raped on July 5 and pressured by the man’s family to accept money and not go to police. She said th...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 20, 2026

Deadly overnight storms batter Germany as Balkan countries fight wildfires

A woman died and at least two other people were injured as severe storms caused extensive damage overnight across parts of Germany . Further southeast, in the Balkans, firefighters continued to battle wildfires that have been raging across Europe all summer. In Waldorf, in the so...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 20, 2026

Russian missile barrage across Ukraine's capital kills at least 12 and wounds 33

A Russian missile barrage overnight Thursday killed at least 12 people in Kyiv as explosions echoed across Ukraine's capital throughout the night, local authorities said. At least 33 people were wounded, according to Ukraine's Emergency Service. The air raid alert remained active...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 20, 2026

Two-time volleyball national champion adds winning experience to Cornerstone

The Cornerstone Warriors volleyball team is on fire. Per MaxPreps, the Warriors are ranked No. 3 in the country. Last year, they added former O’Connor superstar and two-time NCAA volleyball national champion coach Dominique Gonzalez-Tomlin. Coach “Dom” got her rings from Penn Sta...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 20, 2026

Man stabbed multiple times at North Side convenience store, police say

A man was stabbed multiple times Tuesday night inside a convenience store on the North Side, according to San Antonio police. Officers responded to the stabbing around 9:30 p.m. at a 7-Eleven in the 900 block of Fredericksburg Road. Police said they found a man, believed to be ar...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 20, 2026

Lebanon extradites ex-Assad general to Syria for trial over alleged crimes

Lebanon on Wednesday extradited a former Syrian military officer under ousted President Bashar Assad and he will be put on trial in Syria, the Interior Ministry said. Maj. Gen. Adel Issa is the first military officer to be turned over by Lebanon since Assad’s fall in late 2024. L...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 19, 2026

Man randomly shot while riding bike on Southwest Side, SAPD says

A man in his 40s was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after he was shot while riding a bike on the Southwest Side, according to San Antonio police. Officers responded to the shooting around 11:45 a.m. in the 5400 block of Godek Drive, located east of Old Pearsall Road. Upon arriv...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 19, 2026

Iran and UAE ties sour, and other major developments in the Middle East

Iran rejected the United Arab Emirates’ accusation that it fired two ballistic missiles that landed in the Persian Gulf, as Tehran’s parliament speaker and chief negotiator landed in neighboring Iraq for a three day visit. Meanwhile, France announced that it will expel two Irania...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 19, 2026

Ukrainian man arrested over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions

A Ukrainian man was arrested Wednesday in Croatia in connection with the 2022 undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany, Germany’s federal prosecutor said. Ukrainian national Vladimir Z., whose last name was not given in line with G...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 19, 2026

Latest phishing scam targets Medicare patients, University Health warns

Local healthcare officials are sounding the alarm about an email and text scam targeting Medicare patients. University Health is working to alert their patients about a scam that is using the recognizable MyChart name and logo. MyChart is the online platform that many hospitals a...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 19, 2026

Woman arrested in deadly South Texas human smuggling investigation, records show

After weeks on the run, a woman wanted in connection with a deadly South Texas human smuggling investigation is now in federal custody, according to a warrant reviewed by KSAT Investigates. Karina Garcia is one of 11 people indicted last month in connection with an investigation ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 18, 2026

Woman dies after man accidentally drives into fence on South Side, authorities say

Authorities said a woman died after a man accidentally drove into a South Side property and trapped her underneath a fence. The incident happened around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of Dorsey Drive, which is located near East Ashley Road. An SAPD sergeant told KSAT that a ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 18, 2026

Crash causes natural gas leak south of downtown; Portion of Probandt Street closed

A section of Probandt Street is closed in both directions after a crash Tuesday morning south of downtown. The San Antonio Fire Department confirmed there was a natural gas leak from the CMC Recycling building after the crash. Probandt Street, from Steves Avenue to Helena Street,...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 18, 2026

1 dead, 1 injured after shooting at Northwest Side apartment complex, SAPD says

A man was killed, and an 18-year-old was injured after three people opened fire on a Northwest Side apartment complex, according to San Antonio police. The shooting happened around 12:10 a.m. Tuesday in the 4000 block of Woodstone Drive. Police said a black SUV pulled into the pa...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 18, 2026

Dozens of vehicles targeted in break-ins at Stone Oak hotel, police called 13 times

San Antonio police have responded to a hotel in the Stone Oak area 13 times since Aug. 8 for reports of vehicle burglaries and criminal mischief, according to police records. Guests staying at the Homewood Suites by Hilton San Antonio North, near Loop 1604 and Stone Oak Parkway, ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 18, 2026

Student shooter kills classmate and himself at a Philippine school, mayor says

A high school student carrying two firearms shot to death a fellow student before killing himself Tuesday in a high school in a university campus in the southern Philippines where hundreds of students were evacuated to safety, officials said. Zamboanga city Mayor Khymer Adan Olas...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 18, 2026

Hearing opens over TEXITcoin securities and fraud allegations

Opening statements began Monday in a four-day administrative hearing over the Texas State Securities Board’s emergency cease-and-desist order against TEXITcoin, related operations and founder Bobby Gray....

Texas Public Radio (TPR) - NewsAug 17, 2026

SAPD: Driver strikes, kills female pedestrian along Loop 1604 on East Side

San Antonio police said a pedestrian was killed after she was hit by a car Sunday night on the East Side. Officers were dispatched to a crash just before 8:45 p.m. in the 4100 block of Loop 1604, which is located near the Interstate 10 interchange. According to an SAPD preliminar...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 17, 2026

A detainee’s death revives Syria’s memories of torture and abuse in prisons

The death of a young man with a serious medical condition who was arrested and allegedly beaten by Syrian security forces has stirred up dark memories of torture and other abuse in detention centers under the Assad dynasty’s decades-long rule. Syrians have taken to social media a...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 17, 2026

Belgian wildfire approaches Germany despite rain as Greece probes deadly blaze

One of Belgium's biggest ever wildfires blazed out of control Monday even as cooler weather and rain eased conditions for firefighters, while in Greece a fire briefly flared up near the main airport on the outskirts of Athens. Europe is sweltering through one of its hottest and d...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 17, 2026

Lake Travis football coach says team 'heartbroken' after player's death

Lake Travis football coach Hank Carter said he did not have the words to describe his emotions after the death of one of his players, Odin Hensley, who suffered a medical emergency at practice. “We’re devastated and heartbroken,” Carter told KTBC . “You lose a young person, you’r...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 16, 2026

3 hospitalized after six-vehicle crash on West Side, SAPD says

Three people were hospitalized after a six-vehicle crash on the West Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The crash happened around 11 a.m. Sunday near Culebra Road and Village Park. Two people are in critical but non-life-threatening condition, police said. A th...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 16, 2026

Man hospitalized after shooting on North Side, SAPD says

A man was shot during a disturbance in a parking lot on the North Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Officers responded just before 1:30 a.m. to the 4500 block of North Loop 1604 West after a caller reported a shooting. The caller told officers two groups were ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 16, 2026

Man found dead after officers respond to assault call on Northeast Side, SAPD says

An investigation is underway after San Antonio police say officers found a 62-year-old man dead during an assault call on the Northeast Side. Officers were dispatched to the scene just after midnight Sunday in the 5100 block of Crestway Road. Upon arrival, officers located a dece...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 16, 2026

Firefighters battle a massive Belgian wildfire that forced hundreds to evacuate

Firefighters battled a massive wildfire in eastern Belgium on Sunday that has burned about 30 square kilometers (12 square miles) in the High Fens, a large nature reserve, in one of the country’s worst wildfires in recent history. About 600 residents in the nearby municipalities ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 16, 2026