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Five officers shoot, kill West Side man waving gun near park, SAPD says
A 69-year-old man was shot and killed by five police officers Saturday on the West Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Acting Police Chief Jesse Salame said officers were responding just after 7:45 p.m. in the 600 block of Aurora Avenue, near Alderete Park and L...
Multiple people dead after shooting at fast food restaurant in southern Idaho
A shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho on Saturday afternoon left multiple people dead and others injured, police said. The shooter was among the dead, Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks said in a news conference. Police were still trying to determine th...
SAPD: 2 children missing, believed to be in grave or immediate danger
Two children are missing, according to an AMBER alert, and the San Antonio Police Department said they are believed to be in grave or immediate danger. Fidely Alvarez Mauricio, 10, and Neidy Alvarez Mauricio, 13, were last seen at 1 a.m. Saturday in the 1200 block of Logwood Aven...
2 detained after man killed in shooting on Southwest Side, SAPD says
A man is dead, and two people were detained after a shooting on the Southwest Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The shooting happened just after 1:30 p.m. Saturday at a business in the 300 block of North Frank Luke Drive. Police said a man in his 60s was found...
Plane carrying European tourists crashes in Peru, killing 13 people on Nazca Lines viewing flight
A plane carrying European tourists to view the famed Nazca Lines crashed into a field Saturday outside the Peruvian city of Nazca, killing 13 people, local authorities said. Nazca's municipal government said the plane departed from the nearby city of Ica and was operated by Peruv...
SAFD: Worker rescued after falling 20 feet from silo onto scaffolding at Southwest Side business
A worker was rescued Saturday morning after falling about 20 feet from the top of a silo onto a 30-foot scaffolding walkway at a Southwest Side business, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. Around 9:30 a.m., firefighters and SAFD’s technical rescue team were dispatched ...
Heat wave expected to bring record-breaking temps, heighten wildfire risk to parts of Western US
A dangerous heat wave will bring record-breaking temperatures to parts of the Western U.S. this weekend, prompting warnings for people to stay inside and heightening wildfire risks in areas that already are dry or burning. A ridge of high pressure is holding heat close to the gro...
German comfort food, handmade Italian favorites, brasserie dining delicacies, airport eateries, and open fire cooking
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Motorcyclist killed after crash at West Side intersection, SAPD says
A motorcyclist was killed after a crash at a West Side intersection, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The crash happened just before 1:30 a.m. Saturday at West Commerce and Southwest 24th streets. The motorcyclist, identified as Hector Hernandez, 67, was traveling ...
Wrong-way driver dies hours after crash on South Side, police say
A man is dead after a wrong-way crash on the South Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Around 8:30 p.m. Friday, officers responded to the crash in the 5200 block of Roosevelt Avenue, near Loop 410. The man was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of Roos...
Europe’s wildfire crisis shifts as some 200,000 French return but new blazes force thousands to flee
Firefighters held a vast wildfire inside its perimeter in southwestern France on Saturday, allowing about 198,000 people to return home after what may have been the country’s largest peacetime evacuation , even as renewed fires forced thousands from their homes elsewhere in Franc...
Sophie Cunningham says she's not concerned about being a distraction for the Fever
Sophie Cunningham says she's unconcerned that the rallies against transgender participation in women's sports that have accompanied the Indiana's Fever's recent games are a distraction for the WNBA team. Cunningham made the comments before the Fever's game Friday night against th...
KSAT viewer tip over inmate’s projected release leads to correction in Texas prison records
A viewer tip led KSAT to uncover what appeared to be an error in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s online records for a Bexar County man serving a 50-year prison sentence for shooting a San Antonio police officer. Dominick Rubio was sentenced in August 2025 to 50 years i...
Edison High School student assaulted walking home from campus, principal says
An Edison High School student was assaulted Tuesday morning on her way home from a school event, Interim Principal Irene Cruz said in a letter to families. San Antonio police responded just before 8:30 a.m. in the 500 block of Alametos Street after a 16-year-old girl reported som...
Government Hill neighborhood experiencing rare crime wave, homeowners say
Neighbors in the Government Hill neighborhood of San Antonio said they are dealing with a rare problem in their community. In recent months, residents said criminals have been targeting homes and businesses in their area for break-ins and other destructive activity. San Antonio P...
Seattle mayor defends ousting police chief after festival shootout
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson on Friday defended her decision to oust the city's police chief as the “right decision at the right time,” but she declined to explain why. The leadership change came as police continue searching for people involved in a fatal, gang-related shootout at ...
Affidavit: Nashville man accused in connection with San Antonio robbery, trailer theft investigations
A 45-year-old Nashville man was arrested Wednesday after investigators linked him to theft and robbery investigations in San Antonio, according to an arrest affidavit. Dario Kozul was booked into the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on the following charges, court records show...
Bonham Exchange to close for sprinkler installation, plans to reopen in four to five months
The nightclub announced it would close for four to five months to install a fire sprinkler system to comply with a city fire-code requirement. Bonham Exchange to close for sprinkler installation, plans to reopen in four to five months was first posted on July 31, 2026 at 12:11 pm...
UN, scientists warn that strong El Nino will add fuel to 'a planet already on fire'
A strengthening El Nino has already broken records for intensity at its early stages, and it likely will spark even more wild weather worldwide as it grows, “adding fuel to a planet already on fire,” United Nations officials warned Friday. A key area of the Pacific Ocean used to ...
A high-stakes test for Trump’s Gaza ceasefire board as Hamas disarmament looms
Carrying out this week's agreement for Gaza on the disarmament of the Palestinian group Hamas, Israel’s withdrawal and the transition to a civilian body to run the war-ravaged region will be a major test for the international body established by U.S. President Donald Trump to ove...
Man arrested, accused of killing French Bulldog in west Bexar County, BCSO says
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said a man allegedly killed his 2-year-old French bulldog and then buried its remains in the backyard of a home. Erik Estrada, 47, was arrested on Thursday and charged with animal cruelty, which is considered a third-degree felony, court records ...
Firefighters battle the last hot spots of a monster wildfire in France's southwest
Firefighters in southwestern France were working to control the last hot spots of a massive wildfire on Friday that has burned an area four times the size of Paris and forced thousands out of their homes. The blazes that burned 42,000 hectares (about 162 square miles) of pine for...
New grants offer hope to Kerr County businesses after devastating flooding
As Kerr County continues recovering from another round of devastating flooding , local organizations are receiving $18 million in emergency grant funding aimed at helping residents, nonprofits and small businesses rebuild. The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announ...
Seattle police chief resigns under pressure from mayor over response to festival shooting
Seattle’s police chief has resigned amid criticism of the city’s response to a fatal shootout at a food festival last weekend, Mayor Katie Wilson said Thursday. The announcement followed hours of speculation about whether Police Chief Shon Barnes would step down, as some of his s...
Bandera Electric Cooperative joins calls to accelerate Texas 46 safety improvements
The Bandera Electric Cooperative cited TxDOT data showing 550 crashes on Texas 46 since 2016, resulting in 13 deaths and 44 serious injuries.
SAPD: Suspect shoots, kills woman in family violence incident on Northwest Side
San Antonio police confirmed Thursday that the suspect officers believe pulled the trigger in a deadly Northwest Side shooting was the victim’s relative. A police spokesperson said Justin Martinez, 23, shot and killed Erica Martinez, 48, early Sunday morning at a home in the 1120...
Bonham Exchange to temporarily close after city denies extension for sprinkler upgrades
The Bonham Exchange will temporarily close Saturday after the City of San Antonio denied its request for another six-month extension to comply with required fire sprinkler upgrades. The announcement came in a statement obtained by KSAT on Thursday, which said the nightclub’s temp...
Here's why new fronts seem to be opening up across the Middle East
Houthi rebels in Yemen said they attacked Saudi oil facilities. The Saudis blamed militias in Iraq and joined the United States in bombing them . Iran fired missiles at Jordan. Drones set ships ablaze in Egypt. But it’s not actually as complicated as it sounds, and it’s all relat...
Palestinian authorities ask Supreme Court to halt $656M judgment pending appeal
Palestinian authorities asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to halt for now a $656 million judgment in a long-running lawsuit filed by Americans killed or wounded in attacks in Israel. The emergency appeal comes after a lower court reinstated the damages in the wake of a Sup...
SAPD: Man tied up, assaulted on North Side hospitalized with serious injuries
Four people caused serious injuries to their roommate overnight on the North Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department, and are now on the run. Officers responded around 6:30 a.m. Thursday to the 1100 block of Patricia Drive, located near West Avenue. A man told office...
Wildfires force George Clooney's family to evacuate their home in southern France
George Clooney has said his family has been forced to evacuate their home in southeastern France as a wildfire burned nearby, his agent said Thursday. The Hollywood star behind the Ocean’s Eleven franchise and other films made the statement in a letter to Didier Bremond, the mayo...
The Latest: US and Iran trade strikes as hopes dim for a quick resolution
The U.S. and Iran each fired barrages of missiles Thursday, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for any quick resolution. After a brief respite , the risk of a return to all-out war emerged once more, with the fighting threatening to engulf ev...
Seguin police officers arrest 2 suspects accused of human trafficking, sexual assault
The Seguin Police Department said two suspects arrested Wednesday are accused of human trafficking and sexual assault. In a Facebook post , officers identified the suspects as Brian Smith, 26, and Haiyan Lee, 25, from Katy, Texas. The arrests happened after officers responded to ...
TPR News Now: Thursday, July 30, 2026
Parents of children with disabilities sue school district in Bexar County over alleged abuse; Automated license plate readers are creating privacy concerns; North Side residents are on alert due to string of recent crimes in the area...
Congo says the death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500
The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo, official data released on Thursday showed, marking a 50% increase in around a week that shows the emergency continuing to outpace response efforts. As of Tuesday, 3,442 cases had been recorded,...
A book found bricked in a fireplace is returned to an Australian library, 150 years overdue
A book on Greek antiquities has been returned to an Australian public library about 150 years late, with water damage from years bricked into a fireplace. The book was returned to the library in the seaside town of Kiama last week by a local Ross Simmons who had found it during r...
Cooler weather and potential rain move into the French region torched by wildfires
Higher humidity, cooler temperatures and a forecast for rain raised hopes of relief Thursday for a parched portion of southwestern France engulfed by wildfires that have charred an area four times the size of Paris in recent weeks. With moisture moving in from the Atlantic coast,...
Record-low Danube River affects tourism and industry as drought and heat grip Central Europe
As wildfires rage in France and Spain and a renewed heat wave is bearing down on Western Europe, a prolonged drought half a continent away is setting record low water levels on one of Europe's largest rivers, disrupting tourism and industry and confronting residents with the real...
Residents recall moments of panic as flames tore through Northwest Side apartment complex
Fear and chaos swept through the Pearl Park Apartments on the Northwest Side as a fast-moving fire tore through a building. As a result, at least 19 people are now without a home. The fire broke out just after 3 p.m. Wednesday near Northwest Loop 410 and East Rolling Ridge Drive,...
Crystal City community shares memories of celebrations at Crystal Ballroom destroyed by fire
A South Texas landmark that helped define generations of Tejano music and family celebrations is now gone after a massive overnight fire destroyed the historic Crystal Ballroom in Crystal City on Monday. For more than 40 years, the Crystal Ballroom was more than a dance hall. For...
Woman arrested in Bexar County after hit-and-run in La Vernia, sheriff’s office says
A woman was taken into custody in Bexar County in connection with a hit-and-run in La Vernia, the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Stacy Gunter, 52, was wanted on felony warrants for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, collision involving serious bodily...
Macao’s first national security case raises concerns over fairness a year after arrest
When former Macao pro-democracy lawmaker Au Kam San was arrested in July 2025, his family and observers of the politics in the Chinese special administrative region were shocked. A year on, little is known about his case even by his daughter. Au is the first publicly known arrest...
Why 2 flood disasters in just over a year are taking an emotional toll on Hill Country families
In Texas, storms don’t always end when the clouds clear. For many Hill Country families, the fear associated with flooding returns every time heavy rain, thunderstorms or flood alerts are in the forecast. That’s especially true for communities that have now experienced two major ...