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Macron calls crisis meeting as monster wildfires drive 250,000 from their homes

French President Emmanuel Macron called a crisis meeting Monday focusing on monster, uncontrolled wildfires that have forced more than 250,000 people to flee their homes , amid a first glimmer of hope that the spread of the largest blaze may have slowed. In the Gironde region of ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 27, 2026

SAPD: 71-year-old woman found dead on West Side road

A 71-year-old woman was found dead Sunday evening on a West Side street, the San Antonio Police Department said. Police said someone reported the woman lying on the road in the 1500 block of El Paso Street, near Lanier High School. When police arrived, they said the woman was unr...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 27, 2026

Bicyclist dies after losing control on gravel patch on Northeast Side, police say

A man died after losing control of his bicycle and crashing on the Northeast Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Officers responded to the crash just before 10 a.m. Saturday at Colonneh Trail and Holbrook Road. The man was riding his bicycle southbound when he c...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 26, 2026

Woman killed, man injured after shooting at Northwest Side home, SAPD says

A woman was killed, and a man was injured after a shooting inside a home on the Northwest Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Police said on Sunday officers responded to the shooting in the 11200 block of Sutton Place. The man and the woman were having a verbal ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 26, 2026

2 mosques in the West Bank are set on fire during a deadly surge in settler violence

Two mosques in the Israeli-occupied West Bank were set on fire overnight in an apparent Israeli settler attack, officials said Sunday, after a spate of deadly violence that killed four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers . The violence comes as Palestinians and the Israeli oppo...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 26, 2026

US pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran does too

The United States paused its attacks on Iran for a second straight day Sunday and Tehran said it had done so too, as efforts continued to bring the countries back to negotiations on an interim ceasefire deal largely undermined by recent exchanges of fire. It was not clear why the...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 26, 2026

Wildfire forces another 55,000 people to evacuate in southwest France

A raging wildfire in southwest France forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight Sunday, taking the total forced out of their homes to 220,000 in one region alone as the flames have crept ever closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux. Authorities in the Gironde region, wh...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 26, 2026

Authorities in Germany issue a wanted notice for suspect in Berlin Pride van ramming

German authorities on Sunday issued a wanted notice for a fugitive suspect in the van ramming near Berlin’s Pride festival that left one person dead and injured at least 16 others. Police and prosecutors asked for help in finding the 21-year-old, whom they identified as Abdul B. ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 26, 2026

1 hospitalized, 1 detained after dispute at Quarry Golf Course, police say

San Antonio police are investigating after a dispute at The Quarry Golf Course escalated into a physical altercation. Around 4:20 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to the golf course in the 400 block of East Basse Road. Police said the two men, who were part of a group, got into ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 25, 2026

Man killed in Bandera County crash while evading DPS trooper, agency says

A San Antonio man riding a motorcycle was killed in a crash while evading a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper in Bandera County, according to the agency. A DPS trooper attempted to stop the man around 2 p.m. Tuesday at State Highway 16 and FM 1283. The motorcyclist evaded...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 25, 2026

49ers coach Kyle Shanahan hurt in a car crash, limited as training camp opens

San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was injured in a car crash earlier this month that will limit his participation at the start of training camp, the team announced Saturday, when camp opened. Shanahan suffered a concussion, broke his nose and several ribs, and injured his h...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 25, 2026

4th firefighter dies from burn injuries in western Colorado blaze

A fourth firefighter has died from burns after he and several colleagues were overcome by a fast-moving wildfire near the Colorado-Utah border last month, officials said Saturday. Nathan Matthews, 43, died Friday, the federal Interior Department said in a release. He was from Lin...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 25, 2026

Wildfire leads to evacuations in some suburbs of the French city of Bordeaux

Authorities in France evacuated some suburbs of Bordeaux on Saturday as a massive wildfire shifted toward the city famous for its wines. The prefect of the Gironde region that includes Bordeaux ordered the evacuation in the early hours of Saturday, covering parts of three of the ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 25, 2026

Oregon firefighters brace for windy and hot weather as they battle dozens of blazes

Firefighters battling two of the largest blazes burning in Oregon were bracing for windy and dry conditions forecast to arrive in some areas of the state Friday and into Saturday. Crews have been able to build some containment lines around the Akawa Butte Fire, which is burning n...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 25, 2026

5-year-old drowns at Port Aransas beach, police say

A 5-year-old drowned at a Port Aransas beach on Wednesday, according to the city’s police department. Port Aransas police responded around 5:35 p.m. to Beach Marker 46 after receiving reports that a child had been pulled from the water and was not breathing. A Texas Parks and Wil...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 25, 2026

NYC stabbings suspect arrested on hate crime charge in 1 attack, but not a 2nd

A suspect in two stabbings on New York City streets was arrested Friday on attempted murder and other charges, including hate crime charges relating to one of the victims, a Jewish man, police said. Raul Morales, 51, allegedly yelled the Arabic phrase “Allahu akbar” while attacki...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 24, 2026

CBS NFL analyst and former Cowboys QB Tony Romo arrested on suspicion of OWI

CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has been arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence. According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office’s arrest report, Romo performed poorly on field sobriety tests after getting stopped...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 24, 2026

Second suspect arrested in connection with Northeast Side bank robbery, SAPD says

The San Antonio Police Department says an additional suspect has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a Northeast Side bank. In a Facebook post, the department identified the suspect as Luis Barrios, 36. According to Bexar County court records, he faces one count ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 24, 2026

DOJ: Man sentenced to 15 years in prison following death of Guatemalan woman

A man was sentenced to 15 years in prison in connection with a deadly human smuggling operation, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Alan Vargas-Gonzalez, 23, of Mexico, and five other immigrants were arrested on April 17, 2025, in Eagle Pass. Authorities said Vargas-Gon...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 24, 2026

Five hospitalized after head-on crash in north Bexar County, BCSO says

Five people were hospitalized, including two in critical condition, after a head-on crash in north Bexar County, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies responded to the crash around 10 p.m. Thursday in the 25000 block of Blanco Road, which is located near Midnight Drive. Acc...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 24, 2026

Spain declares an emergency after wildfires force evacuations of 10,000 people

Spain’s government declared a national emergency Friday after multiple wildfires forced the evacuation of some 10,000 people in the central region of Madrid. The measure means that Spain’s interior ministry, which control police and security forces, has taken charge of overseeing...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 24, 2026

SAPD suspends ‘super intoxicated’ officer after incident at New Mexico ski resort

A San Antonio police officer served a 15-day suspension this summer after failing to report an encounter with law enforcement at a New Mexico ski resort. A witness described him as “super intoxicated.” Officers were dispatched Jan. 6 to the base area of Taos Ski Valley for a repo...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 23, 2026