Man accused of forcing woman into vehicle at gunpoint arrested
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‘An unprovoked attack’: Knicks fan assaulted after NBA Finals in San Antonio speaks out for first time
More than a month after a New Jersey father and son were attacked downtown following the Spurs-Knicks championship game, one of the victims is speaking publicly for the first time as police continue searching for those responsible. On Wednesday, Crime Stoppers announced a $5,000 ...
6 arrested, 6 rescued in human trafficking sting operation, Comal County Sheriff’s Office says
Multiple people were rescued in a human trafficking sting operation, the Comal County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday. Six victims of human trafficking were rescued by local and federal law enforcement agents over a three-day span, the sheriff’s office said. Agents arrested s...
Vehicle fire shuts down busy Southside highway
Vehicle fire shuts down busy Southside highway MySA
Man charged with arson in Spokane, Washington, told police he planned wildfire for weeks
A man charged with starting one of the wildfires in Spokane, Washington, that have destroyed hundreds of buildings planned the crime for weeks and researched when the weather would be best for igniting it, police said. In an interview after his arrest, Aaron Farinacci said “fire ...
Multi-car crash involving 18-wheeler closes SW Loop 410 near Somerset Road, traffic maps show
Multi-car crash involving 18-wheeler closes SW Loop 410 near Somerset Road, traffic maps show kens5.com
New traffic signal aims to make dangerous Perrin Beitel intersection safer
The signal at Sun Gate Drive and Perrin Beitel Road provides safer access for drivers, pedestrians and VIA riders at a high-crash intersection.
Former Bexar County Precinct 2 deputy constable accused of triple homicide in Mexico, fleeing to US with son
A former Bexar County Precinct 2 deputy constable is accused of killing three people in Mexico and attempting to flee to the United States with his son, his current police chief confirmed to KSAT Investigates. Mexican newspaper La Razon reports that Chad Eberle, 35, was arrested ...
San Antonio man downloaded thousands of child porn images, police say
San Antonio man downloaded thousands of child porn images, police say expressnews.com
City of San Antonio historical marker sustains damage, police say
Authorities are seeking tips after a City of San Antonio historical marker was recently damaged, according to SAPD. Officers responded to a criminal mischief report around 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 1 at the intersection of Iowa Street and South Pine Street. According to an SAPD prelimina...
I-35 South in S.A. remains closed after deadly 18-wheeler crash
I-35 South in S.A. remains closed after deadly 18-wheeler crash MySA
ICE never stopped chasing people in cars in the Rio Grande Valley
A ICE agent conducts a roadside arrest in 2025. " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.sacurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ICE-Arrest.jpg?fit=780%2C523&ssl=1" /> This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine...
Deadly crash shuts down I-35 main lanes at SW Military Drive
Deadly crash shuts down I-35 main lanes at SW Military Drive expressnews.com
Driver killed after crashing into parked 18-wheeler on I-35
Driver killed after crashing into parked 18-wheeler on I-35 news4sanantonio.com
Laredo crash leaves 3 hospitalized, 2 airlifted to San Antonio
Laredo crash leaves 3 hospitalized, 2 airlifted to San Antonio KGNS
Motorcyclist dies after hit-and-run crash on West Side, SAPD says
A motorcyclist died at a local hospital after a hit-and-run crash Wednesday night on the West Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The crash happened before 9 p.m. in the 1700 block of Southwest Loop 410, which is located near Marbach Road. According to police, a...
1 dead after two-vehicle crash involving 18-wheeler on South Side, SAPD says
A woman died after a two-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler on the South Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The crash happened around 6:11 a.m. Thursday on the Interstate 35 main lanes near West Southcross Boulevard. According to police, the woman was travel...
Europe heat wave puts all major Italian cities on red alert as Austria sets heat record
Italy placed all its major cities under the highest heat alert Thursday as a blistering heat wave gripped Europe, setting a national temperature record in Austria, fueling wildfires in France and disrupting energy and transport systems across the continent. The extreme weather ha...
Man drives into front of East Side home, San Antonio police say
A man drove into the front of an East Side home late Wednesday night and then apparently fled the scene, according to San Antonio police. The incident happened around 11:40 p.m. in the 100 block of Motel Drive, which is located near Midland Street. SAPD said the man had left his ...
US asks Philippines to extradite Filipino church leader accused of sex crimes and fraud
The United States has asked the Philippine government to extradite a Filipino church leader, who was once an influential adviser to former President Rodrigo Duterte, to face trial on charges including child sex trafficking and fraud that landed him on the FBI’s most wanted list, ...
Police raid Starbucks' South Korean HQ over ad campaign that evoked massacre
South Korean police raided the headquarters of Starbucks’ local operation as part of an investigation into a controversial marketing campaign that was perceived as defaming 1980s' pro-democracy movements. Investigators searched the Starbucks headquarters in southern Seoul on Tues...
Climate change created conditions for Canada fires, scientists say, as Trump blames mismanagement
Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada’s massive summer wildfires and in turn angered U.S. President Donald Trump , according to a study released Thursday. And fire and climate scientists said Trump, who has talk...
4 injured in Southeast Side apartment fire, SAFD says
Four people were injured in an apartment fire on the Southeast Side, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. Crews responded to the fire around 10 p.m. Wednesday at the Pecan Valley Golf Club Apartments in the 4900 block of Pecan Grove Boulevard, near East Southcross. When ...
Man arrested in connection with high-speed crash on North Side, SAPD says
A 25-year-old man was arrested in connection with a high-speed crash on the North Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Officers responded to the crash around 4:50 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of West Woodlawn Avenue and Ripley Avenue. According to a prelimi...
Ex-SAPD officer plans to ask for Supreme Court review of phone evidence used in criminal case
A former San Antonio police officer accused of bribery and possessing child sex abuse material is asking the Supreme Court to review a ruling that allowed prosecutors to use evidence obtained from his cellphone. The request would extend a yearslong legal battle that could have br...
Man hospitalized with burns after West Side house fire, SAFD says
A man suffered first- and second-degree burns after a house fire on the West Side, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. The fire was reported just after 5 p.m. Wednesday in the 2000 block of Delgado Street, near Northwest 24th Street. Upon arrival, SAFD said police were ...
70-year-old woman pulled from San Marcos River dies at hospital, city says
A 70-year-old woman who first responders pulled from the San Marcos River has died, the city said in a statement. Around 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, the city’s police and fire departments were dispatched to Rio Vista Park for a water rescue. The woman, identified as Denise Scioli of Aus...
Firefighters get a handle on Spokane wildfires as tens of thousands remain evacuated
Firefighters have taken advantage of cooler weather to begin getting a handle on wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of people around Washington state's second-largest city, but hotter, drier and breezier days lie ahead. Officials reported Wednesday that firefighters ...
State of New Mexico sues Justice Department and Todd Blanche, saying they blocked its Epstein probe
New Mexico’s attorney general sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday, accusing it of blocking the state from investigating sex crimes at Jeffrey Epstein’s former ranch near Santa Fe. The lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C., said the department and acting Attorn...
Man arrested at Trump's California golf course faces illegal weapons charges
A California man who was arrested at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course was pretending to be part of the security detail preparing for Trump’s visit and had a stash of illegal weapons in his car and home, authorities said. Jeanine John Taele, 38, was due in cou...
Wildfire near Athens leaves rescuers scrambling to reunite hundreds of animals
Sasa, an alert and floppy-eared mixed-breed puppy, did not return home when the remaining containment lines were lifted Wednesday in the wake of a wildfire that swept across mountains and coastal areas near Athens. The pup was one of hundreds of pets and wild animals rescued by v...
'I forgive you:' Mother seeks justice in daughter's 8-year-old cold murder case
A San Antonio mother has spent the past eight years waiting desperately for San Antonio police to make an arrest in her daughter’s murder case. Debra Seward, who is a minister and works as the community engagement coordinator of the San Antonio African American Community Archive ...
4 stabbed in central London in what police believe was a mental health incident
London police said Wednesday that a woman was arrested after four people were stabbed in Covent Garden, a central area of the capital that is popular with visitors. The Metropolitan Police said early indications suggest it was a mental health-related incident and that scissors we...
Deported Honduran man sues city after Houston police allegedly detained him for 2 hours while waiting for ICE
The lawsuit comes several months after the Houston City Council adopted and then revised an ordinance that sought to limit the Houston Police Department's coordination with ICE as well as how long its officers could hold someone with a civil immigration warrant....
Reward up to $5K offered for tips in assault of New York Knicks fans downtown after NBA Finals
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest after two New York Knicks fans were assaulted in San Antonio following the NBA Finals. The attack happened around 12:30 a.m. on June 14 outside a hotel in the 100 block of East Houston Str...
Affidavit: Man arrested, accused of possessing thousands of child sexual abuse material
A 40-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after investigators received cyber tips reporting more than 150 files of child sexual abuse material linked to his online accounts, according to an arrest affidavit. San Antonio police detectives arrested Jared Austin Hegwer at a home in the...
Authorities arrested a man with ammo and apparently monitoring security at Trump golf course near LA
A California man carrying ammunition and with a gun in his car was arrested Sunday at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course after appearing to monitor security preparations two days ahead of Trump’s fundraiser there, authorities said Tuesday. The Los Angeles Count...
‘She had a good heart’: La Vernia community remembers 16-year-old killed in crash
Family and the La Vernia community are remembering the life of a 16-year-old who died in a single-car crash Sunday morning, just a day before the start of school. On Tuesday, Texas Department of Public Safety officials identified the teen as Ava Wetzel . Wetzel would have started...
AAA Texas urges drivers to slow down as students return to school
AAA Texas is reminding drivers to stay alert in school zones and watch for children, bicyclists and school buses as students head back to class across the state. The organization says traffic safety remains a serious concern in Texas. According to AAA, 698 pedestrians were killed...
San Antonio teen and father released from Dilley migrant prison after her arrest on way to church
Emily Suaza and her dad have been released from the Dilley trailer prison, according to Congressman Joaquin Castro. " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.sacurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-04-at-2.48.52-PM.png?fit=780%2C533&ssl=1" /> A San Antonio teen...
In-N-Out worker killed in shooting at newly opened Idaho restaurant traveled to open stores
One of the three people killed when a gunman opened fire at an In-N-Out Burger had traveled to Idaho to help expand the restaurant chain. Ashley Garibay was tapped to train new employees away from Stockton, California, where she was based. Her family said she loved her work and c...
Utility's idle transmission tower caused 2025 Eaton fire that killed 19, Los Angeles officials say
Sparks from an idle transmission tower owned by Southern California Edison caused the 2025 Eaton fire in the Los Angeles area that killed 19 people and destroyed more than 9,400 homes and businesses, Los Angeles County fire officials said in a report released Tuesday. It took fir...
Driver of Corvette dies, 3 others hospitalized after 3-vehicle crash in New Braunfels, DPS says
The driver of a Chevrolet Corvette died Saturday after causing a three-vehicle crash in New Braunfels, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety preliminary report. DPS troopers responded to the crash just after 3 p.m. at the intersection of Oak Run Parkway and Loop 337. A...
This summer isn't breaking heat records — yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say
Wildfires are burning in North America and Europe. Deadly heat waves have parked over cities and the world's oceans are the hottest ever recorded for this time of year. A strengthening El Nino is forecast to be off-the-charts, spiking global temperatures and warping weather all o...
Footage shows Northside ISD officer shoot woman outside packed football stadium
WARNING: THE VIDEO ABOVE SHOWS FOOTAGE OF A PERSON BEING SHOT AT CLOSE RANGE AND MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AUDIENCES. Newly released surveillance video shows the October 2023 shooting of a woman by a Northside Independent School District police officer outside of a crowded high...
Bono, Eddie Vedder among mourners at the funeral of Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard
Hundreds of mourners, including Irish musicians and entertainers, filled a Dublin cathedral on Tuesday for the funeral of Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter Glen Hansard , who died in a motorcycle crash last week, aged 56. Actors Steve Coogan and Chris O’Dowd and musicians i...
DPS confirms identity of 16-year-old girl killed in La Vernia crash
The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed the identity of a 16-year-old girl killed in a crash over the weekend in La Vernia. In an email to KSAT, the department said that Ava Wetzel was the teen who died in the collision. The crash happened just before 4 a.m. Sunday in the...
SAPD, Crime Stoppers seek leads in connection with deadly East Side apartment complex shooting
San Antonio police and Crime Stoppers are requesting assistance from the public in connection with a deadly East Side shooting from more than three years ago. The shooting happened around 6:45 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2023, at an apartment complex in the 4500 block of Lavender Lane, whic...
Authorities arrest an arson suspect in connection with wildfires in Spokane
The suspect was arrested in connection with one of three wildfires in Spokane, Wash., that have destroyed hundreds of homes and displaced nearly a quarter of the city's residents....
Arson suspect makes first court appearance as Spokane wildfires rage on
Aaron Farinacci, a 37-year-old convicted felon, is accused of "knowingly and maliciously" causing the Old Trails Fire, the most destructive of the three blazes burning around Spokane, Washington....
New warning signs, increased patrol presence aim to prevent truck-train crashes in Schertz
Schertz police say fewer trains are hitting trucks after the city added new warning signs and increased patrol presence at railroad crossings prone to crashes. There have been 11 train crashes involving people or trucks in Schertz since 2022. Most of the incidents occur on Schert...
Trump is making a rare Western trip to talk about the economy, something polls show he's weak on
President Donald Trump is making a rare visit to California and Nevada this week to try to draw contrasts with Democrats on the economy, border security and crime , seeking to shore up support for Republicans in November elections that will determine whether his party keeps contr...
Man hospitalized in serious condition after Northwest Side stabbing, SAPD says
A man was hospitalized in serious condition after he was stabbed multiple times early Tuesday on the Northwest Side, according to San Antonio police. Officers responded to the stabbing around 3:35 a.m. in the 6000 block of Ingram Road, which is located near Callaghan Road. Police...
Firefighters scramble to contain fires outside Athens before winds and high temperatures return
Firefighters west of Athens raced to exploit a break in high winds on Tuesday, working to strengthen containment lines as forecasters warned that stronger gusts and rising temperatures would return in the coming days. Several fires that burned through mountain communities and coa...
Arson suspect arrested as Spokane battles devastating wildfires
A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the devastating wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and other structures in and around the state’s second-largest city. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said Aaron F. Farinacci, 37,...
West Side neighbors called police multiple times in weeks before man fatally shot by 5 SAPD officers
Neighbors say they had called police to a West Side neighborhood multiple times in the weeks before a man was fatally shot by five San Antonio police officers. The calls stemmed from concerns about the man’s behavior, neighbors said. San Antonio Police Department Acting Chief Jes...
Caldwell County environmental crimes investigator drowns in Nueces River, constable’s office says
The environmental crimes investigator for the Precinct 2 Caldwell County Constable’s Office drowned Saturday in the Nueces River, according to a news release. In a news release, the constable’s office said Ryan McKnight died while on a “personal outing” in Uvalde County. The drow...
Woman killed in T-bone crash in Stone Oak, San Antonio police say
A woman in her 60s was killed in a T-bone crash Monday morning on the far North Side, according to San Antonio police. Officers responded to the crash at approximately 11 a.m. in the 22800 block of Hardy Oak Boulevard, which is located near Sable Canyon. The woman attempted to ex...
Authorities seek a motive in the mass shooting at an Idaho In-N-Out Burger
Investigators on Monday were trying to determine what led a 24-year-old man to open fire at an Idaho fast-food restaurant over the weekend, in an attack that left three people dead and seven others wounded before authorities say he killed himself. Police Chief Matthew Hicks said ...
Assclown Alert: Pretending to feel Texas voters’ economic pain with Gov. Greg Abbott
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