A judge died by suicide days after he was arrested on three felony charges related to sex crimes, according to the Lavaca County Sheriff’s Office.Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Travis Hill, who also worked as a criminal defense attorney, faced three charges:Compelling prostitution, a first-degre...
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The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by hitting more bridges and apparently collapsing a tower at a key Iranian port, part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to start striking infrastructure to pressure Tehran to ease its chokehold on the Strait of Hor...
A judge died by suicide days after he was arrested on three felony charges related to sex crimes, according to the Lavaca County Sheriff’s Office.Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Travis Hill, who also worked as a criminal defense attorney, faced three charges:Compelling prostitution, a first-degre...
The San Antonio Spurs announced it’s 2026-27 preseason game schedule on Thursday, according to a news release.The Silver and Black will host three games at the Frost Bank Center and will also play two road games. Read the full schedule below:Thursday, Oct. 8 vs. Atlanta Hawks at 7 p.m. CT Saturda...
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTSFLASH FLOOD EMERGENCIES: Along the Pedernales RiverEXTREME RAINFALL: 8″ to 12″ over past 24 hours, Up to 18″to 29″ since Monday nightSAN ANTONIO FORECAST: A few showers this eveningHILL COUNTRY & WEST FORECAST: Scattered downpours possible again overnightFORECASTFLOODING WEST &...
Floodwaters pushing down into the Nueces River left some roads flooded in Crystal City on Thursday.Crystal City, located about 115 miles southwest of San Antonio, is among the areas impacted by severe storms sweeping through South Texas.A KSAT crew saw floodwaters covering Farm Road 582 near Rock...
HOUSTON — Two of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s sons received a steady stream of hugs, handshakes and besos Thursday evening from hundreds of people they’ve never met, who came to a funeral home in the city’s east side to grieve him as one of their own. At the public viewing at Forest Park Lawndale Fun...
Video footage of two Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tackling a man at the airport in Las Vegas drew public outrage and criticism from elected officials.One video posted on social media showed a man yelling and crying on the ground in Terminal 3 at Harry Reid International Airport on M...
A man who narrowly escaped raging floodwaters with his family in Kerrville recounted his experience to KSAT’s Garrett Brnger on Thursday.Robert Shelton said he was able to get his wife, daughter and his daughter’s friend into an attic as water nearly filled his house. His Jeep was swept into a tr...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been rapidly expanding its workforce, hiring thousands of new officers as part of the Trump administration's attempt to ramp up immigration arrests and deportations.The supersizing of ICE -- fueled by an infusion of billions of dollars granted by Congress —...
The Pedernales River climbed roughly 25 feet in just a few hours, reaching its highest level since 1979 as floodwaters swept through the Texas Hill Country. Officials say the flood threat isn't over, with a regional Flood Watch remaining in effect through Friday morning.
A mandatory evacuation was issued Thursday for parts of Comal County along the Guadalupe River, according to a county news release. Residents from the Comal County line at Guadalupe State Park along the river to FM 311 are urged to evacuate due to river flooding. “If you are in this area, leave n...
Japan’s parliament enacted Friday a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law by insisting only paternal-lineage men can become emperor, sparking fear that it could doom the already shrinking imperial family.The revisions include adoption of distant male relatives to father future ...
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is working to bring VA-sponsored psychedelic clinical trials to San Antonio for military and veterans.San Antonio could get psychedelic drug clinical trials to help treat veterans was first posted on July 16, 2026 at 6:55 pm.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of this feed...
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' new chief of staff is Andrew Fuentes, who was hired as her communications and policy director in February, but was named acting chief after Jenise Carroll resigned from that role in April.Andrew Fuentes will be Mayor Jones’ new permanent chief of staff was first posted on ...
Communities across San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country are beginning to respond after heavy rains caused dangerous flooding, evacuations and damage across the region.
McALLEN — As the general election ramps up, the top of each party’s ticket this week headed to the epicenter of President Donald Trump’s 2024 gains with Latino voters: South Texas. And their opening salvos to voters were markedly different.Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for U...
Heavy rain falling as Becky Miller drove into Kerr County Wednesday seemed a little more than an annoyance at first.But Miller quickly realized the severity of the weather after she arrived at her destination — Buckhorn Lake Resort. “It just kept raining,” Miller said. “My daughter opened up the ...
SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket came within a second or so from blasting off on a test flight Thursday, but some of the engines failed to ignite, triggering a launch abort amid billowing clouds of smoke and vapor.Elon Musk, the company's founder and CEO, said two engines will be replaced “to be con...
The NBA is investigating the circumstances surrounding the Milwaukee Bucks’ signing of Gary Trent Jr. that was officially announced Thursday.An NBA spokesman said that “the NBA is continuing to look into it.” ESPN first reported that the NBA was investigating the signing for possible circumventio...
Just over a year after the catastrophic July 2025 Guadalupe River flood, Kerrville residents are once again assessing widespread damage as search efforts continue and additional rain threatens parts of the Texas Hill Country.
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood and never should have been given a badge and gun to patrol American streets, several of his close relatives told...
This week's floods came just after the anniversary of some of the worst flooding in state history.
The family of a man who was shot and killed by a federal immigration agent in Houston is holding a public vigil Thursday evening in response to what the man's son says is an outpouring of support amid renewed criticism of enforcement tactics.The ceremony for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican nati...
Parts of southwest Texas and the Hill Country endured a third night in a row of heavy rain and flash flooding that has left at least two people dead and forced evacuations. The Hill Country, the Rio Grande Plains and the southern Edwards Plateau remain among the hardest-hit areas with “life-threa...
A man who’s worked at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland for more than three decades was identified Thursday as the victim of a severe flash flood on base this week.The JBSA-Lackland Fire Department responded to a “trapped vehicle” during a severe flash flood on July 11 at Hall Street, a news releas...
After raising more than $150 million following last year's historic floods, the foundation is drawing on that experience to launch a new relief fund supporting nonprofits and civic organizations helping communities recover.
San Antonio police said an attempted burglary suspect was arrested after he was stabbed multiple times by a North Side resident more than three times his age early Thursday morning. Officers responded on a burglary call at approximately 6:15 a.m. in the 30 block of Fonthill Way, which is located ...
MIAMI — The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others.The policy, known as “public charge,” appeared on Thursday in the Federal Register. It will be formally publi...
Long before sunrise in Texas, a shallow spot of the Guadalupe River rose above the height of a two-story house in just five hours on Thursday, sending a rush of water through a region still weary from last summer's fatal flash floods.The dangerous flooding for a second consecutive year set off hu...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is sticking to encouraging low-altitude military flyovers after a fighter jet buzzed a Florida beach during a show this week, raising new scrutiny after the Pentagon has dismissed a series of safety reviews of such flights.In the latest maneuver, video spreading wid...
The Trump administration announced Thursday it will drastically shorten visas for foreign journalists in the U.S. to 240 days, down from years, and cut those for Chinese journalists to only 90 days, raising concerns over press freedom in the United States and retaliation against American journali...
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A new Texas Hill Country Flood Relief Fund will support emergency assistance and long-term recovery as catastrophic flooding continues across the region.Texas Hill Country Flood Relief Fund launches as catastrophic flooding devastates region was first posted on July 16, 2026 at 4:24 pm.©2021...
The start time for the MLB game between the New York Mets and the Phillies on Thursday in Philadelphia was moved up an hour due to air quality concerns because of wildfire smoke from Canada and northern Minnesota, and an MLS game in Chicago was postponed.Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened ski...
More than 1,300 first responders were deployed and at least 75 people were rescued amid devastating floods in Texas, according to Gov. Greg Abbott.People located in Kerr, Kendall, Gillespie, Blanco and Uvalde counties should remain aware of warning and evacuation calls. Officials are asking peopl...
This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.Dallas-area Democrats are demanding that Republican Texas Attorney Gener...
Giannis Antetokounmpo was watching Lionel Messi play in the World Cup semifinals this week, and a realization struck him.Messi, to him, is greatness. And Antetokounmpo wants to follow Messi's path.Antetokounmpo got his welcome-to-Miami ceremony Thursday at the team's arena, with a few fans chanti...
Netflix said Thursday its second-quarter profit grew thanks to new membership signups and price increases, which “had gone well and as expected.” But the company's shares declined sharply in after-hours trading as the video streaming company's forecast for the current quarter fell below Wall Stre...
Phyllis Sentiva Ochoa, the woman behind the San Antonio-themed song “Where We Roll,” which went viral on social media, is out of prison after being released Wednesday from the Hilltop Unit in Gatesville, MySA reports. Ochoa, whose YouTube song became an Alamo City anthem, was sentenced to 16 year...
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