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WATCH: KSAT’s live back-to-school coverage from Medina Valley, San Antonio ISDs
A dozen San Antonio-area school districts are set to welcome students back Wednesday for the new year. Those districts include Fort Sam Houston ISD, Harlandale ISD, Ingram ISD, Judson ISD, Lackland ISD, Medina Valley ISD, Natalia ISD, Pleasanton ISD, San Antonio ISD, School of Sc...
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TPR News Now: Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Mayor Jones calls special meeting on Spurs ballot measure; Boerne Little League advances to World Series following court challenge; SA mom calls for more online protections for kids...
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As seen on SA Live - Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026
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Feel so busy you don't even realize you're busy? Try doing a time audit
The exercise can help you identify what's wasting your time — and make room for what matters, says psychotherapist Niro Feliciano. Take a moment to try it. You might be surprised with what you find....
business
Federal officials visit Toyota facility on South Side
Toyota Motor Manufacturing officials hosted U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Tuesday at the company’s San Antonio plant. They received a first-hand look at the production process as they toured the ...
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Trump’s vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack line
President Donald Trump pivoted the nation’s attention back to vaccines this week with an executive order that aims to scale back the childhood immunization schedule and space out shots into separate visits. After acting to overhaul the nation’s vaccine policy and guidance , the T...
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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who drove economic reforms and led China into the WTO, dies at 97
Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, the impatient, sharp-tongued reformer who helped ignite China’s explosive economic boom by forcing wrenching change on state industry in the 1990s and leading the country into the World Trade Organization, has died of illness, state media report...
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Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened retaliation for Western seizures of its commercial vessels , describing them as “piracy.” Speaking on a visit to a Russian warship that was taking part in a naval exercise in the Pacific, Putin described the Western moves t...
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His dementia went undiagnosed for over a decade. A new study explains why that’s so common.
A rare form of dementia that can show up as early as age 40 is diagnosed later in Hispanic patients in South Texas, aUT Health study found. His dementia went undiagnosed for over a decade. A new study explains why that’s so common. was first posted on August 12, 2026 at 5:00 am. ...
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Migrant kids are being held in a South Texas detention center longer than a court order allows
Earlier this year, a 16-year-old student at a Los Angeles high school was looking forward to starting his junior year, where he planned to try out for the school’s varsity tennis team. His parents were both college psychology professors. But in April, U.S. Immigration and Customs...
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Trial lawyers, once a force for Democrats, reclaim political clout in Texas GOP’s MAGA wing
When Armin Mizani won the GOP primary for a north Texas House district in March, warning bells went off in certain Republican circles. It’s not his political ideology. Mizani is a die-hard conservative who, as mayor of Keller, proudly partnered with federal immigration officials,...
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Pakistan says 3 citizens killed in Houthi attack on ship, and other developments in the Mideast
Three Pakistani nationals were among those killed when Iranian-backed Houthis attacked a ship off Yemen, the first known deaths from the rebels' attacks on shipping in the latest bout of fighting that has raised fears of war expanding in the region. Here’s a look at the latest de...
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🥵100° today, tropics get active
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST HEAT: Temps will be running a few degrees above average FRIDAY: Very small rain chance, mainly along Rio Grande ACTIVE TROPICS: A tropical depression may develop soon FORECAST AUGUST HEAT In typical August form, we’ll be running hot over the next two we...
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Paris Saint-Germain retains UEFA Super Cup as Doué goal seals 2-1 win over Aston Villa
Paris Saint-Germain won the UEFA Super Cup for a second straight year by beating Aston Villa 2-1 on Wednesday thanks to Désiré Doué’s second-half goal in the annual curtain-raiser to the European soccer season. Doué’s 61st-minute strike after running onto Ousmane Dembélé's pass w...
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy says a nighttime blitz damages Russia's Black Sea naval stronghold
Ukrainian anti-ship missiles, jet-powered aerial drones and sea drones blitzed a major Russian naval base on the Black Sea coast in a “unique” nighttime operation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday. Cutting-edge drones developed by Kyiv since Russia invaded m...
safety
Drone strike in western Libya torches a power substation, triggering outages
A drone strike ignited a fire at an electrical substation in western Libya on Wednesday, knocking the facility out of service in the latest of a wave of attacks on energy and oil infrastructure that threaten to plunge the country into further chaos. The state-run General Electric...
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Eclipse excitement sweeps Spain as millions prepare to watch the skies
Spaniards rushed to buy specialized glasses to view a rare total solar eclipse Wednesday, as authorities warned people flocking to rural areas to avoid anything that could spark new wildfires. Across a swath of northern and central Spain, millions of people will have some of main...
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Thai government orders gun control review after 2 deadly shootings near Bangkok
The Thai government on Wednesday pledged to tighten gun controls and crack down on illegal firearms after two deadly shootings near Bangkok in less than a week renewed pressure on authorities to curb gun violence. The country has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in Asia ...
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Shares are mostly higher in Asia, with Kospi up 4%, while oil prices gain
Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday after U.S. stocks slipped a bit further from their records , while oil prices advanced as doubts persisted over when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gained 0.6% to 67334.94. In South Korea, the ...
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Walls HRs from both sides of the plate for 2nd time in his career as Rays beat A's 12-4
Taylor Walls homered from both sides of the plate for the second time in his career, Nick Martinez tossed a complete game and the Tampa Bay Rays won their eighth straight game, 12-4 over the Athletics on Tuesday night. The 30-year-old Walls, whose homers were his first of the sea...
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$100K+ worth of Pokémon cards stolen from Castle Hills trading card shop, owner says
Four male suspects are wanted after allegedly breaking into a North Side trading card store over the weekend and stealing merchandise worth thousands of dollars, the Castle Hills Police Department said in a Tuesday news release. Castle Hills police were dispatched around 3:25 a.m...
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Kosovo begins excavations at newly found mass graves tied to 1998-99 war missing
Erblin Ademi watched from afar as workers excavated recently discovered mass graves from the 1998-99 war in Kosovo. Nearly 30 years after his father went missing, Ademi both feared and wished that his remains will finally be found. Ademi was just 9 when he last saw his father, Ad...
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Thousands flee yearslong drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally arrived in the southwestern Somali city of Baidoa with no food and little sense of what would happen next. Drought conditions had forced Mohamed and her family to leave Saakoow, a town in the Middle J...
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Crews work to rescue more passengers from burning ferry near Bali, Indonesia
Crews were battling a fire and trying to rescue more survivors from a burning passenger ferry in rough seas Wednesday near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali. Rescuers and passing vessels had managed to save 106 people and were battling to get the remaining 25 people off the b...
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Sir Anthony Hopkins on his debut album: 'My first love is music'
It may be hard to believe, but even Sir Anthony Hopkins doubts himself sometimes. “There’s a part of me which says, ‘you didn’t write that,’” he recalls of composing his debut album, “Life Is a Dream.” “What’s it called? Impostor syndrome.” Thankfully, it did not stop him from fi...
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Doctors say Trump's vaccine order will raise fears, cause confusion and endanger kids
Doctors say President Donald Trump’s new executive order on vaccines is misguided and likely to stoke fear and confusion among parents at a time when measles is raging , immunization rates are falling and children are heading back to school. “Many families are finishing up that b...
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Affidavit: Occupational therapist arrested, accused of sexually abusing child patient with autism
A San Antonio occupational therapist was arrested after he allegedly sexually abused a child patient with autism, according to an arrest affidavit. Lewis Trudell Barber, 56, was arrested Monday and booked into the Bexar County jail on a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a chil...
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‘It’s terrifying’: Mother says NISD’s 2-mile bus rule leaves 11-year-old without transportation
Northside Independent School District will transport about 40,000 eligible students to and from school by bus this year. However, ones family says the district’s 2-mile boundary rule left them scrambling and worried about their children’s safety. Northside ISD, the largest school...
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String of vehicle break-ins at Northeast Baptist Hospital has employees concerned
A string of vehicle break-ins at Northeast Baptist Hospital has employees concerned about their safety and prompted the hospital to increase security measures across its campus. According to San Antonio police calls for service, officers have received at least 12 reports of vehic...
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Affidavit: PayPal profile photo helps Selma police identify man charged with online solicitation of minor
A profile photo linked to a PayPal account helped Selma investigators identify a man accused of online solicitation of a 13-year-old girl, according to an arrest affidavit. Sean Jude Joseph Jr., 21, was arrested on a charge of online solicitation of a minor under 14 years old, ja...
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Hours before deadline, City Council will debate whether to call second Spurs arena vote
Hours before the state’s deadline to add measures to the Nov. 3 ballot, San Antonio City Council will hold a special meeting to decide whether to seek voter’ support for a $489 million contribution to the overall $1.3 billion basketball arena....
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Luxon survives another leadership vote months before New Zealand's election
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Wednesday that he survived a leadership vote among his own party’s lawmakers less than three months before an election. The vote took place during a hastily convened meeting of Luxon’s center-right National Party lawmakers at Parl...
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After a courtroom curveball, Boerne’s Little Leaguers are headed back to the World Series
An off-the-field legal dispute briefly interrupted Boerne’s championship celebration before the team’s trip to Williamsport was made official.
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San Antonians with family in Colombia anxiously check on loved ones after deadly earthquake
Members of San Antonio’s Colombian community are nervously checking on loved ones after a powerful earthquake killed hundreds in Colombia, residents told KSAT. ABC News reported a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in western Colombia killed at least 224 people as of Tuesday. San Antonio h...
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Texas governor candidate Gina Hinojosa discusses economy, data centers, energy and more with KSAT
State Rep. Gina Hinojosa said recent polls show her within one point of Gov. Greg Abbott in the race for Texas governor, while other surveys show a gap of seven to eight points. “Last week, A&M had me at one point down. The week before that, Fox News had me one point down,” Hinoj...
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TribCast: Could rural rage really swing a statewide election?
In this week’s episode, the TribCast crew is joined by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and economy reporter Paul Cobler. They discuss the anger in rural Texas over data centers and power lines, and ask Miller why he thinks it means Democrats could win a statewide race i...
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Fever coach Stephanie White says divisiveness 'will not win' during pregame rant
Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White has had enough of the conversations around the WNBA this season that aren't about basketball. On Tuesday, she finally lashed out. The 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year and one of the original Fever players angrily defended herself after she was criti...
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Investigation clears Judson ISD board president of misusing authority; Trustee calls findings ‘compromised’
A Judson Independent School District board member is pushing back on an investigation that cleared Board President Monica Ryan of allegations that she misused her authority to get her children into special classes, according to a report obtained by KSAT Investigates. The six-page...
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Hiroshi Okuda, who led Toyota's climb as a global automaker, dies at 93
Hiroshi Okuda, the former chief executive of Toyota, who led the Japanese automaker’s stellar rise in global markets, has died, the company said Wednesday. He was 93. The date and cause of his death were not immediately available. Okuda served as president then chairman of Toyota...
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The Trump administration wants credit for bringing the Tacoma home. Toyota says otherwise.
A Toyota manufacturing plant on San Antonio's South Side has suddenly found itself at the center of the political universe, with White House officials holding it up as a beacon of President Donald Trump's manufacturing resurgence. The Trump administration wants credit for bringin...