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Mysterious explosions felt across San Antonio have left some neighbors rattled

A series of mysterious explosions has people who heard and felt the concussions taking to social media, hoping to identify the source of it all. Some of the most recent posts were made Sunday in two different parts of town. One person in a neighborhood on the Northeast Side, near...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 28, 2026

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Texas lawmakers question billions in tax breaks for data centers

Data centers are no longer an emerging industry. Driven by cloud computing, crypto mining and artificial intelligence, they are spreading rapidly across Texas, and the projected cost of the tax break has climbed into the billions. On Monday, the state senate finance committee ask...

Texas Public Radio (TPR) - NewsJul 28, 2026

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Man sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatal 2020 shooting on Northwest Side

A man was sentenced this week to 35 years in prison for the shooting death of another man outside his Northwest Side home. According to the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office, Jesus Monsivais Jr. accepted a plea agreement in the murder case of Oscar Castillo Jr., 41. On Dec....

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 28, 2026

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New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash

A school district in a rural corner of upstate New York is hitting pause on plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom after state education officials, teachers and local residents raised concerns, including the maker's ties to a company that produces hyper re...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 28, 2026

safety

17 people detained during warrant execution at West Side home, police say

A warrant execution on the West Side led to five arrests on Tuesday, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Around 9 a.m., officers and city officials arrived at a home in the 700 block of South San Bernardo Avenue, near South General McMullen, to execute a Dangerous Ass...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 28, 2026

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49ers coach Kyle Shanahan takes blame for the crash that left him with a concussion

San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan took the blame for the car crash that left him with a concussion and other injuries, saying he took his eyes off the road to reach for his fallen cell phone before hitting another vehicle. Shanahan crashed into a 21-year-old woman driving i...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 28, 2026

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Lawsuit claims US civil rights agency has halted all federal-sector class complaints

A labor union and two female prison employees filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing a U.S. civil rights agency of unlawfully halting their sexual harassment case as part of wider order to indefinitely suspend proceedings in all federal-sector class claims. The lawsuit claims that the ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 28, 2026

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5 states offer to accept nuclear waste in exchange for help developing nuclear energy

Five states have agreed to accept nuclear waste from around the country in exchange for federal help developing nuclear energy to create thousands of jobs. The states — Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Utah and Idaho — all have Republican governors who say they welcome the chance ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 28, 2026

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Judge allows use of police interview in trial for man accused of killing Tupac Shakur

A Nevada judge ruled on Tuesday that the recording of an interview the man accused of killing Tupac Shakur gave to police in 2008 could be used at his upcoming trial. Judge Carli Kierny found that the interview is admissible in Duane “Keffe D” Davis' trial, which is scheduled to ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 28, 2026

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TribCast: Should we be worried about Dallas?

The Dallas-Fort Worth region is growing as fast as anywhere in the country. But the city of Dallas itself lost residents last year. The TribCast crew speaks with urban affairs reporter Joshua Fechter about the challenges and opportunities for the city. Watch the video above or su...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 28, 2026

business

eBay agreed to pay nearly $50 million to couple sent cockroaches, bloody pig mask

eBay Inc. agreed to pay almost $50 million to a Massachusetts couple who said former employees of the company targeted them with threats and bizarre anonymous deliveries — including live insects, a funeral wreath and a bloody pig Halloween mask, according to settlement details re...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 28, 2026

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Los Pueblitos owner reflects on 32 years at Market Square before closing

The owner of Los Pueblitos, a cozy shop in downtown San Antonio’s Market Square, plans to close the store and retire on Aug. 2. Los Pueblitos owner reflects on 32 years at Market Square before closing was first posted on July 28, 2026 at 1:26 pm. ©2021 " San Antonio Report "...

San Antonio Report (nonprofit local newsroom)Jul 28, 2026

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🤯 You can see lake level improvements from space!

After multiple years long drought, South Central Texas has had a few flooding events since June 2025. While these floods have been devastating for many, we have seen improvements to our local area lakes and reservoirs. The improvements are substantial enough that you can see the ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 28, 2026

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Kentucky governor demands that McConnell prove he is fit to serve or resign

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a rising national figure in the Democratic Party, is calling on the state's Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell to either prove that he is fit to continue serving after his lengthy hospital stay or resign from office. Beshear made the demand in a letter af...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 28, 2026

government

Keiko Fujimori is inaugurated as Peru's president following a narrow election victory

Conservative leader Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s president on Tuesday after winning the June presidential runoff by a margin of fewer than 50,000 votes, a victory that confirmed a regional shift in South America toward the conservative wing. With the ceremony, Fujimori, ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 28, 2026

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Judge weighs whether Georgia school shooter should get a chance at parole

A prosecutor said that a teenager who killed two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia carefully plotted the killing specifically to become famous, while a defense attorney argued that the terrible actions were those of a vulnerable and neglected child. Co...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 28, 2026

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4 men arrested in connection with Northeast Side home invasion, BCSO says

Four men were arrested earlier this month in connection with a Northeast Side home invasion , according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. In a Facebook post , the sheriff’s office identified the suspects as Devion Sommers, 23; Nehemiah Pratt, 21; Clinton Dixon, 20 and Kentrel...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 28, 2026

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Defendant in Salman Rushdie stabbing declines to testify in terrorism trial

The man on trial in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie chose Tuesday not to testify or call any witnesses in the federal terrorism case, which is expected to head to the jury as soon as Wednesday. Hadi Matar's lawyer told the court that the 28-year-old — who already has been convicte...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 28, 2026