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Prostitution crackdown on West side does little to solve ongoing problem, neighbors say
An age-old problem in a West side neighborhood, prostitution, recently has been getting some new attention from San Antonio police. However, people living in the area say it is only a start in what needs to be an ongoing effort. “It’s still the same. People are still walking up a...
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SAPD officer suspended 30 days following family violence arrest in Medina County
A San Antonio police officer suspended earlier this year for his drunken role in an incident with emergency personnel at a New Mexico ski resort has received a second suspension for an unrelated domestic violence arrest in Medina County. Officer Taylor Thompson was handed a 30-da...
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As Texas embraces carbon storage, a Black community questions the risks
Texas now issues permits for companies to store carbon dioxide underground. East Texas residents fear safety risks, and skeptics doubt the climate benefits....
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Now 14 charged in human smuggling operation that left 7 migrants dead in South Texas
Three more people have been charged in a smuggling operation that left seven migrants dead in Laredo and San Antonio, bringing the total to 14.
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Dominican president says he backs Bukele and Salvadoran troops in Haiti
The president of the Dominican Republic said Tuesday that his government is collaborating with El Salvador’s president and providing him with logistics and intelligence as some 2,500 troops from the Central American country battle violent gangs in Haiti. Dominican President Luis ...
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Jimmy Carter's family farm to be preserved and opened to the public
The family farm where President Jimmy Carter tended peanuts, corn and sugarcane as a boy and later returned throughout his life will be preserved and opened to the public. Preservation group The Conservation Fund said Monday that it has acquired the farm as part of a 2,458-acre (...
schools
Oak Crest Elementary dyslexia specialist named KSAT’s Educator of the Month
Martha Perez, a bilingual dyslexia specialist at Oak Crest Elementary School in the East Central Independent School District, was named KSAT’s Educator of the Month for October, recognizing her work helping students build confidence and strengthen their reading skills. Perez has ...
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Police investigate whether burned Ohio State University students were victims of hazing
Police are investigating whether two Ohio State University students who were treated for deep burns after being engulfed in flames at an outdoor fraternity party were victims of hazing. The university placed the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity on interim suspension after a video c...
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Texas Lt. Gov.-elect Vikki Goodwin to appear on KSAT
Texas Lt. Gov.-elect Vikki Goodwin is expected to appear on KSAT’s weekly Q&A during the News at 6 Tuesday after defeating Republican incumbent Dan Patrick last week. Goodwin’s political priorities differ sharply from Patrick’s, especially on school vouchers, reproductive rights,...
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House Oversight Committee criticizes Trump administration over release of Epstein records
The Republican-led House Oversight Committee slammed the Trump administration on Tuesday for botching the public release of millions of pages of records relating to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein . In a report scrutinizing the government’s handling of criminal investigations...
government
Bernie Sanders won't support Schumer for Senate Democratic leader, saying it's time for change
Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday he would not be supporting Sen. Chuck Schumer as the Democratic majority leader in the new Congress, setting up a seismic confrontation after the party’s sweep to power in the midterm elections . Sanders was joined by Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotki...