The younger sister of Stephen Hubbard, the American freed Wednesday after spending more than four years in a Russian prison, said she spoke with her brother by phone and described him as being in disbelief. “That was awesome. He was just laughing.... He said, ‘I can’t believe this is happening,’...
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A San Antonio woman preparing for a trip to Germany had to drive to Houston for a replacement passport after she said it was taken in a mailbox break-in at the Oakland Heights neighborhood. “I had my passport stolen out of the mailbox,” Emily Espinoza said. Espinoza said she had ...
government
Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall said Wednesday that Ukraine's war with Russia — and not the U.S. war with Iran — was to blame for high diesel prices that have imperiled his party's control of Congress in the midterm elections. The answer, delivered during a debate with Demo...
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FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS ROUTINE CONTINUES: Pleasant mornings turn to comfortably warm afternoons HUMIDITY: Noticeable only in the mornings this weekend RAIN CHANCES : Slim FORECAST CONSISTENCY Conditions won’t change much in the days ahead with pleasant mornings leading to comfortabl...
safety
A woman is in critical condition after she was hit by a vehicle on the East Side, San Antonio police said Wednesday. Officers responded to the crash around 8:10 p.m. at the intersection of Rigsby Avenue and Diane Road. Police told KSAT the woman, who’s around 40 to 50 years old, ...
parks
Neighbors along West Woodlawn Avenue near Woodlawn Lake Park say a stretch of streetlights has been out for weeks, raising safety concerns for drivers and pedestrians who use the busy road at night. Residents said the lights have been out for at least a month, leaving parts of th...
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Video game publisher Electronic Arts is shutting down the popular and influential game development studio BioWare after more than three decades. The upcoming “Mass Effect” game, the fifth since 2007, has been canceled. BioWare announced the closure on social media Wednesday follo...
schools
At Cooper Academy, art is more than a creative outlet. It’s helping students find their voices, overcome personal challenges and honor lives lost in one of Texas’ deadliest natural disasters. This year, students at San Antonio Independent School District specialized campus downto...
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Hail the size of golf balls and damaging wind gusts pounded northern and central Arizona in a rare storm blowing through, bringing with it tornado risks and possible flash floods. The National Weather Service issued multiple warnings as severe thunderstorms moved through the stat...
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Enes Kanter Freedom refused to sit in a suite the Atlanta Dream and State Farm Arena arranged for the former NBA player's protection at Wednesday night's Game 3 of the WNBA Finals against the Golden State Valkyries and instead left the game. Freedom demanded he be allowed to sit ...
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Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs expressed contrition as he returned to practice Wednesday and talked to reporters for the first time since pleading no contest to two misdemeanor charges stemming from a May altercation with his then-girlfriend during which she said he t...
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The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow construction on border walls and other barriers across the Big Bend region of West Texas to continue. The request comes after a federal district judge blocked the construction amid an ongoing legal fight....
safety
A South Side man is facing criminal charges in connection with a domestic violence case that involved both a living and non-living victim. Jose Francisco DeJesus, 24, was arrested Monday on charges that include family violence and abuse of a corpse. A report from San Antonio poli...
