TPR News Now: Friday, July 17, 2026
Recovery efforts continue in Kerrville after flooding; Hill Country Flood Relief Fund mobilizes once again; Meterologist weighs in on the role of a warming climate
Recovery efforts continue in Kerrville after flooding; Hill Country Flood Relief Fund mobilizes once again; Meterologist weighs in on the role of a warming climate
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After several days of severe weather in South Central Texas, the excessive rainfall has finally started to slow down. A few downpours remain possible on Friday afternoon, but widespread flash flooding is not expected, according to the KSAT Weather Authority team. LATEST FORECAST >> UPDATE: Rain i...
The World Cup has been a bonanza for beer in the U.S. Bars in Boston reported needing emergency deliveries to keep taps from running dry on some game days. Fans downed a total of 290,000 stadium beers during the six matches in Philadelphia, FIFA organizers said.But all that frothy foam obscures a...
Boris Nadezhdin, who criticized Moscow’s military action in Ukraine and tried to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 election, was convicted Friday of displaying “extremist symbols” — an action that will keep him out of this year's parliamentary race.The charges against Nadezhdin, 63, ...
UT San Antonio issued updates on campus closures and student resources after devastating floods an a tornado that impacted the region. UT San Antonio to resume normal operations after severe weather was first posted on July 17, 2026 at 7:00 am.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of this feed is ...
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country is expected to host a virtual news conference Friday to provide the latest on its flood relief fund. KSAT will provide a livestream of the news conference at 10:30 a.m. in this article. Delays are possible. If there is not a livestream available,...
President Trump raised claims that the country's voting systems are vulnerable to being "rigged and stolen," without providing new evidence of a single fraudulent vote cast in any election.
Recovery efforts continue in Kerrville after flooding; Hill Country Flood Relief Fund mobilizes once again; Meterologist weighs in on the role of a warming climate
Today @ 10:30 a.m., Lick Honest Ice Cream giving back to National Ice Cream month, a sneak peek at the fun at The Magic Saloon & a local junior chef competition involves an ingredient you may never heard of.Lick Honest Ice Cream is celebrating National Ice Cream month with Cones for a Cause. Gues...
The Central Texas Alliance was founded to support the Austin-San Antonio corridor and a 13-county mega region of more than 120 cities. From I-35 traffic to healthcare and workforce, new coalition forms to tackle SA-ATX mega region issues was first posted on July 17, 2026 at 5:00 am.©2021 "Sa...
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTSRIVER FLOODING: Major to moderate flooding still underway, high water moving downstreamDRIER FORECAST: Quieter conditions take over this weekend for all UPDATED RAINFALL TOTALS: Historic rainfall totals over the last weekAQUIFER/LAKE UPDATES: Aquifer and area lakes still rising...
Jackson Suber showed some nerves as the British Open leader in his debut, and then plenty of resolve Friday when he recovered from three straight bogeys for a 1-under 69. The way Royal Birkdale was playing, it wasn't enough to stay atop the leaderboard.Lucas Herbert of Australia got off to a stun...
Andy Burnham was officially declared leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party on Friday, clearing his final hurdle to taking office as prime minister next week. The center-left party announced the result of a leadership contest to replace departing Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in which Burnham ...
Development and governance of artificial intelligence should be a global effort, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday, while reiterating China’s objections to what he called the “overstretching” of national security concerns. Speaking at a conference in Shanghai, Xi said AI should not be domi...
A landslide Friday in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing buried residential buildings, forced more than 1,100 people to evacuate and trapped others, state media reported.State broadcaster CCTV said at least 10 people were rescued from the debris and that search and rescue operations were ...
It was just before sunrise when the last columns of Israeli tanks crossed from Lebanon back into Israel and then-Prime Minister Ehud Barak, who ordered the withdrawal, said the homecoming of Israeli troops sent “shivers down his spine.”That was May 24, 2000, the day Israel ended its 18-year occup...
Democratic members of Congress demanded answers about Homeland Security's vetting and training of immigration enforcement agents after it was disclosed Thursday that the ICE officer involved in a deadly shooting this week in Maine had a history of mental health issues and violent behavior. The As...
World shares were mostly lower on Friday, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 losing 4% as heavy selling of computer chipmakers and other AI-related shares dragged markets lower.South Korean markets were closed, but shares in Taiwan fell 6.5% a day after its TSMC, the world's biggest contract manufacturer of...
The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by hitting more bridges, energy sites and 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 ...
Andy Burnham got to the top through a mix of patience and risk-taking.A decade ago, Burnham abandoned a 20-year climb up the Labour Party ladder in London to head north and run for mayor of Greater Manchester. A month ago, he returned to Parliament by winning a risky special election. On Monday, ...
As President Donald Trump threatened sanctions for those who didn’t cover his address live Thursday night, the nation’s broadcast and cable news operations wrestled with the thorniest of questions: To air or not to air?Networks and their news operations, broadcast and cable alike, spent the hours...
In a speech to the nation Thursday evening, President Donald Trump said Americans deserve secure elections, and he claimed to be using federal authority to prevent them from being “stolen.” In fact, one of the strongest security features of U.S. elections is the fact that they aren’t conducted at...
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 a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law on Friday by insisting only paternal-lineage men can become emperor, sparking concern that the measure could doom the already shrinking imperial family.The revisions include adoption of distant male relatives to...
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.
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