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If you’re free on Wednesday, the San Antonio Zoo is offering discounted admission for Bexar County residents as part of Locals Day . On Wednesday, July 22, all Bexar County residents can visit the zoo for $8. The zoo is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This week’s Locals Day celebrates each City Counci...
Zavala County residents begin flood recovery; San Antonio ISD officially hires new district leader; Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones weighs in on budget gap
A San Antonio woman fell victim to a phone scam that cost her $2,000, prompting police to ramp up efforts to prevent others from falling into the same trap. Kathy Bushon says she was at work when she received a frightening call from a man who identified himself as a San Antonio Police Department ...
Today at 10:30 a.m., SA Live’s Pizza Week continues at DarkSide Pizza, plus - the Greatest Show on Earth comes to the Alamo city & get help getting out of debt & summer kicks-off at Morgan’s Wonderland. It’s day 2 of Pizza Week & Jen takes us inside DarkSide Brick Oven Pizza - They combine 80’s m...
More project details are coming into focus for the Terry Black’s Barbecue mixed-use development on Broadway. Architectural renderings submitted to the Historic and Design Review Commission for the hotel portion of the project, dubbed The Mandeville, show how the project is taking shape. The 3-sto...
A suspected gas explosion triggered a collapse inside an under-construction tunnel at a hydropower project in India’s northeastern Himalayan state of Sikkim, near the Chinese border, leaving least 10 people dead and 17 others missing, officials said on Tuesday. The blast ripped through the tunnel...
On an early April morning, two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents approached Y.R. in the parking lot of her Dallas-Fort Worth area apartment as she was about to head to her construction job. Y.R., a 37-year-old undocumented Honduran immigrant who came to the U.S. in early 2022, had s...
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. McALLEN — U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Democrat from McAllen, is trying to protect the name of a beloved South Texas beac...
The Historic and Design Review Commission is scheduled to consider the plans August 5 and make a recommendation for eight of the 18 stations. VIA’s plans for Silver Line bus stops in historic districts head for review was first posted on July 21, 2026 at 5:00 am. ©2021 " San Antonio Report "...
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS NUECES RIVER: Reaches major flood stage this morning T.S. BERTHA: Slight strengthening today, then weaker as she moves toward TX TRIPLE DIGITS: Good chance SA sees first 100° day on Wednesday FORECAST NUECES RIVER FLOODING AT COTULLA (4AM UPDATE) With an estimated 480 billion ...
Rescue crews in Afghanistan searched Tuesday for survivors and bodies among the rubble of houses destroyed by devastating flash floods that authorities say have killed nearly two dozen people and left more than 100 people missing. The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority said Tuesda...
Tropical Storm Bertha strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico and was moving slowly toward the Florida Panhandle and Alabama, causing a tropical storm warning and storm surge watches, forecasters said. The storm was about 110 miles (177 kilometers) south of Panama City, Florida, and 170 miles (274 kil...
Supporters of India’s youth-led Cockroach movement said Tuesday they will continue their protest in New Delhi, refusing to leave their sit-in site a day after police used tear gas and batons to disperse thousands of them as they tried to march toward Parliament. Hundreds of protesters camped at J...
An Iranian official began meetings Tuesday with mediators in Pakistan as diplomats sought to salvage the collapsed interim deal between Iran and the United States, even as both countries continued to launch attacks for a 10th day of renewed fighting. The visit by Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar...
A man stabbed and wounded two tourists Tuesday morning near the ancient Acropolis in Athens, Greece’s top tourist attraction, police said, in what appeared to be a random attack. The assailant, identified only as a 60-year-old Greek man, attacked a Greek American couple with a knife on a pedestri...
The Israeli military is quietly but quickly building a giant earthen barrier separating the over 50% of the Gaza Strip it controls from the rest of the territory, according to satellite imagery, further entrenching the division of the tiny Palestinian enclave. More than 23 kilometers (14 miles) h...
Lebanon's president will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday to wrap up a four-day visit to Washington, in a bid to bring about long-term calm in the war-torn country after months of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group. Joseph Aoun's landmark meeting with ...
World shares mostly gained and U.S. futures advanced on Tuesday, with markets trading higher in South Korea and Japan led by technology shares after recent declines due to heavy selling of stocks linked to artificial intelligence . Oil prices rose again as the situation remained volatile in the e...
One may not expect thousands to flock each winter to Lesotho but for many ski enthusiasts from across southern Africa , the small, landlocked mountain kingdom has become the go-to place in recent years. Lesotho's high elevation and mountainous terrain combine to make it the coldest country on the...
A judge is set to decide at a hearing that opens Tuesday whether there is enough evidence to put singer D4vd on trial in the killing and dismemberment of a 14-year-old girl that authorities said had threatened to expose their relationship. Prosecutors have said the evidence will show that 21-year...
An investigation is underway after at least three animals were found dead Monday inside a vehicle in a downtown parking lot, San Antonio Animal Care Services said in a news release. ACS and the San Antonio Police Department received a report regarding a strong odor coming from a car in the 100 bl...
Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy says the Brewers want to monitor Jacob Misiorowski’s workload coming out of the All-Star break. The first example of that came Monday night. Misiorowski worked just four innings in an 8-3 victory over the New York Mets that marked his first appearance since pitching s...
La Salle County officials activated an emergency response Thursday ahead of expected flooding along the Nueces River, deploying roughly 350 personnel from agencies across Texas and neighboring states. During a Monday night news conference, La Salle County Judge Leodoro Martinez III said officials...
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS HOT DAYS AHEAD: Triple digits possible by Wednesday NUECES & FRIO FLOODING: Cotulla and Tilden will experience major flooding soon TROPICAL STORM BERTHA: Some strengthening possible. Odds currently favor minimal/no impacts for Texas AQUIFER/LAKES STILL RISING: Aquifer tops 650...
In communities along the Nueces and Leona rivers, residents are distributing supplies, serving meals and helping families recover from last week’s floods.
The San Antonio Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Monday to name Adrian Bustillos to lead the district as superintendent, according to a news release. Bustillos was initially voted as a finalist for the role on June 24. “We believe Adrian Bustillos is the leader for this moment,...
Some volunteers from CrossBridge Community Church in San Antonio have been here before. Those who are now stepping in to help needed help more than a year ago. Brian Keeper, who volunteers with the church, said he lost his home last year in Hunt. He had to hide in his attic to avoid the rising fl...
San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama will return to lead France in international basketball. FIBA confirmed this weekend that the star center has been named to his home country’s 15-man roster for the upcoming 2027 World Cup qualifying window in August, with games set against Slovenia an...
Manager Stephen Vogt and the Cleveland Guardians have been searching for a breakout game on offense for most of the season. They finally got it Monday night. The Guardians hit seven home runs in a 13-4 victory over Minnesota Twins, one short of the franchise record and matching the record for a h...
One person was killed and another was critically injured in a shooting Monday evening on the South Side, according to San Antonio Police Department. One person was detained at a nearby hotel. SAPD responded to a reported shooting just before 7 p.m. in the 1500 block of Roosevelt Avenue, where off...
After devastating flooding along the Hill Country and downstream along the rivers, some of the most vulnerable were left to fend for themselves. Local shelters and foundations are now stepping up to help. After a decade of rescuing animals in San Antonio, Footbridge Foundation is helping answer t...
Neighbors in the Mystic Shores subdivision are concerned about a new housing development, which could dump treated wastewater into their backyards and flow down to Canyon Lake. A coalition of property owners, community advocates and scientists recently came together to oppose a wastewater treatme...
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said a man pointed a sword at a former partner and attempted to kidnap her. Oscar Alberto Ibana, 62, was arrested and charged with attempting to commit a kidnapping, court records show. The charge is considered a state jail felony. According to a preliminary repo...
Families can now get a close-up look at ocean life without leaving town thanks to a new touch tank exhibit at the San Antonio Zoo. Touch tank visitors can interact with marine invertebrates while learning about coral conservation and the threats facing reef systems at the Brewer Ocean Conservatio...
San Antonio police placed four of its officers on administrative duty after they shot and killed a man who allegedly pointed a weapon in their direction. In a Monday afternoon update, the San Antonio Police Department identified the bicyclist as Andrew Davila Jr., 52. The shooting happened just b...
LIV Golf suffered a potential setback Tuesday when the PGA Tour, European tour and Asian Tour announced a strategic alliance aimed at global collaboration that is likely to affect the partnership the Asian Tour had with LIV. In an alliance that takes immediate effect through 2029, the PGA Tour an...
Road deaths are declining in the U.S. and worldwide, but lower-income countries aren't experiencing much of the improvement, according to a study published Monday. Global rates of road injuries and deaths each fell more than 30% between 1990 and 2023, according to the study published in Lancet Pu...
YOSA has bought a building and it will be their headquarters after opening up next summer
A San Antonio police officer found passed out in the parking lot of a far West Side bar late last year served a 30-day suspension this summer, discipline records obtained by KSAT Investigates show. In late April, Jacob Barcena was suspended for rules violations covering conduct and behavior, into...
Experts, officials and residents say the slower pace of the rainfall — over several days instead of hours — combined with new sirens and increased vigilance helped save lives this year.
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