Homicide investigation underway after victim found shot in front of businesses
SAN ANTONIO — A homicide investigation is underway after a male victim was found shot in front of some businesses off of Highway 90 on Friday and ultimately died at the hospital. Police and fire officials were called to the scene around 11:30 p.m. off of U.S. Highway 90...
Boy, 10, shot in the neck while kids handled gun at Southeast Side home,...
SAN ANTONIO – A 10-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the neck on the Southeast Side and was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The shooting was reported at 4:30 p.m. Friday in the 3500 block of Bob Billa Street, not far from East Southcross Boulevard and Pecan Valley Drive.
Proposed wastewater treatment plant could make San Antonio’s water undrinkable, scientist says
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – Across the state, there are dozens of wastewater treatment facilities like the one proposed in northwest Bexar County. But building it on the Guajolote Ranch site that sits on the Helotes Creek watershed could make San Antonio’s water unsafe to drink, researchers said. “That...
Texas may be emerging as a hub for self-driving trucks
A company is using its software in trucks in Texas to show autonomous delivery can be safer and more efficient than using trucks driven by humans.
San Antonio-based Whataburger to sell 75-cent burgers for one day only in August
The deep discount will mark the South Texas burger chain’s 75th anniversary.
Trial for former SAPD officers who shot and killed Melissa Perez set for Sept....
Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. The trial of three former San Antonio Police Department officers involved in the June 2023 shooting and killing of Melissa Perez is set to begin on Sept. 2. Two former officers,...
Ivalis Meza Gonzalez becomes 3rd San Antonio council member in as many years to...
Gonzalez was absent from Mayor Jones' special Project Marvel meeting on Friday.
Sip and savor: San Antonio’s top tequila deals for National Tequila Day
SAN ANTONIO - National Tequila Day is getting tipsy here in San Antonio with many day-of deals, weekend events, and online specials. The popular Mexican spirit, tequila, has been around for longer than some might think. From 200 A.D., the drink started out as a milky liquid fermented from the sap of an agave plant,...
Man shot, killed on Northwest Side was suspect in armed robbery, SAPD says
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police said a man who was shot and killed Wednesday on the Northwest Side was the suspect in a robbery. The shooting happened around 2:40 p.m. in the 1500 block of Mardell Street, not far from West Avenue. The suspect, later identified as Eric...
Guatemalan man who hid in tree to evade capture given time served, released to...
SAN ANTONIO - He spent hours in a tree to avoid deportation, and today, the man from Guatemala learned his fate. A federal judge said Raul Ical, who had already spent three months in jail, was given time served and was released to ICE agents to start deportation proceedings. It...
