Affidavit: Woman accused of trying to shoot downtown bouncer instead hit victim through bar...
SAN ANTONIO – A West Side woman, who allegedly intended to shoot a downtown bouncer, instead fired and struck an unrelated person nearby, according to an arrest warrant. Ariel Marie Valdez, 21, faces an aggravated assault charge, a first-degree felony, Bexar County court records show. San Antonio police officers...
Feds indict former Mayor Adams adviser Frank Carone in migrant housing bribery scheme
Former Mayor Adams chief-of-staff Frank Carone is shown with Yan Po Zhu at Zhu's home on Long Island. One of former Mayor Eric Adams' oldest and closest allies was arrested Wednesday on federal corruption charges, joining a growing roster of Adams aides facing prosecution. [ more › ]
Judge sentences New York high school senior who set homeless man on fire on...
Hiram Carrero, 19, set the sleeping homeless man on fire in December 2025. Carrero's victim was left with severe burns and permanent damage to his body.
Jeff Bezos-backed Slate unveils launch price for the ‘most affordable truck in America’
EV startup Slate revealed the price of its tiny truck. It's higher than initially signaled — but still very affordable for a new pickup.
U.S. forces killed ISIS leader in Syria airstrike, Central Command says
The U.S. military conducted an airstrike in northwestern Syria last week that killed a senior ISIS leader, U.S. Central Command said Wednesday. The strike, carried out Friday, was part “of ongoing U.S. efforts to disrupt and eliminate terrorists seeking to attack Americans abroad or the U.S. homeland” and killed
Have you seen Gracie? Officials in Texas search for missing giraffe
If you've spotted a big giraffe with rounded ears wandering around Texas Hill Country, please contact authorities and let them know you found Gracie, a precocious young giraffe who has been missing from a ranch. Gracie the giraffe is missing in Real County, Texas, about a two-hour drive outside San Antonio. She vanishe
Musk on fatal Tesla crash in Texas: ‘This makes no sense’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pushing back on allegations the company’s full self-driving software was involved in a recent crash that killed a Texas woman. Martha Avila, 76, died after a Tesla drove through the front of her home in Katy, Texas, last Friday. Both police and the driver have indicated that Tesla’s automated dri
Free Downtown Thursday Block Party Returns to Legacy Park on June 25
Free Parking, Live Entertainment and Family-Friendly Activities Will Be Available During the Downtown Thursday Block Party at Legacy Park on June 25 Residents and visitors are invited to enjoy a free Downtown Thursday Block Party on Thursday, June 25, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Legacy Park, located at 103 W. Houston St.
Saharan dust headed for San Antonio – the good, the bad and the ugly
SAN ANTONIO - Summertime in Alamo City usually means three things: triple-digit heat, tubing the nearby rivers, and - somewhat surprisingly - milky, hazy skies caused by a desert located more than 5,000 miles away. Every year, typically between late May and August, a massive meteorological phenomenon known as the...
Landowners along Guadalupe River given plants to restore Hill Country greenery
TEXAS — More than half of the vegetation along the Guadalupe River was destroyed in last July’s flood. The Hill Country Alliance is leading the charge to restore the greenery in the area. “We’ve been working with landowners literally since July Fourth,” said Daniel Oppenheimer, Hill Country Alliance’s...
