Events coordinator latest staffer to exit Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ office
A third staffer in San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ office has left as she approaches just as many months on the job. Event Service Director Rory Vance resigned Tuesday, the mayor’s office confirmed to the Current. Vance declined to comment on the reason for his departure. Before joining Jones’ staff, Vance...
Bexar County DA won’t pursue criminal charges after dozens of migrants were flown to...
SAN ANTONIO — The Bexar County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday that it wouldn't pursue criminal charges after about 50 migrants were taken by plane from San Antonio to an island off the coast of Massachusetts in September 2022, a flight which sparked scrutiny by officials who claimed the migrants were lured...
San Antonio man with long criminal history gets 15 years in drug case
Brian Hawkins had seven drug convictions before his latest offense. Officials say he was arrested with more than $185,000 worth of drugs.
Watch: TikTok ‘Pisser’ leaves his mark on UTSA campus in viral videos
The footage was posted two days ago by a TikTok account known as the UTSA Pisser with the description: 'This is for losing to TXST.'
‘They ransacked the store’ | Thieves hit northwest-side smoke shop two nights in a...
SAN ANTONIO — A northwest-side smoke shop was targeted by thieves on back-to-back nights this week, prompting the store’s attorney and local authorities to ask for the public’s help in identifying the suspects. According to attorney Daniel Mehler, who represents the Flite 4/20 Smoke Shop and Dispensary,...
Mayor informs citizens on city budget at town hall meeting
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones held her second town hall meeting on day 78 of her 100-day initiative alongside District 3 Councilmember Phyllis Viagran to provide residents of San Antonio with economic support. The agenda for the meeting consisted of the Fiscal Year 2026 budget and the upcoming bond in 2027, as well as flood...
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones gets unlikely ally in bid to stop anti-pet dumping ordinance
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has attracted an unlikely ally in her otherwise lonely effort to halt passage of an anti-pet dumping amendment: animal-rescue advocates. In an open letter to Jones and City Council posted over the weekend, nonprofit group No Kill SA expressed concern the proposal could actually...
AFFIDAVIT: Man accused of stalking wife of San Antonio Police Chief William McManus
SAN ANTONIO — A man faces stalking charges, accused of sending dozens of "harassing and obsessive" messages to the wife of San Antonio Police Chief William McManus, according to an arrest affidavit. Jail records show 29-year-old Roger Craig Vittitoe was arrested Saturday in Hidalgo County. He is accused of...
San Antonio Thrift Store Accused of Cameras in Fitting Rooms
Outrage has erupted in Texas as shoppers question if their privacy was violated while trying on clothes at a San Antonio thrift store.
Bexar County raid leads to arrest, 32 grams of deadly fentanyl seized
SAN ANTONIO - A 30-year-old man was arrested early Tuesday morning after sheriff’s deputies and federal agents seized a significant quantity of fentanyl during a raid at a home in Far West Bexar County. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, working with the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration, executed...
