Meet the San Antonio man who helped save a life on Loop 410
“My truck was loaded down,” Albe said. "I did the math in my head and knew the 4Runner wasn’t going to wipe me out and that I was going to stop him.”
Texas ‘Highway Hero’ Wears a Cap, Not a Cape
(This content was created with the help of AI.) Texas' Rene Villarreal-Albe watched in horror as the SUV driving ahead of him swerved in front of a tractor trailer on San Antonio's busy Loop 410. The vehicle crossed multiple lanes before hitting the concrete barrier, and kept going. Earning his new nickname "highway...
Bexar County will consider funding restoration of Alameda’s iconic neon marquee
Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Bexar County commissioners on Tuesday will consider approving $2.5 million dollars to restore the iconic neon blade sign and marquis at the Alameda Theater on West Houston St. The commissioners meeting...
‘That has to be a gun’: Woman recounts hearing shots that killed 1, wounded...
SAN ANTONIO – You didn’t have to look far Monday morning to see signs of a weekend shooting that left people shaken at a West Side apartment complex. The shooting Sunday evening at the Cable Ranch Apartments left one man dead and another wounded. As of Monday afternoon,...
Large DPS security presence at the Alamo expected to grow
Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. The Texas Department of Public Safety already has a large presence at the Alamo complex on Alamo Plaza in downtown San Antonio, and it's expected to grow even larger in the months ahead.
Two men fire shot through storefront window during North Side business robbery
SAN ANTONIO — Police are searching for two suspects after an attempted robbery at a local North Side business ended in gunfire. Officers were called around 5 p.m. Saturday to the 1300 block of Nacogdoches for a robbery in progress. Police said two males entered the business and attempted...
San Antonio man convicted of dating app murders, sentenced to 200 years
A San Antonio man was sentenced to 200 years in prison for a string of violent crimes that included the 2023 murders of two men he met through a dating app. Jer Auntey Pleasant, 25, used the app Grindr to lure and kill his victims before being linked to the scenes through ballistics, fingerprints, and phone records.
Driver, 21, killed after Corvette veers off I-37, goes through guard rail identified
SAN ANTONIO — A 21-year-old driver was killed in an early morning crash along Interstate 37 after police say they lost control and veered off the highway. The Bexar County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Mathew Galvan. Police said just after 2 a.m. Monday a man was driving...
Potential severe storms with large hail, damaging winds and possibly a tornado
SAN ANTONIO - We'll be on guard late day Tuesday to early Wednesday for risk of strong to severe storms in our viewing area as the big system driving this recent pattern finally moves across. The Storm Prediction Center has our western tier counties under a level 3 of 5...
San Antonio’s only Saks Fifth Avenue to close after 30 years
After more than 30 years, Saks Fifth Avenue is packing up its designer handbags and leaving North Star Mall for good. The luxury retailer will shut its San Antonio doors by the end of May, one of 12 Saks locations closing nationwide as parent company Saks Global tries to dig out from bankruptcy.
