Get ready for July Fourth: Forecast, fireworks shows and holiday closures
Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Fourth of July week in the San Antonio area and celebrations of the nation's 250th birthday, will be hot, dusty, and smoky at times. Many San Antonians have at least part...
San Antonio photographer alleges police denied him access to Pride parade
The photographer says an SAPD officer questioned his press pass, saying it looked fake, and then denied him access to part of the parade route.
Driver killed in major three-vehicle crash identified, police continue investigation
SAN ANTONIO - One of the two drivers killed in a major three-vehicle crash early Sunday morning has been identified. On Monday, the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office identified one of the drivers as 19-year-old Noah Alec Fisher. Two people were killed in a three-vehicle crash around 3:20 a.m. Sunday...
Suspect shot by deputies after allegedly menacing them with samurai swords identified
SAN ANTONIO - Officials have released the identity of the suspect who allegedly approached deputies while wielding 'two miniature samurai swords'. On Monday, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office identified the suspect as 38-year-old Danh Thanh Dinh. He has since been charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault against a
Nowell family home demolished after Preston Hollow gas explosion left family hospitalized
SAN ANTONIO - Crews have demolished another home in a North Side neighborhood hit by two natural gas explosions in April, tearing down the house where the first blast happened. The home belonged to Tim and Kimberly Nowell, who were severely burned and are still receiving treatment. On Friday, crews...
Man, woman dead with gunshot wounds near Alamo Ranch, says Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
The Bexar County Sheriff's Office says a man and a woman were found dead with gunshot wounds near Alamo Ranch on the far West Side.
Convicted gunman sentenced to life in prison for deadly shooting in nightclub parking lot
SAN ANTONIO - A man convicted in a deadly nightclub parking lot shooting has been sentenced to life in prison. Ruben Cantu was sentenced “to Life in prison” on June 29, 2026, after being found guilty by a jury in June 2026 of murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to a press release from the Offi
Pentagon scraps bid to get out of the grocery business, keeps commissaries under government...
The Pentagon had asked the private sector for proposals on taking over or even closing “all or a portion” of its 178 base grocery stores.
550,000 Texans lost food stamp access since the ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’ Food banks are...
SAN ANTONIO – Families are becoming increasingly reliant on local food banks after cuts to Texas’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) were enacted last year in the federal spending bill, sometimes referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”. More than 15% of SNAP recipients last year...
Firefighters Rescue Unconscious Resident From Burning Universal City Home
UNIVERSAL CITY, Texas — A coordinated response by police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel is being credited with saving the life of a resident found unconscious inside a burning home Wednesday. According to the Universal City Police Department, officers responded on June 24 to a reported welfare
