San Antonio man robbed at gunpoint during online purchase meetup on far west side,...
SAN ANTONIO — A man who arranged to buy items from an online seller was robbed at gunpoint early Saturday on the far west side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Police said officers were called around 12:50 a.m. to the 5200 block of Rogers Road for a...
San Antonio father shares story of son’s death after similarities with Brianna Aguilera case...
SAN ANTONIO – One San Antonio father said a high-profile investigation feels all too familiar. Texas A&M student Brianna Aguilera, 19, died last weekend in Austin after falling from a 17-story apartment complex balcony. When Ezechiel Hernandez heard Aguilera‘s story, he said the parallels of his own son’s death...
Deputies find human skeletal remains on property in East Bexar County
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — Human skeletal remains were discovered on the grounds of a property in East Bexar County, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the remains were discovered around 1:45 p.m. on Friday by a realtor who was showing a property to some clients in the area.
$2.6M could fund nearly 100 traffic monitoring cameras across San Antonio, pending city council...
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio City Council will consider an item later this month to push forward plans to add nearly 100 traffic-monitoring and vehicle-detection cameras at intersections across the city. City Council will consider approving a construction contract priced at $2,667,888 during its A session meeting on...
2 arrested after leading deputies on Northeast Side chase, BCSO says
SAN ANTONIO – Two people were arrested after leading Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies on a pursuit on the Northeast Side, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) said. According to BCSO, deputies saw the driver of a blue rental car speeding up to 65 to 70 miles per hour on Thursday afternoon along the Interstate 35...
San Antonio high school mariachis shine at national competition
SAN ANTONIO – More than 1,300 mariachi musicians from across the country are taking the stage at the Lila Cockrell Theatre this week for the three-day Mariachi Extravaganza, and a local powerhouse program is right in the middle of it. Fox Tech High School’s mariachi group is hoping to...
Everything we saw as San Antonio’s Krampus Parade terrified King William
San Antonio’s second annual Krampus Parade wound through the King William Historic District on Friday night, bringing a host of menacing creatures that threaten to carry off bad boys and girls ahead of Christmas. Parade viewers lined the neighborhood’s streets to watch a stream of people dressed as the mythological...
Man arrested for allegedly assaulting girlfriend, stealing her car
SAN ANTONIO - Police detained a man early Saturday morning following a report of a domestic assault and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle on the city's West Side. Officers were dispatched to the 5400 block of Ergill Lane at approximately 3:36 a.m. after a 45-year-old woman called police reporting that her boyfriend...
Bond reduced for suspect indicted in connection with SAISD student’s shooting death
SAN ANTONIO – A man indicted in connection with the death of San Antonio Independent School District student Simon Cuevas had his bond amount significantly reduced on Friday. Andrew Cantu, 18, was indicted in November on a third-degree felony charge of injury to a child/elderly/disabled person with bodily injury,...
San Antonio remains integral to conjunto and Tejano’s legacy, even as the genres evolve
San Antonio is a city that very much puts its Mexican American cultural blend on full display – visually, yes, but also sonically. Perhaps nowhere is that more apparent than in two particular genres that are themselves unique Texas products that the city has made major contributions to: conjunto and Tejano music.

















