‘This was the gathering place’: West-side family’s corner store home destroyed in fire
SAN ANTONIO — A west-side family is displaced after a fire gutted their longtime home — a house once known in the neighborhood as a corner store. The fire broke out around 5:30 p.m. Sunday at 322 Ceralvo. Family members said it began with a loud pop from the air conditioner. Within minutes, flames raced into the...
Man found dead after fire at abandoned West Side home, SAFD says
SAN ANTONIO – A man’s body was recovered from an abandoned fire-stricken West Side home late Thursday, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. Crews responded to heavy flames in most of the house in the 500 block of North Colorado Street around 11:10 p.m. After crews extinguished...
Owner of now-closed East Side nightclub arrested on two charges, affidavits state
SAN ANTONIO – The owner of a now-closed nightclub on the East Side was arrested Thursday on multiple charges, according to arrest warrants obtained by KSAT. Oscar Merlo Jr., 41, has been charged with exploitation of a child as well as sexual assault of a child, the affidavits state. He was booked into the Bexar...
Judge dismisses lawsuit against City of San Antonio over fatal dog attack
A federal judge has dismissed the high-profile lawsuit brought by the family of 81-year-old Ramon Najera Jr. against the City of San Antonio and City Attorney Andy Segovia. The lawsuit claimed Animal Care Services (ACS) was responsible for the veteran’s death in a February 2023 dog attack. Judge Orlando...
Daughter seeks justice as former SAPD officers face trial in mother’s 2023 death
SAN ANTONIO — A daughter is holding out hope for justice in the death of her mother. Melissa Perez’s accused killers — three former San Antonio police officers — are scheduled to go to trial next week. Investigators said Perez was shot and killed during a...
SAISD schools warn families of potential armed protest on October 7
SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio Independent School District is alerting families about a potential student protest planned for Tuesday, after receiving credible information that participants may be armed. In a letter to families of students from Advanced Learning Academy-Tech, CAST Tech High School, and Fox Tech High...
Waffle House snubs San Antonio again for tiny but mighty Texas town
Costco, Bojangles and now Waffle House are moving in.
Unprecedented security measures for Mayor Jones as SAPD officers ordered to guard her home...
SAN ANTONIO – Earlier this summer, San Antonio police officers began to provide Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones after-hours security at her home, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show. The security measures, unprecedented for a San Antonio mayor, were put in place after a man was accused of posting a...
Man holds woman at gunpoint for her car and cash near Oak Park H-E-B,...
SAN ANTONIO — A 61-year-old woman was held at gunpoint for her car and cash and now police are asking for help finding the man responsible. The incident happened on Friday around an apartment complex in the 8000 block of North New Braunfels, near the Oak Park H-E-B. Police...
Mom of child who ‘smelled like death’ takes plea deal, set to be sentenced
Jennifer Marie Delgado, who neglected her 4-year-old daughter so badly that she weighed 19 pounds, is to be sentenced next month.
