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It's become one of the enduring scenes of the U.S. team during this World Cup: jubilant U.S. players joining tens of thousands of fans in singing John Denver's “Take Me Home, Country Roads” at the end
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Rat poop and 16 other violations were found at a West Side Mexican restaurant last month, according to a report from Metro Health. Behind the Kitchen Door is a series where KSAT investigates health inspections of restaurants in and around San Antonio. Ramona’s TacoThe Mexican restaurant, located ...
A San Antonio firefighter lived in the United States since childhood officially became an American citizen Thursday, joining 47 others from 16 countries during a naturalization ceremony held ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.The moment marked the end of a years long journey for Kendell Ramlal, ...
The Alamo City’s soccer team, San Antonio FC, is hosting two free watch parties this weekend as both Team Mexico and Team USA advance in the FIFA World Cup. Team Mexico fans are invited to cheer on the “El Tri” at Toyota Field as they take on England on Sunday, July 5. Mexico advanced to […] The ...
Prosecutors say a video shows rapper Pooh Shiesty pressing for his release from fellow rapper Gucci Mane's record label while an armed man blocks a door during an alleged robbery at a Texas music studio in January. A court record shows the video was submitted as evidence in federal court in Dalla...
It’s not every day that a house goes up for sale in the highly desirable and supremely funky neighborhood of River Road. And this one — listed at $875,000 after a $75,000 price drop — is in a league of its own. Built in 1924, this three-bedroom, two-bath bungalow features hardwood floors, charmin...
A Bexar County Sheriff’s deputy broke into a vehicle on the West Side last month to rescue a 4-month-old infant from a “dangerously” hot vehicle, the sheriff’s office said in a social media post.Bodycam footage shared with KSAT showed the deputy using a baton to shatter the window of a parked car...
A top U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official says the agency needs more detention space to keep up with increasing arrests — but its plans to open a new facility in San Antonio have been pushed back.In letter to mayor, ICE says new San Antonio facility needed to ramp up deportations wa...
The FBI has asked its field offices across the country to dedicate more than 200 staffers to its investigation of the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton County.A memo obtained Thursday by The Associated Press calls for the FBI to “surge” 260 investigative analysts and staff operations specialists ...
It's become one of the enduring scenes of the U.S. team during this World Cup: jubilant U.S. players joining tens of thousands of fans in singing John Denver's “Take Me Home, Country Roads” at the end of their matches.Even coach Mauricio Pochettino, who was born in Argentina and lives in Spain, g...
A Northwest Side hair salon may be the latest victim in a recent series of burglaries, seemingly targeting the beauty industry.The latest crime happened early Wednesday morning at Alta Moda Salon, which is located at The Rim Shopping Center.Matt Cochran, whose wife owns the salon, shared security...
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTSHOT, BUT NOT BLAZING HOT: East coast hotter than SA, 90s again next few daysSPOTTY SHOWER: Today, Friday, Saturday, minimal impacts SUNDAY & MONDAY: Rain chances rise *slightly*FORECASTFRIDAYAm I sounding like a broken record yet? We’ll have similar weather tomorrow! Highs will...
A historic home and former church parsonage in Monte Vista has hit the market for $749,000, and it comes with a lot of history and more than just a fresh coat of paint. “It’s one of the oldest on that block,” real estate agent Jennifer Classy with eXp Realty said about the house and its […] The p...
In a Q&A, outgoing SAPD Chief William McManus says he knows a candidate who has all the qualities to lead the department.Chief William McManus reflects on leaving, 20-year tenure and his pick to lead SAPD was first posted on July 2, 2026 at 4:35 pm.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of this fee...
Louisiana’s Republican attorney general was indicted Thursday on criminal charges by a grand jury in New Orleans, accused of trying to intimidate local officials who fought a law enacted by GOP legislators to overhaul the local courts.Attorney General Liz Murrill told eight New Orleans officials,...
Even though the U.S. men’s national soccer team played Wednesday night in San Francisco, the excitement from the match made the jump to San Antonio’s Lion & Rose Pub. Fans started showing up at the North Side pub before the 7 p.m. kickoff, juiced up to see the U.S. team take on Bosnia-Herzegovina...
San Antonio Zoo had generated a $283 million economic impact for the local economy, according to an annual report shared with the Current. According to the report by Impact DataSource LLC, the San Antonio Zoo welcomed more than 1 million visitors last year. Those visitors — more than a quarter of...
Although Spain arrived at this year's World Cup as a championship favorite and then went unbeaten through group play, those first three matches weren't overly impressive.When the knockout rounds finally arrived Thursday, this star-studded team turned on its full talent and served notice that Spai...
A San Antonio mother is demanding answers after her 13-year-old son drowned Sunday at Boerne City Lake.Mia Robinson said her son, Jaylen, told her he was going for a swim, but he never mentioned he was leaving the city and going to a lake.“He gave me a hug, and he said... ‘Bye mom, I love you. I’...
A Maine couple heading out for a day of fishing happened upon a scene fit for a nature documentary: A moose calf running for its life with a large black bear in pursuit. Elvia and Todd Malcolm were in Telos Township, Maine, about an hour or so from their home in Lincoln, when they saw a female mo...
H-E-B has resumed online curbside and home delivery orders after a self-imposed pause impacted customers across Texas, a company spokesperson said Thursday.Time slots are back open and are available, according to the spokesperson.While the company confirmed that the pause was not related to a sof...
State Rep. Nate Schatzline, R-Fort Worth, resigned from the Texas House Thursday to take a new position as Gov. Greg Abbott’s senior adviser on election policy.Schatzline, who was among the most hardline conservative members of the Texas House, is set to lead “policy development and legislative s...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 10,000 people over a five-day period at the end of June, marking a major push by the agency tasked with carrying out the Trump administration's mass deportations agenda.The arrest numbers, obtained from a person familiar with the information who spoke ...
Just days after authorities removed 16 children from a squalid home and arrested four adult relatives, the question looms over their southern Ohio village: How could this have happened, for years, unnoticed, right here?Neighbors of the family in tiny Hamden, employees at local stores where they s...
Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai said the team has likely earned its request with the "windfall" from its playoff games.With fandom at a high, Spurs seek amendments to Frost Bank Center lease was first posted on July 2, 2026 at 2:59 pm.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of this feed is for person...
Novak Djokovic knows just what it means to have to live up to lofty expectations after years of titles and trophies.He’s 39 and is a 24-time Grand Slam champion who now plays only sparingly.So he’s better positioned than almost anyone else to analyze what Serena Williams — a seven-time Wimbledon ...
Hours before Haruki Murakami's new book was set to go on sale in Japan on Friday, dozens of fans gathered outside a major Tokyo bookstore for a special event to get their first copies as soon as the clock struck midnight.“The Tale of KAHO” is the Japanese author's first full-length novel featurin...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has once again pushed back the opening date for a San Antonio warehouse the agency bought to convert into an immigrant detention center. According to a letter Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones received from ICE officials in late June, the agency now plans to op...
San Antonio’s dining scene doesn’t know how to sit still, and this spring and early summer proved it. From neighborhood cocktail dens and buzzy brunch spots to globally inspired kitchens and family friendly fare, these 20 newcomers are giving locals excuses to skip cooking and try somewhere new. ...
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to intervene after a judge ordered an $800-a-day fine for a former Fox News reporter if she refuses to reveal her confidential source for stories about a Chinese American scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged.The high court rebuffed an ...
A former Olympian was indicted Thursday on a felony charge in what President Donald Trump has called vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, where a renovation project he launched has been riddled with problems.David Hearn, a former Olympic canoe racer, was indicted on a single count o...
A bicyclist was airlifted to a San Antonio-area hospital after being struck by a pickup truck Thursday morning in Uvalde, police said.The crash happened shortly after 10 a.m. at the intersection of Knox and Sabinal streets near Honey Bowl Stadium, according to a Uvalde police spokesperson.Upon ar...
You can watch “Texas Eats NOW” Mondays through Saturdays at 10 a.m. - Saturdays and Sundays at 11 p.m. on KSAT 12, KSAT.com, and KSAT Plus, our free streaming app. Today on Texas Eats NOW: SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS5757 US-90, San Antonio, TX 78227Nelson Wolff Stadium is the longtime home of the San An...
Here’s where fireworks are legal in San Antonio and Bexar County, the safety rules to know and the dangers of celebratory gunfire.Can you pop fireworks in San Antonio? Here’s what to know before celebrating the Fourth of July was first posted on July 2, 2026 at 1:33 pm.©2021 "San Antonio Rep...
Here’s where fireworks are legal in San Antonio and Bexar County, the safety rules to know and the dangers of celebratory gunfire.Can you pop fireworks in San Antonio? Here’s what to know before celebrating the Fourth of July was first posted on July 2, 2026 at 1:33 pm.©2021 "San Antonio Rep...
San Antonio Police Chief William McManus is hanging up his badge, but residents may not have heard the last of him.McManus attended his final cadet graduation ceremony Thursday morning at South San Antonio High School — one of his last public appearances before leaving the department. He describe...
A man is accused of setting his own home on fire before launching an attack on a nearby residence that included a blowtorch, a knife and a cinder block, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. In a news release, the sheriff’s office said Jorge Medina Ibarra, 43, faces the following charge...
After weeks of complaints from frustrated fans, StubHub is being sued by customers who say the ticket reseller's inability to fulfill orders crushed their dreams of going to World Cup.Julia Reeker Moghal and Reuben Renteria, both of California, sued the ticketing giant this week in federal court ...
One of the region’s top academically performing school districts sits in the heart of the Hill Country flood recovery zone: the Hunt Independent School District.Students returned to class just weeks after the devastating July 4, 2025, flood that killed 119 people in Kerr County, including two chi...
Prosecutors are allowed to review medical records related to Tiger Woods ' March vehicle crash and subsequent arrest in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence, a judge has ruled.Judge Darren Steele approved an agreement last week between Woods' defense attorney and the State Attorney...
Caitlin Clark was voted to start her third straight All-Star Game and will be joined by Indiana Fever teammates Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston, the WNBA announced Thursday.It's the second time in four years that three players from the same team were chosen to start the game, with Las Vegas doi...
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