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With wildfires burning across many Western states, wildland firefighters gathered Sunday to pay tribute to three of their own who died after they were trapped by flames a week ago.Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson and Sydney Watson were remembered for being courageous public servants...
Hundreds of firefighters battled wildfires in Portugal, Greece and Spain on Sunday, with Spain and Italy sending reinforcements to Portugal to help with a massive blaze burning for more than three days.Authorities urged residents in parts of Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest ...
One person was killed in a Ukrainian attack on Russian-occupied Crimea, Moscow-installed officials said in the early hours of Sunday, as Russian and Ukrainian leaders held separate calls with U.S. President Donald Trump on ending the war, now in its fifth year.Two others were inj...
An 18-year-old man was killed and five others, including two children, were injured in a shooting on the East Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Police said the shooting was reported around 10:45 p.m. on July 4 at an apartment complex in the 1700 block of Lamar...
Across Military City U.S.A., people are celebrating America’s 250th Independence Day.Take a look at some photos shared by viewers on KSAT Connect:Whether you are headed out to see the fireworks or staying at home and hosting a cookout, we want to see your photos!Submit your photo...
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTSThis evening: Warm temperatures persistSunday: Warm and dry conditions roll overNext week: Highs move into the upper 90sFORECASTFourth of July EveningWe only saw one small and quick shower in our area this afternoon, but the chance for any more activity is gone...
Thousands of people filled downtown San Antonio on Saturday for a 12-hour Stars and Stripes Fourth of July celebration, marking America’s 250th anniversary with a 5K, parade, food, live music, and fireworks.The festivities began Saturday morning with the Downtown 5K before moving...
San Antonio police officers said they are searching for a man they believe fired multiple gunshots at a woman’s residence before he attempted to break in early Saturday morning. Officers were dispatched on a shooting call just after 3 a.m. in the 1600 block of Cable Ranch Road, w...
A 28-year-old man was hospitalized after being shot in the arm during a road rage incident on the Southwest Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department.SAPD officers were dispatched around 8 p.m. to a local hospital, where the man reported he had been shot while driving ...
San Antonio police said a security officer at a East Side business is expected to recover after he was stabbed Friday night. Officers were dispatched to the business just after 7:45 p.m. in the 2100 block of Southeast Loop 410. According to a preliminary report, the security offi...
A motorcyclist died early Saturday morning following a crash in Schertz, according to the Schertz Police Department.On Monday, police identified the motorcyclist as Nicholas Moreno, 27, of San Antonio.Officers responded just before 3 a.m. Saturday to the two-vehicle crash at the ...
Delegates at the national convention of the far-right Alternative for Germany party on Saturday overwhelmingly reelected its leaders, including Alice Weidel, as tens of thousands of protesters aimed to disrupt the meeting and some clashed with police.Alternative for Germany, or A...
The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with a country gripped by political polarization and a heat wave bearing down on millions of people across multiple states as celebrations get underway across the United States on Saturday.The signing of the Declaration ...
Victims of 2025’s Hill Country Flood will be remembered throughout the Fourth of July holiday in Kerr County.At 8 a.m., the Center Point Volunteer Fire Department will hold a memorial ceremony near the installed memorial cross.A separate memorial service is scheduled be held at 1...
A 23-year-old woman was arrested Thursday after a major accident on the Northwest Side that left a child with serious injuries, according to San Antonio police. Around 8 p.m. officers responded to crash located on the Interstate 10 West offramp and Northwest Loop 410 near Crossro...
As people prepare for the United States’ semiquincentennial anniversary, local officials urge to take safety precautions to protect themselves, their families and their pets.While fireworks are illegal within most city limits, including the City of San Antonio, there are very few...
In legislative hearings after last year’s July 4 floods, the state’s emergency management chief made some recommendations to state lawmakers. They included empowering the agency to vet volunteers who show up after disasters and establishing clearer guidelines for local officials ...
Three San Antonio teenagers arrested in connection with the robbery of a Northside ISD student have also been tied to a similar incident two weeks earlier, according to arrest warrants obtained by KSAT. Records show the following suspects all remain in custody on multiple charges...
Fireworks stands saw strong sales ahead of the Fourth of July weekend as families prepared to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.At the TNT Fireworks stand off Foster Road, owners said more people have been stopping by to buy fireworks this season.“I think especially here people ...
A Bexar County family is recovering after they said a man, they once considered a friend, tried to set their home on fire Wednesday morning and violently attack multiple people on the Northeast Side.According to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, 43-year-old Jorge Ibarra is charg...
A preliminary report issued by federal safety investigators did not flag any serious safety failures that could have led to the fiery crash of a plane just after takeoff last month on a skydiving outing in Missouri that killed all 12 people aboard, including several very experien...
A wildfire burning southwest of Denver has forced the evacuation of thousands of residents and destroyed more than 160 structures by Friday as erratic winds pushed the blaze across two Colorado counties.The Aspen Acres fire is one of about 40 uncontained large blazes burning most...
A growing network of radios, sirens and weather alerts are being put in place along the Guadalupe River to give residents and visitors more time to react during future emergencies.Local organizers said the next step is making sure people know how to use those tools.Multiple group...
Today @ 10:30 a.m., The Grill Sergeant shares tips to take your BBQ to the next level & non-explosive fireworks for the holiday weekend.The Grill Sergeant’s (also known as Chef Andrew Rog) Youtube videos has gained him a huge following & it caught our attention too, so we signed ...
A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth. Northrop Grumman launched Katalyst Space Technologies’ Link spacecraft from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific. The Pegasus rocket blasted off from the bell...
Interpol on Friday named the suspect in the Monaco bombing that reportedly targeted a Ukrainian tycoon with links to Russia. It identified Anastasiia Berezovska, a 39-year-old woman from Ukraine, as the suspect in a Red Notice posted on its website seeking her arrest. The Interpo...
Saturday officially marks the Fourth of July, but some city offices will be closed Friday in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Most municipal offices will be closed, but police, EMS and fire personnel will remain on duty. If you’re trying to catch a break from the heat,...
Despite severe fuel shortages across Russia, President Vladimir Putin appears unbothered by Ukraine’s increasing attacks on his country’s oil refineries.He has shrugged off the setback for one of the world’s leading oil producing nations as “not critical,” dismissed ceasefire pro...
The de la Torre family serves up a hot dog that evokes memories of the Windy City on Lake Michigan, but here on Jones Maltsberger Road.
A San Antonio homebuilder told KSAT he’s done everything he can think of to stop illegal parties from taking over homes under construction in a North Side neighborhood. Jeff Japhet is calling on San Antonio Police to provide more enforcement.Japhet, owner of Japhet Builders, deve...
Though Canyon Lake’s water level is low, local officials say there’s plenty of lake to enjoy this holiday weekend.“Compared to a year ago today, Canyon Lake is up almost 10-and-a-half feet from where it was, and it’s fantastic,” Mike Dussere, the general manager of the Water Orie...
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...
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....
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...
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 infor...
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 st...
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 spo...
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 depart...
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...
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 t...
A skyscraper-scaling daredevil told police that he and his girlfriend climbed the Empire State Building’s antenna and unfurled a banner about love and peace because he wanted to “do something special” for their engagement, prosecutors said Thursday at the couple's arraignment on ...
Black smoke from fires in flattened buildings and the smell of decomposing bodies spread across ruins Thursday, eight days after Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes, while rescue teams pulled on a thread of hope that they might still find survivors trapped beneath the rubble.As o...
Bexar County jurors found a 41-year-old man guilty and later sentenced him to a decade in prison following a deadly hit-and-run crash more than two years ago, according to the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office. Jonathan Acosta was convicted of causing a deadly collision, wh...
A San Antonio emergency room doctor is urging families to take holiday safety seriously this Fourth of July weekend — warning that fireworks, grills, pools and extreme heat can quickly turn a celebration into a trip to the ER.The reminders come after first responders and doctors ...
Albanian police clashed with protesters Thursday as an anti-government demonstration — part of protests triggered by plans for a luxury development linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner — turned violent. Police fired tear gas and pepper spray at protes...
If you couldn’t snag tickets to Kanye West’s show at the Alamodome this weekend, not to worry — San Antonio has more than enough ways to fill your Fourth of July. We gathered a full roundup of Independence Day events happening across San Antonio, featuring fireworks displays, coo...
San Antonio police and Crime Stoppers are seeking leads in connection with a far West Side shooting that “destroyed” a 32-year-old man’s eyes. The shooting happened around 3:45 p.m. on June 6, at the intersection of Culebra Road and Roft Road. The man stopped at the intersection’...
San Antonio is gearing up for a packed Independence Day weekend, with tens of thousands expected to attend celebrations across the city, including fireworks shows, festivals, concerts, and family-friendly events.One of the biggest draws is expected to be Ye’s concert at the Alamo...
Lulu Gribbin was 15 when she survived a shark attack off the coast of Florida. She lost her left hand, part of her right leg and almost her life.What she didn’t know when she entered the water on that day in 2024 was that another woman had been bitten by a shark 90 minutes earlie...
An 11-year-old boy crashed a pickup truck into a group of monks on a pilgrimage walk in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing eight, officials said.A total of 35 monks from Mukdahan province, about 600 kilometers northeast of the capital Bangkok, were on the pilgrimage. Five...
It is a city bathed in the orange-and-blue afterglow of a Knicks championship, gushing with the joy of World Cup fans jamming its bars and its streets, enjoying a singular confetti-raining, fireworks-bursting, parade-rolling, smile-inducing moment that seems to make this place fe...
San Antonio police say they are aware of an ongoing issue with street racing along Southwest Military Drive after the death of a 17-year-old girl who was hit and killed in a crash over the weekend.Residents in the area said the issue stretches beyond one area.Jesse Espitia, whose...
UPS never required the detailed inspections needed to spot the problem that led to an engine to fly off one of its planes before it crashed even after Boeing recommended it years earlier, according to new documents posted Wednesday by crash investigators.But UPS said in its own s...
Some unusual ink could be the clue that sinks a suspect in a mail theft case, at least if Bexar County sheriff’s detectives have their way.The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office released photos on social media showing the distinctive tattoos on the woman’s arms.The post details the cr...
Police Chief William McManus has fast-tracked his retirement by three months, revealing Wednesday afternoon that he’ll step down next week instead of at the end of September, as originally planned. The news came as a surprise to those who expected McManus to stay through budget s...
The police chief is now exiting before a brutal budget season where more officers don’t appear to be part of leaders’ plans.
The City of San Antonio announced Police Chief William McManus will retire next week, according to a news release.He originally projected to retire on Sept. 30, but accepted a new role and will retire from the San Antonio Police Department on July 10, the release said.The release...
Authorities arrested two men in connection with a pursuit that resulted in two Texas Department of Safety troopers being injured, according to DPS.In a post on X, DPS identified the men as Angel Rene Vital and Nick Garza.Troopers, Texas Rangers and Criminal Investigation Division...
The office of the Bexar County fire marshal has issued fireworks safety tips to follow over the next few days of festivities marking the Fourth of July....
