In the days after two American citizens were shot and killed in Minneapolis earlier this year, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the department would “rapidly acquire and deploy” body cameras to its officers around the country. Nearly half a year later, after another shooting de...
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Three days after federal immigration agents fatally shot a man during a traffic stop in Houston, most of Texas’ Republican leaders had yet to weigh in on the incident or respond to calls from Democrats and civil rights advocates for an independent investigation. As public outcry has rippled acros...
The Shops at Stone Oak and Stone Ridge Market development has slowly but surely expanded its lineup of dining concepts over the past year, with Pur & Simple opening in 2025 and San Antonio’s first Milkshake Factory making its debut earlier this summer. Now there’s a new addition: Oja Sushi Hibach...
Multiple law enforcement agencies are searching near a South Side home Friday afternoon for a 7-month-old infant who is the subject of an AMBER Alert.The San Antonio Police Department confirmed the infant’s mother, Maximina Cisneros, 19, who was wanted in connection with the alert, was found Frid...
A luxurious hacienda recently listed for sale in far North San Antonio isn’t just for anyone. First of all, to afford the $3.74 million price tag, one pretty much has to be somebody. But secondly, to really love this house — down to its very studs — one has to be willing to embrace the […] The po...
You’d never know it on first glance, but the dress Victoria Elizalde made always gets a second look. Elizalde, a high school senior at Advanced Learning Academy in the San Antonio Independent School District, made a full-length gown entirely out of duct tape.She’s one of five finalists in the nat...
Suki Waterhouse started working on “Loveland,” her third record, immediately after she finished her 2024 sophomore album, “Memoir of A Sparklemuffin.” “I was looking for, like, a personal revolution,” Waterhouse said. Putting the words together for “Loveland,” the album's wistful penultimate trac...
A San Antonio mansion recently listed for $2.1 million offers the rare chance to own home that’s both modern and steeped in the city’s architectural history. Ken Bentley was one of the architects behind some of San Antonio’s most iconic structures and landmarks, as one of the designers of Hemisfa...
Graham Platner on Friday submitted his paperwork to formally withdraw from Maine’s U.S. Senate race, officially ending an upstart yet troubled campaign whose dissolution threatens Democrats’ pursuit of chamber control.Platner’s paperwork was received by the Maine secretary of state's office and r...
Visitors to San Antonio’s Pearl retail and restaurant destination will now have one more thing to keep them busy: an 18-hole miniature golf course that includes shrunken-down versions of the city’s most famous landmarks. Pearl Putt made its debut this Friday across from 1100 Springs Plaza. The se...
Cowboy hats are enjoying a resurgence in popularity, appearing everywhere from country concerts, fashion runways and social media feeds.But inside one longtime San Antonio hat shop, owners said the hats that leave the biggest impression aren’t the ones fresh off the shelf. It’s the ones that have...
Apple on Friday accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as it seeks to build its own hardware for ChatGPT, a major rupture in a partnership between the iPhone maker and the artificial intelligence company.Apple said in the lawsuit filed in a California federal court that the theft of its trade s...
The all-freshman, multidisciplinary team, had been named the sole finalist to represent the U.S. in the global engineering competition. The UT San Antonio robotics team behind RoboRowdy wins global competition was first posted on July 10, 2026 at 3:48 pm.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of th...
Unai Simón’s impenetrable wall finally crumbled at the World Cup.The Spain goalkeeper had kept a clean sheet for a record 650 minutes — the tournament's longest scoreless streak — before Belgium ended it in the quarterfinals on Friday.Charles De Ketelaere got in front of Pau Cubarsi to head in Ti...
Three days after federal immigration agents fatally shot a man during a traffic stop in Houston, most of Texas’ Republican leaders had yet to weigh in on the incident or respond to calls from Democrats and civil rights advocates for an independent investigation.As public outcry has rippled across...
In the days after two American citizens were shot and killed in Minneapolis earlier this year, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the department would “rapidly acquire and deploy” body cameras to its officers around the country. Nearly half a year later, after another shooting de...
Houston Mayor John Whitmire vowed Friday to “pursue an independent and transparent” local investigation into Tuesday’s deadly ICE shooting but said federal control over evidence is proving difficult to overcome. Whitmire said he directed Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz to be “proactive” in pursuing...
Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will miss next week's All-Star Game in Philadelphia because of continued irritation in his left knee.The Dodgers added that Ohtani would not make his scheduled start on the mound against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night, but would contin...
State officials detected West Nile virus in two mosquito samples collected this week from different sites near San Marcos.The traps collected during routine testing on Tuesday mark the first in Hays County to test positive for the 2026 season, the county said in a news release.According to Texas ...
The term ‘Super El Niño’ is catching extra attention in the media. This is just another way to say we’ve observed strong indications of a strong El Niño.The correct terms to classify an outstanding El Niño are Strong El Niño or Very Strong El Niño. The exaggeration doesn’t mean we’re expecting to...
Mikel Merino scored in the 88th minute on a rebound yielded by backup Belgium goalkeeper Senne Lammens, and Spain advanced to the World Cup semifinals with a 2-1 victory on Friday.Merino was the late hero for the second straight match for Spain, which will face tournament favorite France in the s...
San Antonio summers don’t play around, but the city is packed with ways to stay cool, cultured and curious without melting into the sidewalk. Whether you prefer AC, shade, water or just a cool vibe, here are 25 ideas for beating the heat in and around the Alamo City. Visit Confluence Park Walk s...
Rory McIlroy took advantage of the scoring holes in windy conditions Friday and posted a 4-under 66 for a three-way share of the lead in a Scottish Open that no longer has Scottie Scheffler.As comfortable as McIlroy looked, Scheffler struggled from the start and wound up with a 72 to miss the 36-...
Scores of people in the United States have been sickened by a parasite commonly linked to contaminated fresh produce that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea. But there are ways to protect yourself and still enjoy summer’s bounty of fruits and vegetables.The exact source of one of the nation's lar...
A completed bridge linking Detroit and Canada is expected to open by the end of the month after U.S. and Canadian officials reached an agreement to resolve the dispute that delayed its debut, according to two people directly involved in the negotiations.The sources were not authorized to publicly...
Eight Texas chefs aim to win the newest and most intriguing cooking competition in Texas: The Lone Star Tapas Showdown.Lone Star Tapas Showdown in San Antonio to feature 8 chefs competing for global recognition was first posted on July 10, 2026 at 1:48 pm.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of t...
Childcare has always been a major expense for families, but finding any during the summer months can be a challenge. Family Promise of Greater New Braunfels found that to be the case for single mothers living in their shelter who are both escaping a crisis and trying to get back on their feet. “O...
Disaster recovery coalition Kerr Together suspended its ties to a Hill Country recovery group after determining a man charged with sexually assaulting a child had been near children at river cleanup sites.In a June 23 letter sent to the Rampart Vigilance Foundation, Kerr Together announced it is ...
The discovery of 16 siblings who authorities say were held at a rural Ohio home for years in squalid conditions is straining the county’s resources as it works to prosecute their parents and two grandparents and provide care to so many children at once.The local prosecutor said the cost of medica...
The summit calls for regional educators to explore the contemporary challenges and opportunities of serving rural South Texas residents.UT San Antonio summit renews mission to serve rural South Texas communities was first posted on July 10, 2026 at 1:35 pm.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of ...
Students abducted in May by Islamic militants in Nigeria's southwestern Oyo state have been rescued, the government said Friday.Government spokesman Bayo Onanuga did not specify the total number of students rescued, but authorities said at the time of the abductions on May 15 that more than 40 pe...
King Charles III hosted Prince Harry and met with his family for the first time in years Friday as they try to repair a rift that has persisted since his youngest son and wife quit royal life and moved to America six years ago.Harry, Meghan and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilib...
A Kirby city councilmember was escorted out of city hall by police after her fellow councilmembers voted to expel her without publicly explaining why, according to footage of the meeting posted by the city. Councilmember Susan Street was elected last year. The councilmembers represent about 8,000...
The three men with the 52-year-old Houston man who was fatally shot by an immigration agent earlier this week disputed the federal government’s narrative of the deadly episode, saying Lorenzo Salgado Araujo never tried to run over anyone, according to the Washington Post. Hugo Balderas-Ibarra, an...
Police are looking for at least two people caught on camera stealing an ATM early Friday morning.According to a preliminary report, the San Antonio Police Department responded to a burglary call at approximately 6:15 a.m. at a barbershop in the 2300 block of Quintana Road. An SAPD sergeant on sce...
Two adults were seriously injured Friday morning after a three-vehicle crash on the Southwest Side, the San Antonio Police Department said.A man driving a Chevrolet Camaro crashed into a woman driving a Chevrolet Cruze just before 11 a.m. as she turned onto Zarzamora Street from Elmo Avenue, acco...
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico revealed during a Thursday press conference that the Texas Attorney General’s Office denied his request for files related to a Waco man who served just 29 days in jail on charges that he sexually abused a child. The announcement comes nearly a month...
American actor Dustin Hoffman and cricket great Sachin Tendulkar were among the celebrities at Wimbledon on Friday to watch defending champion Jannik Sinner play Novak Djokovic on Centre Court.British actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugh Laurie and Damian Lewis watched from the Royal Box, as did fas...
Crews are again draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as President Donald Trump’s problem-plagued effort to revamp the waterway pushes well past his initial goal of having it ready by July 4 to mark the nation’s 250th birthday.The president at first suggested his renovations would last a ...
Council member Aaron Dahl died after serving more than 15 years in Place 5, according to the City of Live Oak.Dahl moved to Live Oak in 2003, according to his city bio. He joined the planning and zoning board in 2010 before his May 2011 election to Place 5. He founded his own architecture firm, w...
The San Antonio Current was recognized in four categories at this week’s 2026 Association of Alternative Newsmedia Awards. Freelancer and copy editor Dean Zach won second place in the Immigration Coverage category for his cover story “Repeating History: Survivors of South Texas’ World War II inte...
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