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Uvalde mass shooting survivors, victims' families sue UPS, FedEx
Families of the children who survived the 2022 Robb Elementary mass shooting and parents of those who died have filed a lawsuit against UPS and FedEx, claiming the shipping companies played a part in the massacre that left two teachers and 19 children dead by transporting the rifle and trigger accessories to the gunman.
Suspect jailed in Austin for 2023 killing spree now facing capital murder charges Travis, Bexar counties. Who will prosecute first?
AUSTIN, Texas — An accused killer is now facing charges in both Travis and Bexar counties after a rampage that killed six people and wounded three others in December 2023. The new charges were revealed on Tuesday during a court hearing in Austin in the capital murder case of Shane James Jr. Police believe James killed his parents in Bexar County before going on a deadly shooting spree in Austin.
GOP candidate for Texas House District 117 arrested on DWI and weapon charges
Ben Mostyn, the Republican nominee for House District 117, has been arrested. San Antonio police said Mostyn was behind the wheel during a single-vehicle crash in the pre-dawn hours Wednesday morning in the 900 block of I-10 West. According to the police report, the officer arrived at the scene just...
7 suspects arrested, 12 migrants hospitalized after Texas human smuggling sting
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Twelve people were hospitalized after a group of migrants smuggled from the Mexico border were found in miserable conditions outside San Antonio. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office found 26 migrants Thursday who were smuggled in secret compartments in a long, flatbed trailer pulled by a pickup truck.
Task force created to investigate Windsor Hollow shooting that left 4-year-old dead, family members hurt
SAN ANTONIO — More than a month after two masked gunmen brazenly shot dozens of rounds into a northeast-side home, killing a young girl and hurting her siblings and parents, law enforcement have yet to make an arrest. Now the Bexar County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) says it's creating a...
Mom mourns bull riding son who died after getting stepped on at rodeo
BANDERA, Texas (KSAT) - A Texas mother is mourning the loss of her 22-year-old son who died after he fell off a bull at a rodeo and got stepped on. Peter De Luna, 22, was only a bull rider for one year, taking up the sport in May 2023. He died after he fell off a bull Friday during the Riding on Faith Rodeo Summer Series. Though stepped on, he was initially able to walk away from the incident, but he collapsed and died soon after.
Former fire union president arrested for trying to scare highest-ranking female firefighter out of applying for chief
SAN ANTONIO – The former president of the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association is accused of trying to scare off the highest-ranking woman in the San Antonio Fire Department from applying for the fire chief’s position, according to newly released documents. Christopher Steele, 57, was arrested Friday in...
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