San Antonio, TX

SAN ANTONIO – A child who was critically injured last week when a tree broke and fell at the San Antonio Zoo is now in good condition at University Hospital. A University Health spokesperson confirmed to KSAT on Friday, March 24, that the child’s condition had greatly improved from a week ago.

Child injured by tree falling at San Antonio Zoo is now in good condition at University Hospital

SAN ANTONIO – A student at Kallison Elementary School was taken into custody for bringing a gun to the Northwest Side campus, according to the Northside Independent School District. The student, an 11-year-old boy in the fifth grade, reported himself to a school counselor on Thursday, launching an investigation,...

Elementary student, 11, taken into custody for bringing gun to school, NISD officials say

Florida State

SAN ANTONIO – A man who was on the run for more than a year after allegedly killing his brother in Miami was arrested this week in San Antonio, according to police. Damian Collazo, 25, was taken into custody on Tuesday on a second-degree murder charge, booking records with the Bexar County Jail show. Miami-Dade Police Department Det. Chris Thomas told KSAT that he will be extradited back to Florida.

Miami suspect on the run for killing brother a year ago arrested in San Antonio, police say

Texas State

SAN ANTONIO – Calling all plant people! A new nursery specializing in rare and hard-to-find plants native to Texas is opening in San Antonio this April. The Nectar Bar announced earlier this month that it’s opening the city’s first all-Texas-native plant nursery at 10 a.m. on April 1.

Nectar Bar, specializing in rare and hard-to-find Texas plants, opening soon in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO – The number of cases involving children making some type of terroristic threat is becoming more common, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar. “Out in Schertz, recently, we had information of an important case that came to my attention where a third grader brought a gun to school,” said Salazar.

BCSO not taking any chances after boys threaten to bring guns to local school, sheriff says

Hop over to the Southside this April for a free egg hunt that is open to the public. Guardian House, a nonprofit organization committed to supporting families in the community, is hosting the event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 1 at Concepcion Park, located at 500 Theo Parkway. The egg hunt begins at 11 a.m.

Hop over to the Southside for free egg hunt, face painting and photos with Easter bunny

SAN ANTONIO – The South San Antonio ISD Board of Trustees voted 5-2 in favor of closing three campuses on Wednesday night. Kazen Middle School, Athens Elementary and Kindred Elementary will be closed as recommended by Superintendent Henry Yzaguirre. The board previously voted against closing those schools and West Campus High School in January.

South San Antonio ISD board votes to close 3 campuses

SAN ANTONIO – Fiesta fans can get pre-loved paper flowers that previously adorned Battle of Flowers Parade floats during a giveaway on Saturday morning. Organizers said hundreds of “gently worn” and handmade paper flowers will be available starting at 10 a.m. at the Battle of Flowers float warehouse, or “The Den,” at 306 Stafford St., near South New Braunfels Avenue and Interstate 35.

Fiesta fans can get free, handmade flowers from Battle of Flowers Parade floats on Saturday

Poteet, TX

POTEET – A sweet entertainment schedule has been released for the Poteet Strawberry Festival. South Texas favorites David Lee Garza y Los Musicales, Gary Hobbs, Conjunto Cats and Kevin Fowler are among the headliners for the festival, which will take place April 14-16. Here’s the schedule that was released...

Poteet Strawberry Festival releases lineup, schedule for 2023 event

Missouri State

Dripping Springs, TX

SAN ANTONIO – A Dripping Springs woman who embellished her Army veteran husband’s wartime injuries to carry out a lengthy fraud scheme was sentenced to nearly four years in prison by a federal judge in San Antonio on Thursday. Josephine Perez-Gorda, 40, must report to prison to begin...

Woman who embellished husband’s wartime injuries sentenced to nearly four years in prison

SAN ANTONIO – The U.S. Marshals Office said agents shot and killed 46-year-old a man wanted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon at a hotel west of downtown San Antonio on Friday. The shooting happened on the third floor of the parking garage at the DoubleTree hotel in...

US Marshals shoot and kill suspect in parking garage of downtown hotel, authorities say

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio’s very own Diego and Emilio Navaira Jr, the sons of Tejano music legend Emilio Navaira, are ready to bring their new music and sound to the Alamo City. The duo is set to perform their long-awaited rock album with their band “Ready Revolution.”...

Navaira brothers ready to rock out, perform long-awaited album with Ready Revolution

SAN ANTONIO – Three men stole boxes of vape pens from a smoke shop before leading a San Antonio police officer on a chase and crashing on Broadway on Friday morning, police said. San Antonio police said the incident happened before 5:30 a.m., when an officer responded to a...

3 suspects stole from smoke shop before leading officer on chase, crashing on Broadway, police say

Louisiana State

SAN ANTONIO – Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Lauren Daigle announced she will stop in San Antonio on “The Kaleidoscope Tour.”. Daigle is scheduled to perform at the AT&T Center on Dec. 2. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 31 at ATTCenter.com or on Ticketmaster.com. For...

Lauren Daigle brings Kaleidoscope Tour to AT&T Center in December

Atascosa County, TX

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man has been charged after human remains were found in a burn pit behind a home in Atascosa County, according to the sheriff’s office. Atascosa County Sheriff David Soward said Jeffery Lee Devorah, 43, was charged with the murder of his girlfriend, Tiffany Lynette Garza, 37.

Man charged in girlfriend’s death after remains found in burn pit, Atascosa County sheriff says

SAN ANTONIO – Beijing Express in the 8000 block of Marbach Road on the West Side got a nearly failing score of 70 on its latest health inspection last month. It was the latest in a long string of low scores, all of them in the 70s. You have to go all the way back to September 25, 2019, to find a score above 80. The business got an 82 on that inspection.

Behind the Kitchen Door: West Side Chinese restaurant gets low health score again

SAN ANTONIO – If you love elote then you’re going to want to check out the San Antonio Roasted Corn Festival this weekend. The free event will take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on March 25 and 26 at 7701 FM 1346, not far from the FM 1516 intersection on the city’s East Side.

Free Roasted Corn Festival is taking place this weekend in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO – Three burglars who San Antonio police say broke into a smoke shop and carted off armloads of smoking accessories Friday morning seem to have disappeared like a puff of smoke. Officers have not been able to find them, according to SAPD’s public information office. At...

Burglars leave trail of stolen vape pens, smoking accessories all along Broadway

SAN ANTONIO – Turn off your lights for one hour on Saturday and take part in one of the largest grassroots movements in the world. This year, Earth Hour will take place at 8:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, March 25 regardless of where you are in the world.

Earth Hour: Turn off your lights Saturday and help save the world

SAN ANTONIO – Two San Antonio men, each with lengthy criminal histories in Bexar County, are wanted on a combined eight felony warrants, court records obtained Friday by KSAT 12 show. Baltimore Carlos is currently wanted on two felony warrants for aggravated sexual assault of a child as well...

Have you seen these men? Duo wanted by law enforcement on a combined 8 felony warrants

SAN ANTONIO – Three San Antonio police officers were each handed suspensions totaling 30 days this year after fumbling two drunk driving crash investigations in the same night, discipline paperwork released to KSAT Investigates shows. The crashes occurred about 40 minutes apart and seven blocks from one another along...

Trio of SAPD officers suspended 30 days for fumbling two drunk driving crashes in a single night

SAN ANTONIO – A 20-year-old motorcyclist who was killed in a crash south of downtown on Monday morning has been identified. Jonathan Augustin Torres died at the scene of a crash at South Flores and Cassiano streets, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office. A preliminary report...

Motorcyclist killed in crash south of downtown identified by medical examiner’s office

SAN ANTONIO – A trial date has been scheduled for a man accused of starting a deadly fire that killed a San Antonio firefighter in 2017. In a hearing on Wednesday in the 186th District Court, the trial date for Emond Johnson was set for Sept. 18. Johnson is...

Trial for man accused in SAFD firefighter’s death scheduled for September 2023

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are searching for suspects in the murder of a 50-year-old man on the Northwest Side in late February. The victim, Kirk Dudley, was seen standing in a parking lot in the 3700 block of Fredericksburg Road around 8 p.m. on Feb. 23 when a dark-colored GMC truck entered the lot, and two people approached him.

Suspects sought in Northwest Side murder of 50-year-old man in February

Bexar County, TX

SAN ANTONIO – Two teenagers were arrested after deputies found several THC vape pens, spent shell casings and a fake gun inside a car that was parked on campus, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. BCSO said deputies saw the car parked at the Brennan High School...

Teens arrested for smoking THC vape pens on campus, having fake gun in car, BCSO says

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Scholarship honors the life of Robb Elementary victim Tess Mata

UVALDE – Tess Mata was supposed to be a bobcat just like her older sister, Faith, but instead was killed in her classroom at Robb Elementary...

Scholarship honors the life of Robb Elementary victim Tess Mata

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