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Flood Advisory ends after pop-up showers dampen San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO — A day after summer storms dumped half an inch of much-needed rain in the Alamo City, more pop-up showers moved through the San Antonio area Wednesday afternoon and evening. A Flood Advisory previously in effect for Bexar County has now expired, and more rain can't be...
Spectrum Outage Disrupts 911 Services and Affects Multiple Agencies in San Antonio Area
A statewide Spectrum outage wreaked havoc on essential services in Bexar County yesterday afternoon, impacting access to 911 calls and causing disruptions across various agencies in the San Antonio area. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office warned through social media, "If you have phone service provided by SPECTRUM, you will not be able to call 911," citing a compromised tower in Houston, battered by the storm, that resulted in internet service outages in that region, this information was discussed by the San Antonio Report.
Parents arrested for injury to 4-month-old child, BCSO says
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – A mother and father were arrested Wednesday on separate felony charges in connection with an injury to a child, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar. Salazar said the couple was arrested Wednesday without incident at a home in the 10000 block of Rockport Street...
'Please just come forward': 15-year-old survives hit and run, investigators still searching for the driver
SAN ANTONIO — A 15-year-old was seriously hurt after a hit and run Monday night and now his mom is hoping the driver comes forward. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said it happened around 9:15 p.m. off Windfield Path near North Foster Road. The teen’s mother, Claudia Gutierrez...
Bexar County set to open applications for gun safety research funding this week
SAN ANTONIO – Big Mama’s Safe House has a simple mission, but it’s one that’s tough to tackle. “Whether you’re a gun owner or not, we want to educate everyone on safety,” Big Mama’s Safe House executive director Rosemary Williams said. “We want to invest in our children and the safety of our children.”
DA formally charges District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte with DWI, records show
SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office has formally charged District 10 City Councilman Marc Whyte with driving while intoxicated more than six months after his initial arrest on suspicion, according to online court records. Whyte, who represents the Northeast Side of the city, was pulled...
Bexar County experiments with paying to find and register new voters ahead of presidential election
Several of Texas’ large urban counties have a new plan to boost voter participation ahead of the 2024 presidential election: hiring an outside company to find and register new voters. It’s the latest chapter in the ongoing battle between counties that want to make voting easier and a state...
District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte charged with DWI
The Bexar County District Attorney’s office on Wednesday afternoon charged District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte with driving while intoxicated. Whyte was arrested by the San Antonio Police Department’s DWI unit on Dec. 29, 2023 after the officer said he was speeding and changing lanes without signaling on the North Side, near Interstate 410 and U.S. Highway 281.
Bexar County Sheriff: Von Ormy couple arrested after 4-month-old hospitalized with brain injury
SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — The parents of a 4-month-old baby have been arrested for injuring the child. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar says Von Ormy residents Andrea Esmerelda Mena and Jacobo Jimenez Sanchez, both 26-years-old, were arrested Wednesday afternoon. Their baby was taken to Children’s Hospital in San...
Here are some places to find free books in far south Bexar County
SAN ANTONIO – In a world of technology, books are sometimes set aside. That’s a slippery slope, seeing as how simply having physical books in a home can alter a child’s future. A National Assessment of Educational Progress study showed that kids who have print reading materials...
Bexar County DA formally charges San Antonio City Councilman Marc Whyte with DWI
SAN ANTONNIO (KTSA News) — A San Antonio City Councilman has been officially charged with DWI nearly 7 months after he was arrested. That’s according to a report from KSAT 12. District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte was pulled over in late December for speeding and not signaling for...
Bexar County couple facing charges for suspected repeated abuse of 4-month-old girl
SAN ANTONIO — A Von Ormy couple is in custody and facing charges for repeatedly abusing their 4-month-old baby, resulting in serious injuries, Sheriff Javier Salazar said. Salazar said the baby’s biological parents, 26-year-old Jacobo Jimenez Sanchez and 26-year-old Andrea Esmeralda Mena, were arrested after two incidents in May led authorities to suspect the baby was being hurt at their residence in the 1000 block of Rockport Road.
‘Bulging cranium’: San Antonio-area parents arrested after 4-month-old diagnosed with brain bleed
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has arrested the parents of a 4-month-old girl after she was found to have a brain bleed during a hospital visit in May. Sheriff Javier Salazar said Jacobo Sanchez, 26, and Andrea Mena, 26, were arrested Wednesday without incident. Sanchez was charged with injury to a child causing serious bodily injury, a first-degree felony, and Mena with endangering a child, a state jail felony.
DA's office charges Council Member Marc Whyte with DWI more than 6 months after arrest
The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday charged Council Member Marc Whyte with driving while intoxicating — more than six months after a San Antonio police officer pulled him over on a North Side. Whyte, 44, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving the night of Dec....
San Antonio Faces Rising COVID-19 Cases Amid Reduced Data Reporting and New Variant Concerns
As San Antonio confronts a surge in COVID-19 cases, the city faces a conundrum — reduced data and no longer a real-time health response dashboard. Confirmed cases in Bexar County are on the increase, but as of March, COVID-19 is no longer a Texas Notifiable Condition. According to a report by the San Antonio Report, this means healthcare providers are not mandated to inform the Metropolitan Health District of new cases.
Bexar County commissioners honor film about Marine who died in Afghanistan
Corporal Jorge “JV” Villarreal Jr. was a U.S. Marine from the West Side of San Antonio. Villareal enlisted in 2008, and his story is the focus of the “American Sons” film. Bexar County Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores presented a proclamation during Tuesday’s commissioners court meeting declaring July...
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