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UPDATE: Missing San Antonio teen with intellectual disability found safe
SAN ANTONIO - An endangered missing persons alert has been issued for a 14-year-old boy with an intellectual disability. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office is searching for Marc Ortensie, who was last seen around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday along Beckwood Drive near Bulverde Road in North Bexar County. Marc is 5...
The American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Mission celebrates 30 years
The American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions is celebrating its 30th anniversary on Sunday. The nonprofit was originally founded in the 1990s as a way to bring home American Indian human remains. The Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation are descendents of the indigenous people who lived in South...
San Antonio Man Receives Life Sentence for Inflicting Severe Injuries on Infant
Yesterday, Bexar County saw justice served in a harrowing child abuse case as Frank Hughes, 36, was given a life sentence for severely injuring his 5-month-old child. According to FOX San Antonio, Hughes was found guilty of knowingly causing the injuries that left the child in a dire state. The...
Authorities ID man found dead in driveway of East Side home Sunday
SAN ANTONIO – A man who was found dead from multiple gunshots on Sunday has been identified. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office said Rashaad Ellison, 26, died in the 100 block of Canton St., not far from Saint James Street. A preliminary report from SAPD states officers...
Alert for teen with intellectual disabilities canceled
SAN ANTONIO — UPDATE. The alert has been cancelled after the missing 14-year-old teen was found safe. Authorities have issued an endangered missing persons alert for a missing 14-year-old boy with an intellectual disability. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office is searching for Marc Ortensie, who was last seen around...
Supporting surge in seniors: Alamo City to see 40% increase in retirees by 2040
SAN ANTONIO - The city of San Antonio is seeing a rise in retirees. We checked with local officials to see how prepared we are to care for residents 65 and up, on a city and county level. The U.S. Census Bureau says San Antonio's retirement-age population is the fastest...
Officials identify San Antonio teen who was found shot to death
A teenager found dead of multiple gunshot wounds in early July has been identified, Bexar County officials say. The shooting victim was 19-year-old Alexis Jose Vegas, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office. On July 1, Vegas was found lying on a grassy embankment in the 6200 block of U.S. 281. A witness reported seeing Vegas “not moving” and alerted emergency officials. Vegas was pronounced dead at the scene.
Executive order has migrants turning to coyotes to sneak them into the U.S.
The new Biden executive order is sending back thousands a day to Mexico. For many of those, the option is now to pay coyotes to sneak them into the US in dangerous situations. We spoke to the Sheriff of Bexar County, which includes the city of San Antonio, about a recent trafficking incident that could have gone wrong. We also spoke to Craig Larrabee, the Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations out of San Antonio, about the role HSI takes when they respond to Human Trafficking cases.
Off-duty SAPD officer arrested for terroristic threat of family
SAN ANTONIO — An off-duty San Antonio Police officer was arrested on Sunday on charges of terroristic threat of family, police say. Andrew Gonzalez has been with SAPD for eight years. The victim filed a police report with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday, July 14, and Gonzalez was arrested the same day.
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