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Jasper coach shot and killed in San Antonio
KJAS Radio News has learned that Ayden Rose Burt, a volleyball and track teacher at Jasper High School has been shot and killed at a bar or club in San Antonio. Complete details are sketchy, but sources are reporting the incident occurred at the Smoke Skybar on Crockett Street early Tuesday morning and word is that Burt was not involved in any altercation or incident, but instead setting at a table when the bullet was fired from a passing vehicle.
Woman sentenced to 15 years in prison for stealing $108 million from government
SAN ANTONIO — Janet Yamanaka Mello was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday for stealing more than $1008million from the government. Mello was charged with five counts for mail fraud, four counts for filing a false tax return, and one count for aggravated identity theft. Mello performed a...
SAPD identifies suspect connected with deadly shooting of Sonic manager
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police identified a suspect connected with the fatal shooting of a Sonic Drive-In manager in early July on the Northwest Side of San Antonio. The shooting happened around 9:40 p.m. on July 7 at a Sonic restaurant in the 5500 block of Babcock Road, not far from Huebner Road and near the Medical Center area.
SAPD seeks tips after woman’s remains found in Northeast Side greenbelt
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police and Crime Stoppers are requesting help from the public to identify a suspect connected with the murder of a 30-year-old woman. Daniella Chavez was reported missing on March 30, 2016, from her home in the 2600 block of Northeast Loop 410. On September...
Caught on camera: Vandal on a rampage smashes plate glass from storefronts and vehicles in the medical center area
SAN ANTONIO — Mayhem in the medical center area started around 4 a.m. Tuesday. A surveillance camera at a business on Babcock Road near Louis Pasteur captured clear images of a man on a mission. The man, who can be seen in hospital type scrubs and socks, appears to...
Woman dies after being struck by pickup truck
SAN ANTONIO - A woman tragically died after being struck by a pickup truck on the city's East side. The accident happened around 6:00 am near the intersection of Rigsby and S. WW White Road. According to San Antonio Police, an SUV traveling east on Rigsby attempted to turn north...
Woman physically assaulted in theater at Santikos Palladium, SAPD says
SAN ANTONIO – Authorities are searching for a person who randomly assaulted a woman at Santikos Palladium, according to San Antonio police. The incident happened around 7 p.m. on July 15 in the 17700 block of Interstate 10 West. The victim told police she was inside a theater when...
Texas MAN Receives 30-year Federal SENTENCE for MOLESTING AND EXPLOITING 7-year-old
A Floresville, Texas, man will serve 30 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a 7-year-old child, the US Department of Justice announced in a news release. Floresville is approximately thirty miles southeast of San Antonio. According to court filings, Rodney Allan Felux, 45, sexually molested and exploited the girl...
Man gunned down back in 2023 after fight with woman's new boyfriend
SAN ANTONIO - Authorities need your help to bring a killer to justice. The victim in this case is 20-year-old Brandon Caldwell. The deadly shooting happened around 6:45 p.m. on Jan. 22 at the Ivy Apartments off Lavender Lane near South WW White Road. Police said Caldwell drove over to...
Texas utility mourns death of veteran lineman following electrocution
San Antonio utility CPS Energy is mourning the death of a veteran lineman who was electrocuted on Tuesday. CPS Energy confirmed the death of Clayton Kloesel, 32, who had spent the past 11 years working for the utility. In a statement, CPS Energy described Kloesel as a “skilled journeyman” and an active member of the utility’s lineman rodeo team. He leaves behind his wife and three sons.
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