SAN ANTONIO – The high water is gone, but the memory of being rescued from it is still fresh for one San Antonio family. The family was one of at least seven reported calls police say they responded to along 151 between Sunday night and Monday morning. “How dark it is — there’s no way … Read more
Edgewood ISD officer Tina Egleston is sedated with broken ribs and a severe brain injury. Her family says she was helping strangers who ran out of gas. SAN ANTONIO — An Edgewood ISD School Police Officer is in a fight for her life. Tina Egleston is sedated with broken ribs and a severe brain injury. … Read more
Some survivors say recent hiring decisions by city officials felt like a slap in the face. AUSTIN, Texas — Austin leaders spent Tuesday apologizing to more than a dozen survivors of sexual assault. City officials issued an apology to 15 survivors who had their cases mishandled by the Austin Police Department. But leading up to … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – A team of volunteers spent hours walking the streets and heading into encampments Tuesday, looking to make contact with San Antonio’s unhoused community. Dominic Yanes gave his team a quick walkthrough on approaching the homeless encampments gracefully and respectfully. Yanes is one of 74 team leaders who will be leading 400-plus volunteers … Read more
NEW YORK – Christopher Nolan was still sleeping when his film, “Oppenheimer,” landed a leading 13 Academy Awards nominations Tuesday. Emma Thomas, Nolan’s wife and producing partner, roused him after a flurry of congratulatory messages came through on her phone. “Don’t take it as being blase,” Nolan told The Associated Press, laughing. “We just didn’t … Read more
The Garland police and fire departments responded to the crash in the 1700 block of N. Jupiter Road shortly before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. GARLAND, Texas — A driver believed to be experiencing a medical episode while driving lost control of his Buick LeSabre at the intersection of Fieldcrest Drive and Jupiter Road in Garland Tuesday, … Read more
The boy’s mother also is due to stand trial. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Ezekiel Ramirez was sentenced to 50 years in prison Tuesday in the death of 4-year-old Knox Longoria. He plead guilty to first-degree murder, after the jury found that he had caused the boy’s death by hitting him either with his hand or … Read more