Katharina Wagner will lead the Bayreuth Festival for 5 more years

BERLIN – The Bayreuth Festival in Germany announced on Tuesday that it is retaining Katharina Wagner as its director for another five years. Wagner, who turns 46 on May 21 and is a great-granddaughter of Richard Wagner, became co-head of the festival in September 2008, along with her half-sister Eva Wagner-Pasquier. Katharina then took over … Read more

‘I will do whatever it takes’: A mother’s year-long fight for survival and justice after brutal attack

SAN ANTONIO – A horrific attack a year ago left a family shattered. Mariah Gardner along with her children were brutally attacked on April 10, 2023. Her ex-husband is charged with the crime. For the past year, Gardner has opened up like no one has before, about what she has been through. She has taken … Read more

‘Feels unreal’ | Roofer mysteriously disappears on the job, family desperate for answers

Miguel Cansimbe, a soon-to-be father of four, was working in Spring Branch when he vanished. His wife spent Mother’s Day weekend frantically searching for him. SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio roofer mysteriously vanished from work on Friday, leaving his pregnant wife worried sick.  Miguel Cansimbe, 51, was last seen around 3 p.m. on May … Read more

‘I’m lost without him’ | Wife of Northside ISD employee who died after incident at school, calls for change

Alfred Jimenez’s death in February was ruled a homicide by the Medical Examiner’s Office. SAN ANTONIO — It has been more than three months since a Northside ISD employee was killed while doing his job. School leaders said Alfred Jimenez who was an instructional assistant with Brandeis High School, fell and hit his head while … Read more

TLU Softball continues historic streak with tenth consecutive NCAA Regional appearance

SEGUIN, Texas – Texas Lutheran University Softball held a watch party on campus Monday morning. The Bulldogs, who won the Southern Collegiate Conference Tournament Championship, are making their tenth straight NCAA Regional appearance. No. 9 Texas Lutheran will play in the NCAA Marshall Regional May 16-18. TLU will join Chapman, No. 2 East Texas Baptist, … Read more

‘Ruthless Attack’ | Crime Stoppers offering reward in killing of 4-year-old

Investigators are hoping this new effort will generate leads to capture two men the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is working to track down. SAN ANTONIO — Crime Stoppers of San Antonio is offering a new reward in the attack where a four-year-old girl was killed off Windsor Hollow. Investigators are hoping this new effort will … Read more