San Antonio City Council one step closer to nearly doubling their salaries

Current City Council members make $45,722 while the mayor makes $61,725. Those salaries have remained unchanged since 2015. SAN ANTONIO — On Monday, the group of volunteers tasked with researching and suggesting changes to the city charter – essentially the city’s rulebook – got one step closer to finalizing how much of a raise City … Read more

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, survivor urges community to ‘never forget’

Dozens of people gathered at Temple Beth-El for the solemn community observance on Monday. SAN ANTONIO — On Monday, many gathered at Temple Beth-El to remember millions of Jewish people who were murdered during the Holocaust. Guest speaker, Ivan Wilzig, detailed his father’s struggles after surviving Auschwitz.  Six candles were lit to symbolize the six … Read more

Houston surgical resident returns home after providing medical aid in Gaza

Abdullah Ghali, a Houston orthopedic surgery resident, went to Gaza to provide medical aid with a surgical care nonprofit organization. HOUSTON — A Houston surgical resident is back home after providing medical aid in Gaza for a week amid the Israel-Hamas war. Abdullah Ghali is an orthopedic surgical resident. He said he’d always known he … Read more

‘Someone is going to get hurt’ | South-side homeowner startled by teens playing with fake guns at night

The expecting mother said she worries a homeowner with a real gun is not going to realize the kids have fake guns and someone could get hurt. SAN ANTONIO — An expecting mother is voicing her concerns after she was startled by the sounds of gunfire outside her home Sunday night. Turns out, it was … Read more

It sounds like a gun, but it isn’t a gun. Here’s how the latest in police tech, BolaWrap, is used to detain suspects.

It sounds like a gun, but it isn’t a gun. It’s non-lethal, and police say it’s a game-changer when it comes to detaining suspects without use of force. SAN ANTONIO — It’s been referred to as a superhero-like tool being used in police takedowns.  An emerging technology called BolaWrap is being utilized by law enforcement … Read more

‘Truly a paradigm shift’: Seguin is deploying the latest in police tech to detain suspects. We put it to the test.

It sounds like a gun, but it isn’t a gun. It’s non-lethal, and police say it’s a game-changer when it comes to detaining suspects without use of force. SAN ANTONIO — It’s been referred to as a superhero-like tool being used in police takedowns.  An emerging technology called BolaWrap is being utilized by law enforcement … Read more