Car towed with 5-year-old girl inside, SAPD says; tow truck driver under investigation

Police say the car was legally towed from a private parking lot in north San Antonio on Monday morning. SAN ANTONIO — A tow truck driver could be criminally charged after San Antonio police said he towed a woman’s car with her young girl still inside from a north-side lot. Officials with the San Antonio … Read more

‘It’s scary’ | Neighbors say wild hogs are taking over east-side park in San Antonio

A large groups of feral pigs rooting around backyards were caught on camera. SAN ANTONIO — If you listen closely in the quiet eastern backwoods of Martin Luther King Park you can hear them snorting and grunting. Lots of pigs. A recent social media post on the NextDoor app blew up with comments when a … Read more

UIW student volunteers assist with Light The Way preparations ahead of the holiday season

The tradition starts by checking over one million bulbs in every strand and replacing broken ones. SAN ANTONIO — Temperatures are just barely starting to cool down from the peak of summer, but dozens of volunteers are already skipping ahead to the Christmas season as they prepare for one of the San Antonio’s biggest holiday … Read more

‘Coach Cooks’: How Cowboys WR Brandin Cooks is playing a key role in more than one way

Cooks is still producing numbers — like his touchdown in Sunday’s opener — but he’s also a veteran leader. DALLAS — When veteran players, such as Brandin Cooks, reach the rightful age of 30, coaches are certainly taking note. “You know you want to start being smart with them,” Cowboys Offensive Coordinator Brian Schottenheimer told … Read more

Tyreek Hill was not ‘immediately cooperative’ with officers during stop, police union says

The incident quickly went viral just hours before the Dolphins kicked off their season Sunday. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins was handcuffed and placed face down on the ground by police during a traffic stop because he was not “immediately cooperative” with officers, the president of the South Florida police union … Read more