A prolonged contest to succeed Ron Nirenberg as San Antonio mayor reaches the finish line Saturday night. SAN ANTONIO — The prolonged race for San Antonio mayor might end up being a close one. With polls now closed in the Alamo City and early votes tabulated, Gina Ortiz Jones has staked an early – but … Read more
Four City Council seats are up for grabs Saturday, including District 1, where incumbent Sukh Kaur is fighting for a second term. SAN ANTONIO — When the results from this month’s runoff election are counted, San Antonio won’t just find out who its next mayor will be, but also who will join them in City Hall. … Read more
The 5-2 second favorite won in 2 minutes, 0.69 seconds, beating Preakness Stakes winner Journalism by three lengths. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Sovereignty bested Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch to win the 157th Belmont Stakes, the second hosted at Saratoga. Sovereignty and jockey Junior Alvarado traversed the field of eight on a … Read more
George Macias’s family is seeking answers after his body was found at Woodlawn Lake in late May. SAN ANTONIO — A family is seeking answers after George Macias’s body was found at Woodlawn Lake in late May. The medical examiner and authorities have yet to determine what caused his death, but his family isn’t giving … Read more
A 23-year-old Abilene man was being pulled on a tube when he was struck by a vessel’s propeller, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said. PALO PINTO COUNTY, Texas — A 23-year-old Abilene man died Friday after being hit by a vessel’s propeller while tubing on Possum Kingdom Lake, officials told WFAA. The Texas Parks and … Read more
MATAGORDA COUNTY, Texas — Early Saturday morning, a potentially dangerous situation unfolded in East Matagorda Bay when a family was fishing on the shore, and their boat’s anchor lost hold. The boat drifted away with a child still aboard. According to the Matagorda County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred near the old Brown Cedar Cut, … Read more
A METRORail incident led to three hospitalizations after civilian mace was sprayed on the Red Line in Houston. HOUSTON — Three people were taken to a hospital after someone sprayed mace on board a METRORail Wednesday afternoon, according to METRO officials. It happened around 1:40 p.m. on the Red Line on Preston Street in downtown … Read more