Former South Texas HS football player who tackled referee avoids jail sentence, pleads no contest

A former South Texas high school football player who tackled a referee in 2020 after being ejected from a Texas high school football game pleaded no contest to a charge of assault-causing bodily injury on Tuesday morning, according to CBS 4 News Rio Grande Valley. Emmanuel Duron, 22, will spend a year on community supervision. … Read more

Vintage clothes sale leads to teen robbed and shot; Sheriff makes example of street racers | KENS 5 News Now

Follow us here to get the latest top headlines with KENS 5 anchor Sarah Forgany every weekday! SAN ANTONIO — Police arrested a man who allegedly threatened to shoot his child’s mother in a Walmart parking lot, according to arrest paperwork. An affidavit says he pointed a gun at her after she put their baby … Read more

Pelican Island Causeway closed in both directions due to barge hitting the bridge, city of Galveston confirms

The bridge connects the north side of Galveston Island just west of the Port of Galveston with the south side of Pelican Island. GALVESTON, Texas — A barge hit the Pelican Island Causeway Bridge leading to a closure this morning, according to the city of Galveston. This happened just before 10 a.m. Crews from the … Read more