Police charge director of Miss Nicaragua pageant with running ‘beauty queen coup’ plot

MEXICO CITY – Nicaraguan police said Friday they want to arrest the director of the Miss Nicaragua pageant, accusing her of intentionally rigging contests so that anti-government beauty queens would win the pageants as part of a plot to overthrow the government. The charges against pageant director Karen Celebertti would not be out of place … Read more

Woman found stabbed multiple times in rural Atascosa County, airlifted to San Antonio hospital

Authorities say they’re now searching for who dumped her. SAN ANTONIO — Authorities in Atascosa County say a young woman is “fighting for her life” after she was found stabbed multiple times in a wooded area Friday afternoon.  Captain Max Peralta of the Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) confirmed to KENS 5 they were investigating … Read more

SAPD: Officer hospitalized after southeast-side accident believed to have been caused by drunk driver

The unidentified officer is in stable condition as of Friday night. SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio police officer was hospitalized after a crash believed to have been caused by a drunk driver on the southeast side, authorities say.  The unidentified officer was responding to a burglary call and driving through the intersection of Presa … Read more