Grandmother had turned her life around before she was killed by a driver charged with DWI

Family said Frances Carriaga Beacham was active in AA after struggling with alcohol for much of her life. She and her service dog were killed on Valentine’s Day. SAN ANTONIO — A grandmother and her service dog were both hit and killed by an accused drunk-driver, and family members say the victim had been working … Read more

18-year-old woman killed, 13-year-old girl injured in shooting SAPD says could be gang related

Police said a car pulled up to a downtown apartment complex, and the men inside exchanged words with people there before opening fire. SAN ANTONIO — An 18-year-old woman was killed and a 13-year-old girl was injured in a shooting downtown on Sunday afternoon, San Antonio police said. Police said that officers were sent to … Read more

San Antonio Brahmas drop opener at Alamodome, which will host the XFL’s championship game

XFL co-owner Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson made a big announcement at the game, saying that the XFL’s championship game will be held right here in San Antonio. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio has a new professional football team, and the Brahmas made their XFL debut at the Alamodome Sunday afternoon. XFL co-owner Dwayne “The Rock” … Read more

UIW athlete suspected of stabbing San Antonio mother, kidnapping young boy

The university has not made a statement beyond confirming MyRajah Rankin is a student-athlete with the track team. SAN ANTONIO — A track and field athlete with the University of the Incarnate Word is accused of kidnapping a 3-year-old child and stabbing his mother with a screwdriver in north San Antonio Thursday afternoon.  Police say … Read more

‘Abuse Of Officials Policy’ catching on nationwide

SAN ANTONIO — Last year the Texas Association of Sports Officials adopted their “Abuse Of Officials Policy” in order to protect referees. Now, the policy seems to be catching on nationwide. The policy says if the association gets three incident reports showing abuse towards officials which are then reviewed by the group’s council. If they … Read more