KENS 5 is tracking the flood siren funding that local leaders in the Hill Country are still waiting on. AUSTIN, Texas — Ingram City Councilman Ray Howard wants flood sirens installed for his community as soon as possible. He still remembers seeing people swept away in the horrible flooding on July 4 that killed more … Read more
The family of Ricardo Ortega, a father of four killed outside a west-side Walgreens, pleads for justice as Crime Stoppers offers a $5,000 reward. SAN ANTONIO — The family of a father of three gunned down outside a west-side Walgreens is pleading for justice as investigators continue searching for his killer. For the first time, … Read more
A victim was found with several lacerations that required 30 stitches after allegedly being attacked by a machete-wielding man. BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 67-year-old man accused of attacking a man with a machete outside of a local food mart. On Aug. 16, BCSO responded to the Talley … Read more
A rare donor exchange involving strangers saved a San Antonio couple’s lives through a liver transplant. SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio couple who first shared their love story on Valentine’s Day returned to University Hospital Friday afternoon for a surprise reveal: the liver transplant that saved their lives was part of a rare donor … Read more
A Bexar County jury convicted R.C. Curtis III of murdering his wife’s grandmother, Paula Boyd, in a retrial. SAN ANTONIO — Nearly a decade after the killing of a San Antonio woman reported missing when she didn’t show up to work at H-E-B, a man is heading to prison after being convicted of her murder. … Read more
Alvarado is no stranger to filibusters. To delay a voting rights vote in 2021, she stood and spoke for more than 15 hours. AUSTIN, Texas — It’s going to be a long night in the Texas Senate. That’s according to Sen. Carol Alvarado of Houston, who posted to social media that she plans to filibuster … Read more
According to authorities, the child was reunited with their father about an hour after sheriff’s deputies made the discovery. SAN ANTONIO — Bexar County authorities say a toddler believed to be 2 to 3 years old was reunited with his father an hour after the child was found alone and wearing just a diaper at … Read more