Family of six without a home after an overnight fire; Thieves steal thousands from Smashin Crab | KENS 5 News Now

Follow us here to get the latest top headlines with KENS 5 anchor Sarah Forgany every weekday! SAN ANTONIO — The National Weather Service is forecasting the coldest weather of the winter season to arrive in San Antonio during the weekend. The city and Bexar County are getting ready by preparing warming centers for residents … Read more

South Texas Blood and Tissue Center looks to raise blood supply through Commit 4 Compassion challenge

The South Texas Blood and Tissue Center is running low on blood. Officials with the center say they are only at a two-day supply of blood. Ideally, STBTC says they would like to be at a three-to-five-day supply. To help challenge the community to get out and donate, STBTC is starting the Commit 4 Compassion … Read more

Animal Care Services has ‘zero tolerance’ for pet owners neglecting animals during arctic blast

Since Sunday, leaders with ACS said they have received more than 400 animal neglect claims. SAN ANTONIO — Animal Care Services in San Antonio said it has “zero tolerance” for pet owners leaving their animals outside in the freezing cold. Since Sunday, leaders with ACS said they have received more than 400 animal neglect claims. … Read more

Chief McManus will brief City Council on 2023 crime data Tuesday

The chief will be talking about crimes described in three separate categories: Crimes against persons, crimes against property and crimes against society. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Police Chief William McManus will be briefing City Council on crime data over the last year on Tuesday. We did some digging and found police data published by … Read more

Mattress fire in unoccupied apartment believed to have been started by squatters

Officials say that many of the units are unoccupied and all of the empty units had signs of squatters. SAN ANTONIO — Officials believe that squatters may have started a fire in an unoccupied apartment just north of downtown near North Star Mall. San Antonio firefighters responded to the 8500 block of Wakefield Drive close … Read more

The wind chill is COLD this morning! Ever wonder why it exists and how it’s calculated?

Currently, we find ourselves dealing with single-digit and negative wind chill values in South Texas. So, it is only fitting that when it comes to understanding wind chill we start in Antarctica. Subscribe to the free Whatever the Weather newsletter for a weekly rundown from the KSAT Weather Authority. Let’s start with the history. The … Read more