In war saga ‘The Sympathizer,’ Vietnamese voices are no longer stuck in the background

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Vietnamese journalist-turned-filmmaker Phanxinê remembers exactly when he decided to make movies in his native country rather than Hollywood. It was in 2008 but it could have been a satirical scene out of the Vietnam Era-novel “The Sympathizer.” Someone from a movie studio visiting his University of Southern California film class told him his story pitch … Read more

Volunteers needed to place flags at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery for Memorial Day

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SAN ANTONIO – A nonprofit group is looking for volunteers to place miniature flags at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery to commemorate Memorial Day. The nonprofit, Flags For Fallen Vets, has signed up about 2,000 volunteers but about 1,000 more are needed to place an estimated 140,000 flags at the cemetery, said Morrison R. (Bob) … Read more

‘Significant leadership failure’: Uvalde Police Department’s rebranding aims to reshape agency

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UVALDE, Texas – A new initiative being rolled out by the new chief of the Uvalde Police Department calls for an agency rebranding following a “massive leadership failure” following the Robb Elementary shooting. A draft of what’s being called “The Guardian Initiative: Uvalde Police Department Rebranding” was shared with KSAT Investigates by a source familiar … Read more

Woman shot dead by Balcones Heights police after officers say she charged at them with homemade weapon

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Police said all efforts to stop the woman, including three tasings, were ineffective. SAN ANTONIO — The Balcones Heights Police Department said a woman was killed in an officer-involved shooting that took place Friday night. According to Balcones Heights Chief of Police John Jahanara, an officer observed a woman loitering on a private property and … Read more