“Dr. Candice Matthews, stay out of our business with DFPS and HHSC ‘N-word’. If you don’t, we will use this rope and drag you like James Byrd,” the letter read. SPRING, Texas — Dr. Candice Matthews wears many hats in her community from being an activist, to State Chair of the Texas Coalition of Black Democrats. … Read more
The mother identified one of the two suspects as 18-year-old Mikey Valdez. SAN ANTONIO — A mother is identifying one of the two people killed Saturday night at the Historic Market Square as 18-year-old Mikey Valdez. San Antonio police said Valdez shot at a 20-year-old man, then ran from police. His mother, Gabrielle Rodriguez, said … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Kevin said SAMMinistries has given him stability while experiencing homelessness. “I had a bad thing with my life,” Kevin, who asked us not to share his last name, said. “But right now, I want to progress and stay good.” Kevin’s goal is to find permanent affordable housing, but he said that’s hard … Read more
Student protesters in Storrs allege that the university is complicit in the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and contributed to militarism around the globe. STORRS, Conn. — Up to 300 UConn students launched a Gaza Solidarity Encampment Thursday evening to protest UConn’s “complicity in the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and its shameful contributions to militarism … Read more
“One second, if they waited one second to turn, it could have saved my mom’s life,” said Selina Angel. SAN ANTONIO — On Sunday, Apr. 21 Gracelia Angel was walking on a sidewalk in the 9800 block of Potranco Road, when her family says a car accident pushed one of the cars onto the sidewalk, … Read more
As temperatures change, scorpions begin to pop up everywhere, especially at your house. Here’s how you can protect your home from the critters. SAN ANTONIO — Typically, scorpion season is from July to August but some homeowners are already seeing the critters creep into their homes. KENS 5 spoke with Scorpion Pest Elimination LLC to see … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Sunday brought several rounds of rain and thunderstorms to parts of South Texas. Minus a few pockets of hail seen in photos from KSAT Connect (and also shown below), many of Sunday’s storms dropped needed and welcomed rain around the San Antonio area. Here’s a look at rainfall totals from official observation … Read more