Firefighters stop brush fire in Brackenridge Park, residents concerned about protecting the area

Park patrons say protecting the natural resource is important. SAN ANTONIO — After a small fire in the backwoods of Brackenridge Park late Wednesday, park lovers are talking about the importance of protecting one of the city’s premiere natural treasures. San Antonio firefighters said they were able to quickly extinguish a fire in an encampment … Read more

‘I want him to pay for what he did to my family’ | Texas family of 3 killed in wrong-way crash speak out

58-year-old Carl Galm was booked into the Kendall County Jail Wednesday on three manslaughter charges. SAN ANTONIO — A grandmother who lost three loved ones in a violent crash spoke with KENS 5 after police made an arrest in the case. Mary and John Herrera sat with one of their surviving grandchildren in the home … Read more

New Jersey woman allegedly scams hospitals with false identity switch

Taleah McKnight, 30, allegedly used multiple aliases to receive treatment for sickle cell anemia, which she did not have, at multiple hospitals in Lancaster County. LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A New Jersey woman has been accused of using multiple false identities to scam two Lancaster County hospitals out of more than $600,000 in medical services … Read more

Woman who was hit and killed trying to get her dog on I-35 in Dallas is identified, officials say

A crash involving a pedestrian closed I-35E in Dallas at 1 a.m., but lanes were re-opened by the morning rush hour. DALLAS — A woman who was hit and killed while trying to get her dog on Interstate 35 in Dallas on Wednesday morning has been identified, according to officials. Melanie Rachelle Dunahue, 35, died … Read more