‘The biggest thing is keeping your dogs inside, during the fireworks’ | Animal rescuers say to have a plan for your pets this NYE holiday

Advocates say hundreds of pets will get lost during the firework celebrations, and many will die in the streets. SAN ANTONIO — Animal rescuers say that New Year’s Day, along with the day after the 4th of July, are a rescuers worst nightmare. They say hundreds of dogs will run away, and many will die … Read more

State vehicle inspections go away for most drivers Jan. 1 while negatively impacting local inspection businesses

Official Inspection Station has been forced to go from eight to two stations while laying off at least a dozen employees. SAN ANTONIO — Starting Wednesday, non-commercial drivers in Texas will no longer need to get their annual safety inspection for vehicle registration, which comes after lawmakers passed legislation in 2023 doing away with the … Read more

Ongoing outage forces Texas DPS to close driver’s license offices until Thursday

Texas DPS driver’s license offices closed Monday due to a system outage. HOUSTON — An outage impacted Texas Department of Public Safety offices across the state on Monday. “DPS is currently experiencing an outage that is impacting driver license offices statewide,” DPS said in a post on social media around 3 p.m. Monday.  Due to … Read more

‘This entire property is my childhood home’ | San Antonio woman loses 3 homes in a fire as she searches for her missing dog

Childhood memories, cars and shelter have been reduced to rubble after a fire devastates a family ahead of the new year. SAN ANTONIO — After losing everything Brieanna Schroth is asking for the community’s help with something she feels is irreplaceable. “We lost my grandparents’ house which my grandfather worked from his own hands, blood … Read more

$600K in jewelry stolen from Dallas store after suspects bust glass cases, police say

Surveillance footage shared by the owner of the store showed at least four suspects stealing from jewelry cases at the El Rancho Supermarket around 4:40 p.m. DALLAS — Several suspects are accused of stealing around $600,000 in jewelry from a Dallas store Sunday afternoon, police said. The incident happened at the El Rancho Supermercado in … Read more

‘Whoa!’: Suspects accused of stealing $600K of jewelry from Dallas store, police say

Surveillance footage shared by the owner of the store showed at least four suspects stealing from jewelry cases at the El Rancho Supermarket around 4:40 p.m. DALLAS — Several suspects are accused of stealing around $600,000 in jewelry from a Dallas store Sunday afternoon, police said. The incident happened at the El Rancho Supermercado in … Read more

DPS system failure leaves Texans without crucial online services

Texas DPS driver’s license offices closed Monday due to a system outage. HOUSTON — An outage impacted Texas Department of Public Safety offices across the state on Monday. “DPS is currently experiencing an outage that is impacting driver license offices statewide,” DPS said in a post on social media around 3 p.m. Monday.  Due to … Read more