A man was detained at the scene of a house fire where an older woman was found dead. Relatives say he was her son.

The San Antonio neighbor affectionately nicknamed “Martha Stewart” by those who knew her was found dead by fire crews Tuesday morning. Author: Meredith Haas, Andrea Carden, Sue Calberg Published: 6:54 AM CDT May 20, 2025 Updated: 8:41 PM CDT May 20, 2025 SAN ANTONIO — A fire ripped through an east-side home Tuesday morning where … Read more

SA teen accused of plotting school mass shooting linked to 2023 apartment arson

Surveillance footage showed the 13-year-old walking into a San Antonio apartment complex’s storage room before flames sparked. SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio teenager charged with terrorism who allegedly planned to carry out a mass shooting at Rhodes Middle School is just 13 years old, but he’s already establishing a criminal history. The boy was … Read more

San Antonio teen accused of plotting school mass shooting, linked to 2023 apartment arson

Surveillance footage showed the 13-year-old walking into a northwest side apartment complex’s storage room. Smoke and flames later spread to apartment units. SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio teenager charged with terrorism who allegedly planned to carry out a mass shooting at a local middle school, was accused of setting an apartment complex on fire … Read more

Texas man is executed 13 years to the day of a North Texas store robbery in which he set a clerk on fire

Matthew Johnson, who testified he did not intend to kill the elderly clerk, received the death penalty in 2013. GARLAND, Texas — Death row inmate Matthew Johnson is scheduled to be executed Tuesday evening for killing a woman he set on fire during a robbery in 2012 in what will be Texas’ fourth execution this … Read more