Hard freeze Saturday morning, rain chances increase late this weekend

Thursday night’s cold front has sent cooler air back into South Central Texas. Another hard freeze is expected by Saturday morning, then attention turns to increasing rain chances early next week. Key Points Friday morning’s gusty winds will subside a bit in the afternoon with highs cooler than Thursday, near 50 degrees A hard freeze … Read more

Two SAISD district leaders resign following ‘system failures’ that led to school closures

SAN ANTONIO – SAISD Superintendent Jaime Aquino told staff members in a memo that “Apologies aren’t enough” for the human error and faulty equipment that led to a district-wide shutdown this week — it’s cost two district leaders their jobs. Aquino said he accepted the resignations of Ken Thompson, Deputy Superintendent of Operations, and Mike … Read more

Cibolo police officer fires weapon during scuffle with suspects behind convenience store

CIBOLO, Texas – Cibolo police are investigating after an officer fired his service weapon during a scuffle with suspects behind a convenience store. A Cibolo PD spokesperson said officers were called out to the Pic-N-Pac convenience store for reports that a man was displaying some concerning behavior at one of the store’s gas pumps. When … Read more

Woman arrested for arson, accused of lighting fires at cousin’s home in dispute over man

SAN ANTONIO – A woman was arrested for arson nearly three years after she is alleged to have committed the crime. Shane Benton, 32, is charged with arson of a habitation/place of assembly for an incident in April of 2021. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Benton and her cousin were dating the same man. … Read more

Wrong-way driver crashes head-on into sedan on Northwest Side, SAPD says

SAN ANTONIO – A driver is being assessed for a possible DWI following a head-on vehicle crash on the city’s Northwest Side early Friday morning, according to San Antonio police. The crash happened around 2:30 a.m. on Interstate 10, just before Vance Jackson Road. According to police, officers had received a call about a wrong-way … Read more