SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Fire Department Chief Charles Hood is slated to announce his retirement, multiple SAFD sources confirmed to KSAT Wednesday. City Manager Erik Walsh announced Hood’s sudden change of employment status after KSAT’s report. Hood, the city’s first African American fire chief, has led a department with more than 1,900 employees and … Read more
If you’re an all-day coffee drinker or you immediately go back for a second cup, you want your coffee hot. But zapping it in a microwave can change the flavor. Consumer Reports tested several products to see which will keep your coffee hot the longest. In CR testing, products from well-known brands, including Yeti and … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – A 6-year-old girl is dead, and a family member of the victim is in custody after officers arrived at a chaotic scene on the Southwest Side, according to San Antonio police. Police were called just after 3 p.m. Wednesday for a disturbance involving a child in the 13000 block of Watson Road … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – A crash involving a Bexar County Sheriff’s Office van sent two people, including a prisoner, to the hospital Wednesday morning. The crash occurred just after 10:30 a.m. at the Highway 90 and Loop 1604 intersection. According to a BCSO spokesperson, a BCSO van was transporting a prisoner traveling westbound when it collided … Read more
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – A San Antonio police officer was fired late last year, months after records showed he groped a woman and damaged a home in New Braunfels while intoxicated. Officer Jeremias Duque Jr., a four-year veteran of SAPD, was handed an indefinite suspension on Nov. 30. Duque, while at a home in New … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – The new year will be a busy one at the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center. There are more than a dozen cases KSAT 12 News will be watching closely. Here’s a breakdown of those cases: Jilson Avelar-Rodriguez Jilson Avelar-Rodriguez’s capital murder trial to begin on Jan. 12 (KSAT 12 News) This is a capital … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Wondering what to do with your live Christmas tree after the holidays? The City of San Antonio’s Solid Waste Management Department will be operating four recycling centers in January for customers to recycle their live Christmas trees. Even though trees are biodegradable over time, recycling keeps them out of the landfill. Here … Read more