‘A high and a low’ | Man who saved woman struggling in San Jacinto River later learned a man didn’t survive

James Edwards became emotional when talking about the woman he saved on Sunday and the man who drowned. BAYTOWN, Texas — Two women were rescued from the San Jacinto River Sunday, but a man who tried to save them didn’t survive. The drowning happened at Xteme Offroad Park and Beach in Crosby. We spoke to … Read more

Secret Service agent accidentally shoots himself; expected to survive

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Secret Service (USSS) agent accidentally shot and injured himself Saturday evening. He is expected to survive. According to USSS, the agent was on duty during the “negligent discharge” while he was handling his weapon shortly before 8 p.m. in the area of 32nd and Fessenden streets Northwest. His injuries were not … Read more

‘Even till the end, they were still together’ | Loved ones mourn loss of two SA sisters who died in bus crash in Mexico

The crash happened on Sunday, September 8, a few hours north of Monterrey, Mexico. SAN ANTONIO — A family is grappling with the sudden loss of two San Antonio sisters who they said died in a charter bus crash while traveling home from Mexico. The crash happened on Sunday, September 8 a few hours north … Read more

‘I was meant to do this’ | SA doctor continues fight against pediatric cancer after her own childhood battle

A local physician reflected on her own battle with leukemia when she was 12-years-old and how it inspired her career. SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio doctor is answering the call. Dr. Lorimar Ramirez knows first-hand of the fight her patients are going through.  September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and the physician at Methodist … Read more

Safety tips for parents after 3 children with autism drown in the Houston area this summer

A 5-year-old in Cypress, a 7-year-old in the Humble area and a 12-year-old girl in Fulshear wandered away from their homes and drowned in the last three months. HOUSTON — Three Houston-area children with autism have wandered away from their homes and drowned this summer.  The most recent case happened on Sunday, Sept. 22, in … Read more

Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed asks for DNA evidence to be retested

Reed was sentenced to death in 1998 for raping and killing 19-year-old Stacey Stites in Bastrop County. AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas death row inmate’s fight for exoneration took his case to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Monday.  Rodney Reed and his team want additional DNA testing that they believe … Read more