San Antonio rugby team hopes Team USA’s bronze medal spurs interest in the sport

SAN ANTONIO – It’s an old sport with tons of new interest in the United States: rugby. The new interest is largely thanks to the U.S. women’s rugby team, who are bringing home a bronze medal from the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. “Oh, I was definitely watching,” San Antonio Riveters player/coach Jess Tharp said. … Read more

City to start filling task force to review codes related to metal recyclers

SAN ANTONIO – Black smoke, big fires and a feeling of outright fear — that’s how neighbors have described living near certain recycling centers and salvage yards in San Antonio. “Somedays there’s beyond African dust in the air,” said Jeff Hunt, president of the Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association. Now, the city is building a task … Read more

3 hospitalized after rollover crash on North Side, police say

SAN ANTONIO – Three people were injured following a two-vehicle crash on the North Side, San Antonio police said. The crash occurred around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Madison Oak Drive and Stone Oak Parkway intersection. Recommended Videos According to police, two people were ejected from a vehicle after the crash. Three people, including … Read more

Man on trial for causing deadly crash can be heard blaming victim in body-cam footage shown to jury

SAN ANTONIO – A man on trial for causing a deadly crash two years ago was heard blaming the victim in body-worn camera footage from the night of the incident. Alexander Castro is charged with manslaughter and accused of driving over 90 miles per hour and causing a deadly wreck. In July 2022, a wrong-way … Read more

‘There’s no win’: Bandera landowners accuse solar company’s construction of killing fish, turtles

BANDERA, Texas – The rain is what ranchers pray for, but for landowner Andrew Bogar, the sediment he believes it carries is what he’s dreaded. “It’s a pretty horrific event to watch,” Bogar said. Bogar hoped his sprawling lot of land in Bandera would be his oasis. He said the Rio Lago solar farm being … Read more

WATCH LIVE: Kamala Harris to speak at Black sorority event in Houston

HOUSTON – Vice President Kamala Harris will give remarks Wednesday night in Houston at Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc.’s 60th International Biennial Boulé. You can watch a livestream of the event in the video player above at 7:15 p.m. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority is a historically Black organization with many chapters throughout the US. Harris … Read more