Southwest Side scrap yard reaches agreement with city, avoids license revocation

SAN ANTONIO – Monterrey Iron and Metal says it has come to an agreement with the City of San Antonio after the city threatened to revoke its recycling license. The city said the Southwest Side salvage yard had multiple code violations. Recommended Videos Monterrey Iron said the company met code compliance requirements, and a resolution … Read more

WATCH LIVE: Uvalde CISD hosts school safety, security meeting

The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District is hosting a safety and security meeting Thursday afternoon. Agenda items for the meeting will include public comment, feedback on safety concerns around open access to facilities after school and responses to recommendations made in the DOJ report published earlier this year. KSAT has a crew at the meeting … Read more

San Antonio airport to get 420 pound ‘autonomous security robot’

San Antonio – It’s a few guns shy of RoboCop, but the San Antonio International Airport thinks a nearly 5′ 5″ tall, 420-pound “autonomous security robot” will help improve its security. The San Antonio City Council agreed Thursday to lease a K5 robot from California-based company, Knightscope, to check on alarms set off by opened … Read more

VIDEO: New species of green anaconda discovered in the Amazon in Brazil

Scientists have discovered a new species of green anaconda in the Amazon in Brazil. A video that you can watch at the top of this article shows Dutch biologist Dr Freek Vonk swimming alongside a 26-foot southern green anaconda (Eunectes murinus). The newly discovered species is the northern green anaconda (Eunectes akayima). Credit for the … Read more

Mid-century modern homes are time capsules

SAN ANTONIO – Driving the serpentine streets of Shearer Hills/Ridgeview is like looking through a retro lens. “I was flabbergasted. I was like, ‘Wow, look at all these beautiful mid-century modern homes,’” said Andrea Duarte, recalling the time she was making the move from a big city apartment to San Antonio. “It had that very … Read more

Flood risk remains high for parts of Shearer Hills/Ridgeview neighborhood

SAN ANTONIO – The Shearer Hills/Ridgeview neighborhood is centrally located in San Antonio, but it’s that location that also puts those who live there in a precarious position. It sits next to Olmos Basin and lies in the Olmos Creek watershed. Additionally, urbanization has occurred around the neighborhood’s edges, increasing the flood risk. Flooding has … Read more