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Two suspects are charged with third-degree rape and two others with being principals to third-degree rape for alleged crimes against LSU student Madison Brooks.

Madison Brooks, 19, died from "multiple traumatic injuries" after she was hit by car in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Jan. 15, shortly after the LSU sophomore was allegedly raped

Four people face charges in connection to the rape of Madison Brooks, a 19-year-old student fatally struck by a ride-share vehicle afterward, authorities say.

Madison Brooks, a 19-year-old LSU student, died after she was struck by a car in East Baton Rouge Parish early on Jan. 15. She posthumously donated several organs.

Madison Brooks, 19, was last seen leaving a bar before she was allegedly sexually assaulted and died after being hit by a car.

Deputies arrested four males in connection with the rape of LSU student Madison Brooks, who was hit and killed by a car. The victim died at a hospital on Jan. 15.

A fire weather watch has been issued for much of Deep South Texas from Tuesday afternoon through evening, the National Weather Service reports.

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The Texas Department of Transportation encourages residents living in its Pharr District, which includes Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr, Willacy and Zapata counties, to participate in a survey pertaining to bicycle needs in the area.

Soli Organic is building an indoor farming facility at Brooks that will annually produce up to 5 million pounds of herbs and leafy greens.

The BBC speaks to a striking worker on the picket line and someone choosing to work on strike day.

A multimillion-dollar indoor organic farm will soon sprout up in southeast San Antonio.

March of Dimes' annual report on infant and maternal health drops the U.S. from a C- to a D+, citing a 15-year high in the preterm birth rate. But it also offers some encouraging signs and solutions.

Taylor Parker, 29, was sentenced to death on Wednesday for murdering a woman in October 2020 and cutting the victim's unborn baby out of her womb.

The shortage of Black donors is forcing Black women to make an agonizing choice: Choose a donor of another race or buy sperm from unregulated online groups.

DALLAS (AP) — A man charged with killing 22 elderly women in the Dallas area over a two-year span was found guilty Friday in one of their deaths — his second murder conviction.With the verdict, Billy [San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

The city of Fort Myers deemed the Fort Myers Yacht Basin unsafe and uninhabitable and is closing it to the public, including 40 liveaboards.

A prosecutor says he plans to present DNA evidence linking a man accused of killing 22 elderly women in the Dallas area and stealing jewelry and valuables to one of the deaths.

A man who has been charged with killing 22 women in the Dallas area is set to go on trial in the death of an 87-year-old woman.

Two new, internationally inspired ventures are opening in the Alamo City, and longtime drinkery Broadway 5050 is getting a revamp.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A jury acquitted a former Texas police officer of criminally negligent homicide Monday after a gunshot meant for a menacing dog instead killed a woman whose welfare he had bee[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

A jury has acquitted a former Texas police officer of criminally negligent homicide after a gunshot meant for a menacing dog instead killed the woman who owned it.

"It always feels like we're drowning, and as soon as we come up for air, we're pushed back under again." Richelle Brooks, a principal in South LA, said.

The 27-year-old was shot after a struggle with two officers who were trying to arrest him.

Sheila D. Brooks was motivated by her mother, who walked away from a Mississippi cotton field at age 13 to start a new life.

You just witnessed Garth Brooks shake AT&T Stadium. Did you enjoy the show? Garth wants to know.

Debt lawsuits — a byproduct of America's medical debt crisis — can ensnare not only patients but also those who help sick and older people be admitted to nursing homes, a KHN-NPR investigation finds.

Find deals on Amazon on men's and women's running shoes and slippers ahead of Amazon Prime Day.

Pulitzer winner Geraldine Brooks’s latest book is a sweeping tale that uses the true story of a famous 19th-century racehorse to explore the roots and legacy of enslavement

President Biden has no public events on his schedule Thursday. He said Wednesday that he will soon travel to Uvalde, Tex., to meet families of the children killed in the mass shooting there.

Former president Donald Trump's efforts to play GOP kingmaker will be tested in Georgia, where he is backing a Republican challenger to heavily favored Gov. Brian Kemp.

A Pluckers is in the works for the Brooks community. It’s set to open sometime during the first quarter of 2023.

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University of Mary Washington sophomore Kinsey Brooks picked up her third seventh-place finish of the NCAA Division III swimming championships Saturday night.

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Essayist Colette Brooks wants us to slow down and pay attention to the past.

A quarter of full-time employees were still working exclusively from home in December 2021, according to Gallup. Now companies are starting to call them back to the office at least a few days a week.

A teenager found guilty of committing multiple sexual assaults in two Loudoun County schools will not have to register as a sex, a judge ruled Friday.

Russell Frederick’s career-long crusade to capture positive images of Black life speaks to the moment.

As San Antonio voters are set to consider another major bond issue this year, some of the projects from the last bond are being completed.

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) has faced intense scrutiny over his fiery rhetoric to a crowd on Jan. 6 that soon stormed the U.S. Capitol, but far less public attention has been paid to Brooks’s key role in the lead-up to the insurrection.

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) has irked Trump even as a rival candidate, Katie Britt, has won his attention in a race that could define the Republican Party in the South.

But the legendary comedian’s joyful memoir doesn’t pause for introspection, or analysis.

Darrell Brooks Jr., 39, spoke briefly on Wednesday with two Fox News Digital reporters.

Across the country, widespread sense of justice served in murder convictions of Ahmaud Arbery's killers. But will there be real semblance of healing?

Darrell E. Brooks Jr., 39, of Milwaukee, faces five counts of intentional homicide after the deadly rampage at the parade in Waukesha.

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Brooks on Wednesday celebrated the completion of a $2 million project that connects the Greenline Park in the community to the Mission Reach and River Walk.

For people of color, working from home can offer a refuge from racial slights and a welcome relief from "code-switching."

Liana Puente grew up on the Southeast Side when Brooks was still an Air Force base. Now her work is dedicated to making Brooks a community space.

Teachers, auto mechanics and retirees in Georgia are being questioned one by one to determine if they're qualified to serve as jurors in the trial of three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery.

Loneliness, lending a hand, and living life around people

Baptist Health System is looking to recruit a variety of healthcare professionals at a hiring event Tuesday for its South Side hospital located in the Brooks area.

Stafford Rotarians collected 811 pounds of food and $800 in cash for SERVE to help fight hunger in Stafford County.

The Mermaid Capital of Texas Fest Downtown Mermaid Promenade is created to be a celebration of San Marcos’ vibrant artistic and river community.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

American and European players have arrived at Whistling Straits for the Ryder Cup.

Brooks Koepka says in an interview with Golf Digest that Ryder Cup week is hectic and takes him from his individual routine and leaves him no time to decompress.

At one point during the celebration, Lawrence Brooks confidently rose from his wheelchair. He danced, he smiled and he waved.

The Texas Department of Public Safety says a 17-year-old McAllen man has been charged after trying to smuggle a father and son into the United States and leading authorities on a chase from Brooks to Hidalgo County, which ended when troopers deployed a spike strip to disable the vehicle.

A shortage of drivers isn’t the only bus issue area school systems have been facing since students returned this month.

James Ijames’s play strikes a chord but is overburdened by its scattered ambitions.

Big news for the San Antonio area: On Wednesday, it was announced that Nissei America, Inc. will relocate its U.S. headquarters from Anaheim, California to San Antonio, the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation said.

A San Antonio-area dog is about to be a big star as he’s set to appear at the Westminster Dog Show in New York this weekend.

SAN ANTONIO – Okin Business Process hopes to bring 80 to 100 people on board with the help of the Brooks virtual job fair. The Czech Republic based company opened it’s U.S. headquarter in San Antonio in 2018. She believes those who apply for the upcoming positions will have a chance to set the tone at the company’s San Antonio location. You’re going to make the environment. Okin Process is just one of 39 employers that will be seeking to hire at the Brooks virtual job fair.

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SAN ANTONIO – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott put deregulation and civil liability protections for businesses among his priorities for the current legislative session during a “listening session” in San Antonio at Brooks on Tuesday. Speaking with media after the session, Abbott said protecting businesses operating in “good faith” during the pandemic from “frivolous lawsuits” would come up during the session. Ensuring broadband internet access for every zip code in the state and cutting “red tape” would also come up, Abbott said. Instead, the governor pointed to CARES act money that went straight to cities like San Antonio, assistance in the most recent stimulus bill, and possible future help from the Biden administration.

Here are some cool spots on the Southside of San Antonio worth checking out. The City of San Antonio was established in May 1718, when Father Antonio de Olivares and a group of Payaya Indians, built The Alamo Mission (originally known as the Mission San Antonio de Valero) and the Spanish fort known as Presidio San Antonio de Bexar. South Side San Antonio was promoted as a township in 1916. A 3.2-acre landscaped pathway, opened in March 2018, that connects the 4 San Antonio Missions and also features a site-wide water catchment system. Mission Espada was established in East Texas in 1690, Mission Concepcion and Mission San Juan were both set up in East Texas in 1716 and Mission San Jose was set up in San Antonio in 1720.

Former Air Force Base– Established as Brooks Field, in December of 1917, an Army Air Corps installation, it is one of the oldest facilities in the U.S. Air Force. In 1947, the name changed to Brooks Air Force Base and in 2002, it was renamed Brooks City Base. The Air Force Base closed on September 30, 2011, and in 2017, Brooks City Base was renamed Brooks. 3 Lodging Options– For those weary travelers, Brooks offers 3 options- – For those weary travelers, Brooks offers 3 options- Embassy Suites at Brooks Hotel & Spa, Hampton Inn and Holiday Inn Express & Suites. As part of Fiesta San Antonio, The Greenline at Brooks plays host to Chanclas Y Cervezas in April.

SAN ANTONIO – The University of the Incarnate Word is expanding its campus in a medically-underserved community on the South Side. The University of the Incarnate Word will now occupy seven buildings, covering 23.5 acres at Brooks and totaling 265,000 square feet of building space. “I am so excited to see our school just continue to grow and we continue to make these connections in the South Side,” said Tobias. The new plant hopes to add more than 500 jobs to the South Side over four years. Owner Ernest Tagle said it’s been a struggle during the pandemic, but opening on the South Side was always the plan.

SAN ANTONIO – A drive-in movie theater in the Brooks community is serving up screams this month with a slew of scary movies. The Mission Outdoor Theater, which opened last month to give residents an outdoor entertainment option during the pandemic, has released its movie lineup for October, with more to be added. Fred Reyes, the owner of the Mission Outdoor Theater, said “there’s a lot going on” at the theater right now as the drive-in concept becomes more and more popular. On Oct. 17, the theater will present “Grease” for free, but guests must sign up online first. Here’s the movie lineup at the Mission Outdoor Theater in October.