Take this survey on domestic violence, help community get funding for changeJust 10 minutes of your time could end up saving lives. For the first time ever, there's a city and county wide public survey about domestic violence.
Abused pregnant women finding support from SAPD crisis response teamMore than 320,000 pregnant women are abused during pregnancy each year, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. It's an issue directly atten...
Be aware of domestic violence during the holidaysHow you can help your family, friends or strangers experiencing domestic violence
How to create a domestic violence safety plan in case of emergencyAdvocates and experts report every year that domestic violence spikes during the holidays when family is gathered and stressors increase. The pressure of the pandemic and...
Family hopes mother’s death encourages victims of domestic violence to seek helpA Converse family is hoping their mother's death encourages other victims of domestic violence to speak up. That mother, Latoucha Green, 41, was allegedly killed by Kenda...
Faith leaders equipping themselves to assist abuse survivors seeking helpWhen in crisis, many domestic violence victims seek help from their faith leaders. Those leaders are admitting they need more tools and networking to properly help surviv...
Students experiencing abuse at home still getting services through schools, Metro Health despite pandemic challenges
COVID-19 pandemic leads to increased domestic violence, deaths, community leaders sayThe stress of the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing people to their limits and putting families in the danger zone of domestic violence.
Former Poteet leaders say they were not briefed on city administrator’s violent night with girlfriend prior to hiring himMultiple former members of the Poteet City Council said they received no information about city administrator candidate Eric Jiminez’s criminal history prior to hiring hi...
BCSO civilian employee resigns after being arrested, accused of repeatedly slapping husbandAnita Lares, 41, faces a misdemeanor charge of assault bodily injury - married, following her June 4 arrest at a home in the 3900 block of Blue Oak Pass.
Black women’s advocacy group focuses on teen domestic violenceThe National Coalition of 100 Black Women organization advocates on behalf of African American women and communities with health, economic, education and political initia...
San Antonio man, son of prominent Tejano singer, accused of choking girlfriend against refrigeratorMichael Anthony Salgado, 27, is charged with strangulation of a family member, a third-degree felony.
‘I want him to burn in hell’: Parents of woman allegedly killed by ex speaks outThe parents of a woman who died after being stabbed several times, and who jumped from a moving vehicle to save her life, is hoping their daughter’s story inspires others...
Man arrested on murder charge after woman fatally stabbed in Bexar CountyBexar County sheriff's deputies identified the man arrested Sunday in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman.
Advocates furious no one has been arrested in Wilson County child starvation case Three young children are still recovering after they were found malnourished and neglected inside a Wilson County home. Local child foster care advocates are stunned no o...
Spurs guard Patty Mills asking San Antonio to shop at 8 local coffee shops for good causeSpurs guard Patty Mills is spearheading a campaign to help local coffee shops and benefit family violence prevention organizations in the San Antonio area.
Family violence reports are down in Bexar County and it’s not a good signThursday, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office released crime numbers showing reports of family violence had dropped 22 percent during this pandemic. However, experts, advoc...
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce pushing mental health, domestic violence awarenessThe San Antonio Chamber of Commerce is stepping in with a free webinar, rounding up mental health experts to talk about coping mechanisms for both employers and employees...
Bexar Facts-KSAT-Rivard Report poll reveals child abuse, domestic violence at top of community’s concernsWhen asked about the severity of specific issues plaguing our area, people ranked both child abuse and domestic violence in the top five. KSAT checks in with county-city ...
Domestic violence calls to SAPD spike 21% amid COVID-19 stay-home orderSAPD said it's more important now than ever for people to realize victim services are still active. That includes a crucial one for school kids.
Child abuse will spike with stressed families stuck at home during quarantine, experts sayChild abuse is predicted to rise as families are stuck at home during the COVID-19 self-quarantine period. Experts say it's similar to what happens during summer or winte...
Battered Women’s Shelter ‘is not closed and will never close,’ CEO assures victimsAmid COVID-19 concerns, the CEO of the Bexar County Battered Women and Children's Shelter has a crucial and life-saving message: The shelter is open. All services are sti...
Forced pregnancy, blocked access to doctors are types of domestic violence Reproductive coercion is a term many people don’t know, but a new Texas Council on Family Violence report shows it happened to 40% of domestic violence survivors intervie...
Woman yelled her captor’s name during Las Vegas kidnapping captured on camera, police say A man arrested in a kidnapping captured on home surveillance video in Las Vegas was in a relationship with the victim, and their one-month old was in the car at the time ...
Off-duty cop who beat fiancee with rock was only SAPD officer to have firing upheld in 2019In May 2018, a night out attending a concert with her fiance and friends ended with Cooper-Nurse in a San Antonio emergency room, moaning in pain, suffering from shattere...
Domestic violence survivor credits BCSO security system program for ‘(giving) me some liberty again’To many people, a front door camera may seem like just any other electronic, but for domestic violence survivors who are still living in constant danger, the device could...
‘I’m going to chop your head off’: Man’s assault on wife briefly interrupted by child, affidavit saysThe dispute began in the couple’s kitchen over an unpaid bill while three children, including a baby, were outside waiting in a car, according to the affidavit.
Fired SAPD detective faces more trouble after confronting fellow officer who helped decide his fateA veteran San Antonio Police Department detective fired this summer after being charged with domestic violence faces a separate suspension for confronting a fellow office...
Trafficking, domestic violence similarities crucial for community to understandIsolation, fear, loss of control and freedom are descriptions not only of domestic violence but also of sex trafficking. The two are listed as separate issues, yet they a...
Changes to SAPD Crisis Response Team address domestic violence epidemicSan Antonio's rampant domestic violence problem has prompted changes for San Antonio Police Department's Crisis Response Team, or CRT, which solely handles domestic abuse...
Expert: Boy’s horrifying discovery ‘like going into a war zone’A 12-year-old boy who discovered his mother and father dead in an apparent murder-suicide at a South Side mobile home park Thursday will likely be haunted by what he saw,...
Arbitrator upholds firing of SAPD officer accused of smashing ex-fiancee’s face with a river rockAn independent arbitrator has upheld the termination of a San Antonio police officer accused of smashing his ex fiancee's face with a river rock outside a Stone Oak apart...
Hundreds of domestic abuse survivors surveyed, reveal stunning state issuesFive years of research culminated in a report reveals stunning findings about domestic violence in Texas.
Guadalupe County's first-ever emergency shelter opens for abused, neglected childrenThe very first emergency children's shelter in Guadalupe County has finally opened, taking in children beginning in early October. The shelter was essential because of th...
Homeless abuse survivor, mother shares heartbreaking, powerful storyA homeless survivor shares her heartbreaking yet powerful story to explain why homelessness is related to domestic violence.
Conversation on teen dating violence coming to SAYWCA San Antonio's first “Week without Violence” event will be held Thursday and will focus on teen dating violence.
Brave survivors leave abusers even though financial abuse has left them unstableAbusers ruin credit scores, steal or withhold money and sabotage job opportunities. When survivors leave their abusers, they leave everything behind and find it hard to f...
Domestic violence rampant in LGBTQ community, rarely reported, study showsSurvivors from the LGBTQ community face two stigmas. Studies show intimate partner violence is even more common in that community, yet far fewer victims reach out for hel...
Texas bill would forge path to clemency for abuse, trafficking survivors wrongly put in prisonA bill that, if enacted, would become a first-of-its-kind law in Texas, would forge a clear path to clemency for survivors of trafficking or family violence who have ende...
Backlog of 2,000 family violence cases has new Bexar County DA making changesThe number of domestic violence cases in Bexar County is at an all-time high, making it challenging for the new district attorney to put a dent in the massive backlog of ...
Local group rallies to end domestic violence in light of recent murderThe group called PEACE Initiative is trying to rally support on the city's South Side at the intersection of Goliad Road and Fair Avenue, where Josephine Ramos was gunned...
State lawmaker files bills to further protect victims of domestic violenceA state representative from Austin is pushing two bills that would take guns away from domestic violence suspects and will also help victims escape dangerous relationship...
'Project Brave' books teach children about toxic relationships, how to avoid them"Project Brave" is a unique program using books to teach elementary school students about toxic relationships and how to safely get out of them. The hope is to stop the c...
Texas House bill aims to educate students about healthy relationshipsA new bill filed in the Texas House aims to bring education about healthy relationships into public schools.
