SAPD sees success in crime reduction efforts, with violent incidents down 22% in targeted hotspots
Read full article: SAPD sees success in crime reduction efforts, with violent incidents down 22% in targeted hotspotsSan Antonio's targeted crime reduction strategy in violent hotspots has cut violent crime by 22%, with significant improvements seen in local communities after two years of focused efforts.
Hall of Famer Joe Schmidt, who helped Detroit Lions win 2 NFL titles, dies at 92
Read full article: Hall of Famer Joe Schmidt, who helped Detroit Lions win 2 NFL titles, dies at 92Joe Schmidt, the Hall of Fame linebacker who helped the Detroit Lions win NFL championships in 1953 and 1957 and later coached the team, has died.
Houston community groups strain to keep feeding and cooling a city battered by repeat storms
Read full article: Houston community groups strain to keep feeding and cooling a city battered by repeat stormsIn the wake of Hurricane Beryl, fresh food and cool air are coming from Houston community groups that have honed their disaster services in a city frequently battered by extreme weather.
Bond between Celtics' Joe Mazzulla and Manchester City's Pep Guardiola's on display at NBA Finals
Read full article: Bond between Celtics' Joe Mazzulla and Manchester City's Pep Guardiola's on display at NBA FinalsJoe Mazzulla watches as many Manchester City matches as he can, and there’s a clear symmetry there between that English soccer powerhouse and his Boston Celtics.
Take a closer look at the conversations between Bexar County DA’s Office & criminal justice reform group
Read full article: Take a closer look at the conversations between Bexar County DA’s Office & criminal justice reform groupKSAT’s discovery of hundreds of emails and text messages between the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office and an Austin-based criminal justice reform group has revealed just how much of an influence the group had on the DA.
Trump downplays Jan. 6 on the anniversary of the Capitol siege and calls jailed rioters 'hostages'
Read full article: Trump downplays Jan. 6 on the anniversary of the Capitol siege and calls jailed rioters 'hostages'Former President Donald Trump campaigned in Iowa and spent time there marking the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol by casting the migrant surge on the Southern border as the “real” insurrection.
Padres' Musgrove out at least 2 weeks with a broken toe
Read full article: Padres' Musgrove out at least 2 weeks with a broken toeSan Diego All-Star pitcher Joe Musgrove will be sidelined for at least two weeks after breaking his left big toe in a weight room accident, putting in question whether he will be ready for the start of the season.
U.S. Rep. Chip Roy says he’ll use debt ceiling threat to push through his border security plan
Read full article: U.S. Rep. Chip Roy says he’ll use debt ceiling threat to push through his border security planThe debt ceiling has long been a political tool to force partisan agenda items across. But Roy is facing some resistance within his own party on his border plan.
Friendship turns deadly for 2 young women: South Texas Crime Stories
Read full article: Friendship turns deadly for 2 young women: South Texas Crime StoriesTwo brutal murders six years a part that turned into cold cases. What nobody knew at the time was that the Heather Willms 2005 murder case and the Esmeralda Herrer murder case in 2011 had one thing in common, both victims were friends with a man named Jose Baldomero Flores.
Scouts sell off camps under strain from sex abuse suits
Read full article: Scouts sell off camps under strain from sex abuse suitsAs the financially struggling Boy Scouts sell off a growing number of campgrounds — conservationists, government officials and others are scrambling to find ways to preserve them as open space.
A gift of Christmas joy for the children of the incarcerated
Read full article: A gift of Christmas joy for the children of the incarceratedDuring the holidays, some faith groups and congregations across the United States work to bring some Christmas cheer—and connection—to prisoners and their children.
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San Antonio fire engineer dies from COVID-19 complications, officials say
Read full article: San Antonio fire engineer dies from COVID-19 complications, officials sayA San Antonio fire engineer died on Sunday after succumbing to complications of COVID-19, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.
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Fake US leg band gets pigeon a reprieve in Australia
Read full article: Fake US leg band gets pigeon a reprieve in AustraliaA racing pigeon sits on a rooftop Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Melbourne, Australia, The racing pigeon, first spotted in late Dec. 2020, appears to have made an extraordinary 13,000-kilometer (8,000-mile) Pacific Ocean crossing from the United States to Australia. (Kevin Celli-Bird via AP)CANBERRA – A pigeon that Australia declared a biosecurity risk has received a reprieve after a U.S. bird organization declared its identifying leg band was fake. But Deone Roberts, sport development manager for the Oklahoma-based American Racing Pigeon Union, said on Friday the band was fake. The band number belongs to a blue bar pigeon in the United States which is not the bird pictured in Australia, she said. Celli-Bird had contacted the American Racing Pigeon Union to find the bird’s owner based on the number on the leg band.
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Joe Exotic Asks to Be Pardoned, Sends Message to Dillon Passage From Prison: See the Letter (Exclusive)
Read full article: Joe Exotic Asks to Be Pardoned, Sends Message to Dillon Passage From Prison: See the Letter (Exclusive)Joe Exotic is speaking out from prison. The self-described Tiger King sent a three-page letter to podcaster Josh Belcher, asking for it to be read on his show. Belcher read the note on Thursday's episode of Josh Belcher Uncharted, and only ET has photos of the letter Exotic sent from behind bars. Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, is currently serving a 22-year prison sentence after being convicted of plotting a murder-for-hire against Carole Baskin, among other charges. The focus of Exotic's letter is thus more general remarks about how he believes he is wrongfully incarcerated.
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Rodeo Remembers: The Freeman Brothers
Read full article: Rodeo Remembers: The Freeman BrothersRodeo Remembers: The Freeman BrothersPublished: February 4, 2020, 1:35 pmThe San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo and the Freeman Coliseum would not exist if it wasn’t for the vision and drive of Joe and Harold Freeman.
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Trump International Hotel in D.C. Under Scrutiny as Impeachment Trial Begins
Read full article: Trump International Hotel in D.C. Under Scrutiny as Impeachment Trial BeginsAs the Senate is sworn in ahead of the President Trump's impeachment trial, the former businessman's luxurious Trump International in D.C. is under scrutiny. “It was like a breeding ground at the Trump hotel,” Parnas said. “Every event would be there, so everybody would hang out there afterwards, all the meetings would be there.”The lobby is a magnet for Trump supporters. “I walk in and the bartenders start chatting, the manager will come over and start talking to me,” he told Inside Edition. RELATED STORIESMan Burned Trying to Set Fire to Himself in Protest Outside Trump HotelInside the Moscow Hotel at Center of Unsubstantiated Intelligence Report Concerning Donald TrumpDirty Bathrobe at Trump's New Hotel Not Washed Between Guests, Investigation Finds
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Hope for a Home: Meet Joe, 13
Read full article: Hope for a Home: Meet Joe, 13SAN ANTONIO – Every time he takes a shot, Joe is banking on an escape. “It's calming,” Joe said of basketball. “Basketball makes me think I’m with them,” Joe said. “I'd just tell them a little bit about my life story,” Joe said. “I don’t record them or tell them to anybody because, like Anne Frank said, paper is more patient than man,” Joe said.
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Hope for a Home: Meet Joe
Read full article: Hope for a Home: Meet JoeHope for a Home: Meet JoePublished: November 19, 2019, 6:38 pmJoe, 13, said basketball and writing distract him from the challenges of living in foster care. He said he's looking for an adoptive family to be there for him and support him.
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Hope for a Home: Meet Joe
Read full article: Hope for a Home: Meet JoeBOERNE, Texas – On the banks of Cibolo Creek, 11-year-old Joe spent a summer morning doing something he loves: fishing. He let KSAT's Myra Arthur tag along on his trip, where they talked about his hope of one day being adopted. “Now you just gotta wait,” Joe said after the bobber plopped in the water. “Taking me fishing, playing around, throwing the football around with me, going to a game,” Joe said. Joe hopes being surrounded by a loving family could help him through those tough times.
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