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A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot on the city’s North Side and San Antonio police are looking for the suspect responsible.

San Antonio police are asking for the public’s help in solving the 2012 murder of Roland Castillo.

Two adults and a child avoided serious injury following a rollover vehicle crash on the city’s North Side late Sunday night, according to the Castle Hills Police Department.

San Antonio Chief of Police William McManus joined Leading SA to talk about the recent rise in crime, why it is happening and what comes next.

A man was critically injured following a two-vehicle crash early Sunday on the city’s North Side.

One man was killed and three others were wounded in a parking lot shooting early Sunday on the city’s North Side.

A bicyclist was struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash late Thursday night, San Antonio police said.

San Antonio residents in District 8 and District 9 are worried about the rising crime trends and the nature of crimes they're now seeing in their communities.

Leslie Hall, 39, sold the items to a pawn shop, police said

A large fire ravaged through an apartment building on the North Side, damaging 12 units “beyond repair” and displacing several families, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.

A man is recovering in an area hospital after San Antonio police said a suspect fired multiple rounds, striking him, in the parking lot of a dollar store.

A woman found dead following a North Side house fire has been identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.

San Antonio fire investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire at a North Side apartment complex.

A man killed in a single-vehicle crash on the city’s North Side early Tuesday morning has been identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s office.

A woman and two pets were found dead after a fire, which firefighters say appears to have been preventable. The home had no smoke detectors.

A man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the city’s North Side early Tuesday morning, according to San Antonio police.

San Antonio firefighters say a dangerous situation involving an extension cord is what led to a deadly fire at a North Side home early Tuesday.

A male driver was killed on Tuesday morning after he crashed his truck into a concrete pillar along Highway 281 on the North Side, according to San Antonio police.

A man is hospitalized in life-threatening condition after an argument led to a shooting on the North Side.

Two drivers managed to avoid serious injury following a two-vehicle crash on Loop 410 early Friday morning, San Antonio police said.

Police say the evidence does not match up with a story by witnesses that a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed in a home invasion.

San Antonio homicide detectives are working to sort out the details surrounding the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy at a North side home.

Shots fired between two vehicles on the city’s North Side on I-10 induced panic among employees at a nearby business center and prompted a heavy police response Thursday afternoon.

San Antonio firefighters are working to determine the cause of a commercial structure fire on the city’s North Side early Tuesday morning.

A county fire destroyed two homes, leaving at least one family struggling to get by.

A man accused of exposing himself to a group of middle school students on a school bus is now in custody, according to San Antonio police.

A 35-year-old man was hit by truck while trying to cross a street late Thursday night, San Antonio police said.

The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s office has identified the man killed in an early morning motorcycle crash on the city’s North Side on Sunday.

A motorcyclist died from his injuries after a crash early Sunday on the North Side, according to San Antonio police.

San Antonio police have released surveillance footage of a group of people wanted for questioning in a fatal shooting from earlier this year.

A man said he was shot when he was approached by three men wearing masks and all black at a parking garage just north of downtown.

A Silver Alert was issued early Friday for an 85-year-old woman last seen on San Antonio’s north side.

Two men were detained after a series of overnight incidents that included tying up a woman in her apartment, carjacking another woman and leading officers on a chase, according to San Antonio police.

An apartment unit at a North Side apartment complex was damaged when a fire broke out on Thursday morning.

Crime Stoppers has released surveillance photos of a BMW tied to the hit-and-run of a bicyclist north of downtown last week.

A family of four and their dog were displaced following a fire at their North Side home early Wednesday morning, according to San Antonio firefighters.

It happened in the 9900 block of San Pedro near W. Ramsey.

With a mix of color, crafts and creativity, a North Side store is giving new life to some unwanted items and materials.

San Antonio police say they caught a man breaking into mailboxes at a North side apartment complex, but he sped away on a motorcycle.

A man on a motorcycle made a mess of some mailboxes at a North Side apartment complex, then slipped past police officers who caught him in the act.

An argument over $20 led to a shooting in a North Side neighborhood overnight, according to San Antonio police.

An advisory committee made up of council appointees has created the first draft of a new council district map, based on the 2020 U.S. Census numbers. Under the proposal, nine out of 10 districts would have their boundaries shifted.

Airbnb announced the company will be taking legal action against the person who booked out the home on Pittsburgh’s North Side where a mass shooting took place on Easter Sunday.

A man is in critical condition after an altercation led to a shooting outside a North Side bar overnight, according to San Antonio police.

A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital overnight following a crash on the North Side.

A man attempting to cross the access road of Loop 1604 on the city’s North Side was hit by a car early Friday morning, San Antonio police said.

San Antonio police are investigating after a man was shot at and grazed by a bullet during an argument overnight.

Linear Creekway Parks Advisory Board met with City of San Antonio to petition for a traffic study and traffic calming measures.

A man was fatally struck by a vehicle as he walked across Broadway near Brackenridge Park on Monday night, according to San Antonio police.

Officials from Joint Base San Antonio don't believe that further evacuations will be necessary.

San Antonio police are investigating after a man was shot on the North Side early Monday morning.

The fire has burned over 2,000 acres since igniting on Saturday.

San Antonio police have recovered the body of a man who was swept away in a drainage ditch during heavy rain Sunday night.

Officers located the missing cash machine by following drag marks.

Across the state, nine property insurance companies have entered liquidation with some of their policies being picked up by other carriers.

Idaho-based speed-waxing concept LunchboxWax has opened its first San Antonio salon at the Alon Town Centre on the North Side, offering face and body waxing — and an inclusive and comfortable environment. LunchboxWax is a full-service boutique and speed-waxing salon that trains its employees — called waxologists — in practices designed to make the LGBTQ+ community feel comfortable about using its proprietary process. The brand uses a three-step “soft wax” technique that it says is more effective and less painful than traditional waxing. “I always wanted to go into business for myself, and once I came across the LunchboxWax concept, I knew it was perfect for me and the San Antonio community,” Reetz said in a release. “I fell in love with the brand and the idea of empowering women to grow professionally and personally.

ACS picked them up in an area not far from San Pedro Avenue.

Travelers can expect construction and detours on Broadway Street for three years as part of a $43 million redevelopment project.

Suburban voters reaching both deep into the South Side and across much of the North Side doomed Proposition B in the May 1 election.

City of San Antonio inspectors issued XTC Cabaret, a North Side club, more citations over the weekend when they found the club operating without a permit. On Friday March 5 the club received another violation after inspectors found XTC Cabaret was open without a valid certificate of occupancy. The club's power had been disconnected on March 2 according to the city's citation report but inspectors found the club had power during the inspection. RELATED: Here's when San Antonio Redditors knew COVID-19 would change their livesSaturday the club received another citation for operating without a permit. However the city disconnected the club's water and power because the business lost its occupancy permit which means they had been operating the business illegally, Copa-Wiggins said.

Jerry Lara /Staff photographerBeginning Monday Jan. 25, San Antonio residents can go to a new testing site on the city's North Side. Dub Farris Athletic Complex will transform into a COVID-19 testing site Monday thru Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a free state-supported test collection site. Asymptomatic testing is available. RELATED: When will my H-E-B have the COVID-19 vaccine?

A North Side church with a predominantly Hispanic congregation was targeted by vandals over the weekend, its spiritual leader said Monday. The damage to Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 610 Avalon St., was discovered after threats were posted online about attacks against places of worship nationwide. Services for Gethsemane Lutheran, which are now virtual because of the pandemic, were not affected and continued. Services for Gethsemane Lutheran, which are virtual because of the pandemic, were not affected. On Saturday, leadership within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Southwestern Texas Synod informed Echandia and other congregations that threats of violence have been made leading to Wednesday’s inauguration of Joe Biden.

Illinois has recorded its first case of a more contagious version of COVID-19, state and Chicago public health officials disclosed Friday. Those range from mass vaccination centers to more sophisticated scientific analysis of new strains and squads of local health workers to trace the contacts of infected people. Many Illinois residents felt hopeful last month when a Chicago doctor became the first person in the state to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. In Illinois, 447,348 vaccine doses had been administered as of Friday, at least 45% of the doses Illinois received, according to the state health department. —Chicago Tribune staff12:10 p.m.: Illinois confirms first case of more contagious COVID-19 variant, health officials sayIllinois has recorded its first case of a more contagious version of COVID-19, state and Chicago public health officials disclosed on Friday.

A 15-year-old boy was hospitalized Friday after a drive-by shooting on the North Side, police said. Officers were called to the intersection of Larkspur Drive and Belair Drive, near Larkspur Elementary School, for a shooting at 12:39 a.m. They found the victim and three friends at a bus stop across from the elementary school. The 15-year-old was transported to a local hospital with a single gunshot wound to the left thigh. They carried the victim to the bus stop, then called police.

A 35-year-old man was arrested after allegedly threatening parishioners at a far North Side church. In early November, Chouinard met a woman at a service at Healing Place Church. He then contacted the victim several times on Facebook before she asked him to stop. FIND OUT FIRST: Get San Antonio breaking news directly to your inboxChouinard sent her a message saying he would "kick down her church doors" with "bullets flying." The victim contacted the church pastor, who feared Chouinard would follow through with the threats.

Neighbors from Chicago's North and South sides are teaming up to take on deeply rooted issues, including segregation and the inequity that comes with it. "We're twins because when you fold the map, we touch one another on the map north and south," Tucker told "CBS This Morning" national correspondent Adriana Diaz. "It's almost like you feel a light come on at a certain spot when you're going north," Tucker said. The pair met through Tonika Lewis Johnson, a social justice artist who grew up in Englewood. Lewis Johnson sought to bring the North and South together, by bringing together map twins like Tucker and Wilson.

A woman was shot and killed Wednesday on the North Side, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting occurred shortly after 2 p.m. on the 7600 block of Tarrasa, near Walzem Road. Barrera had just finished rollerskating and was sitting in her car, taking off her roller skates, when a man approached her. She was pronounced dead at the scene, Sheriff Javier Salazar said. “Whether they knew her name or not, there was clearly an intent to kill her.”Anita Todd, 50, lives around the corner from where the shooting occurred.

Bexar County Sheriff's Office deputies are searching for the driver of a car after the vehicle crashed into a pole on the far North Side Monday morning. A witness told deputies they were driving by the 2500 block of Boerne Stage Road around 1:15 a.m., when they saw a Toyota Camry skid off of the road into a utility pole. But, when the passerby went to help all the found inside the car was "a lot of blood" and no driver, BCSO said.

click image Instagram / copawinebarCopa Wine Bar, on San Antonio’s North Side, will celebrate the holiday season in style with a four-course dinner featuring traditional holiday cuisine from the European mainland.The courses take inspiration from Spain, Poland, Greece and Germany. Each will highlight a traditional holiday dish from one of the countries.The Christmas Across Europe dinner menu will consist of Spanish paella croquettas, Polish potato and cheese pierogis, a warm German gingerbread cake and Greek pastitsio, a lasagna-style dish with ziti in a tomato-and-meat sauce topped with creamy bechamel.Each course will be accompanied by a curated beer or wine selection from Copa’s expansive list, recently voted the top in SA byreaders.The dinner will take place Thursday, December 16 at 7 p.m. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the restaurant. The $60 price includes food, drink, gratuity and tax.

A 49-year-old woman was killed Wednesday night while attempting to cross a North Side road, San Antonio police said. Officers were called to the 6400 block of Blanco Road around 7:30 p.m. after the victim — later identified as Thanalakshmi Subramaniam — was hit by a Lincoln MKX. FIND OUT FIRST: Get San Antonio breaking news directly to your inboxPolice said the victim was not in a crosswalk and failed to yield to the right of way to traffic. There are no criminal charges pending for the driver, police said. Taylor Pettaway is a breaking news and general assignment reporter for MySA.com | taylor.pettaway@express-news.net | @TaylorPettaway

Inflatable turkeys decorate the front lawns of homes on the North Side of Chicago on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 2020, in Chicago.

A 38-year-old man is facing an intoxication manslaughter charge in connection with a deadly crash Friday on the North Side. Police have identified the man as Robert Lee Collett Jr. According to police, Collett crashed his large pickup truck into the back of a sedan at around 1:30 a.m. in the 16500 block of U.S. 281 North, near Brook Hollow, killing the 61-year-old female driver of the sedan. She died at the scene, officials said.

A 38-year-old man is facing an intoxication manslaughter charge in connection with a deadly crash Friday on the North Side. Police have identified the man as Robert Lee Collett Jr. According to police, Collett crashed his large pickup truck into the back of a sedan at around 1:30 a.m. in the 16500 block of U.S. 281 North, near Brook Hollow, killing the 61-year-old female driver of the sedan. She died at the scene, officials said.

A San Antonio ambulance driver was among three people hospitalized Wednesday morning after a crash on the North Side. San Antonio police said just after 1 a.m. a gray-colored sedan crashed into an ambulance waiting at a stop light at the corner of Babcock Road and Wurzbach Raod. The ambulance was transporting an elderly woman at the time.

One man was hospitalized after a shooting at a North Side home Wednesday morning, according to San Antonio police. San Antonio police responded to a residence in the 11300 block of Baltic Drive around 6:30 a.m. for a shooting in progress to find a man in his 40s suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower back in the doorway of the home.

A man was hospitalized in critical condition following a shooting Tuesday in the parking lot of a North Side strip mall, San Antonio Police said. The incident occurred in the 7500 block of McCullough Avenue just before noon. A witness told police he heard gunshots and stepped out of one of the strip mall businesses and saw a man jump into a black SUV and take off on McCullough, said SAPD Sgt. Matthew Brown.

About 5:30 p.m., Zetina was in a parked vehicle in the 7400 block of North Oakley Avenue in the West Rogers Park neighborhood when a male walked up to him and fired shots, police said. He was shot in the left side and the left arm, and he was taken to Amita Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he was pronounced dead.

More than 1,000 flyers from a White supremacist group were dropped throughout the North Side early Sunday. "Racism and hatred are not welcome here," Mayor Ron Nirenberg said, denouncing the flyers in a statement to the San Antonio Express-News. The FBI told the San Antonio Express-News that the bureau is aware and working with Prichard. 14First vice president Ronald Murray told the San Antonio Express-News that the fliers were distributed throughout Hollywood Park, Oak Haven Heights, Stone Oak and nearby areas. The group posted a YouTube video recorded just after midnight Sunday, prior to distributing the flyers.

LunchboxWax, an LGBTQ-inclusive speed-waxing concept, will open a San Antonio location at the Alon Town Centre on the North Side, the first of three outlets planned in the city. The Alon store will open in March 2021. The franchise also promotes an environment that caters to “every body,” aiming to cultivate an environment supportive of the LGBTQ+ community. LunchBoxWax estheticians are trained in female and male anatomy to ensure a knowledgeable and comfortable experience. The two remaining San Antonio shops do not yet have an opening date.

Billy Calzada, Staff / Billy CalzadaThirty-eight voting centers in Bexar County have wait times of less than 15 minutes, according to a poll time tracker. Among those with short wait times are San Antonio College's Victory Center near downtown, Adams Elementary on the South Side, Gus Garcia Middle School on the West Side, Encino Library on the North Side and the AT&T Center on the East Side.

Critics noted the price paid by General Iron’s owners pales in comparison to the profits of selling shredded scrap to steelmakers. During the past decade alone, court records show, two members of the Labkon family that formerly owned the North Side operation each collected $64 million from General Iron.

Three men are being sought in connection with a burglary at a North Side gun range in which several weapons were stolen earlier this week. On Monday at around 1:27 a.m., three men broke into Mission Ridge Range and Academy and stole six firearms from the display racks.

A man who died after he was injured in a hit-and-run accident on the North Side has been identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office. Jose Antonio Zavala-Diaz, 36, was fatally struck at 6:45 a.m. on Oct. 22 when he was standing next to his vehicle in the 10300 block of Sahara Drive, investigators said.

San Antonio Police DepartmentA San Antonio police officer was arrested Thursday on suspicion of drunken driving after he was speeding down a North Side freeway, the department said in a news release. Just before 3 a.m., arresting officers saw 26-year-old SAPD Officer Rafael Hernandez III swerving onto the shoulder near NW Loop 410 and Interstate 10 and driving 100 mph, SAPD said.

The HOV lane opened from La Cantera Parkway to FM 3351 on the westbound side on Interstate 10. The eastbound HOV lane opened earlier this month. FIND OUT FIRST: Get San Antonio breaking news directly to your inboxThe I-10 HOV lanes are the first of three VIA-managed HOV-lane projects in San Antonio. “The opening of HOV lanes is a culmination of several years of community engagement, planning and construction and just one of many projects we are delivering to prepare for the future growth of our region.”Use of the HOV lanes does not require any special permits or stickers. They will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week and the passenger regulations will be enforced by San Antonio police.

Staff file photoA man who was arrested after a far North Side standoff at an apartment complex Tuesday has been identified. George W. Schultz III, 32, wass charged with deadly conduct with a firearm, according to court records. His bail totals $50,000.

A man who barricaded himself in an apartment for four hours after allegedly firing shots at the far North Side complex surrendered Tuesday night. In between firing shots, the suspect threw furniture and other items over the balcony. “He’s been silent for the last few hours.”At about 8:30 p.m., the chief announced that the man surrendered peacefully to officers. He said the department’s mental health team was on scene since the start of the incident, including a psychologist. “If the person is experiencing any mental health issues, psychologists and the mental health team would be able to help him through that,” McManus said.

Through Oct. 3, there had been 914 carjackings in Chicago this year, more than double the number seen through the same date in 2019 and the most the city has seen in that period since 2003, according to the city’s online crime data. Out of the Chicago Police Department’s 22 patrol districts, 16 have seen carjackings more than double so far in 2020, and in part of the North Side they have quadrupled.

A motorcyclist who died Saturday morning in a North Side accident lost control after running up a curb, according to police. The incident occurred on 12400 Starcrest Drive around 2:45 a.m. early Saturday morning.

San Antonio police say they are searching for possibly up to 10 armed individuals in connection with a shooting early Thursday morning at a North Side apartment complex that left two people with serious injuries. Officers were called to the Boulder Creek apartments at 12330 Vance Jackson around 3 a.m. for reports of multiple shots fired. When they arrived, they found an abandoned white vehicle with numerous bullet holes and blood trails coming from it.

Two separate DWI crashes overnight sent at least four people to the hospital, San Antonio police said. A five-vehicle pile up occurred just before 10:30 p.m. on the North Side Wednesday night. Police say a possible drunk driver in a red sedan ran into the back of a black sedan on U.S. 281 between Thousand Oaks and Brook Hollow, causing a chain reaction that ended up onto the access road.

Officials ID man found dead with stab wounds in North Side homeChristian Rodriguez has been charged with first degree murder after police found him in his North Side home with a dead body. Christian Rodriguez has been charged with first degree murder after police found him in his North Side home with a dead body. Photo: Bexar County Sheriff's Office Photo: Bexar County Sheriff's Office Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close Officials ID man found dead with stab wounds in North Side home 1 / 9 Back to GalleryUpdate:The Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the man found dead at a North Side home Monday. Original:A man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a North Side home, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to the 25000 block of Whistling Acres on Monday afternoon after a neighbor found a 45-year-old man dead.

A San Antonio man has barricaded himself inside a North Side home, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to the 25000 block of Whistling Acres on Monday afternoon after a neighbor found a 45-year-old man dead. A suspect, possibly the dead man’s son, has barricaded himself in a back room in the house, police said. Deputies are trying to make contact with the individual, who may have a weapon. This story will be updated.

Her remains were found about 15 minutes past midnight in the 3400 block of North Rockwell Street on the North Side, police said. The Chicago police marine unit and the Chicago Fire Department removed the body from the river.

Tom Reel /San Antonio Express-NewsBexar County's first high-occupancy vehicle lanes are set to open on the North Side next week, allowing multi-passenger vehicles to bypass traffic, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Transportation and VIA Metropolitan Transit. The new HOV lanes will open between Ralph Fair Road and La Cantera Parkway eastbound on Interstate 10. The westbound HOV lanes are set to open later this fall. VIA teamed with TxDOT for the new lanes in an effort to reduce traffic congestion, the release said.

SAFD: Lightning strike caused house fire on North SideAuthorities believe that a lightning strike is what sparked a house fire on the North Side late Wednesday night. Authorities believe that a lightning strike is what sparked a house fire on the North Side late Wednesday night. Photo: Ken Branca Photo: Ken Branca Image 1 of / 14 Caption Close SAFD: Lightning strike caused house fire on North Side 1 / 14 Back to GalleryAuthorities believe that a lightning strike is what sparked a house fire on the North Side late Wednesday night. Just after 10 p.m., San Antonio Fire Department was called to the 19300 block of Allora Avenue for the blaze. Firefighters believe that the strike went through the roof of the house earlier in the night and smoldered for some time before crews were called out.

TxDOT is closing a North Side U.S. 281 access ramp this weekendThe Texas Department of Transportation is closing the Sonterra access ramp of U.S. 281 for several days starting Friday. The Texas Department of Transportation is closing the Sonterra access ramp of U.S. 281 for several days starting Friday. Photo: The Texas Department Of Transportation Photo: The Texas Department Of Transportation Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close TxDOT is closing a North Side U.S. 281 access ramp this weekend 1 / 1 Back to GalleryThe Texas Department of Transportation is closing the Sonterra access ramp of U.S. 281 for several days starting Friday. The southbound frontage road access ramp will be shut down for intersection improvements from 9 p.m. May 29 until June 1, TxDOT said in a tweet. Sonterra access ramp from US-281S will be closed for #construction starting 5/29.

Affidavit: Man charged with stealing autographed Tim Duncan sneakersApolinar Medina, 37, was arrested after stealing a pair of autographed Tim Duncan sneakers from a North Side store, an arrest affidavit said. Apolinar Medina, 37, was arrested after stealing a pair of autographed Tim Duncan sneakers from a North Side store, an arrest affidavit said. Photo: Bexar County Sheriff's Office Photo: Bexar County Sheriff's Office Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Affidavit: Man charged with stealing autographed Tim Duncan sneakers 1 / 1 Back to GalleryA 37-year-old man was arrested after he was accused of stealing a pair of autographed Tim Duncan sneakers from a North Side store, an arrest affidavit said. On Monday, Apolinar Medina was charged with burglary of a building-intent theft after police said he took the legendary Spurs player's sneakers from a Miracle Mattress. The next day, Medina posted the shoes on the marketplace app OfferUp, the affidavit said.

Chicago artist Jim Bachor creates four pandemic-themed pothole mosaics on the city's North Side, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., May 20, 2020. The colorful creations, which glisten in the sunlight, refer to symbols of the citys experience with the pandemic. He installed the two-foot (0.61 m) pandemic mosaics three weeks ago, following the same process used in the other 85 he has completed across the city. First, Bachor spent eight to 10 hours completing the artwork in his studio. He then hauled water, concrete and the mosaics to the four potholes, where he spent about two hours installing them.

SAPD: Wrong-way driver involved in fatal car crash on the North SideAccording to SAPD, a woman traveling the wrong way on a North Side highway caused a deadly crash early Saturday morning. According to SAPD, a woman traveling the wrong way on a North Side highway caused a deadly crash early Saturday morning. Photo: 21 Pro Video Photo: 21 Pro Video Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close SAPD: Wrong-way driver involved in fatal car crash on the North Side 1 / 3 Back to GalleryAccording to SAPD, a woman traveling the wrong way on a North Side highway caused a deadly crash early Saturday morning. Police say the woman was traveling westbound on the eastbound lanes of 1604 where she collided with an SUV head on near Lockhill Selma around 2:00 a.m. Saturday. Both vehicles suffered damage and the driver of the SUV died, according to police.