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1 week ago | 
ksat.com | Garrett Brnger |Luis Cienfuegos
SAN ANTONIO – As Ron Nirenberg wraps up eight years as San Antonio’s mayor, not all his plans will be able to wrap up within his tenure.
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1 week ago | 
ksat.com | Courtney Friedman |Luis Cienfuegos
SAN ANTONIO – Reporting a sexual assault and receiving an exam can be terrifying, which is why it’s crucial that survivors have choices and control of their own recovery. “They have experienced some of the worst things that a human can possibly experience,” said Rape Crisis Center Outreach Coordinator Lauren Aguillon. After an assault, survivors often get a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) exam. Now, they are able to choose where they get that exam.
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1 week ago | 
ksat.com | Garrett Brnger |Adam Higgins |Luis Cienfuegos
SAN ANTONIO – An outside arbitrator ruled a San Antonio police officer should be reinstated who, along with another member of the street crimes unit, forced his way into a home and repeatedly punched a man who had walked away from an attempted traffic stop. Diego Jesús Peña presided over a two-day hearing in October 2024, during which SAPD officer Thomas Villareal tried to get his indefinite suspension — tantamount to a firing — overturned. In his Jan.
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2 weeks ago | 
ksat.com | ROCKY GARZA |Luis Cienfuegos
SAN ANTONIO – April marks National Child Abuse Prevention. To highlight the campaign, ChildSafe, a local child abuse advocacy group, rolled out its annual initiative called Cardboard Kids to spark a conversation about abuse and neglect. Started in 2011, the initiative encourages decorating cardboard figures to represent children in the community who may be silently suffering from abuse. To learn more about CardBoard Kids, KSAT talked with ChildSafe President/CEO Randy McGibeny.
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2 weeks ago | 
tspantx.com | Daniela Ibarra |Luis Cienfuegos |Hope Monte
SAN ANTONIO – The Alamodome is no stranger to fouls — and we’re not just talking about basketball. Metro Health records show the stadium had more than 40 violations during inspections last year. Behind the Kitchen Door is a series where KSAT investigates health inspections of San Antonio restaurants.
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2 weeks ago | 
ksat.com | Daniela Ibarra |Luis Cienfuegos |Hope Monte
SAN ANTONIO – The Alamodome is no stranger to fouls — and we’re not just talking about basketball. Metro Health records show the stadium had more than 40 violations during inspections last year. Behind the Kitchen Door is a series where KSAT investigates health inspections of San Antonio restaurants.
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3 weeks ago | 
ksat.com | Andrea Moreno |Luis Cienfuegos
Published: April 2, 2025 at 3:58 PMTags: St. Mary's University, SAPD, West SideSAN ANTONIO – At least two people were detained after an incident at St. Mary’s University, a campus spokesperson told KSAT on Wednesday afternoon. It is unclear where the incident originated. However, the spokesperson said law enforcement and campus police detained “individuals who came onto campus.” The San Antonio Police Department also told KSAT that the campus is still an active scene.
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3 weeks ago | 
ksat.com | Devan Karp |Luis Cienfuegos |Robert Samarron
SAN ANTONIO – Preparations for the San Antonio Book Festival are well underway. It is an annual event that draws thousands of bookworms to the downtown area in the name of learning and literacy. The event will feature the work of several local, regional and national authors. One of those authors, Johnny Compton, likes to write horror novels. Compton said he sleeps better at night knowing somewhere out there, someone else isn’t.
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3 weeks ago | 
ksat.com | Stephanie Serna |Luis Cienfuegos
VON ORMY, Texas – Every month throughout the school year, our KSAT team and Firstmark Credit Union make it a point to honor educators in our area. These people were nominated by you and, in their own right, have positively impacted our students and our community. This month, we are recognizing Felix Lopez, the head custodian at Southwest Legacy High School. Lopez has been caring for the school and the students in the Southwest Independent School District for almost 30 years.
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4 weeks ago | 
ksat.com | Patty Santos |Luis Cienfuegos |Matthew Craig
SAN ANTONIO – Glen McGehee was there in 1993 when the St. Matthews Knights of Columbus Council 8065 started the fish fry Lent tradition. “We’re blessed, we have a great, great community here,” he said. “The parish is very supportive, so that’s enabled us to do it this many years and to keep going.”The meal is a fundraiser for the community projects the organization supports, as well as the parish.
