What does 'Promise Zone' initiative mean for East Side?
SAN ANTONIO - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will be in San Antonio Thursday to participate in a town hall discussion of the 'Promise Zone' initiative.The program is part of President Obama's...
View ArticleVIA wants more people to 'dump the pump'
SAN ANTONIO - The VIA Metropolitan Transit Agency wants San Antonians to 'dump the pump' and give public transportation a shot.VIA is joining with transit agencies nationwide to encourage more people...
View ArticleChild's mouth filled with hot sauce, then taped shut
SALEM, Mass. (AP) - Prosecutors allege a man living in a Massachusetts hotel put hot sauce in the mouth of his girlfriend's 3-year-old son and then taped it shut. Christopher Delcid was held on...
View ArticleTexas to spend millions to fight immigrant influx
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The state's Republican leadership has announced it has authorized the Texas Department of Public Safety to spend about $1.3 million per week to fund what is called "law enforcement...
View ArticleFive-hour standoff leads to peaceful arrest
SAN ANTONIO - A 44-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a swat standoff with police which began late Wednesday night.Investigators say Felix Cardenas was arguing with a woman...
View ArticleFired Texas deputy charged with animal cruelty
EMORY, Texas (AP) - A fired East Texas sheriff's deputy has pleaded not guilty to an animal cruelty charge in the shooting of a farm dog that later had to be euthanized. KLTV-TV in Tyler-Longview...
View ArticleWoman who ripped son's scrotum sentenced to prison
SAN ANTONIO - A woman who ripped her 6-year-old son's scrotum, then tried to fix the horrible injury with super glue has been been sentenced to prison by a federal judge.34-year-old Jennifer Vargas...
View ArticleTotal northbound main lane closure for U.S. 281 Saturday
By: Jessica HeadleyTexas Department of Transportation will close all U.S. Highway 281 northbound main lanes between Nakoma Drive and Bitters Road.The closure occurs from 5 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m....
View ArticlePresident to Iraq: Military advisers available
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the U.S. is prepared to take targeted military actions in Iraq if they would help fight a growing threat from extremist militants. He also says the U.S. is...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Texas Speaker Joe Straus talks border security
SAN ANTONIO: Joe Straus, Speaker of the Texas House, stopped by the News 4 San Antonio studios Thursday to talk border security and funding with Jaie Avila.Thousands of unaccompanied minors mostly from...
View ArticleAmerican flag called threat to Muslims
WEBSTER, Texas - A Texas man is fighting to keep his American flag hanging from his balcony. He says his apartment manager told him the flag was a threat to the Muslim community and that he has to take...
View ArticleWoman's body found by side of rural road
ATASCOSA COUNTY, Texas - Investigators with the Atascosa County Sheriff's Office say the body of a woman was discovered in a rural area about a mile and a half away from the The Cowboy Fellowship, a...
View ArticleNOMINATE San Antonioâs Best Shaved Ice
SAN ANTONIO â Each week here at News4SA.com, we pick a category and ask you to nominate the best in San Antonio. This week weâre asking you to help us find the best shaved ice.
View ArticleThief sucker punches pregnant store employee
PENSACOLA, Florida - Police have arrested a man who punched a female in the face Wednesday afternoon when he robbed a business.Vincent Lavon Johnson, 41, of Pensacola was taken into custody. He was...
View ArticleTesticle tearing mom gets prison
By RANDY ESCAMILLANEWS 4 SAN ANTONIOEmail: rmescamilla@sbgtv.comSAN ANTONIO -- A San Antonio mom who attacked her six year old son by tearing his testicles then applying superglue got prison time.A...
View ArticleInside Child Protective Services Night Unit
SAN ANTONIO -- Child Protective Services investigators say they have tough jobs with heavy workloads, but often times they feel they misunderstood by the public.News 4 San Antonio visited with CPS...
View ArticleFORECAST:Heavy rain in the west
SAN ANTONIO-What we are tracking: Some very heavy rainfall in our western zone.What`s Happening: A low pressure center is creating some heavy rain to the west of San Antonio in our western zones. Flash...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in violent crash
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas - A 35-year-old motorcyclist was killed Thursday in a crash in the 2400 block of South Walnut.Witnesses told officers the motorcyclist was speeding on South Walnut when he went...
View ArticleNeighbors demand action from police
SAN ANTONIO -- A neighborhood plagued with crime is getting some help from police and a city councilwoman. The grassroots group Texas Organizing Project is helping neighbors on the near west side take...
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