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• Rio Grande City Headed to San Antonio Play Video

  March 23, 2020 10:42 PM

  RIO GRANDE CITY - After the UIL realignment, Rio Grande City is no longer in district 16-5A. The Rattlers will face San Antonio teams in district 14-5A. CHANNEL 5's Erica Ross has the story. more »

• Drop in blood donations due to coronavirus concerns, South Texas blood supply at risk of collapse

  March 14, 2020 3:41 PM

  SAN ANTONIO, TX – The community blood supply is at risk of collapse as drives are cancelled and donations decline because of concerns about coronavirus, said officials from the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center. San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and local hospital physicians urge blood donation as an... more »

• Confirman que estudiantes de La Joya ISD no están en riesgo por coronavirus

  March 3, 2020 4:47 PM

  LA JOYA – En su regreso al Valle del Río Grande, un grupo de estudiantes de La Joya que viajaron a Round Rock, visitaron un centro comercial de San Antonio donde se confirmó un caso de coronavirus, de acuerdo a un comunicado de prensa del distrito escolar independiente de La... more »

• Descubren 3 nuevos casos de coronavirus en San Antonio

  February 28, 2020 4:58 PM

  SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Funcionarios de Salud en San Antonio confirmaron nuevos casos de coronavirus. San Antonio Metro Health reporta que se confirmó que dos personas infectadas por el virus se encuentran entre los pasajeros del crucero Diamond Princess que está en cuarentena en la Base Conjunta San Antonio-Lackland.... more »

• Rendirán tributo a Selena en un concierto en San Antonio

  February 18, 2020 3:07 PM

  SAN ANTONIO – Líderes municipales de San Antonio anunciaron el martes que rendiran tributo al legado de Selena Quintanilla en un concierto en el Alamodome, de acuerdo con KSAT-TV. En el concierto se presentarán Pitbull, Los Tucanes de Tijuana, A.B. Quintanilla III y Los Kumbia Allstarz, Becky G y... more »

• Texas: 2 muertos en tiroteo en club en San Antonio

  January 20, 2020 2:46 PM

  Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Dos personas murieron y al menos cinco resultaron heridas cuando un individuo comenzó a disparar tras una discusión en un concierto en San Antonio, Texas, dijeron las autoridades, que el lunes seguían buscando al pistolero. La policía fue llamada después de... more »

• Muere segunda víctima de incendio en Pharr Play Video

  January 6, 2020 5:21 PM

  PHARR - Una segunda persona murió en un incendio fatal que ocurrio el mes pasado en Pharr. La familia confirmó que Senovio Perez falleció la semana pasada. Estaba en condición crítica en una unidad para atender quemaduras en San Antonio tras el incendio. Jose Luis Chavez también murió... more »

• Investigan incendio en Las Milpas Play Video

  November 18, 2019 5:21 PM

  PHARR - Investigadores de incendios informan que han encontrado la ubicación donde se originó el fatal incendio ocurrido el martes pasado en Las Milpas. Gabriel Resendez perdió la vida en el siniestro y de acuerdo a las autoridades otra mujer resultó severamente herida por quemaduras. Aún sigue hospitalizada... more »

• Bexar Co. Sheriff’s Office Discontinues Amber Alert for 2-Year-Old Girl

  November 4, 2019 6:59 PM

  UPDATE (11/5): Authorities have discontinued an amber alert for 2-year-old Jaya Ailani Trevino. ----- SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County officials have issued an Amber alert for an abducted 2-year-old girl. Sheriff’s deputies are searching for Jaya Ailani Trevino. She was last seen wearing a pink t-shirt with... more »

• Fútbol Fiesta en San Antonio Play Video

  September 11, 2019 8:38 PM

  SAN ANTONIO - Cada vez que la selección mexicana juega en San Antonio se arma una fiesta futbolera. El martes, antes del encuentro ante Argentina, cientos de aficionados se pusieron la camiseta verde y se la pasaron de maravilla en las afueras del Alamodome. San Antonio se convirtió... more »

• Autoridades identifican cuerpo encontrado cerca de canal en San Benito Play Video

  September 4, 2019 3:52 PM

  SAN BENITO – El martes se dio a conocer el nombre de una persona cuyo cuerpo fue encontrado cerca de un canal en San Benito. El cuerpo de Arnulfo Ortiz de 55 años de edad fue descubierto el domingo. Ortiz era de Pleasanton, un pueblo localizado al sur... more »

• CON MI GENTE: Olmitofest Play Video

  June 20, 2019 9:25 AM

  OLMITO – It started as a small dream but turned into a state sanctioned event. Organizers held the first Olmitofest; it's a fundraiser with a special meaning for community members. "My granddaughter, about a year-and-a-half ago, got sick. She got flown out to San Antonio. She was out... more »

• Zoo Working to Redeem Population of Iconic Horned Lizard Play Video

  June 10, 2019 5:50 PM

  SAN ANTONIO – A new method is being developed to track horned lizards, the Texas reptile that’s population been in decline. The San Antonio Zoo wants to jumpstart the horned lizard population. CHANNEL 5 NEWS spoke to the manager of the Center for Conservation and Research, Bekky Muscher-Hodges.... more »

• Mother Seeks Help on Home following Death of Son Play Video

  June 3, 2019 6:58 PM

  BROWNSVILLE – Life is overwhelming for a young Brownsville mother. Health concerns burden her family. She lost one son six months ago; another suffers from the same condition – a congenital heart defect. Flor Cervantes’ house started coming apart during the June floods. With her husband... more »

• Geologists Explore, Map Aquifers in New Cave Discovered near San Antonio Play Video

  May 28, 2019 5:46 PM

  NEAR SAN ANTONIO – New hidden passages outside of San Antonio run 230 feet underground. It was carved over millions of years and geologists are still discovering new sections along the cave. Silence and darkness were the only elements in the cave before people arrived. Brian Vauter,... more »

• Texas' Longest Yard Sale Starts in Brownsville Play Video

  May 14, 2019 8:42 AM

  BROWNSVILLE - Texas' longest yard sale starts in Brownsville and stretches north of San Antonio. It started in Brownsville 5 years ago and happens at least one week a year. Here's Rick Diaz with Con Mi Gente. more »

• Dorados Smash Knights, 106-2 Play Video

  May 5, 2019 11:04 PM

  HIDALGO - The RGV Dorados welcomed the Knights of San Antonio to State Farm Arena Saturday night. Walking into the contest, the men in gold were at 4-2 on the season. After a landslide victory of 106-2, they now have 5 W's in the win column. CHANNEL... more »

• 5 on 5: March 1st Play Video

  March 1, 2019 11:08 PM

  SAN ANTONIO - The stakes were high for Valley boys basketball teams. A win Friday would mean a spot in Saturday's regional final. Vela, San Perlita, and Santa Rosa all failed to advance at the regional tourney. Vela was knocked out by Steele 68-58. San Perlita fell to Hearne 76-61.... more »

• Valley Man Charged with Capital Murder following his Baby’s Death

  February 25, 2019 2:41 PM

  WESLACO – A Rio Grande Valley man has been charged with capital murder after an investigation determined he was responsible for his child’s injuries. Weslaco police responded to a local hospital on Feb. 20 regarding an unresponsive three-month-old child. The child was taken to Knapp Medical Center and... more »

• TxDOT Seeks Valley Residents to Participate in Railway Survey Play Video

  January 4, 2019 6:54 PM

  PHARR – The Texas Department of Transportation wants to know the public’s thoughts on a potential high speed railway from the Rio Grande Valley to San Antonio to Houston. At the moment, there is no scheduled construction. People can fill out a survey on the TxDOT website. ... more »

• Missionary Group Robbed On Way to the Valley Play Video

  April 12, 2018 8:42 PM

  HARLINGEN – A small group of students from Virginia says a thief almost put their entire plan to visit the Rio Grande Valley at risk. The senior class from United Christian Academy in Greene County arrived in Harlingen this past weekend. During a stop in San Antonio they noticed eight... more »

• Amber Alert Issued for 2 San Antonio Children

  March 14, 2018 10:47 PM

  SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Police Department has issued an Amber Alert for two missing 3-year-old children. Authorities say they’re believed to be in grave or immediate danger. Kinsley and Kolby Hernandez are believed to be with 38-year-old Leslie Hernandez. She has a yellow butterfly tattoo on her shoulder.... more »

• Man Involved in Human Smuggling Attempt Pleads Guilty Play Video

  March 8, 2018 9:55 PM

  WESLACO – A guilty plea from a man accused in last year’s deadly human smuggling attempt. The attempt ended in a Walmart parking lot in San Antonio. Ten people died and many others had to be hospitalized. Watch the news clip above for more details. more »

• 26 killed in church attack in Texas' deadliest mass shooting

  November 5, 2017 7:11 PM

  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) - A man dressed in black tactical-style gear and armed with an assault rifle opened fire inside a church in a small South Texas community on Sunday, killing 26 people and wounding about 20 others in what the governor called the deadliest mass shooting in the... more »

• Former US Soldier Sentenced for Firearm Straw Purchasing Plot Play Video

  November 2, 2017 10:53 PM

  SAN ANTONIO – A former U.S. soldier is headed to prison in connection to a firearm straw purchasing plot with ties to the Rio Grande Valley. Prosecutors said the firearms were destined for members of the Gulf Cartel in Mexico. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Western District of... more »

• HEB Family Donates $1M to Recovery Efforts in Hurricane Disaster Areas

  October 18, 2017 3:20 PM

  SAN ANTONIO – The family of late Howard E. Butt Jr. will be giving a $1 million donation to support Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts. In honor of Butt Jr., who passed away last year, the family announced the personal contribution will benefit the Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group Fund. “We... more »

• Más Cargos y Otro Acusado en Caso de Contrabando Humano en Texas

  September 25, 2017 1:36 PM

  SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Las autoridades dicen que el conductor de un semirremolque encontrado afuera de un Walmart en San Antonio en julio lleno de inmigrantes, incluyendo a diez que murieron, enfrenta cargos adicionales en el caso de contrabando y otra persona ha sido acusada. La oficina del fiscal de... more »

• More Charges, New Defendant in Texas Human Smuggling Case

  September 25, 2017 10:30 AM

  SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Authorities say the driver of a semitrailer found outside a San Antonio Walmart in July packed with immigrants, including 10 who died, faces additional charges in the smuggling case and another defendant has now been charged. The U.S. attorney's office in San Antonio says a grand... more »

• Personas Evacuadas se Refugian en San Antonio Play Video

  August 27, 2017 6:35 PM

  SAN ANTONIO - Refugios se estan instalando en San Antonio a causa de la Tormenta Tropical Harvey. Muchas de las personas evacuadas tal vez se tengan que quedar allí más tiempo de lo esperado. "Estoy básicamente sin hogar, así que esto es una bendición," dijo Thad Bruce de Corpus. El... more »

• Trucker's Route Raising Questions in Investigation Play Video

  July 26, 2017 7:04 PM

  WESLACO – The trucker accused in a deadly smuggling attempt passed the Laredo Customs and Border Protection checkpoint two hours before he was discovered in San Antonio, according to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar. James Bradley Jr. is accused of causing the deaths of ten people who were in the U.S.... more »

• Records Show Truck Driver’s Criminal Past

  July 25, 2017 12:58 PM

  SAN ANTONIO – The driver of a tractor-trailer, packed with people in the country illegally, has a criminal past, according to officials. James Matthew Bradley Jr. is charged with knowingly transporting undocumented immigrants. He was arrested in San Antonio. His criminal past spans two states. In 2004, Bradley Jr. was... more »

• 10 Dead after Dozens Found Inside Tractor-Trailer in San Antonio

  July 24, 2017 7:14 PM

  SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The Latest on the deaths of 10 people whose bodies were found in a broiling tractor-trailer in a Walmart parking lot in San Antonio, Texas (all times local): 7 p.m. A makeshift memorial for 10 immigrants who died after being inside a sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas... more »

• Al menos 8 inmigrantes murieron en un estacionamiento de San Antonio

  July 24, 2017 9:35 AM

  SAN ANTONIO – Al menos ocho personas fueron encontradas sin vida en la parte trasera de un tracto camión fuera de una tienda Wal-Mart debido al asfixiante calor del verano, lo que la policía llamo una escena de horror del tráfico de personas. Varias personas fueron encontradas en el camión,... more »

• Shooting at Mall in San Antonio

  January 22, 2017 9:25 PM

  SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The police chief in San Antonio, Texas, is describing the death of a man who was shot as he tried to stop two men after they robbed a jewelry store at a mall as "absolutely senseless." Police Chief William McManus says the "good Samaritan" came upon... more »