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Defense: EMS shares blame in death

By Jessica Kwong in the San Antonio Express-News Even though Jenny Ann Ybarra was drunk and driving the wrong way, her defense attorney said Wednesday the “despicable behavior of EMS” was as much to blame for the death of a passenger in the car she collided with — pronouncing the victim dead, he said, while [...]

Teenagers die in Fredericksburg fire

From KXAN news, Austin Two teenagers died early Tuesday when fire swept through their home in Fredericksburg. Their father was badly burned in a frantic effort to save their lives. Brian Cantu, 14, and Justine Cantu, 15, perished in the fire at 623 Deer View in Fredericksburg. Fire crews said when they arrived around 4:30 [...]

Tornado confirmed in far West SA

Winds peel roofs, lightning blamed for fires, heavy rain triggers flooding From KSAT News, San Antonio The National Weather Service has preliminarily confirmed a tornado touched down Wednesday morning at the intersection of Deer Park and Richland Hills Drive on San Antonio’s far West Side. While many residents speculated that the damage was from a [...]

Off-duty officer alerts couple to house fire

Firefighters believe lightning sparked the fire By Katrina Webber, KSAT News, San Antonio A North side couple managed to escape an early morning fire that heavily damaged their home, thanks to an alert police officer. The husband and wife were asleep when fire broke out in the roof of their two-story home in the 16200 [...]

South Texas oil boom emergency calls straining understaffed volunteer fire departments

By Phil Anaya at KENS News, San Antonio South Texas is booming with oil, but it’s also causing a boom in more emergency calls – something volunteer firefighters say is a challenge for their already small staffs. Chuck Garris has been the Pleasanton Fire Chief for 20 years. For most of that time he said [...]

Mobile home tragedy in Bexar County: Three die; two escape from weekend fire

From KENS News, San Antonio See photos of fire from KSAT News here. The investigation was continuing Monday as authorities worked to determine what caused a mobile home fire that killed three people early Sunday morning, including an expectant mother. The blaze began at around 3:30 a.m. Sunday in the 15000 block of Henze Road [...]

Weekend fire destroys mobile home in Guadalupe County

By Felicia Frazar in The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise A fire that ripped through a home on Saturday night has displaced a family of three. The Seguin Fire Department was called out to battle a structure fire in the 400 block of Pecan Point at Rico Lane around 8:45 p.m. Guadalupe County Fire Marshal Kelly Kistner said [...]