Joshua Saunders
Photojournalist
Joshua Saunders is an Emmy award-winning photographer/editor who has worked in the San Antonio market for the past 20 years. Joshua works in the Defenders unit, covering crime and corruption throughout the city.
LATEST CONTRIBUTIONS
1 day ago
‘Absolutely betrayed’: SA woman slams Sheriff Salazar after felony bully prank case is rejected by prosecutors
Read full article: ‘Absolutely betrayed’: SA woman slams Sheriff Salazar after felony bully prank case is rejected by prosecutorsA San Antonio woman who helped her son mix a drink that later sent an elementary school student to the hospital said the Bexar County Sheriff’s rushed to charge her with felony injury to a child, even though the child was not injured.
Lawsuit: Wimberley ISD, Hays County officials conspired to ruin teacher’s career
Read full article: Lawsuit: Wimberley ISD, Hays County officials conspired to ruin teacher’s careerA federal civil rights lawsuit filed earlier this year accuses school district and law enforcement personnel in Hays County of conspiring to destroy the teaching career of an instructor at Danforth Junior High School.
State Rep. 121 candidates LaHood, Swift host dueling rallies in San Antonio
Read full article: State Rep. 121 candidates LaHood, Swift host dueling rallies in San AntonioThe candidates in the running for Texas House of Representatives District 121. will have dueling rallies on Wednesday afternoon ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
SAPD officer suspended 30 days after drunken disturbance while DJing at real estate gala
Read full article: SAPD officer suspended 30 days after drunken disturbance while DJing at real estate galaA San Antonio Police Department officer was suspended 30 days after she was accused in March of causing a drunken disturbance at a real estate awards show where she had been hired to perform as a DJ.
Self-checks lead to early breast cancer diagnosis for San Antonio mother
Read full article: Self-checks lead to early breast cancer diagnosis for San Antonio motherMorgan Fernandez, 41, is sharing her story of positivity and perseverance after her breast cancer diagnosis, hoping to raise awareness about the disease.
Husband of Guadalupe County district clerk pleads guilty to felony theft, ordered to pay $245K in restitution
Read full article: Husband of Guadalupe County district clerk pleads guilty to felony theft, ordered to pay $245K in restitutionThe husband of Guadalupe County District Clerk Linda Balk was sentenced to seven years of community supervision and ordered to pay more than $245,000 in restitution as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors filed with the court this summer, records show.
After Animal Care Services is called out for censoring Facebook comments, city vows to change social media policy
Read full article: After Animal Care Services is called out for censoring Facebook comments, city vows to change social media policySan Antonio officials have agreed to amend the city’s social media policy, after a national free speech group called out Animal Care Services for hiding hundreds of comments from its public Facebook page.
SAISD attorneys fight record release tied to superintendent’s personal development coach
Read full article: SAISD attorneys fight record release tied to superintendent’s personal development coachIt’s a perk San Antonio ISD superintendent Jaime Aquino negotiated into his contract, but the district is fighting to keep records about his relationship with his personal development coach private.
Ex-SAPD officer hired as rodeo’s public safety director despite plea deal in public corruption case
Read full article: Ex-SAPD officer hired as rodeo’s public safety director despite plea deal in public corruption caseA former San Antonio police officer who pleaded no contest in a public corruption case last year has been hired as the public safety director of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.
Shake-up of Fair Oaks Ranch PD continues, as two supervisors are terminated following investigation
Read full article: Shake-up of Fair Oaks Ranch PD continues, as two supervisors are terminated following investigationTwo veteran supervisors with the Fair Oaks Ranch Police Department have been fired after an investigation revealed they participated in harassment, discipline records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
Footage shows Medina County sheriff’s deputy shoot handcuffed teen in eye with high-propulsion pepper spray gun
Read full article: Footage shows Medina County sheriff’s deputy shoot handcuffed teen in eye with high-propulsion pepper spray gunThe hours of footage from the June 2023 incident, released by the Medina County District Attorney’s Office earlier this summer, shows now-former deputy Jonathan Nunemaker becoming increasingly agitated as teenage robbery suspect Branden Sanchez kicked and head-butted the inside of Nunemaker’s patrol vehicle following a late-night traffic stop.