Colorado-based builder tapped to lead $1.4B San Antonio airport terminal project

SAN ANTONIO – Before it can build the new terminal at San Antonio International Airport, the city’s preferred contractor will need to fly in first. Hensel Phelps has been tapped for an up-to $1 billion construction management contract for the airport’s Terminal Development Program. The Colorado-based company is one of the largest aviation construction contractors … Read more

Restaurants overcoming labor challenges, open to hire during the holidays

SAN ANTONIO – The top challenge facing the hospitality industry is the labor shortage, with many restaurants changing how they do business to achieve long-term survival. Hiring in the restaurant industry is slightly up compared to last year, and that’s good news, according to Dawn Ann Larios with the Texas Restaurant Association’s West Texas Region. … Read more

FBI arrests teen accused of making threats to Uvalde community 2,000 miles away

She moved to Puerto Rico in 2020, but authorities say the threats didn’t stop. SAN ANTONIO — “I have a whole clown crew waiting.” “…planned this massacre….” “There’s worse coming.” Charging documents say those were among the social media messages sent by a 19-year-old Puerto Rico girl, and former Uvalde resident, who the FBI says … Read more

Daryl Hall accuses John Oates of ‘ultimate partnership betrayal’ in plan to sell stake in business

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Daryl Hall has accused his longtime music partner John Oates of committing the “ultimate partnership betrayal” by planning to sell his share of the Hall & Oates duo’s joint venture without the other’s permission, Hall said in a court declaration supporting his lawsuit to keep the transaction paused. In the declaration filed … Read more

DA drops case against officer accused of aggravated assault by public servant

The Bexar County DA’s Office dropped their case against Thomas Villarreal, after unsuccessfully taking the case to trial two month earlier. SAN ANTONIO — SAPD Officer Thomas Villareal has been facing an indictment since December of 2021. As of Wednesday, nearly three years later, he is free and clear.  Thomas Villareal, along with officer Carlos … Read more

‘It was frightening’: Woman injured after vehicle explosion sparks house fire on northwest side, officials say

SAFD said a blaze at a home on Ferris Creek may have caused an explosion in the garage, sending one victim to the hospital with burns. SAN ANTONIO — One person was hurt after a fire and explosion at a home on the northwest side Tuesday evening, fire officials said. According to the San Antonio … Read more