South Side neighbors search for new answers to decades-old drainage issue

SAN ANTONIO – Margaret Pena, 84, said her backyard has flooded every year since she moved into the Harlandale-McCollum neighborhood. “Since 1978, which is well over 40 years,” Pena said. “The water has nowhere to go.” LEARN MORE ABOUT OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS In the Harlandale-McCollum neighborhood, residents like Pena said there are lingering issues with the … Read more

Harlandale: From farmland to thriving community

SAN ANTONIO – “Like a small town… within the big town San Antonio.” That’s how Kat Herrera, the spokeswoman for the Harlandale-McCollum Neighborhood Association, described the community of Harlandale. But decades ago, Harlandale wanted to be its own town. The headline of a San Antonio Express-News article dating back to 1930 read, “Charges hurled in … Read more

‘She didn’t even hesitate’: Edgewood ISD officer injured in off-duty crash while helping another driver, district says

SAN ANTONIO – Instead of wearing the Edgewood ISD badge, the district’s police chief said Officer Tina Egleston is in the hospital under a medically induced coma. “They’ve had to drill a hole in her head to relieve the swelling,” Edgewood ISD police chief Jesse Quiroga said. Quiroga said Egleston was the woman critically injured … Read more