Shops at Rivercenter to be completely overhauled, replaced by new dining concept

The 21,000-square-foot food hall within the Shops at Rivercenter will be completely overhauled from its current form of a traditional mall food court. SAN ANTONIO — The restaurant group of well-known San Antonio chef Jason Dady will be part of a huge renovation of the Shops at Rivercenter food court. Jason Dady Restaurant Group and … Read more

Fiber optic company hits gas main causing explosion in Wilson County, city says

No injuries have been reported. SAN ANTONIO — Reports of a gas explosion in Wilson County has caused several neighborhood streets to close in Floresville, according to the city’s Facebook Page. According to the city, a fiber optic company hit a gas main in the area of H Street and 9th Street in Floresville around 1:35p.m. … Read more

SAPD: Man arrested after DNA match connects him to 1998 sexual assault of a minor

Police said 55-year-old Albert Quiroga was arrested without incident on Tuesday for the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl 26 years ago. SAN ANTONIO — SAPD Public Information Officer Washington Moscoso said 55-year-old Albert Quiroga was arrested Tuesday and now faces charges for the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl that occurred 26 years ago. … Read more

Incarnate Word’s Brooks campus library recipient of grant to fund rooftop solar panels

SAN ANTONUO – The University of the Incarnate Word’s Brooks campus library was one of five institutions internationally awarded a grant to support the installation of rooftop solar panels, according to a press release from the university. The library for UIWs School of Osteopathic Medicine — located at Brooks on the Southeast Side — will … Read more

Floresville residents asked to avoid intersection due to ‘gas main explosion’

The City of Floresville is asking people to stay away from a residential intersection after a natural gas main explosion. The explosion happened at about 2 p.m. near the intersection of H Street and 9th Street after a Fiber optic company hit a gas main. Recommended Videos That intersection along with Hospital Boulevard between Old … Read more

Home Run Derby national anthem singer: ‘I was drunk’

Andress, 32, is a four-time Grammy-nominated country music singer-songwriter. ARLINGTON, Texas — Singer-songwriter Ingrid Andress, whose uneven, viral, national anthem performance at the Major League Baseball Home Run Derby on Monday night, said in an Instagram post Tuesday that she was drunk while singing the “Star-Spangled Banner” and will be checking herself into rehab. “I’m … Read more

San Antonio man arrested in connection with sexual assault of teen in 1998

SAN ANTONIO – A man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl in 1998. Albert Quiroga, 55, was taken into custody without incident by the San Antonio Police Department’s Special Victims Unit. According to Sgt. Washington Moscoso, an SAPD spokesman, the victim was walking on a South Side street … Read more