Security guard fatally shot after confronting two ‘suspicious people’ at northeast-side motel, police say

Police say the guard got into a verbal altercation with the suspects and then a woman believed to be the guard’s wife or girlfriend threw a rock at their vehicle. SAN ANTONIO — A security guard at a northeast side motel was shot and killed after he confronted two suspicious people, police say. San Antonio … Read more

Sea lion surge at San Francisco’s Pier 39

Pier 39 harbormaster Sheila Chandor has counted more than 1,000 sea lions, and that’s the most seen there in 15 years. SAN FRANCISCO — They’re lounging, biting each other and generally making a ruckus in numbers not seen in more than a decade. And don’t even think about stealing their anchovies. San Francisco’s famed Fisherman’s … Read more

‘Help me teach him who his daddy was’: Officer’s widow asks community to keep husband’s memory alive

Ashley Eyer discussed her relationship with Joshua, how much he enjoyed being a father and her one request for her son carrying on without his dad. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ashley Eyer admitted it could have been a bad idea to speak publicly so soon after her husband’s death, but for a few moments, the widow … Read more

Fire contract talks stall again; city negotiators want to bring in a mediator

SAN ANTONIO – When the negotiating teams for the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association met for the first time in February, they were optimistic. The previous contract had been forced on both sides through an arbitration process following a bitter, years-long battle through the courts, negotiating table, and ballot … Read more