Bexar County opening five warming centers ahead of the colder temps

Make sure to bring essential items like medication, clothing, and personal supplies. SAN ANTONIO — Officials in Bexar County are making preparations to keep folks inside and out of the cold ahead of the arctic blast. Bexar County will be opening five warming centers to give folks short-term emergency shelter starting on Monday, Jan. 20 … Read more

SAPD: Suspected drunk driver crashes into barrier, injuring her passengers

Her two passengers, a 22-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man, were both seriously injured. They were taken to the hospital. SAN ANTONIO — A young woman suspected of driving while intoxicated crashed her vehicle into a barrier, injuring her passengers early Saturday morning, police say. It happened around 2:52 a.m. in the 4900 block of … Read more

Homes were burning and roads already jammed when the Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds

The first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come until about 40 minutes after some homes were burning. CALIFORNIA, USA — The first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come until about 40 minutes after some of those homes were already … Read more

‘Hogmageddon’ | Irving residents fend off feral hogs with DIY electric fence dubbed ‘The Baconator’

Neighbors in Valley Ranch have been dealing with feral hogs wreaking havoc since December. A trap has been set up to capture them, but so far — no luck. IRVING, Texas — When life gives you feral hogs in suburbia, build an electric fence that would make Kevin McCalister jealous.  That’s the approach Irving residents … Read more