District 2 Councilman calls for new East Side senior center

SAN ANTONIO – District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez is calling for a new senior center in his district. McKee-Rodriguez said the current center is old, small and lacks opportunities for seniors. Recommended Videos Earlier this year, the city acquired land adjacent to the Copernicus Community Center, which is expected to replace the current center. “Our … Read more

‘I hope it never happens again’: San Antonio doctor recalls Quintana Road tragedy on two-year mark

SAN ANTONIO – Dr. Bryan Everitt remembers June 27, 2022, with haunting memories and heavy feelings. “It’s terrible,” Everitt said. “It’s inhumane, and I hope it never happens again.” First responders found at least 60 migrants that day in an abandoned tractor-trailer on Quintana Road. Fifty-three migrants did not survive. The incident was deemed one … Read more

‘I don’t want it to be forgotten’ | Family of migrants found dead in tractor-trailer on Quintana Road shares memories two years later

“For me, it hurts like it was the first day,” said Rafala Ortega, whose loved one was among the 53 migrants who died on June 27, 2022. SAN ANTONIO — Thursday marks exactly two years since the deadliest human smuggling case in United States history. Fifty-three people were killed trying to cross into the U.S., their … Read more