Hill Country spots worth visiting this summer

SAN ANTONIO – The Hill Country has many diverse features most people wouldn’t expect to find in Texas and many locations make for great daycation and staycation trips depending on where you live. Texas has opportunities to take wildflower photos in the spring, swim in spring-fed pools in the summer, hike tons of trails in … Read more

Pilots from JBSA-Randolph visit Methodist Children’s Hospital, share love for flying

SAN ANTONIO – Pilots from the 60th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph visited patients at the Methodist Children’s Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. The pilot’s community-based program was first launched in 1994, making its visit to the hospital its 100th visit. Lieutenant Colonel Paul Fulkerson said those who visited the hospital with the … Read more

That’s no pizza: A wall painting found in Pompeii doesn’t depict Italy’s iconic dish

MILAN – A still-life fresco discovered recently in the Pompeii archaeological site looks like a pizza, but it’s not, experts at the archaeological site said Tuesday. They noted that key ingredients needed to make Italy’s iconic dish — tomatoes and mozzarella — were not available when the fresco was painted some 2,000 years ago. Tomatoes … Read more