Why do we have Leap Year? KSAT Explains

SAN ANTONIO – Have you looked at your 2024 calendar? February is one day longer this year. “The time it takes for the Earth to go around the sun is about 365.25 days,” said Angela Speck, Professor and Department Chair for Physics and Astronomy at UTSA. Yet, our man-made calendar measures one year as exactly … Read more

‘Give them a good day’ | Woman raising funds for Super Bowl party at Floresville veterans home

At the Texas State Veterans Home in Floresville, football is a religion, which is why a GoFundMe is hoping to make the biggest day for football memorable. FLORESVILLE, Texas — At the Texas State Veterans Home in Floresville, football is a religion.  For Vietnam War veteran Bill Jennings, the Super Bowl is his favorite holiday, … Read more

Catholic Charities to cut down on personnel providing migrant services due to lack of funding

The move comes after the U.S. Senate voted against a border-foreign aid bill, which in part would have supplemented funding to local governments and organizations. SAN ANTONIO — Catholic Charities San Antonio is prepared to further reduce personnel at the Migrant Resource Center after a bipartisan bill that included funding to address the border and … Read more

Catholic Charities to cut down on personnel that provides migrant services due to lack of funding

The move comes after the U.S. Senate voted against a border-foreign aid bill, which in part would have supplemented funding to local governments and organizations. SAN ANTONIO — Catholic Charities San Antonio is prepared to further reduce personnel at the Migrant Resource Center after a bipartisan bill that included funding to address the border and … Read more

Woman fatally shoots husband in head after mistaking him for home intruder, SAPD says

SAN ANTONIO – A 61-year-old woman is behind bars after fatally shooting her husband in the head, San Antonio police say. The shooting happened around 6 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, in the 3200 block of Northridge Drive. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Melissa Johnson Byrd, 61, thought she had shot an intruder, but … Read more