30-year-old man with signs of trauma pronounced dead on Northwest Side, SAPD says

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police said its homicide detectives are looking into the cause of a man’s death early Saturday morning. A female called police around 4:30 a.m. Saturday after she found the man unresponsive in the parking lot of an apartment complex on the 1500 block of West Sunshine Road. Recommended Videos Police … Read more

East Side community basketball league drafting new players for upcoming season

SAN ANTONIO – An East Side nonprofit is hoping to impact the lives of 80 young men this spring. The San Antonio Rising Stars Community Basketball League tips off in April, but tryouts are on March 23. Recommended Videos Founder Charles Sattiewhite says the league’s partnership with the San Antonio Spurs, San Antonio YMCA, San … Read more

‘Be 10 steps ahead’: Bexar County fire departments work on prevention efforts as wildfire concerns rise

Bexar County, Texas – With his chainsaw in hand, Charles Lewis said it’s an easy decision to cut back trees in the Campanas neighborhood at Cibolo Canyons. “One less fire risk,” Lewis said. “Our Achilles heel is this the mindset that it can never happen here.” Recommended Videos In his neighborhood on the North Side, … Read more

Reign of racial terror in Texas involving Latinos not widely known, historians says

SAN ANTONIO – A reign of racial terror known as La Matanza, or massacre, is believed to have killed thousands of Latinos in Texas between 1910 and 1920. Yet, historians said it’s not widely known. “There are adults now that don’t know the story, let alone children,” said Norma Longoria Rodriguez, a retired teacher whose … Read more

City of San Antonio: Plan ahead to avoid frustrations among downtown spring break celebrations

SAN ANTONIO – If you’re planning to head downtown during Spring Break, the city of San Antonio has some suggestions for helping you leave the frustration out of the celebration. Large crowds are expected to attend a number of events in the downtown area during the next week, beginning this Saturday with Market Square’s Spring … Read more

Family of Andreen McDonald awarded $210 million in wrongful death lawsuit against Andre McDonald

SAN ANTONIO – A jury on Friday awarded $110 million in compensatory damages and $100 million in punitive damages to Andreen McDonald’s mother and young daughter, according to the Davis Law Firm. “Plaintiffs have been caused to sustain mental anguish, pecuniary loss, and loss of society from the time of the incident in question up … Read more