Firefighters across Bexar County are actively being deployed to assist with batting devastating fires in the Texas Panhandle. The Smokehouse Creek Fire is now the largest wildfire in Texas history, burning over 1,700 square miles. Videos from across the region have captured the devastation caused by the fires, including from space, showing flames burning into … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio River Authority announced that a new species has been spotted in the Mission Reach portion of the river. Scientists found a spotted gar among the 25 different species in the area. Recommended Videos The discovery was made during a recent Mission Reach Intensive Nekton Survey (MRINS) conducted by SARA … Read more
As of Thursday, Feb. 29, the Smokehouse Creek Fire that ignited earlier this week north of Amarillo has grown to the largest wildfire in Texas history. Burning more than a million acres in the Texas Panhandle and parts of Oklahoma, firefighters continue to battle the flames along with a few other fires in that area. … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Southside ISD announced Wednesday that a conservator no longer controls the district. The Texas Education Agency assigned Dr. Sylvia Reyna as the district’s conservator in 2022 after four Southside ISD schools received “F” ratings. A news release from the district states Southside ISD has undergone a “transformative journey” to meet TEA criteria … Read more
AUSTIN – An Austin firefighter was injured while responding to a four-alarm fire on Wednesday. The fire started in an abandoned three-story building and spread to a hotel, the AFD told KTBC. The fire was reported in the 2900 block of S-IH 35 shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday’s heavy winds spread the flames to the … Read more
April’s eclipse will be drawing millions to Texas from all over the world. I came across one of those visitors by chance, after seeing a post on the San Antonio Facebook page “ask a local.” New Zealander Karolyn Timarkos had posted about catching a ride from San Antonio to Stonehenge II in Ingram for the … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Multiple lanes in both directions of Interstate 37 south of downtown San Antonio are closed Thursday morning due to a major crash where a driver struck a traffic pole. The crash was reported just before 6 a.m. on I-37 South at Fair Avenue. As of 7 a.m., southbound I-37 traffic is backed … Read more