Hazmat team responds to strange odor call at pharmaceutical company on southeast side

All employees were evacuated and the hazmat team proceeded to investigate the building. SAN ANTONIO — A call for a strange odor led to an evacuation at a pharmaceutical company near a hospital on the southeast side Friday morning.  The San Antonio Fire Department received a call about a weird smell at a commercial building … Read more

‘Please catch them’: Store clerk held at gunpoint during robbery, reward being offered to catch suspects

Investigators said it happened on June 16 around 10:30 p.m. at Little Sam’s off Highway 90. SAN ANTONIO — Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information leading to the arrests of two suspects accused of holding a gas station clerk at gunpoint while stealing beer. Investigators said it happened on June 16 around 10:30 … Read more

Here’s the North Texas company behind viral vending machines that drop ammunition in grocery stores

Based in Richardson, American Rounds has six ammo vending machines in select stores in Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas, and 200 more are on the way. RICHARDSON, Texas — It’s been a whirlwind of a week for Grant Magers. He’s the CEO of American Rounds, a Richardson company specializing in automated retail — with a bang.  … Read more

Divine timing? With minutes to spare, off-duty firefighter comes across car fire with man stuck inside

“He probably had two minutes, maybe. Once we got up to the feeder, [the flames] were already in his driver’s seat,” said firefighter Chase Morales. SAN ANTONIO — A dramatic rescue stopped traffic in the middle of Highway 90 early last Saturday.  Dashcam footage captured a car on fire with a group of Good Samaritans … Read more