AUSTIN – A UTSA graduate student has set a new world record for completing the fastest half-marathon while dribbling a basketball. Ben Duong, 24, accomplished the impressive fete during Sunday’s Austin Marathon. According to the official race results, Duong completed the half-marathon in 1:21:39. That’s an average pace of 6:14 per mile. He finished 12th … Read more
When it comes to the weather in South Central Texas, February can be an volatile month, bringing anything from winter storms to severe weather. And it was on the night of February 19, 2017 that several tornadoes touched down around the San Antonio metro area, creating significant damage. DETAILS A strong cold front produced a … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – An instructional assistant who was seriously injured in a Brandeis High School classroom earlier this month has died. Alfred “Mr. Fred” Jimenez, 73, died at a hospital over the weekend from injuries he sustained on the morning of Feb. 7 in a class of students with severe learning and emotional disabilities. “The … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – A teenager was arrested in the shooting death of a 17-year-old at an apartment complex on the Northeast Side. Octavious Tomrion Galloway, 18, is charged with murder. San Antonio police said Galloway shot the victim, who has not yet been identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office, at 1:20 p.m. Sunday … Read more
Some might say he’s the most enticing candidate yet. Timothy the Hippo is throwing his snout in the ring and running for president. The San Antonio Zoo will make the campaign announcement Monday, which fittingly enough, is President’s Day. Monday is Locals Day at the zoo which means that Bexar County residents can get in … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – For the second time in two months, San Antonio firefighters have extinguished a fire at the same Northwest Side address. In the latest case, flames caused damage to at least two cars and a backyard shed, located at the corner of Maiden Lane and Brandywine Street. San Antonio firefighters responded to the … Read more
It’s nearly been one month since the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office substation officially opened. The sheriff says right now it’s just a workspace, but with more deputies on the way, he expects it to help with crime prevention.