Firefighters put out fire at abandoned CPS Energy facility just south of downtown; no reported injuries

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio firefighters responded to a fire at an abandoned CPS Energy facility just south of downtown late Sunday night. The fire was called in around 9:40 p.m. in the 300 block of Mission Road, not far from Steves Avenue and Interstate 10. Firefighters said they arrived to find heavy smoke coming … Read more

Bexar County commissioner travels to Israel to deliver proclamation

SAN ANTONIO – Months after Bexar County issued a proclamation to stand with Israel, a Bexar County commissioner traveled to deliver a signed copy to a member of Israel’s legislature. “We need to stand with Israel right now,” said Commissioner Grant Moody, who previously condemned the attack on Israel during a commissioners’ court meeting. “We … Read more

‘There is no moving forward’: Savanah Soto’s family fights for justice as pregnant teen is laid to rest

SAN ANTONIO – Instead of celebrating a new life, Savanah Soto’s family is honoring two lives lost. On Sunday night, they held a rosary for the pregnant teen, whose family says she was supposed to be induced right before Christmas. “She needs to be laid down already,” Rachel Soto, Savanah’s grandmother said. “She suffered too … Read more

Descendants of families buried at Hockley Clay cemetery learn about family tree

SAN ANTONIO – The Hockley-Clay Cemetery is a site of a family revelation and a place where its descendants are working towards preservation. “No matter what race or creed, cemeteries are sacred ground,” Everett Fly, a landscape architect helping the families said. “(They are) places where our ancestors are buried.” The once-hidden gravesite was rediscovered … Read more