A local East Side organization champions community health and advocacy for women of color. Empower House San Antonio provides health services, youth development programs and advocacy opportunities for women and girls of color on the East and West sides. Workers and families who are supported by Empower House have been marching in the MLK march … Read more
Residents of a Southtown-area home were displaced after a fire on Sunday night. The fire was reported at around 9 p.m. in the 200 block of St. Francis Ave., not far from South Flores Street. According to SAFD, a fire broke out in the attic but the cause is unknown. Everyone was able to make … Read more
The deadline for comprehensive healthcare coverage through the federal government’s health insurance marketplace is Jan. 16. Open Enrollment gives anyone who doesn’t have health insurance the opportunity to find an affordable healthcare plan for themselves or their family. It’s also a time for people currently under marketplace plans to either change that plan or continue … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – “Frosted window panes…” It may be past Christmas but that classic carol applied Monday morning as people across the San Antonio area woke up to icy conditions. We’re hoping to avoid the need for “candles gleaming inside.” ERCOT issued an energy conservation appeal until 10 a.m. on Monday. Temperatures dipped down into … Read more
A woman was shot by car burglars early Monday morning on the Southeast Side.
Thousands of those participating in the MLK Day March and Celebration have marched with their organizations for years. One of the groups, the Bexar County Buffalo Soldiers Association, has participated in the march since 2000. Turner McGarity with the Bexar County Buffalo Soldiers Association told KSAT they march because it’s important to remind people about … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Two people were taken to the hospital after a gas leak at a condominium on the North Side. The gas leak was reported at around 2:45 a.m. Monday at a five-unit building in the 7800 block of Broadway, south of Sunset Road. San Antonio firefighters said they arrived and evacuated all units … Read more