SAN ANTONIO – On Monday, tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of people will make their way to the 37th Martin Luther King, Jr. March and Celebration on the East Side. The San Antonio MLK March is considered to be one of the largest — if not the largest — in the nation. It returned … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio woman severely beaten by her boyfriend inside his East Side apartment said she has been let down by the criminal justice system after her attacker was given a plea deal that included no jail time. “I don’t think probation was enough. I wanted him to be in jail because … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Ryan Bermea knew something was off when he got up this morning. “I started getting itchy eyes,” Bermea said. “I woke up, and I’m like, ‘man, something’s going on. I can only breathe with one nostril.’” He suspected his seasonal allergies were bothering him. The pollen count was over 16,000 on Monday. … Read more
BANDERA, Texas – A fight is underway in Bandera over the building of a solar farm. Pine Gate Renewables, a North Carolina-based company, is leasing thousands of acres to build over a million solar panels. According to its website, the project will be called Rio Lago Solar. Landowners upset Andrew Boger says Bandera is the … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Antisemitism forced Nammie Ichilov away from his home in the United Kingdom. “I moved to the United States because of the rise of antisemitism where I was born and was raised,” Nammie Ichilov, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio President said. Ichilov saw genuine hatred while living in … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Holiday shoppers now face the financial hangover – debt. That includes the increasingly popular buy now, pay later plans. Online holiday shoppers put $16.6 billion into those services, according to Adobe Analytics. Now that the gifts have been opened, it’s time to pay up. Some of the plans offer no-cost or low-cost … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – The holiday season brings a desperate need for blood donations at the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center (STBTC). “We needed to expand our refrigerators, our coolers, our hospital services area, to allow for more blood so we can support the community in need,” said STBTC spokesperson Francine Pina. Pina explained that … Read more