San Antonio Public Library offers festive family events through December

SAN ANTONIO – The search for Fiesta royalty is underway, with the 53rd annual San Antonio Queen of Soul pageant taking place this week. The event is happening Friday at the Carver Community Center, located at 226 North Hackberry Street. This year’s theme is “Steppin’ Out and Steppin’ Up.”...

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonians can rejoice — Girl Scout Cookies have returned to South Texas. From January 25 through February 26, Girl Scouts will be selling boxes of cookies at stores, restaurants, and other spots around the Alamo City. To save you the time of hunting down...

If you were running errands or went out to grab lunch on Thursday, you may have noticed a few “hole punch” clouds in the San Antonio sky. This cloud phenomenon is called a “fallstreak” and has to do with the process of freezing already very cold water droplets.

SAN ANTONIO – It’s a New Year, and many are considering refreshing their home. But if you don’t have a big budget or a budget at all for a home renovation, you can find unique items for your space at a discounted price at estate sales. In...

SAN ANTONIO – The James Beard Foundation has announced the semifinalists for its prestigious top restaurant and chef awards. Among the recognized culinary professionals and restaurants of 2023 are five San Antonio Chefs and a brewery. Here is a list of the semifinalists:. Top Emerging Chef:. Jennifer Hwa Dobbertin...

SAN ANTONIO – The City of San Antonio will start to accept applications to fill the District 7 vacancy on the city council beginning Feb. 13. The position became vacant after Councilwoman Ana Sandoval announced her resignation from City Council, citing growing personal obligations. Applications will be accepted through...

SAN ANTONIO – A trio of Mexican restaurants racked up similar health code violations during recent inspections leading to low scores for the San Antonio food businesses. Taqueria Jalisco, located in the 6600 block of Zarzamora Street, earned a 75 on their December health inspection. An inspector found a...

SAN ANTONIO – Burbank High School’s agriculture program is expanding and has partnered with a local San Antonio college to give students a closer look into the industry. Palo Alto College is now offering a dual credit program, giving students a deeper understanding of agriculture. “They will be...

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio City Council on Thursday approved the Emma Tenayuca Memorial Way in Southtown to honor the labor and civil rights leader. The stretch of road dedicated to Tenayuca will be located on Cevallos Street from Interstate 35 to Probandt Street. “This is an important...

SAN ANTONIO – The community is coming together to support a woman and her four cats and other former tenants whose homes were deemed unlivable after a fire last week on the city’s North Side. Mary Lou Sandoval has been living in an apartment deemed not livable for...

SAN ANTONIO – Shoppers were met with a vehicle in a sinkhole at a shopping center on the far West Side. Police responded to the scene near Loop 1604 and Highway 151 on Tuesday afternoon. A water main break —in the middle of one of the main entrances of...

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio City Council approved and implemented the responsible bidders ordinance Thursday to give city officials more say when selecting contractors. Low-bid projects, such as many street projects, have brought problems. “Unfortunately, the city was put into kind of a corner with the rules that...

SAN ANTONIO – $2.5 billion. That is the projected price for the new expansion for the San Antonio International Airport, but it wont happen overnight. That’s what Jesus Saenz, Director of Airports for the city of San Antonio said, when he talked about the various reasons for the project, along with the timetable and big plans for Stinson Municipal Airport.

SAN ANTONIO – What was supposed to be a fun, relaxing day at McAllister Park took a disturbing turn for Marissa Rijos and her partner. Rijos regularly records dance videos and on Wed., January 17th, her video captured way more than she wanted to see. “To the ground, like...

SAN ANTONIO – Five teenagers were arrested after they led law enforcement officials on a chase in a stolen car from New Braunfels to Seguin to San Antonio over the weekend, police say. New Braunfels police said the suspects — who allegedly admitted to heading to New Braunfels to...

NIAGARA, N.Y. – Meet Ralphie, a smiley French bulldog who is looking for a forever home. The catch? The animal shelter where he currently resides says “he’s a whole jerk- not even half.”. Niagara SPCA officials wrote an adoption post last week for the 26-pound pup that...

SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Sherriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect involved in a hit-and-run last month. The incident happened just before 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 29 in the 18600 block of Luckey Road in Atascosa. Deputies said a pedestrian...

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are investigating after two people were found fatally shot inside a vehicle on the city’s Northwest Side early Friday morning. Officers were called around 2 a.m. to the 400 block of Trudell Drive, not far from Loop 410 and Vance Jackson Road after receiving word of the shooting.

SAN ANTONIO – The search for an aggravated robbery suspect has surpassed one month, and authorities are now asking for the public’s help in locating and identifying him. San Antonio police were called to a Home Depot store in the 2600 block of SW Military Drive on Dec. 22.

CASTLE HILLS, Texas – San Antonio Water System officials have denied a damage claim filed by a Castle Hills homeowner, despite the same water pipe bursting over and over again in the woman’s front yard. Homeowner Dorian Patrick filed the claim for damages in September after learning that...