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In the last year, the hospital has experienced a “decline in community demand for its acute care services,” according to a press release. SAN ANTONIO — The iconic Nix Downtown Medical Center will soon be no more. According to a press release from Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., the hospital will be closing its doors. While […]
Lila Cockrell, first female mayor of San Antonio, passes away at 97 | SAN ANTONIO — Lila Cockrell, San Antonio’s first female mayor and an icon in the Alamo City, has passed away at the age of 97. “If there were a Mount Rushmore for our city, Lila Cockrell would be on it. She was […]
An offer from the world’s richest nations to help Brazil stamp out the Amazon fires with $20 million in aid is a goodwill gesture, but it will barely make a dent in preventing further destruction of the rainforest’s vast and intricate ecosystem, observers who have studied the region say. “Twenty-million dollars is a drop in […]
Chief’s comments come minutes after 2 council members presented idea at presser SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus said Tuesday that he doesn’t support the idea of a voluntary gun buyback program in the city. His statements in opposition to the proposal came minutes after two San Antonio City Council members — District 2’s Jada Andrews-Sullivan and […]
Councilman John Courage and Councilwoman Jada Andrews-Sullivan announced a council consideration request for the program Tuesday. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio City Council is considering a voluntary gun buyback program. District 9 Councilman John Courage and District 2 Councilwoman Jada Andrews-Sullivan announced their submission of a Council Consideration Request Tuesday, explaining that the proposal is […]
As the multitude of recentheadlines have noted, the problems at the Bexar County continue. Who is to blame for the number of erroneous releases at the Bexar County Jail? Outside the John Wood Federal Courthouse Monday, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar did not hold back. “It could be employee fatigue; it could be that we’re opening a […]
Fire was reported just before 10:30 p.m. in 8600 block of White Star Drive SAN ANTONIO – A family on the Southwest Side has to find another place to stay after a fire destroyed their home late Monday night, San Antonio firefighters said. A neighbor called in the fire just before 10:30 p.m. at the […]
Incident occurred Aug. 10 in 2300 block of West Avenue SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police and Crime Stoppers are looking for the four people responsible for an aggravated robbery on the city’s North Side. The incident occurred Aug. 10 at a gas station in the 2300 block of West Avenue, not far from I-10. […]
Police are asking for assistance in identifying a man suspected of kidnapping a child on the north side Thursday night. According to the father, the child was able to open the back door and jump out of the car as it stopped at the apartment complex gate. Police confirmed the daughter is safe following the […]
EL PASO —The suspect accused of killing 22 people at an El Paso Walmart told authorities that he was targeting “Mexicans” and confessed to carrying out the shooting rampage when he surrendered to authorities, according to police. Law enforcement officials responding to the scene on Saturday spotted a car stopped at an intersection not far […]
