Two weeks after Northside Independent School District Superintendent Brian Woods asked parents to consider temporarily keeping their children in virtual learning amid a local surge in coronavirus cases, the district is extending that request by one week.“We had hoped to see an improvement in the city’s health metrics and allow students to return Feb. 1. However, we have seen inconsistent metrics,” Woods said in a statement Wednesday. “Because of that, we ask that if you are able and your child is successful in the virtual environment that you delay a return to in-person learning for at...…Two weeks after Northside Independent School District Superintendent Brian Woods asked parents to consider temporarily keeping their children in virtual learning amid a local surge in coronavirus cases, the district is extending that request by one week.“We had hoped to see an improvement in the city’s health metrics and allow students to return Feb. 1. However, we have seen inconsistent metrics,” Woods said in a statement Wednesday. “Because of that, we ask that if you are able and your child is successful in the virtual environment that you delay a return to in-person learning for at...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateEditor's note: This story originally published in 2021.Authorities needed the help of beekeepers to help contain the swarm of bees that escaped from an 18-wheeler that rolled over just northwest of downtown San Antonio on Sunday.The truck rolled over on the interchange connecting Interstate 10 and Interstate 35 southbound above West Elmira Street at 10:59 a.m. and unleashed thousands of bees it was carrying.Authorities closed that segment of I-35 for several hours and asked area residents to stay inside while they worked to clear...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateEditor's note: This story originally published in 2021.Authorities needed the help of beekeepers to help contain the swarm of bees that escaped from an 18-wheeler that rolled over just northwest of downtown San Antonio on Sunday.The truck rolled over on the interchange connecting Interstate 10 and Interstate 35 southbound above West Elmira Street at 10:59 a.m. and unleashed thousands of bees it was carrying.Authorities closed that segment of I-35 for several hours and asked area residents to stay inside while they worked to clear...WW…

Daily case numbers for the novel coronavirus in San Antonio continued to stay relatively steady Sunday with the city reporting 116 new cases and one new death.The Metropolitan Health District also reported 2,583 cases and 16 deaths from previous months, bringing the county’s totals to 63,328 cases and 1,228 deaths since March. The backlogged cases are from electronic lab reports from tests conducted from June 13 through Oct. 4. The deaths occurred between July 8 and Sept. 29.Sunday’s number of cases reported by Metro Health was a welcome drop from Saturday’s 187 cases, but city officials...…Daily case numbers for the novel coronavirus in San Antonio continued to stay relatively steady Sunday with the city reporting 116 new cases and one new death.The Metropolitan Health District also reported 2,583 cases and 16 deaths from previous months, bringing the county’s totals to 63,328 cases and 1,228 deaths since March. The backlogged cases are from electronic lab reports from tests conducted from June 13 through Oct. 4. The deaths occurred between July 8 and Sept. 29.Sunday’s number of cases reported by Metro Health was a welcome drop from Saturday’s 187 cases, but city officials...WW…

About 6,300 students and staff have been infected with COVID-19 since public schools began reopening in late July, according to .The cases represent just a small portion of the total students and staff who returned to their campuses at the start of this academic year. About 0.33 percent of the estimated 1.9 million students and staff who have attended in-person activities contracted the virus so far.The state also reported cases by district for the first time on Thursday, identifying the most positives at Garland ISD outside of Dallas. There, 97 students and 38 staff have been infected....…About 6,300 students and staff have been infected with COVID-19 since public schools began reopening in late July, according to .The cases represent just a small portion of the total students and staff who returned to their campuses at the start of this academic year. About 0.33 percent of the estimated 1.9 million students and staff who have attended in-person activities contracted the virus so far.The state also reported cases by district for the first time on Thursday, identifying the most positives at Garland ISD outside of Dallas. There, 97 students and 38 staff have been infected....WW…