WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The family of San Antonio cumbia singer Ernesto Cortez said he couldn’t breathe on his own anymore, and going to the hospital was his only option after he tested positive for COVID-19.“He’s been on the ventilator. He’s been fighting,” said Fernando Cortez, brother of Ernesto Cortez.Ernesto Cortez, 46, sings in local cumbia band Onda Caliente.“Everybody loves him. We miss him,” Fernando Cortez said.The singer has been at Baptist Hospital in downtown since June 18. His family says he started with a fever and then...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The family of San Antonio cumbia singer Ernesto Cortez said he couldn’t breathe on his own anymore, and going to the hospital was his only option after he tested positive for COVID-19.“He’s been on the ventilator. He’s been fighting,” said Fernando Cortez, brother of Ernesto Cortez.Ernesto Cortez, 46, sings in local cumbia band Onda Caliente.“Everybody loves him. We miss him,” Fernando Cortez said.The singer has been at Baptist Hospital in downtown since June 18. His family says he started with a fever and then...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – There are approximately 35 military medical nurses currently serving at five San Antonio hospitals.U.S. Army Capt. Mieke Carifee is a registered nurse and has been helping at Baptist Medical Center in downtown for about two weeks.“I was stationed here originally, and my unit from Fort Carson was requested through FEMA to come and support the state of Texas. And so we were brought in to help support the local hospitals,” Carifee said.Carifee is working in the intensive care unit.“So here at the hospitals, it’s --...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – There are approximately 35 military medical nurses currently serving at five San Antonio hospitals.U.S. Army Capt. Mieke Carifee is a registered nurse and has been helping at Baptist Medical Center in downtown for about two weeks.“I was stationed here originally, and my unit from Fort Carson was requested through FEMA to come and support the state of Texas. And so we were brought in to help support the local hospitals,” Carifee said.Carifee is working in the intensive care unit.“So here at the hospitals, it’s --...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio officials reported Monday that refrigerated trucks are on standby as hospitals and morgues run out of space for bodies.Chief Medical Officer for CHRISTUS Health South Texas Dr. Ken Davis said “people’s loved ones are dying.”“It’s a hard thing to talk about,” Davis said. “People’s loved ones are dying. In the hospital, there are only so many places to put bodies of the loved ones and we’re out of space. Our funeral homes are out of space.”Mayor Ron Nirenberg revealed Monday night that refrigerated trucks...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio officials reported Monday that refrigerated trucks are on standby as hospitals and morgues run out of space for bodies.Chief Medical Officer for CHRISTUS Health South Texas Dr. Ken Davis said “people’s loved ones are dying.”“It’s a hard thing to talk about,” Davis said. “People’s loved ones are dying. In the hospital, there are only so many places to put bodies of the loved ones and we’re out of space. Our funeral homes are out of space.”Mayor Ron Nirenberg revealed Monday night that refrigerated trucks...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – Nursing homes are a concern as COVID-19 continues to spread in San Antonio.On Tuesday, Metro Health said 43 residents have died at local nursing homes since the start of the pandemic.According to , 1,236 nursing home residents and 179 residents at assisted living facilities have died due to COVID-19.A nursing home is considered a medical facility where people receive continual care.An assisted living facility is a social and medical hybrid, where people receive limited nursing care.Nursing homes and other long-term...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – Nursing homes are a concern as COVID-19 continues to spread in San Antonio.On Tuesday, Metro Health said 43 residents have died at local nursing homes since the start of the pandemic.According to , 1,236 nursing home residents and 179 residents at assisted living facilities have died due to COVID-19.A nursing home is considered a medical facility where people receive continual care.An assisted living facility is a social and medical hybrid, where people receive limited nursing care.Nursing homes and other long-term...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – If you are protecting your land or property by the use of deadly force, you can be protected by the law in the state of Texas, but firing warning shots to scare off someone could result in severe consequences.For example, one San Antonio homeowner who told police he saw a man outside his backdoor in the overnight hours said he fired San Antonio police said one of those warning shots ricocheted off the ground and hit the man in his shin.Though the homeowner claims he was protecting his home, the investigation has...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – If you are protecting your land or property by the use of deadly force, you can be protected by the law in the state of Texas, but firing warning shots to scare off someone could result in severe consequences.For example, one San Antonio homeowner who told police he saw a man outside his backdoor in the overnight hours said he fired San Antonio police said one of those warning shots ricocheted off the ground and hit the man in his shin.Though the homeowner claims he was protecting his home, the investigation has...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The Rio Grande Valley continues to be hit hard with COVID-19 as hospitals run at capacity, so the San Antonio VA hospital is stepping in to help.“While we were already getting other patients from other hospitals in the region, we hadn’t heard from (the Valley),” said Christopher Sandles, medical center director and CEO of South Texas Veterans Health Care System.Sandles was concerned after reading about what was happening in Starr County.Starr County Memorial Hospital was full and formed an ethics committee that...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The Rio Grande Valley continues to be hit hard with COVID-19 as hospitals run at capacity, so the San Antonio VA hospital is stepping in to help.“While we were already getting other patients from other hospitals in the region, we hadn’t heard from (the Valley),” said Christopher Sandles, medical center director and CEO of South Texas Veterans Health Care System.Sandles was concerned after reading about what was happening in Starr County.Starr County Memorial Hospital was full and formed an ethics committee that...WW…

LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: Bexar County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 23-year-old man accused of shooting two people at a Northeast Side car wash earlier this month.Taron Bowie, 23, was arrested Monday on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.According to deputies, the victims met Bowie at the Hi-Tech carwash on Lakeview Drive to sell him an XBOX on May 13.Shortly after the victim let Bowie know he was at the location, Bowie allegedly came around the corner of the building shooting, according to the sheriff’s office.The victims, who are 18 and 19,...…LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: Bexar County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 23-year-old man accused of shooting two people at a Northeast Side car wash earlier this month.Taron Bowie, 23, was arrested Monday on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.According to deputies, the victims met Bowie at the Hi-Tech carwash on Lakeview Drive to sell him an XBOX on May 13.Shortly after the victim let Bowie know he was at the location, Bowie allegedly came around the corner of the building shooting, according to the sheriff’s office.The victims, who are 18 and 19,...WW…

, Video Journalist, PhotojournalistPublished: October 15, 2020, 10:19 pmTags: , , Sign up for our Newsletters, Video Journalist, PhotojournalistPublished: October 15, 2020, 10:19 pmTags: , , SAN ANTONIO – Navistar is the latest company to bring more jobs to the growing South Side of San Antonio.The manufacturing facility, scheduled to open in spring 2022, is expected to add more than 600 jobs to the South Side.“We’re currently looking to hire for various positions -- and human resources, IT, general management, engineering and manufacturing at the San Antonio facility,”...…, Video Journalist, PhotojournalistPublished: October 15, 2020, 10:19 pmTags: , , Sign up for our Newsletters, Video Journalist, PhotojournalistPublished: October 15, 2020, 10:19 pmTags: , , SAN ANTONIO – Navistar is the latest company to bring more jobs to the growing South Side of San Antonio.The manufacturing facility, scheduled to open in spring 2022, is expected to add more than 600 jobs to the South Side.“We’re currently looking to hire for various positions -- and human resources, IT, general management, engineering and manufacturing at the San Antonio facility,”...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: San Antonio – United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County’s program will end in just a few weeks, and some are worried about what’s next.The program focuses on paying people to cover shifts at local non-profit organizations.“It was designed initially to pair out-of-work restaurant workers, food service workers with positions in food banks that were experiencing high demand for food and were also losing volunteers,” said Lady Ray Romano, senior vice president of Community Impact of United Way San Antonio and Bexar County.The...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: San Antonio – United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County’s program will end in just a few weeks, and some are worried about what’s next.The program focuses on paying people to cover shifts at local non-profit organizations.“It was designed initially to pair out-of-work restaurant workers, food service workers with positions in food banks that were experiencing high demand for food and were also losing volunteers,” said Lady Ray Romano, senior vice president of Community Impact of United Way San Antonio and Bexar County.The...WW…