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Vintage photos show the Alamo as far back as 140+ years ago
WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The Alamo is a former Franciscan mission in the heart of downtown San Antonio and it’s one of, if not the most, recognizable buildings in Texas. But have you seen it as far back as 140 years ago?Construction began on the famous mission, known as San Antonio de Valero Mission, in 1718 and it was converted to a fort in 1803.The of the Alamo is actually a daguerreotype which is first publicly available photographic process. It was taken in 1849 and shows three men standing outside the landmark.Photos from the...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The Alamo is a former Franciscan mission in the heart of downtown San Antonio and it’s one of, if not the most, recognizable buildings in Texas. But have you seen it as far back as 140 years ago?Construction began on the famous mission, known as San Antonio de Valero Mission, in 1718 and it was converted to a fort in 1803.The of the Alamo is actually a daguerreotype which is first publicly available photographic process. It was taken in 1849 and shows three men standing outside the landmark.Photos from the...WW…
New art installation at Comanche Lookout Park honors 10,000+ year history of indigenous ancestors of San Antonio
WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – Comanche Lookout Park is home to a new public art installation that honors the indigenous ancestors of San Antonio and South Texas.At the peak of Comanche Hill, the fourth-highest point in Bexar County with an elevation of 1,340 feet, sits the new “Najo Jām” which means “our home” in the Coahuiltecan language Pajalate.San Antonio artists Carlos Cortés and Doroteo Garza collaborated on the “Najo Jām” installation which features stylized benches, a planter, and a monument that symbolizes peyotism which has...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – Comanche Lookout Park is home to a new public art installation that honors the indigenous ancestors of San Antonio and South Texas.At the peak of Comanche Hill, the fourth-highest point in Bexar County with an elevation of 1,340 feet, sits the new “Najo Jām” which means “our home” in the Coahuiltecan language Pajalate.San Antonio artists Carlos Cortés and Doroteo Garza collaborated on the “Najo Jām” installation which features stylized benches, a planter, and a monument that symbolizes peyotism which has...WW…
San Antonio man arrested for involvement in Capitol insurrection
WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man has after he allegedly participated in the Capitol insurrection in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6.Matthew Carl Mazzocco, 37, was arrested Sunday in San Antonio without incident, according to San Antonio FBI public affairs officer Michelle Lee.He is charged with knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. Mazzocco is expected to appear in federal court Tuesday in San Antonio.Mazzocco’s home was...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man has after he allegedly participated in the Capitol insurrection in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6.Matthew Carl Mazzocco, 37, was arrested Sunday in San Antonio without incident, according to San Antonio FBI public affairs officer Michelle Lee.He is charged with knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. Mazzocco is expected to appear in federal court Tuesday in San Antonio.Mazzocco’s home was...WW…
Carnival canceled as San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo trots ahead
WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – We may have changed calendars to 2021, but we haven’t been able to leave some of last year’s issues behind us yet. While an amended San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo will still go on, the carnival this year is officially canceled.Lauren Sides, a spokesperson for the rodeo, said rodeo officials decided to forgo the carnival “with regard to the health and safety of patrons, exhibitors, athletes and volunteers.”The Junior Livestock Show will continue as planned with exhibitors from throughout Texas coming to compete...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – We may have changed calendars to 2021, but we haven’t been able to leave some of last year’s issues behind us yet. While an amended San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo will still go on, the carnival this year is officially canceled.Lauren Sides, a spokesperson for the rodeo, said rodeo officials decided to forgo the carnival “with regard to the health and safety of patrons, exhibitors, athletes and volunteers.”The Junior Livestock Show will continue as planned with exhibitors from throughout Texas coming to compete...WW…
Texas woman clings to speeding car for 10 minutes after couple steals $10,000 exotic puppy
WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOUSTON – Update: Houston authorities have arrested 21-year-old Royshana King and charged her with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, according to A Houston woman was miraculously left with just scratches and bruises after clinging to the hood of a speeding car on Nov. 4 in an attempt to save a $10,000 exotic bulldog. of the woman, Alize James, who works at in Harris County.In an interview with KPRC, James said a man and a woman came into the store looking at different dogs and landed on a $10,000 exotic bulldog puppy who...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOUSTON – Update: Houston authorities have arrested 21-year-old Royshana King and charged her with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, according to A Houston woman was miraculously left with just scratches and bruises after clinging to the hood of a speeding car on Nov. 4 in an attempt to save a $10,000 exotic bulldog. of the woman, Alize James, who works at in Harris County.In an interview with KPRC, James said a man and a woman came into the store looking at different dogs and landed on a $10,000 exotic bulldog puppy who...WW…
Butt family, owners of H-E-B, named one of the richest families in US by Forbes
WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The Butt family, proud owners of Texas’ beloved grocery chain H-E-B, are one of the richest families in the U.S., according to Coming in at an estimated net worth of $17.8 billion, the Butt family fortune puts them in 15th place for wealthiest families.At the top of Forbes’ richest families list is the Walton family with a $247 billion fortune thanks to their ownership of Walmart. It’s more than twice the estimated net worth of family No. 2, the Koch family, whose diversified wealth is estimated to be around $100...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The Butt family, proud owners of Texas’ beloved grocery chain H-E-B, are one of the richest families in the U.S., according to Coming in at an estimated net worth of $17.8 billion, the Butt family fortune puts them in 15th place for wealthiest families.At the top of Forbes’ richest families list is the Walton family with a $247 billion fortune thanks to their ownership of Walmart. It’s more than twice the estimated net worth of family No. 2, the Koch family, whose diversified wealth is estimated to be around $100...WW…
Kayak the San Antonio River Walk business district in 2 minutes with time-lapse video
Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – Kayakers were able to take advantage of a rare opportunity in 2020 - paddling through the business district portion of the famed Originally offered in October, the popular program was extended through the new year and is through Jan. 31.Morgan O’Hanlon, a freelance journalist based in South Texas, recently spoke with KSAT and shared her experience, as well as a video, a portion of which we condensed into a viewer-friendly two-minute time-lapse.O’Hanlon said she and her boyfriend left around 7 a.m. on a gray December morning to...…Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – Kayakers were able to take advantage of a rare opportunity in 2020 - paddling through the business district portion of the famed Originally offered in October, the popular program was extended through the new year and is through Jan. 31.Morgan O’Hanlon, a freelance journalist based in South Texas, recently spoke with KSAT and shared her experience, as well as a video, a portion of which we condensed into a viewer-friendly two-minute time-lapse.O’Hanlon said she and her boyfriend left around 7 a.m. on a gray December morning to...WW…
Texas corgi adopts 4 orphaned Labrador puppies after she was rescued from puppy mill
Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ANNA, Texas – A mama corgi named Angela has adopted four orphaned Labrador puppies this week after the puppy’s mother passed away shortly after giving birth.Angela, who is 2 years old, was pregnant when she came to in October after being saved from a puppy mill, spokesperson Renee Eden told KSAT.She gave birth at the rescue to her own set of four corgi puppies and just three weeks later the Labrador puppy’s mother, named Autumn Dove, gave birth to her litter before she died.“We thought we were going to be bottle feeding around the clock,”...…Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ANNA, Texas – A mama corgi named Angela has adopted four orphaned Labrador puppies this week after the puppy’s mother passed away shortly after giving birth.Angela, who is 2 years old, was pregnant when she came to in October after being saved from a puppy mill, spokesperson Renee Eden told KSAT.She gave birth at the rescue to her own set of four corgi puppies and just three weeks later the Labrador puppy’s mother, named Autumn Dove, gave birth to her litter before she died.“We thought we were going to be bottle feeding around the clock,”...WW…
Christmas tree harvested from Texas state park taken to state Capitol for holidays
WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: AUSTIN, Texas – Rangers with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department drove a giant Virginia Pine tree to Austin this morning for display at the state Capitol.Mamie II (pronounced: MAY-me) is the name of the tree which was harvested from Eisenhower State Park along the northern border of Texas.The tree is named after former First Lady Mamie Geneva Eisenhower, wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, TPWD officials said.Texas State Parks have provided Christmas trees harvested from tree farms to the Texas State Capitol for more than...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: AUSTIN, Texas – Rangers with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department drove a giant Virginia Pine tree to Austin this morning for display at the state Capitol.Mamie II (pronounced: MAY-me) is the name of the tree which was harvested from Eisenhower State Park along the northern border of Texas.The tree is named after former First Lady Mamie Geneva Eisenhower, wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, TPWD officials said.Texas State Parks have provided Christmas trees harvested from tree farms to the Texas State Capitol for more than...WW…
2021 Fiesta San Antonio postponed due to coronavirus pandemic
LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The pandemic is crashing San Antonio’s biggest party for the second year in a row.Fiesta San Antonio officials confirmed Monday that the event that was scheduled for April 15-25 would be postponed until June 17-27, 2021.The Fiesta Commission said the decision was made based on recommendations from Metro Health and City of San Antonio officials.Fiesta Commission officials said the June dates were chosen “so that Fiesta can continue its mission of supporting many local non-profit organizations while maintaining its No. 1...…LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The pandemic is crashing San Antonio’s biggest party for the second year in a row.Fiesta San Antonio officials confirmed Monday that the event that was scheduled for April 15-25 would be postponed until June 17-27, 2021.The Fiesta Commission said the decision was made based on recommendations from Metro Health and City of San Antonio officials.Fiesta Commission officials said the June dates were chosen “so that Fiesta can continue its mission of supporting many local non-profit organizations while maintaining its No. 1...WW…