WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – Waiting to board their charter flight to California on Tuesday, 50 firefighters from the San Antonio and Austin area will be on the front lines of the Northern California wildfires.The local firefighters be among 170 from around the state flying to California in two planes provided by Southwest Airlines.“Anybody you see here is a brother who wants to help another brother right now,” said Randy Denzer, a battalion chief with the Austin Fire Department.This will be Denzer’s third deployment to California.“The one...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – Waiting to board their charter flight to California on Tuesday, 50 firefighters from the San Antonio and Austin area will be on the front lines of the Northern California wildfires.The local firefighters be among 170 from around the state flying to California in two planes provided by Southwest Airlines.“Anybody you see here is a brother who wants to help another brother right now,” said Randy Denzer, a battalion chief with the Austin Fire Department.This will be Denzer’s third deployment to California.“The one...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: EDINBURG, Texas – A little known chapter of Civil War history makes for a dramatic story told in “,” a documentary produced by the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley.The film is based on the choice made by runaway slaves prior to the Civil War, to head south instead of north, to Mexico using another Underground Railroad.The route to freedom would be longer over treacherous terrain between the Nueces and Rio Grande Rivers.But similar to the one started by Harriet Tubman for those fleeing to the north, heroic mixed race families...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: EDINBURG, Texas – A little known chapter of Civil War history makes for a dramatic story told in “,” a documentary produced by the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley.The film is based on the choice made by runaway slaves prior to the Civil War, to head south instead of north, to Mexico using another Underground Railroad.The route to freedom would be longer over treacherous terrain between the Nueces and Rio Grande Rivers.But similar to the one started by Harriet Tubman for those fleeing to the north, heroic mixed race families...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – ’s once-popular beer pub, Big Hops, is empty, only open for beer-to-go for a few hours on Fridays and Saturdays. Still, Martindale said he was holding out hope Gov. Greg Abbott would allow bars like his to reopen to some extent. Instead, the Abbott announced Thursday that bars would remain closed until there’s a way for them to reopen safely.“It’s devastating. We don’t know what to do next,” Martindale said. He said he and other bar owners had seen the flattening of the curve in COVID-19 cases as an encouraging...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – ’s once-popular beer pub, Big Hops, is empty, only open for beer-to-go for a few hours on Fridays and Saturdays. Still, Martindale said he was holding out hope Gov. Greg Abbott would allow bars like his to reopen to some extent. Instead, the Abbott announced Thursday that bars would remain closed until there’s a way for them to reopen safely.“It’s devastating. We don’t know what to do next,” Martindale said. He said he and other bar owners had seen the flattening of the curve in COVID-19 cases as an encouraging...WW…

, Reporter, PhotojournalistPublished: September 14, 2020, 6:44 pmTags: , Sign up for our Newsletters, Reporter, PhotojournalistPublished: September 14, 2020, 6:44 pmTags: , SAN ANTONIO – When the new school year began, Barry Perez, spokesman for the , said officials knew it would be “an anomaly” because of the pandemic.“We knew that there would be some families that would look for some other options,” Perez said.He said the district had projected 104,700 students would enroll. Yet, so far, just over 102,00 have signed up.“We’re approximately 3,000 short where we thought...…, Reporter, PhotojournalistPublished: September 14, 2020, 6:44 pmTags: , Sign up for our Newsletters, Reporter, PhotojournalistPublished: September 14, 2020, 6:44 pmTags: , SAN ANTONIO – When the new school year began, Barry Perez, spokesman for the , said officials knew it would be “an anomaly” because of the pandemic.“We knew that there would be some families that would look for some other options,” Perez said.He said the district had projected 104,700 students would enroll. Yet, so far, just over 102,00 have signed up.“We’re approximately 3,000 short where we thought...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The news that professional photographer Yee Yan Segovia had won $500 came via Zoom."I almost never win anything, so I was really surprised," Segovia said.The U.S. Navy veteran became the first of eight small business owners who will be randomly selected by the every week through Sep. 23.“Even if you don’t win the $500, I really recommend you register because you can win so much more than that,” said Mariangela Zavala, Maestro Center’s executive director.She said Segovia had increased her chances of winning because...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The news that professional photographer Yee Yan Segovia had won $500 came via Zoom."I almost never win anything, so I was really surprised," Segovia said.The U.S. Navy veteran became the first of eight small business owners who will be randomly selected by the every week through Sep. 23.“Even if you don’t win the $500, I really recommend you register because you can win so much more than that,” said Mariangela Zavala, Maestro Center’s executive director.She said Segovia had increased her chances of winning because...WW…

, Reporter, PhotojournalistPublished: July 10, 2020, 6:39 pmTags: , Sign up for our Newsletters, Reporter, PhotojournalistPublished: July 10, 2020, 6:39 pmTags: , SAN ANTONIO – Applications are being accepted through July 30 for $2.6 million available through the grant program.Debbie Racca-Sittre, executive director of the , said, the grants are for qualified applicants “who experience business disruption between March 13th and December 30, due to Covid-19 social distancing and closure requirements.”She said the City Council allocated the federal relief funds through the...…, Reporter, PhotojournalistPublished: July 10, 2020, 6:39 pmTags: , Sign up for our Newsletters, Reporter, PhotojournalistPublished: July 10, 2020, 6:39 pmTags: , SAN ANTONIO – Applications are being accepted through July 30 for $2.6 million available through the grant program.Debbie Racca-Sittre, executive director of the , said, the grants are for qualified applicants “who experience business disruption between March 13th and December 30, due to Covid-19 social distancing and closure requirements.”She said the City Council allocated the federal relief funds through the...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The number of people needing food delivered to their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased, but the volunteers needed to make the deliveries have dropped significantly, Meals on Wheels San Antonio officials said.Currently, Meals on Wheels San Antonio is serving more than 4,500 clients.Before the pandemic began, about 160 volunteers were delivery meals daily, but just last week that number dwindled to about 29 volunteers a day.“We’ve added almost 1,000 clients since this whole thing started,”...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The number of people needing food delivered to their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased, but the volunteers needed to make the deliveries have dropped significantly, Meals on Wheels San Antonio officials said.Currently, Meals on Wheels San Antonio is serving more than 4,500 clients.Before the pandemic began, about 160 volunteers were delivery meals daily, but just last week that number dwindled to about 29 volunteers a day.“We’ve added almost 1,000 clients since this whole thing started,”...WW…