San Antonio News

Abie Epstein examines his record labels on display at the a oeAmerican Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Musica exhibit at Museo Alameda.

Today is the last day of Dog Awareness Week, and an excellent time to share the cautionary tale of Lucas and Mo.

Marty Wender took a gamble on "going west" when the trend was toward San Antonio's North Side and the Hill Country.

Sometimes, all someone needs is a chance. This month, three teens who are transitioning out of foster care are getting their break from two people at local Ruth's Chris Steakhouse who know their struggles.

District 1 Councilwoman Mary Alice Cisneros almost met her Waterloo in early February when word leaked out that she was trying to sell Market Square.

Going green isn't always good. Greenish algae has shown up at the new $72 million north expansion of San Antonio's tourist-popular River Walk.

Local artist David Blancas is working on a nearly 150-foot-wide mural called a La Musica de San Anto' on the West Side that depicts some of the city's icons of music.

The developer in contract to buy 16 acres of the San Antonio shopping center released conceptual plans on Tuesday that promise a major urban redevelopment.

Hundreds packed into Summit Christian Center June 30 to review plans for Texas' first "superstreet," a temporary fix for a part of U.S. 281 north of Loop 1604 that's supposed to cut travel time in half on the notoriously gridlocked corridor.

Dia de Los Muertos is still a few months away, but that's not stopping Houston graphic artist and rock drummer Carlos Hernandez from bringing his acclaimed "Day of the Dead Rock Stars" exhibit to One9Zero6 Gallery on Saturday .

The average San Antonians spent 38 hours stuck in traffic in 2007, with 53% of that delay spent due to 'incidents' like wrecks and stalls, and the remainder due to poorly planned and constructed highways, or roads which are too small to handle the normal volume of traffic, 1200 WOAI news reports.

A group known for helping others now needs San Antonio's help to find the crooks who stole their mini-bikes. The Shriners are a non-profit group who raise money for sick children to stay at hospitals for free.

With the economic climate forcing competition between states and cities for federal funds, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro began a whirlwind lobbying effort Tuesday to secure federal money for local projects.

Lightning struck a home on the far Southwest Side Tuesday morning, sparking a fire that damaged the home's kitchen, authorities said.

An alleged West Side gambling operation was shut down last week after Bexar County deputies arrested its owner and two employees, authorities said Tuesday.

Mexican authorities late Sunday arrested a San Antonio fugitive wanted in the shooting deaths of two men outside of a South Side strip club in April, the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force announced Monday.

Bexar County deputies arrested a 29-year-old man Sunday night in the three-month-old stabbing case of Armando Alaniz, who was attacked outside a Southeast Side bar.

Authorities have determined that a fire that damaged an East Side elementary school early Saturday morning was intentionally set.

July 3, 2009 The USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships continued with the women's 70+ and men's 50-75+ criterium contests on Friday.

Exit-ramp jump kills driver A man was killed Sunday morning when he jumped 50 feet off a Houston highway exit ramp after speeding away from a Harris County deputy and crashing.