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The structure will complete the walking trail at Mission Branch Library and serve as a gateway to the South Side's four Spanish missions.

San Antonio police and Crime Stoppers are searching for the person who opened fire on three people traveling in a car on Interstate 35 last month.

A man accused of stabbing another man at a South Side convenience store earlier this week spoke about the attack and asked for help in getting rid of the weapon, according to San Antonio police.

New renderings show what the forthcoming World Heritage Center will look like on San Antonio’s South Side.

The San Antonio Police Department and Crime Stoppers are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a South Side store earlier this month.

Clean-up is underway after an overnight fire at a taco restaurant on the city’s South Side.

A 23-year-old suspect was apprehended months after a shooting at a South Side park that left two teenagers hospitalized and one of them paralyzed

San Antonio police are searching for a suspect following a stabbing outside a convenience store on the city’s South Side early Tuesday morning.

The City of San Antonio says a program tackling food deserts is having a big impact across different communities.

The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the second person killed in a rollover crash along a South Side street on Wednesday night.

Bexar County sheriff's deputies conducted a bust on what they say was an illegal gambling operation. They seized eight-liner machines, cash and weapons.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people after deputies busted a South Side gambling parlor that they believe was in operation for a decade.

The medical examiner is still trying to positively identify a man and woman who were killed in a rollover crash on the South Side. Their car landed upside down in what looks like a manmade pond.

Two people are dead following a rollover vehicle crash on the city’s South Side late Wednesday night, according to San Antonio police.

A man was taken into custody overnight after a six-hour standoff with San Antonio police and SWAT officers at a South Side home.

A man was taken to the hospital after he was struck by a train early Sunday on the South Side.

Disney's "Encanto" kicks off a 2022 free outdoor film series at Mission Marquee Plaza sponsored by the San Antonio World Heritage Office.

San Antonio police officers arrested two men in connection with a string of robberies on the South Side over the weekend.

The South Park Mall venue will feature a dine-in cinema, bowling alley, bumper cars and more.

A motorcyclist traveling along Interstate 35 on the South Side was struck by a vehicle and taken to the hospital Tuesday night.

A man who was delivering meals on a bicycle was hit by a vehicle on the South Side early Wednesday, according to San Antonio police.

A pedestrian was taken to the hospital in critical condition Sunday night after he was struck by a vehicle on the South Side.

A man is dead after he lost control and was ejected from his motorcycle on the South Side early Saturday morning, according to San Antonio police.

San Antonio police and Crime Stoppers are searching for the person who gunned down a 16-year-old boy in March.

The May 7 event will feature a car show and a salsa contest; food trucks, vendors will be on site at Mission County Park

A man was taken to the hospital overnight after he was shot by someone in a car on the South Side, San Antonio police say.

A Harlandale ISD officer shot a suspect during a struggle while responding to a burglary call Wednesday night at a South Side campus, according to district officials.

Following an increase in gun violence, District 3 Councilwoman Phyllis Viagran and SAPD Chief William McManus are co-hosting a public safety town hall.

A man was taken to the hospital overnight after he was shot three times on the South Side, according to San Antonio police.

The director and staff of a South Side daycare are determined to reopen after getting a helping hand.

A woman was hospitalized, and a driver is on the run after a crash on the South Side overnight, according to San Antonio police.

A garage was completely destroyed after a fire broke out on the South Side overnight, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.

A man who was fatally struck by two vehicles on the South Side has been identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Two vehicles fatally struck a man who was lying in the middle of a South Side street and then drove away from the scene, according to San Antonio police.

The driver of an 18-wheeler was taken to the hospital on Wednesday morning after a rollover crash at the Interstate 35 and Loop 410 interchange on the South Side.

An advisory committee made up of council appointees has created the first draft of a new council district map, based on the 2020 U.S. Census numbers. Under the proposal, nine out of 10 districts would have their boundaries shifted.

A witness in a double murder in February 2019 took the stand on Tuesday in the capital murder trial of Johnathan Johnson.

A driver escaped injury overnight after she rolled her vehicle over on the South Side, according to San Antonio police.

San Antonio fire crews say burglar bars slowed them down as they tried to battle a house fire where they later found a man dead.

A man was found dead after a fire erupted at a South Side home on Monday morning, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.

The owner of a South side daycare that burned down Friday morning has vowed to keep helping the community.

A fire that broke out early Friday morning has destroyed a South Side daycare center.

The San Antonio City Council is hoping the revamped car brand from the Back to the Future movie franchise will bring economic success back to San Antonio in the future.

A 17-year-old boy was shot in the chest during an altercation at a South Side apartment complex early Thursday morning, San Antonio police said.

A family of four has been displaced following an overnight fire early Thursday morning, the San Antonio Fire Department said.

ASM Global, operator of the 3,200-seat venue, wants to fill a variety of positions including caterers, marketers and operation managers.

Frank Vasquez is a veteran of the Marines, ultra-runner and motivational speaker. On April 23 and 24, he will be the first person to run 100 miles around San Antonio through the Howard W. Peak Greenway Trail System for autism awareness.

The southbound lanes of Interstate 35 on the South Side are closed on Tuesday morning due to a wreck involving an 18-wheeler and a car.

Police are trying to determine what caused a driver to lose control of his pickup which then fell off the elevated highway to the ground below.

San Antonio police and Crime Stoppers are looking for the person responsible for an aggravated robbery of a home improvement retailer on the city’s South Side.

A man has died after the pickup truck he was traveling in rolled over off Loop 410, landed on train tracks and caught fire, according to San Antonio police.

Toyota continues to draw more auto manufacturing activity to the Alamo City.

With COVID-19 cases back down to a low point, Metro Health laid its plans on Monday for growing health initiatives through September 2026 in six different areas.

A man is in critical condition after an argument led to a shooting outside of a home on the South Side Sunday afternoon, according to San Antonio police.

After a decade away from the South Side, moving to the Monte Viejo neighborhood was a homecoming for Jennifer Martin.

A man hoping to educate his kids about Chicago has spun his online fame into real-life opportunities.

Black families are moving out of Chicago, partly to seek lower costs of living and leave gun violence behind.

The family of Irene Chavez, an Army veteran, has received a redacted report and been told there's no video in the prison facility.

Palo Alto College has developed a Quality Enhancement Plan, also known as QEP, that...

A planned acute care hospital would provide patients on the South Side of San Antonio better access to routine types of health care services.

At least seven people were killed and 37 were wounded from gun violence in Chicago over the weekend, according to the Chicago Police Department.

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected a petition seeking to halt construction of an Obama Foundation library to be built on Chicago's South Side, the latest in a string of judgments by the Trump appointee sure to draw fire from the Right.

Residents of South San Antonio will soon gain a Chipotle, complete with a drive-thru, MySA reports. The build-a-burrito chain operates 14 locations in San Antonio, though...

Former District 3 councilwoman Rebecca Viagran spoke with the San Antonio Report about her time on City Council and what's next for her.

The shootings come a day after police reported that 100 people were shot in Chicago.

Three undercover law enforcement officers were shot and wounded Wednesday morning while driving onto an expressway on Chicago’s South Side, police said. The three were in an unmarked undercover vehicle on their way to an assignment when they were shot, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown told reporters. Two of the officers were agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and one was a Chicago officer, Brown said.

In 2001, Tionda and Diamond Bradley left a note and disappeared from their Chicago home. For two decades, their family has fought for answers.

San Antonio is gearing up to welcome a new dual-language and STEM-focused middle school...

Three women and one man were killed when gunshots rang out following an argument early Tuesday, police say.

Police say four people are dead and four others are injured after gunfire erupted at a home on Chicago's South Side early Tuesday morning.

Identities of the dead weren't immediately released.

One witness caught the shooting on camera during a Facebook Live.

Eight people were wounded in a shooting early Sunday in Burnside on the South Side.

The Obama Presidential Center is expected to break ground this fall, and the former president visited with South Side Chicago residents this week.

Barack Obama continued a push to build support for his presidential center on Chicago’s lakefront on Friday, urging business leaders in the city to get involved with the project. The former president announced his choice of Jackson Park on the city’s South Side in 2016 but construction for the $500 million project had been delayed because of a federal review needed in the historic parkland. Chicago officials announced in April that preliminary work at the property was underway, even as activists filed another lawsuit seeking to force its relocation to protect the surrounding environment.

Graduates from the University of the Incarnate Word's School of Osteopathic Medicine have a new residency program option at Texas Vista Medical Center.

Transgender and nonbinary people nationwide have given birth for decades, and many want to see more gender-neutral language in law and medicine.

The family said it's been struggle but they have hope.

Suburban voters reaching both deep into the South Side and across much of the North Side doomed Proposition B in the May 1 election.

As Chicago looks to combat a shortage of affordable housing, its communities face a key challenge: the loss of the city’s iconic two-, three- and four-flats. On the city's North Side, Lincoln Park lost 16% of these small residential buildings between 2013 and 2019. In North Center, the losses totaled 14%. On the South Side, the Oakland community area lost about 11% of two- to four-flats and in ...

“They want a lot of guns,” one soldier reportedly said in a text message to his roommate.

“They want a lot of guns,” one soldier reportedly said in a text message to his roommate.

“They want a lot of guns,” one soldier reportedly said in a text message to his roommate.

“They want a lot of guns,” one soldier reportedly said in a text message to his roommate.

“They want a lot of guns,” one soldier reportedly said in a text message to his roommate.

When Jerry and Daniel Lamb Esquivel decided to build their own "palacio," they wanted a neighborhood with soul and a sense of community.

The pandemic isn’t going to last forever, so the South Side needs to be ready for the...

A survivor of conflict on the streets of Chicago, the author writes of his post-prison experience in trying to inspire youth to develop the emotional skills that will protect them from life-altering, even deadly mistakes.

Does SA really need its own Joe Exotic? Exotic animal breeder Brian Gilroy, CEO and co-founder of WildLife Partners, seems to think so. Gilroy wants to...

click to enlarge Courtesy Burger BoySan Antonio's Burger Boy chain has served up a perfect example of how to take a fan's feedback to heart.When local resident Alfredo Canedo Jr., a die-hard Burger Boy enthusiast, noticed an empty South Side building, he reached out with a proposal. He sent a message describing the vacant building in the McCreless Corner Shopping Center, adding simply, “We would love to have you over here.”Late Wednesday, Burger Boy confirmed it's developing a restaurant on the same spot Canedo identified. When the location opens this summer, it will be the chain's fifth.“Since the announcement of our third location two years ago, our social media fan base has been calling for a Burger Boy on the South Side,” company co-owner Bryce Pohlmeier said in a release. “Well, we heard them, and we’re excited to make our way there and be a part of the community.”Burger Boy will demolish the existing building in the shopping center and replace it with one that replicates the sleek design of its location at Shaenfield Road and Loop 1604, officials said.In addition to its namesake burgers, the chain serves up an array of classic fast-food options such as corn dogs, tater tots and grilled cheese, chicken and fish sandwiches.

Toyota Texas /TNSToyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (TMMTX) will remain closed for production through Thursday to reduce water, energy use as San Antonio grapples with conserving essential resources during historic winter weather event. The South Side plant, which produces the Tacoma and Tundra trucks, said Wednesday that the decision to pause production was made "for the safety of our employees and to minimize further stress on the city's infrastructure."

“I got off the train and was walking down Western Avenue on the South Side of Chicago and found myself standing in front of a cannabis store,” he said. “I must have stood there for nearly five minutes, just watching people walk in the store and walk out carrying a bag.

The year 2021 has arrived and with it a new opportunity to look to the future. Undoubtedly, the year gone by has tested us all, but it has also taught us important lessons on resilience — a quality that will carry us forward in 2021. As a beacon of hope for the South Side community since 1985, Palo Alto College remains committed to keeping students first as they work to fulfill their educational goals. While we cannot know what 2021 will bring, we can control our attitude, approach, and response. Our faculty and staff continue to come together to provide strength and resilience as our students and community look to us for hope and opportunity.

Vitner’s, founded in 1926 on Chicago’s South Side as the C.J. Vitner Company, was one of the oldest family-run snack food companies in the U.S. when it was purchased by California-based Snak King in 2011. Snak King, which has manufacturing facilities in California as well as in Freeport, Illinois, makes private-label snacks for large food corporations as well as under The Whole Earth, El Sabroso, Granny Goose and Jensen’s Orchard brands.

“By the time we put it all together, he’s here in Evanston. All we know at this point is that there’s a Red Toyota with license plate numbers, but again, we don’t have a crystal ball, we don’t know where that red Toyota is anywhere in the city,’' Brown said. “We have no idea that he’s coming to Evanston and nor do we have any motives for any of this at this point.”

A San Antonio man was killed in a single-vehicle crash early on New Year's Day, police said. Officers were called to the intersection of Division Ave. and Pleasanton Road on the South Side for a crash around 2:55 a.m. Friday. A vehicle traveling eastbound on Division struck a large utility pole on the sidewalk, police said. FIND OUT FIRST: Get San Antonio breaking news directly to your inboxThe driver and only occupant of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. Traffic investigators processed the scene.

A 14-year-old girl was struck by a pickup truck while lighting fireworks in a South Side street, police said. Officers were called to the 1100 block of W. Amber St. shortly after midnight on New Year's Day. A man driving a pickup truck struck the teenager, then tried to flee the scene. Other people from the party managed to stop the truck farther up W. Amber St. FIND OUT FIRST: Get San Antonio breaking news directly to your inboxThe 14-year-old was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.

On Christmas Day, Lotus Rios received an unwelcome gift: someone or multiple people vandalized a free South Side pantry she recently helped launch. Rios and her friend Belinda Hernandez created The Harlandale Sunshine Pantry in October because of what they said was a food deficiency in their community. Rios relaunched the GoFundMe page she created in October to raise funds to stock the pantry. When the pantry reopens, Rios said she hopes it can continue to live by its motto: "If you can't find the sunshine, be the sunshine." For more information, visit the The Harlandale Sunshine Pantry Facebook page.

Officers stopped the boy, whose name was not released due to his age, about 11 p.m. in the 200 block of West 73rd Street in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side after he was seen driving a stolen Subaru that was used in a fatal carjacking, police said. He turned off the headlights, got out of the car and tried to run away, but officers were able to take him into custody.

The country also wasn't testing as many people for the virus in April, so the death toll for that month could be higher than original data shows, epidemiologists caution. December is on pace to become the deadliest month of the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States, surpassing April, when more than 60,738 Americans lost their lives to the coronavirus. But health officials and medical personnel are cautioning that a vaccine won't give the country immediate relief from the outbreak. Dr. Syra Madad, senior director of the systemwide special pathogens program at New York City Health + Hospitals, called the latest Covid surge "a terrible case of deja vu." Some state and local officials are implementing new restrictions to curb the spread of the virus and protect hospitals from being overwhelmed.