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A closer look at some of the late-night people who are hard at work while everyone else is fast asleep.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Late night bingo returns with new rules

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Centro San Antonio’s overnight crews adjust to big changes

‘While You Were Sleeping’: A good day at golf course begins with overnight work

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Local restaurant caters to taco-loving crowds 24/7

Employees work all night, in some cases, to cater to restaurant's after-hours crowd.

12 months of ‘While You Were Sleeping’: The year in review

A look back at some of the people and places featured in "While You Were Sleeping" in 2019.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: FedEx employees get up early to guarantee speedy deliveries

FedEx workers get up early to get ahead of the holiday rush.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: The Original Donut Shop makes mornings sweet by cooking overnight

The line of cars each morning often stretches through the parking lot at The Original Donut Shop and spills onto the street in the 3300 block of Fredericksburg Road.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Local clinic solves middle-of-the-night pet problems

Tucked in a strip mall on San Antonio's Northwest side is a middle-of-the-night saving grace for some people who own pets.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Animal Care Services officers on job long after office hours

While the animals she rescues and recovers clearly can't tell time, Officer Melissa Smith can almost set her watch to the idea that her workday will include plenty of activity.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Man answers call when things go bump in night at historic hotel

Little did he know he later would end up keeping house there, watching over the business and its guests during the overnight hours.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Late night bingo parlor keeps Lady Luck working overtime

It may be one of the last things you’d think of anyone doing in the middle of the night, sitting around and playing what, technically, is a board game.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Dozens of workers give AT&T Center repeated overnight makeovers

It's a process that literally has to happen overnight, and he oversees it all.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Beauty is timeless at Northwest Side all-night hair salon

The phrase, “timeless beauty,” takes on a whole new meaning at a Northwest Side hair salon.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Leftovers go to good use, thanks to overnight ‘food rescuers’

San Antonio Food Bank accepts donated food from Starbucks, uses it to feed hungry

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Ghost-hunting group takes on haunters inside popular restaurant

After hearing news that Guillermo's, a popular downtown restaurant, was haunted, Junior Esquivel and his fellow S.A.D.S. members had to investigate.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Workers at popular local restaurant co-exist with ‘ghosts’

Whether it's in the middle of a busy workday or after hours, some employees at Guillermo's say they never feel alone inside the popular restaurant, located north of downtown.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: UTSA campus library caters to students who burn the midnight oil

Even in the middle of the night the students are not alone there. There's a staff of four librarians and assistants, as well as custodians and a technology expert on duty all night long.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Overnight crew leaves VIA bus stops ‘nice and clean’ for morning riders

A bit of dirty work in the middle of the night helps to get the day off to a clean start for thousands of bus riders across the city and beyond.

“While You Were Sleeping”: CPS Energy worker burns midnight oil to keep repair crews on the road

The phrase, “power outage,” is enough to cause anyone to break out in a sweat, and during summer in San Antonio, that can happen in more ways than one.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Horse-drawn carriage crew stays on move into early morning hours

If life for Jackie Verna were a fairy tale, she’d often end up with a pumpkin on her hands at the end of her work shift.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Morning newspapers arrive through all-night shift for local woman

Debra Streetman said a typical day on the job for her begins around 10 p.m. and ends before the sun comes up, usually not later than 6 a.m.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Alamo Rangers protect history, answer questions in middle of night

People from all around the globe travel to The Alamo each day to see one of Texas’ most historic and sacred sites.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Local gym helps build bodies, rebuild lives around the clock

Everything from the barbells to the treadmills were getting a good workout thanks to a steady stream of overnight fitness enthusiasts.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Big spills, no problem for overnight freight handler

When his telephone rings in the middle of the night, Leon Hollins knows there's something big waiting for him.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Life as middle-of-the-night taxi driver can be a real trip

While many people are still counting sheep, Jerry Valdez already has started racking up the miles behind the wheel of his cab.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: The Bexar County jail is a 24-hour operation

“This is 24 hours a day,” said Sgt. John Paul Garcia, who actually works in a busy section of the jail known as the booking area.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Downtown San Antonio’s sparkle comes from crews working all night

You may not have noticed them but you definitely have seen their work.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Even when closed overnight, local H-E-B is still busy

According to the signs on the front doors, the normal business hours at the HEB Plus store, located near Highway 281 and Evans Road begin at 6 a.m. each day.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Not rain, snow, sleet, hail, nor overnight hours can stop the mail

U.S. Postal Service workers are known for braving all types of weather to get the mail to homes and businesses.

Morning wakeup call known as ‘GMSA’ starts with sleepless nights for some

KSAT 12 News' “Good Morning San Antonio” begins streaming into thousands of homes each day before the sun comes up.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Life as a freelance TV news photographer is an all-night affair

Six years ago, Ken Branca was up to his ears in music, recording and producing platinum-selling and Grammy-nominated records. Nowadays, it's mostly the sound of police scanners that gets...

‘While You Were Sleeping’: ‘Harvest time’ at produce distributor happens in middle of night

With a clipboard in hand, Edward Castillo begins rounding up an early morning harvest inside the warehouse of River City Produce.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: TransGuide crew keeps an eye on overnight traffic

Whether he’s focusing in on the monitor of his PC, or getting a glimpse through giant HD television screens, Victor Gil always has his eyes on San Antonio’s roads.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Tattoo artist caters to those in need of ink, even overnight

Inside a storefront, the sound of heavy metal music competed with the buzz from Jason Lozano's tiny metal tattoo needle.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Drivers stop in, fill up all night long at local truck stop

The open road can be a dark, lonely place, especially in the overnight hours.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Crime scene investigators tasked with collecting evidence, even in dark

Most people know them by three little letters, C. S. I., but what crime scene investigators do has an impact on hundreds of criminal cases in the city of San Antonio each year.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: Crews working long after ‘prime time’ help Amazon deliver

With the click of a mouse on their home computers or the tap of a screen on their mobile phones, people place orders for items online at all times of the day and night.

‘While You Were Sleeping’: The San Antonio Zoo is a whole different animal for overnight guard

On this shift, one man gets to see the animals in a different light.

While You Were Sleeping: Keeping motorized scooters charged keeps West Side man up all night

They almost seem to materialize overnight. Those zippy scooters that you’ve probably noticed around town suddenly pop up on what had been empty sidewalks.

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