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Twitter / @MikeBloomberg If it seems you can’t get away from seeing Michael Bloomberg’s mug on your television, that’s because he’s spending a lot of money to make sure you known he’s joined the presidential race. On Monday, the former New York mayor launched a flurry of television spots in San Antonio, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, Harlingen-Weslaco and Houston. More than $3 million of the Democratic hopeful’s ad buys are in the Lone Star…

click image Twitter / NWSSanAntonio Thursday night’s severe weather rained down misfortune on San Antonio, from structural damage to a historic building to multiple floodwater rescues. Intermittent thunderstorms and heavy winds are likely to blame for a roof collapse at Travis Park United Methodist Church early Friday morning. Firefighters responded to the downtown church just after midnight and found that parts of the roof and a fire escape had fallen. According to KSAT, a pipe broke…

Several roads in Bexar County remained flooded Friday morning, more than 12 hours after a cold front and associated thunderstorms brought heavy rains to the region.  Weather stations measured rainfall as high as 6 to 8 inches in parts of northern Bexar County, southern Comal County, and south of Hays County as a cold front moved in and encountered moist air flowing off of the Gulf of Mexico, National Weather Service meteorologist Ethan Williams said. …

click to enlarge After nearly two years in his new home of Amsterdam, Shandon Sahm — son of San Antonio’s legendary Tex-Mex roots-rocker Doug Sahm — is back in the States touring behind a new EP of him covering his father’s songs. A performance celebrating the release of Sahm Covers Sahm will take place at the South Texas Museum of Popular Culture on Saturday, October 19.Although best known as the Meat Puppets’ drummer from 1999–2002 and…

San Antonio will experience another cold front this Thursday evening with the possibility of bringing heavy rain and cold weather.

By Taylor Pettaway, mySA.com / San Antonio Express-News Updated 7:40 am CDT, Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Part of I-35 is closed after a water main break caused flooding. Part of I-35 is closed after a water main break caused flooding. Photo: Ken Branca Photo: Ken Branca Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close Image 1 of 9 Part of I-35 is closed after a water main break caused flooding. Part of I-35 is closed after a…

SAN ANTONIO — SPURS PRESEASON SCORES, SCHEDULE Saturday: Orlando Magic 125, Spurs 89, Saturday, AT&T Center Tuesday: at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Sunday: vs. New Orleans, 3 p.m., AT&T Center Oct. 16: at Houston, 7 p.m. Oct. 18: vs. Memphis, 7:30 p.m., AT&T Center  Spurs guard Lonnie Walker IV isn’t the kind of guy who kids himself. An earnest worker, Walker knows he can’t afford to slack off if he hopes to break into the Spurs’ rotation…

Several downtown San Antonio streets will be closed Friday and into this weekend due to a live jazz event at Travis Park and damage caused by Thursday’s storm, according to the City’s Transportation and Capital Improvements Department (TCI). After storms brought down 165 feet of scaffolding on the AT&T building downtown Thursday night, the City of San Antonio is closing the 300 block of Martin Street between Navarro and Jefferson streets. Wind gusts topping 50…

Flooding from Tropical Storm Imelda on Thursday left hundreds of people trapped in their homes and cars; led to water rescues, a hospital evacuation and power outages; and closed entire school districts, according to officials and local media. The flooding in southeast Texas is drawing comparisons to Hurricane Harvey, which dumped more than 50 inches of water on parts of the Houston area and southeast Texas two years ago. According to the Weather Channel, Imelda…

SAN ANTONIO — As downpours continue to batter southeast Texas and resources are used up, one San Antonio group is seeking donations of an item not many people may prioritize, but which are important nonetheless.  The Texas Diaper Bank is asking for donations of diapers “for babies, children with disabilities and seniors in flooded areas,” according to a press release. There’s multiple ways those interested in helping out can do so; you can either make…

Friday, September 13, 2019 Posted By Lea Thompson on Fri, Sep 13, 2019 at 3:38 PM click to enlarge Bakery Lorraine Following the destruction of Hurricane Dorian, thousands of Bahamians have been left without homes or access to food and clean water. The storm’s death toll is expected to rise as recovery efforts continue. San Antonio-founded Bakery Lorraine has responded to the call for international humanitarian aid with the release of their new Bahama Macaron….

SAN ANTONIO — Seeing the devastation left in the Bahamas has left many wanting to do something to help. The San Antonio Lady Lions are hoping to do just that, but they need the community’s help.  The local service group is hoping to gather donations from the Alamo City to ship to the Bahamas in the coming weeks. Hurricane Dorian slammed into the Bahamas about a week ago and teams are still searching for victims…

SAN ANTONIO — It has already been a fairly active hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin as multiple storms have made landfall in the United States. Barry made landfall earlier this year in Louisiana and Dorian made landfall on the coast of North Carolina just last week. We’ve now had seven named storms, with the most recent storm, Gabrielle, expected to have no impact on the United States. Other than Gabrielle, we have three other…

SAN ANTONIO — It has already been a fairly active hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin as multiple storms have made landfall in the United States this season. Barry made landfall earlier this year in Louisiana and Dorian made landfall on the coast of North Carolina just last week. We’ve now had seven named storms, with the most recent storm, Gabrielle, expected to have no impact on the United States. Other than Gabrielle, we have…