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Published 7:05 am CST, Thursday, January 16, 2020 The Green Lantern, a speakeasy-style bar on the North Side, is selling a new drink through the end of February with the proceeds going to the Australian Red Cross and the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital. The Green Lantern, a speakeasy-style bar on the North Side, is selling a new drink through the end of February with the proceeds going to the Australian Red Cross and the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital….

By Mike Considine, Correspondent Published 12:00 am CST, Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Sam Houston was getting it all together as the District 27-5A season reached the halfway mark. The Hurricanes (13-13, 6-2) were never at full strength in their three tournaments before district, as senior captains Kaliyah Brown, Khadija Derry and Levolea Wallace each took their turns battling injuries. With a 42-37 decision over Jefferson (10-16, 4-4) Jan. 10, Sam Houston won its third-consecutive game and…

SAN ANTONIO — The calendar shows January, but the weather brought spring-like storms to parts of South Texas last Friday. Storms moving through San Antonio Friday night KENS There were multiple wind, hail and damage reports across South Texas on Friday. Powerful wind gusts of 77 miles per hour blew through Stinson Airport before 8 p.m. Local storm reports in South Texas on Friday KENS As severe thunderstorms moved east, straight-line winds were the primary…

SAN ANTONIO — The calendar shows January, but the weather brought spring-like storms to parts of South Texas last Friday. Storms moving through San Antonio Friday night KENS There were multiple wind, hail and damage reports across South Texas on Friday. Powerful wind gusts of 77 miles per hour blew through Stinson Airport before 8 p.m. Local storm reports in South Texas on Friday KENS As severe thunderstorms moved east, straight-line winds were the primary…

click image Instagram / namepinding In the face of the nightmarish brushfires ravaging Australia, people worldwide are offering whatever help they can, from crafting pouches for orphaned kangaroo joeys to offering to send veterinarians to help care for injured wildlife. Artists and designers are getting in on the relief efforts as well, including Austin-based duo Name Pinding, who are known for their whimsical Texas-themed merch including Coach Pop and H-E-B prayer candle enamel pins. Last Wednesday,…

KATY, Texas — A Katy woman is asking for donations of materials to help animals affected by the Australian wildfires. Amy Casto is a mother of two and is creating ‘Joey Pouches,’ which are like swaddling blankets for animals orphaned or displaced by the wildfires. “Someone shared a post about about American rescue crafters group on Facebook helping with the Australia catastrophe and I felt an urge to participate in the cause,” Casto told KHOU….

SAN ANTONIO — Spurs player Patty Mills is using his social media platforms to raise awareness of Australian wildfires. On his Twitter feed are numerous posts pointing out various facts and consequences of the wildfires. He also points people to ways they can help the country in the battle against these fires.  He told KENS 5 on Monday that he wished he could be back in Australia to help. “As for Australia, it is still…

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…