San Antonio Pets Alive lands $1.5 million to save cats and dogs from euthanasia

Nonprofit group San Antonio Pets Alive (SAPA) has secured a $1.5 million donation from retailer Petco's charitable foundation to save dogs and cats at risk from being euthanized at local shelters. The money provided by Petco Love will help fund SAPA's Paws for Change capital campaign, which aims to

New Diez Flores bringing Latin cuisine, cocktails to former Bamboo space

Diez Flores Bar, a new venue for Latin cuisine and cocktails, will open this Friday on the ground floor of the same Southtown apartment building that previously held relocated Chinese restaurant Bamboo. Diez Flores is helmed by chef Tatu Herrera,  owner-operator of Folklores Coffee House, and cockta

San Antonio Spurs' Wembanyama delivers gifts to West Side kids

Children on San Antonio's West Side got a surprise Thursday when a 7-foot-3 Santa Claus visited to drop off holiday gifts. As part of the San Antonio Spurs' annual partnership with the Elf Louise Christmas Project, towering No. 1 draft pick Victor Wembanyama, dressed as Santa, and teammate Julian Ch

Two former San Antonio police officers indicted for murder in Melissa Perez case

A grand jury indicted three former San Antonio police officers Thursday in the shooting death of Melissa Perez, a woman having a mental health crisis at her apartment complex this summer. Officer Eleazar Alejandro and Sgt. Alfred Flores both face charges of first-degree murder, Bexar County District