Report sheds light on growing number of 16 to 24 year olds without jobs, not in school in Bexar County
SAN ANTONIO – Many of us have felt the effects of the pandemic in different ways and a recent UTSA report sheds light on how local teens and young adults could be affected in the future. The study focused on Bexar County’s “opportunity youth” — 16 to 24-year-olds…
Residents in South Bexar County neighborhood forced to take cover as bullets zing by them from nearby property
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – Alejandro Zepeda says he was in his backyard when he was hit on his shoulder. “I got hit in the back, on my shoulder,” he said. Zepeda lives in the Buena Vista community along Highway 281, north of Loop 1604. About a dozen residents…
Barrier-breaking Bexar County constable calls on new leaders to share representation message
SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County Precinct 4 Constable Kathryn Brown knows what it’s like to break barriers, and she called Wednesday’s presidential inauguration another milestone. Brown recently became the first Black woman ever to be elected as a Bexar County constable. Brown, who was sworn in earlier this…
Bexar County residents being targeted in another phone scam, BSCO warns
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a new phone scam. Scammers claiming to be with the sheriff’s office are cold calling residents and telling them that there is a federal warrant out their arrest for skipping out on jury duty. According…
COVID-19 hospitalizations hit all-time high in Bexar County hospitals
SAN ANTONIO – During Monday evening’s COVID-19 briefing, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff confirmed the county is at an all-time high in hospitalizations related to the virus. Nirenberg reported 149,836 total COVID-19 cases and 1,812 total deaths in Bexar County, an increase…
Bexar County Jail inmate dies from apparent COVID-19 complications
SAN ANTONIO – A 45-year-old Bexar County Jail inmate died Monday from apparent COVID-19 complications, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said. Gregorio Munoz, who was jailed on a charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child, died at 1:12 p.m. at University Hospital. According to a news release,…