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9-year-old boy with terminal illness rides motorcycle across United States
SAN ANTONIO – A 9-year-old boy rolled back into San Antonio in style after traveling across the United States on a motorcycle. Gaven Quirarte just returned from his “Goat U.S. Tour,” standing for ‘Greatest of All Time Tour,’ to 23 states in 13 days. Gaven...
Bianca Carrasco's family hosts birthday outreach event for answers eight years after she went missing
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Family and friends of Bianca Carrasco are keeping her name and legacy alive eight years after she went missing. Carrasco was last seen walking outside her home in the northeast side. This year, Carrasco's family is taking a different approach to find her. Carrasco's family...
Family clings to hope as DNA advancements may solve 8-year-old missing person case
SAN ANTONIO- A local family is doing everything they can to get the story of their loved one out-- who's been missing for more than eight years. "I would say my last memory is my goodbye I would have never thought that would be my last goodbye," Rosa Lincon, Bianca Carrasco’s best friend.
Free backpacks and fun: school supplies to be given away at northwest side trampoline park
SAN ANTONIO - Getting ready for the upcoming school year? An upcoming free pack giveaway could help your kids get exactly what they need to succeed!. On Thursday, July 25, A free backpack giveaway will be hosted from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Uban Air Trampoline Park, near the corner of Loop 1604 and Bandera Road on the Northwest Side..
UTSA Claims First Conference Title with Victory Over Western Kentucky
UTSA claimed its first conference championship in December 2021 by defeating Western Kentucky 49-41 in the third-best game of the Jeff Traylor era, marking a historic moment for the program. UTSA won the game against Western Kentucky with a score of 49-41. This victory secured the first conference championship for...
Why Shaquille O’Neal thinks Spurs icon Tim Duncan is the greatest power forward of all time
If Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal says Tim Duncan is the greatest power forward of all time, who are we to argue? The big Aristotle knows his frontcourt foes as well as anyone, and his personal experiences battling with Old Man Riverwalk are the foundation of that take. Shaq shared that glowing praise in honor of Duncan’s exit from the game, and explained it wasn’t just height, girth, or counting stats that formed his take on Tim. “”Greatest power forward of all time,” said O’Neal of the San Antonio legend on the news of Duncan’s retirement from the game as...
The San Antonio Spurs got better, and might be a play-in tournament team per a new analysis
The San Antonio Spurs got better in the NBA’s 2024 offseason with moves to add talent via the 2024 NBA draft (Stephon Castle, Juan Nunez, and Harrison Ingram), free agency (Chris Paul), and trades (Harrison Barnes). Even more interesting to Spurs fans in the fact that those moves now have San Antonio seen as a possible play-in tournament team at the end of the 2024-25 season, per a new analysis. That analysis, put together by the Athletic’s Zach Harper, answers the question of whether the Spurs truly got better so emphatically, it’s hard not to smile. “I love the Spurs’ offseason...
Hornets' Brandon Miller's bold guarantee should be music to Spurs fans ears
San Antonio Spurs fans are likely eager for the start of the 2024–25 season, but not just to see their favorite team play. The Spurs own first-round picks from the Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, and Charlotte Hornets, in addition to their own selection in the deep 2025 NBA draft.
West Texas 100: Ranking the top West Texas high school football players before 2024 season
Fall practice is nearly one week out as the sounds of pads crashing and whistles blowing awaken from an eight-month slumber. Earlier in the offseason the Standard-Times highlighted some top high school football players to watch at each position group — quarterbacks, wide receivers, running backs, offensive linemen, defensive backs, defensive linemen, and linebackers ahead of the 2024 football...
A federal utility assistance program favors cold-weather states, giving less money to hot places like Texas.
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Weather Service – Texas at Risk for Excessive Rainfall Monday
When you think of the Texas landscape you probably picture the beautiful wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country. Or maybe you're more of a mind to think of far west Texas and a more unforgiving landscape. Or perhaps your mind's eye sees the Piney Woods when you think of Texas.
Coastal Bend schools highlighted on Texas Honor Roll Schools list
Several Coastal Bend schools were chosen as "Texas Honor Roll Schools" by a nonprofit focused on improving student outcomes. The Education Results Partnership Honor Roll uses student achievement data to highlight successful schools and districts. A list focusing on school districts included Bishop CISD, Calallen ISD, London ISD, Flour Bluff...
Rudder girls volleyball team wins AVCA's academic award for 16th straight year
The Rudder girls volleyball team earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s team academic award for the 16th straight year. The Lady Rangers had a 3.64 grade-point average. The AVCA’s minimum is 3.3. Rudder, under veteran coach Jacky Pence, has earned the award every year since the school opened. Rudder was among only 48 schools in the state out of 3,250 to earn the award this year.
Texas Surrogacy Company Owner Stole Funds For Rap Career
Houston based, Surrogacy Escrow Account Management(SEAM) is a company designed to give intended parents an account in which to store money for their surrogate's payments and medical bills. WFAA reports that SEAM owner Dominique Side allegedly stole the money and used it to "bankroll her music career as 'Dom,' a...
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