Deconstructed bananas Foster, Java Jen, Big Adventure at a rage room and SA Youth Ballet performs ‘Don Quixote’

Two dogs abandoned in Balcones Heights apartment are facing euthanasia if they're not adopted or fostered by Friday.

The day Pastor Scott Richerson and his wife Brandi had prayed would come finally did when their adoption of 11-year-old Andrew and 5-year-old Xavier was finalized Wednesday morning by a Comal County judge with a last-minute opening on the docket.

The number of calls to the state hotline to report child abuse decreased during the early part of the pandemic, but the calls are starting to pick back up, according to local advocates.

Two San Antonio animal shelters are completely out of space and are in dire need of foster families due to an influx of puppies and dogs, according to San Antonio Pets Alive!

Foster children who age out of the system often lack support, making college seem out of reach. That's why local colleges like UTSA are taking action.

Alamo Colleges is hoping to guide more foster and adopted youth into higher education.

As the new year begins, some San Antonio pups need your help at a second chance for life.

Roy Maas Youth Alternatives has been helping local children in crisis for years and its success is being recognized nationwide.

SJRC already has about 100 children in its care. Under the contract, it would be responsible for approximately 700 more children.

The Children’s Court Division made quick moves to make sure they were able to continue hearing cases. “Children’s court was pretty seamless. We had to be because what’s at stake when you’re talking about the safety and welfare of children,” Children’s Court Associate Judge Charles Montemayor. Montemayor has been hearing cases in the Children’s Court since 2005 and, at first, had no idea how the pandemic would affect his docket. Everything from court hearings, therapy sessions to adoption ceremonies went virtual.

Bean saw the best sales in nearly a decade during pandemic. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)FREEPORT, Maine – With Americans hunkering down and hankering to get outdoors during the pandemic, L.L. Bean recorded its best annual sales growth in nearly a decade, the company said Friday. During the pandemic, L.L. Bean closed all of its stores for 100 days but online and catalog sales remained strong.