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Clutter, burglar bars hinder firefighters at 2 separate fires; man suffers burns
Read full article: Clutter, burglar bars hinder firefighters at 2 separate fires; man suffers burnsFirefighters faced challenges at two different fires Monday morning which slowed their efforts to save people and property. In one case, a man suffered burns and smoke inhalation.
2 men with guns kick in door of home, kidnap couple, police say
Read full article: 2 men with guns kick in door of home, kidnap couple, police sayA man and woman were taken against their will by two gunmen who kicked in their front door, according to San Antonio police. The criminals left behind the couple's five children, police say.
‘We never will forget’: Family of woman killed in house fire honor her memory one month later
Read full article: ‘We never will forget’: Family of woman killed in house fire honor her memory one month laterThe medical examiner identified Alicia Guajardo, 82, as the woman who died in a fire at her Southwest Side home in late July.
Gunshots fired from car on Southwest Side street hit teen, neighbor’s home
Read full article: Gunshots fired from car on Southwest Side street hit teen, neighbor’s homeA 17 year old boy was hit multiple times in an apparent drive-by shooting. A bullet also went into a neighbor's house, causing her to be cut by glass.
Neighbors surprised that SAPD officers shot, killed woman during overnight disturbance
Read full article: Neighbors surprised that SAPD officers shot, killed woman during overnight disturbanceSAPD Chief William McManus says three officers fired shots, killing a woman who was the subject of an overnight disturbance. Neighbors are wondering what happened.
Animals barking, biting all part of the overnight shift for Animal Care Services officers
Read full article: Animals barking, biting all part of the overnight shift for Animal Care Services officersAnimal Care Services started an overnight shift nearly a year ago. Officers on that shift see everything from bats, to dogs and cats, to snakes.
Speeding cars a constant problem on street where bicyclist was hit, neighbors say
Read full article: Speeding cars a constant problem on street where bicyclist was hit, neighbors sayNeighbors say speeding drivers make a street where a bicycle delivery man was hit a dangerous place. Police, meanwhile, are looking for the driver who hit him and kept going.
Mobile homes evacuated on San Antonio’s Southwest Side amid rising water levels
Read full article: Mobile homes evacuated on San Antonio’s Southwest Side amid rising water levelsWater levels are now receding at a Southwest Side mobile home park where some residents evacuated their homes Tuesday afternoon.
Fire at Southwest Side Dollar General causes ‘significant damages,’ officials say
Read full article: Fire at Southwest Side Dollar General causes ‘significant damages,’ officials saySAN ANTONIO – A fire at a Dollar General on the Southwest Side caused “significant damages," according to the San Antonio Fire Department. The fire happened at the Dollar General located on Old Pearsall Road. Joe Arrington, public information officer for SAFD, said crews were able to get the blaze under control in 20-30 minutes. A cause for the fire and exact dollar amount for the damages sustained has yet to be determined, Arrington said. However, he said the fire caused “significant damage” to the building and said the entire contents of the storage unit were on fire.