KSAT to broadcast inaugural High School All-Star Basketball Games featuring 120 San Antonio players

KSAT to broadcast inaugural High School All-Star Basketball Games featuring 120 San Antonio players

SAN ANTONIO – Officials with San Antonio Sports on Tuesday announced a historic high school sports event that will feature some of the best basketball players in the Alamo City and will be broadcast exclusively on KSAT12. The organization announced that the inaugural San Antonio Sports High School All-Star Basketball Game will be held on … Read more

Verstappen holds off Hamilton to earn 50th career F1 victory

Verstappen holds off Hamilton to earn 50th career F1 victory

AUSTIN, Texas — Red Bull’s Max Verstappen charged to his 15th win of the season and 50th of his career at the United States Grand Prix on Sunday, when he started from sixth and then held off the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton over the final laps at the Circuit of the Americas. Verstappen had to … Read more

U.S. resumes deportation flights to Venezuela

U.S. resumes deportation flights to Venezuela

MAIQUETIA, Venezuela — Deportation flights of Venezuelans from the U.S. resumed Wednesday with a first plane of more than a hundred migrants landing back in their economically troubled country under the Biden administration’s latest efforts to deal with swelling numbers of asylum-seekers. What You Need To Know Deportation flights of Venezuelans from the U.S. resumed Wednesday with … Read more

San Antonio’s new flights to Europe came at a cost, and the money could be better spent | Cityscrapes | San Antonio

San Antonio’s new flights to Europe came at a cost, and the money could be better spent | Cityscrapes | San Antonio

click to enlarge Brandon Rodriguez Top officials from San Antonio International Airport and Condor Airlines press the flesh at a city event celebrating San Antonio’s first direct flights to Europe. Editor’s Note: Cityscrapes is a column of opinion and analysis. In case you missed Mayor Ron Nirenberg’s recent bout of boosterism, San Antonio is now … Read more

Delta rethinks SkyMiles changes after negative feedback from customers

Delta rethinks SkyMiles changes after negative feedback from customers

Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Airlines, delivers remarks during an opening ceremony of Delta’s new terminal at LaGuardia airport on Oct. 29, 2019, in New York City. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images A couple of weeks ago, Delta stirred up a hornet’s nest with its frequent flyers when it announced big changes to its SkyMiles loyalty program and airport … Read more

States are expanding Medicaid programs for dental care

States are expanding Medicaid programs for dental care

For months, Carlton Clemons endured crippling pain from a rotting wisdom tooth. He couldn’t sleep, barely ate and relied on painkillers to get by. The 67-year-old from Nashville, Tennessee, could not afford to see a dentist on the $1,300-a-month his family gets in Social Security and disability payments. So he waited for the state to … Read more

SAT offers seasonal non-stop flights to Europe

SAT offers seasonal non-stop flights to Europe

SAN ANTONIO — For the first time, the San Antonio International Airport will give passengers access to seasonal nonstop flights to Europe. The offer starts on May 17, 2024 and runs until Sept. 6. THIS IS HUGE! Germany & beyond just got a whole lot closer. SAT is THRILLED to announce nonstops from the Alamo … Read more

Passengers, business groups push for more direct flights as San Antonio International Airport looks to expand

Passengers, business groups push for more direct flights as San Antonio International Airport looks to expand

SAN ANTONIO – Roger and Rosemary Thompson said they fly out of the San Antonio International Airport frequently. And, they’re usually not flying direct. “We can’t always get the direct flights,” Roger said. “It winds up being half a day travel or an ordeal, sometimes almost an entire day.” The Thompson’s struggle is shared among … Read more

Abortion travel fund, mental health teams, traffic & sidewalk spending top possible city budget changes

Abortion travel fund, mental health teams, traffic & sidewalk spending top possible city budget changes

SAN ANTONIO – This story will be updated with the results of Tuesday’s budget conversations. San Antonio City Council members are preparing to jockey to get their preferred tweaks into the annual budget ahead of Thursday’s vote on the $3.7 billion spending plan. Around-the-clock coverage from a new mental health program, a fund to help … Read more