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15+ hour, 16+ min ago (908+ words) CASTLE HILLS, Texas " A woman living in a nursing home is sharing love and warmth with the community one stitch at a time ahead of the colder months. Maria Nelson is the council president of the Castle Hills Care and Rehabilitation. At just 47 inches tall, and with a lot of spunk, she has been a nursing home resident due to her condition of Spinal Stenosis progressing, making it difficult for her to walk. "It is common with people with dwarfism," she said. "There are 400 types of dwarfism, and the kind I have deals with this. It is a buildup of calcium in (the) spinal column." She said, doctors sadly told her there was nothing they could do and that ultimately she would no longer be able to walk. "I told the doctors, "Heck! Can you just pour a can of…...

16+ hour, 52+ min ago (271+ words) San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (40) scores past Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (8) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Credit: AP/Eric Gay SAN ANTONIO " Harrison Barnes scored 31 points, De'Aaron Fox had 29 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Memphis Grizzlies 126-119 on Tuesday night. Dylan Harper added 15 points as San Antonio improved to 6-2 since losing Victor Wembanyama to a strained left calf on Nov. 15. Zach Edey had 19 points and 15 rebounds for Memphis, which had won three straight and five of six without star point guard Ja Morant. After shooting 1 for 4 on 3-pointers in a 125-112 loss at Minnesota on Sunday, Barnes made his first three 3s to set up a season high. Barnes finished 7 for 12 on 3-pointers and 10 for 20 from the field. Fox had 11 points in the fourth quarter as San Antonio rallied…...

18+ hour, 44+ min ago (560+ words) SAN ANTONIO " Drivers on part of the Northwest Side could have to pump their brakes as the city considers a plan to downshift the default speed limit on city streets from 30 to 25 mph. The city council's Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted 5-0 Tuesday in support of moving forward with a pilot program to lower the speed limit in some still-undetermined portions of District 7, whose councilwoman, Marina Alderete Gavito, floated the idea of lowering the speed limits on neighborhood streets back in January. "There's that long-term solution of looking at it citywide. We know that that's going to take a long time," she told reporters after Tuesday's meeting. "So we're looking for a more immediate solution." It's not clear how immediate even that smaller test run might be, though. An engineering study would have to be done before the speed limit could…...

22+ hour, 20+ min ago (201+ words) Move over,McRib. The holiday season's naughtiest fast-food collaboration has arrived, and it's clad in green. Starting today, McDonald's locations in San Antonio and across the U.S. are serving up a dose of holiday mischief with the "Grinch Meal," a limited-time offering created in partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises. The centerpiece of the Grinch's culinary caper is the debut of Dill Pickle McShaker Fries, a bag of the chain's famous fries served along with a packet of vibrant green, tangy dill pickle seasoning " or "Grinch Salt." The combination is something McDonald's promises to be a "puckering" twist on its classic side. The meal bundles the seasoned fries with a choice of a Big Mac or a 10-piece Chicken McNuggets, plus a medium-sized drink. But theGrinch's plot includes more than just food.Each Grinch Meal comes with a pair of "unhinged" holiday…...

1+ day, 53+ min ago (252+ words) The San Antonio Philharmonic has not been evicted from the Scottish Rite, and Christmas performances will go on as scheduled this month, according to Executive Director Roberto Trevi'o. Late last month, reports emerged saying the organization had received an eviction letter and that they were being evicted from the Scottish Rite. There was no word about what prompted the eviction notice received by the philharmonic. They had plans to make the Scottish Rite auditorium their permanent home. The venue, a century-old downtown landmark, had been central to the orchestra's plans for long-term stability and audience growth. The letter said the Philharmonic would have to stop using the Scottish Rite Temple by Friday, Nov. 26. However, the organization would still be permitted to rent the auditorium and continue rehearsals for already-scheduled concerts on Dec. 1213 and Jan. 1617. Trevi'o told TPR that legal talks…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (372+ words) Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton will practice without a boot starting Wednesday. It will be his first week of practice without the boot since suffering a lower-leg injury on Oct. 11. The senior quarterback missed two games while rehabbing the injury but has started in Texas Tech's previous four wins. Head coach Joey McGuire required Morton to practice with the boot, despite proving his health in the games for precautionary reasons. "I'm feeling better. We're just being cautious about it, which I understand," Morton said. "There's no reason to really rush back into it." Morton has done mental reps and air routes during practice weeks while wearing the boot. He will continue with mental reps Tuesday before a day of full movement Wednesday. "Wednesday we'll take off the boot, put some cleats on and move around a little bit," Morton said....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago (197+ words) SAN ANTONIO " One of Netflix's biggest live-action hits returned with vengeance to along with its currents of '80s scifi nostalgia." The fifth and finale season of "Stranger Things" " the streamer's massively popular show about interdimensional ghouls going bump in the night in the fictional Indiana town of Hawkins " arrived with a bang over the Thanksgiving holiday. The new episodes netted 60 million views, according to Netflix, making it "the biggest premiere week ever for an English-language show" in the streamer's history." Anticipation continues to mount as Netflix prepares to release three more episodes on Christmas and the series finale on New Year's Eve. Fans will be able to swap the TV screen for the cinema: In a rare move, some U.S. theater chains plan to hop onto the hype train and screen the final episode, which will clock in at two hours and…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago (281+ words) San Antonio Spurs (14-6, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (13-8, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Magic -7.5; over/under is 234.5 BOTTOM LINE: Orlando will try to keep its six-game home win streak alive when the Magic face San Antonio. The Magic are 8-3 in home games. Orlando is fourth in the Eastern Conference scoring 119.5 points while shooting 47.7% from the field. The Spurs are 5-4 in road games. San Antonio is eighth in the league with 33.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Victor Wembanyama averaging 10.9. The Magic are shooting 47.7% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points higher than the 46.1% the Spurs allow to opponents. The Spurs average 119.2 points per game, 4.9 more than the 114.3 the Magic give up. TOP PERFORMERS: Franz Wagner is averaging 22.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Magic. Desmond Bane is averaging 37.0 points over…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago (515+ words) As many as nine new suppliers may soon be active in the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP), a development experts say is likely to bring more competition, lower prices and easier access to one of the nation's most feeble medical THC programs. The Texas Department of Public Safety, which administers TCUP, named the new providers Monday evening, potentially broadening the state's number of approved suppliers of medical-grade THC from two to 11. Until now, there had just been three license holders, only two of which actively supply patients. The new companies still must pass a final state evaluation before they can begin opening stores and supplying patients with prescriptions, according to DPS officials. The state will review the business' disciplinary actions, financial records and litigation history'before granting final approval. The expansion of the 10-year-old TCUP was authorized under House Bill 46, which…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago (598+ words) The needle is about to hit the groove for a new vinyl "listening room" in San Antonio's Government Hill neighborhood. Poised to be a paradise for local crate diggers and vinyl junkies " not to mention, others simply looking for a classy and curated night out " Volta is nearly ready to make its big debut. Volta has already held its soft launch in the space once occupied by Gen Z haunt Snake Hill. Over Thanksgiving weekend, the fledgling nightspot played host to a full roster of DJs spinning tunes ranging from '60s and' 70s psych and garage rock to cumbia, soul, blues, jazz and hip-hop. "Basically anything that's on vinyl, you can spin here," co-owner Danny Delgado said. Volta is the latest brainchild by the group behind the Lonesome Rose, Holy Diver, Palomino and '70s-sleaze biker bar Slow Ride, which inhabits the spot…...