The oldest of three remaining Pearl Harbor survivors in the San Antonio area, he did not imagine he’d live to be 101. He’ll cross that threshold today, and he says he’s not done having birthdays. On ExpressNews.com: Ret. Air Force Tech Sgt. Kenneth Platt turns 100 “I feel real good about it right now,” Platt … Read more
Witnessing FaceTime calls from patients’ loved ones to say last goodbyes. Wearing personal protective gear from head to toe. Clustering with colleagues to save patients from being moved to the intensive care unit. The scenes stay with Matthew Saxon-Barbo, 30, as reminders of taxing shifts the past two years, one month and three days of … Read more
Welcome to Earnings Roundup, a new weekly quick read of the latest financial reports from companies of local interest. Look for it online every Monday during earnings season. Steak n Shake parent dips into the red Biglari Holdings Inc., the San Antonio parent company of Steak n Shake, would have eked out a slight profit … Read more
Hyped up bars and nightclubs aren’t everyone’s cup of tea—or should we say, glass of whiskey. Some night owls prefer to fly a bit more under the radar, and fortunately for them, San Diego’s happening nightlife scene is home to several hidden bars with inventive themes and cocktails. These speakeasies can be found tucked away … Read more
A group of animal rights activists is once again raising concerns about the horses kept for pony rides at Griffith Park, complaining that the animals are forced to work even when temperatures soar into the 90s. The Los Angeles Alliance for Animals plans a demonstration at the park Sunday to demand that the city of … Read more
A man opened fire during a lunch reception at a Southern California church on Sunday, killing one person and wounding five senior citizens before being arrested and hog-tied by parishioners in what a sheriff’s official called an act of “exceptional heroism and bravery.” Four of the five people wounded suffered critical gunshot injuries during the … Read more
Former KOGO reporter Phil Farrar San Diego radio station Newsradio 600 KOGO has been honored by the Radio Television Digital News Association with a 2022 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award in the large market radio newscast category for Region 2, which covers California, Hawaii and Nevada. KOGO was the only radio or TV station in … Read more
A SAHA public housing project will replace the YMCA on Labor Street. SAN ANTONIO – The YMCA Labor Child Care Center is closing after 12 years due to a public housing project planned for the downtown area in the Lavaca district. In a letter to parents, the YMCA said ‘With the City of San Antonio’s … Read more
After five pedestrians were killed in less than five years on Route 440 in Bayonne, Mayor Jimmy Davis said the city was “committed” to building bridges for pedestrians to safely cross the busy roadway. That was more than three years ago In those three years, Heidi Villalta said she has rarely spoken about her son … Read more
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has evoked a back-to-the-future Cold War frisson, in culture as much as politics. So, as 80 writers from around the word filed into the stately Trusteeship Council Chamber at the United Nations on Friday, some may have flashed back to the heyday of high-stakes cultural diplomacy — or at least … Read more
