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The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office is working to identify a man who was hit and killed Thursday night while trying to cross Loop 410 on the city’s West side.

San Antonio police say that man had entered the highway lanes near Culebra Road and was attempting to run across the road when he was hit by two different cars around 9:30 p.m.

Both drivers stopped after the crash and cooperated with investigators, according to a preliminary police report.

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Police also said there did not appear to be any sign of either driver being intoxicated.

After the crash, police shut down the eastbound lanes of the highway for several hours while they investigated.

They say they do not expect to pursue criminal charges against the drivers.

San Antonio firefighters responded to an RV fire on the city’s West Side early Friday morning.

The fire was called in around 8 a.m. in the 200 block of South Eduardo Avenue, not far from South General McMullen Drive and Old Highway 90.

Firefighters said when they arrived, they found an RV fully engulfed in flames. Fire officials said the RV was located in a fenced-off lot that likely belongs to people on the property adjacent to it.

The fire was knocked down quickly and without incident. The fire did not spread beyond the RV. Firefighters did say, however, that the damage to the RV is too severe to immediately determine how the fire started. Fire investigators will still work to try to determine an exact cause.

The SAFD said it appears someone was likely living inside the RV, but no one was home at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported.

The grocer is slowly increasing its presence in DFW with the opening of stores in Plano, Frisco and McKinney.

One San Antonio restaurant that opened during the height of the pandemic and quickly became a local favorite is definitely living up to its name — and getting some national recognition as one of the tastiest new spots in the country. Best Quality Daughter, the pioneering eatery specializing in “New Asian American” cuisine that began as a pop-up dinner series before practically becoming a household name in the Alamo City, was just dubbed a Best…

Thirteen people were arrested this week on charges of distributing fentanyl in the Austin area, according to a release from the FBI.

Josue Nolasco-Campuzano, 20, of Live Oak and Daemon Lye Garcia, 19, of San Marcos are among those facing charges.

The others include Marcos Garcia, 18, of Somerton, AZ; Oliver Garcia, 20, of Lockhart; Christopher Brook, 23, of Austin; Jaime Cabrales, 23, of Austin; Matthew Juan, 19, of Austin; Adi Martinez Marquez, 19, of Austin; Andrew Ruben Ramirez, 23, of Austin; Ezequiel Azmitia-Jimenez, 19, of Lockhart; Michael Bauman, 18, of Austin; and Ernest Ochoa, 18, of Austin.

“Today’s coordinated law enforcement operation dismantled an enterprise responsible for the distribution of counterfeit pills; these fake pills laced with fentanyl were clandestinely manufactured to mimic the prescription pharmaceutical Oxycodone,” said Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division in a press release. “Counterfeit pills have become a real and viable threat to the American people. We caution every person to never consume pharmaceuticals unless under licensed medical care and sourced from a licensed pharmacy. The DEA will continue to relentlessly pursue any individual or organization that threatens our communities with these fake deadly pills.”

Marcos Garcia, Oliver Garcia, Brook, Cabrales, Juan, Marquez, Ramirez and Azmitia are charged by federal indictment with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. If convicted, each defendant faces up to life in prison, the FBI release said.

Bauman, Daemon Garcia, Ochoa and Nolasco-Campuzano are charged by federal criminal complaint of possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and each faces up to life in prison if convicted.

The investigation included the DEA, FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Austin, Cedar Park, San Angelo, and San Marcos Police Departments.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 100,306 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 12-month period ending in April 2021. That’s a 28.5% increase over the year before. Seventy-five percent of the deaths were due to opioids, including fentanyl.

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Forty-seven percent of Americans experienced financial identity theft last year. Losses from identity theft cases cost more than seven hundred billion dollars in 2021.

The highest percentage of consumers who were victimized were between 35 and 44 years old. Imposter scams are one of the leading scams used to steal money.

They often start with a simple call, email or message impersonating a person or company you know to trick you into giving them your money. The more you know about these imposters, the safer you and your money will be.

If you hear your “grandchild’s voice” from an unknown number… you should hang up! The grandkid imposter scam is hot right now.

If you receive a call from family saying they’re in trouble, it’s likely the scammers have hacked into your social media. They will pressure you to send money immediately. Hang up and call the family member.

Financial imposters spoof your caller ID number and use bits of your personal information to convince you to reveal your access code to steal your money.

Refund imposters claim they want to deposit a refund into your bank account. The best way to protect yourself… never give your account information to strangers.

Have you heard about tech support imposters? They call or send pop up messages to scare you about the security of your computer. It’s a trick to get you to pay for their tech support that you don’t need.

Caregiver imposters hack into websites offering these types of jobs and then email or text you they want to hire you. They send you a big check and ask you to send money to a supplier to buy medical equipment or uniforms. But the check will bounce and the money you sent will not be returned.

The top five states for fraud and other complaints, are Nevada, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, and Georgia. You can report a scam by clicking here.

A man trying to cross Loop 410 on the city’s West Side was hit and killed by two vehicles late Thursday night, San Antonio police said.

The incident occurred around 10 p.m. on Loop 410 near Culebra Road.

According to police, a man was attempting to cross Loop 410 on foot when he was struck by two vehicles and killed. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said both drivers stopped to render aid to the man, who has not been identified. Neither driver was found to be intoxicated.

The San Antonio Police Department, the San Antonio Fire Department and EMS all answered the call.

No charges are expected to be filed, police said.

A man who was shot Thursday evening was uncooperative with officers and was taken to an area hospital for his wound, San Antonio police said.

Officers were called around 10:30 p.m. to the 500 block of Freeman Drive, not far from West Woodlawn Avenue and St. Mary’s University after receiving word of a person wounded.

According to police, officers arrived to find the man with a gunshot wound to his hand. He was taken by EMS to University Hospital for his injury.

Officials said the victim was not very cooperative, so they don’t have much to go on. The victim did say the shooting happened at another location and he drove to where he was found.

The San Antonio Police Department, the San Antonio Fire Department and EMS all answered the call.

The investigation into the shooting is ongoing, police said.

Editor’s note: This story was published through a partnership between KSAT and the San Antonio Business Journal.

CPS Energy has sold the second of two buildings comprising its downtown headquarters, and the buyer plans to turn it into a hotel.

Blueprint Hospitality, headquartered in Houston and Chicago, bought the 10-story office building at 145 Navarro St. as well as CPS’ interest in the Tower Life Building parking garage last month for $19 million, the Express-News first reported.

There were multiple bidders, CPS spokesperson Christine Patmon confirmed to the Business Journal. The public utility company had no further comment.

The building includes 211,352 square feet of space, with 201,805 square feet having been rentable office space. The first eight floors were built in 1926, with the ninth and ten floors completed in the mid-’80s.

Blueprint specializes in converting historic buildings to hotels. The Express-News reported that the firm has not yet chosen a hotel brand or the number of rooms the building would include.

Los Angeles-based developer BH Properties — which bought the adjacent Navarro Building at 146 Navarro St. — has proposed beginning renovations on that office building and parking garage Feb. 1, 2022, with completion penned for Jan. 30 2023, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

That building includes three floors of office space — 100,000 square feet total — with 28,000-square-foot floor plates with wraparound patios, 9-foot ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows with views of downtown.

CPS Energy consolidated its operations into its new headquarters building at 500 McCullough St. in 2020.

Click here to read the full story in the San Antonio Business Journal.

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COVID modeling, a complex math equation, is helping predict when we can finally see a decline in COVID-19 cases. Dr. Juan Gutierrez, chair of mathematics at UTSA, predicts a peak in omicron cases in two to three weeks.

“Until the world is vaccinated, we will be subject to the risk of COVID. This could keep coming back. The next variant, sigma, could emerge at any point in time,” Gutierrez said.

Gutierrez said COVID modeling takes numerous variables into account. It looks at how infectious a particular strain is, vaccination rates in an area and mandates in place, among other factors.

For mid-July of 2021, Gutierrez estimated Bexar County would have 50,000 to 200,000 cases and 750 to 3,000 deaths. The actual cases and deaths came out to 100,000 and 1,400, respectively.

“Our future is at stake, so please get a vaccine. Please use face masks until this passes,” Gutierrez.

He warns that more COVID variants will continue to appear if we don’t get more people vaccinated.

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