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Families at Brackenridge Park were enjoying the perfect Spring Break weather and their time together almost as much as knowing they didn’t have to spend a lot of money on gas to be there.

“I saved so much money than having to go spend a hundred dollars to take a trip somewhere just on the gas alone,” said Martha Aguirre.

Aguirre was having lunch in the park with her children, and with Judy Cruz and her kids.

“Because we do drive a big vehicle, it does take quite a bit to gas up,” Cruz said. ” So I’m like, yeah, let’s stay close to home this spring break.”

Aguirre, who is from San Antonio, said rather than the usual trip to the beach for spring break, her ‘staycation’ was an opportunity for her to play tourist in her own backyard.

“I’ve been going to different places that I hadn’t been to,” Aguirre said. “I’ve enjoyed it.”

Others like a family from Houston who drove to San Antonio already had plans in mind.

Lei Zhao said his little daughter wanted to visit SeaWorld, and his parents looked forward to walking along the River Walk.

“It’s very relaxing,” Zhao said.

Another family from Orlando flew to San Antonio to visit their children’s grandfather, but Henry Baldelomar, the father, said they were lucky enough to find cheap airfare, “$400 for a family of five.”

Already being a tourist-friendly city, San Antonio is a great place for staycations and road trips alike, Aguirre said.

“There’s so much to do here in San Antonio,” She said.

Three San Antonio police officers shot and killed a 27-year-old man who Police Chief William McManus said pulled a gun on them Monday on the city’s West Side.

McManus said the officers were on routine patrol in the vicinity of North Hamilton and West Laurel, near Woodlawn Lake Park, when they came across the man.

The officers tried to stop him, but he ran and at some point pulled a gun from his waistband, McManus said. At that point, the officers opened fire on the man, killing him.

McManus said the man was wanted on two felony warrants, including assault of a police officer and felony possession of a firearm.

The officers involved in the shooting have been with the department for 4, 5 and 16 years, McManus said.

McManus said he didn’t know how many rounds the officers fired, but a woman who described herself as the man’s sister said he was shot nine times.

“They kept shooting him cuz he wouldn’t fall down,” the visibly upset woman told reporters.

We’ll have more information on this incident as it becomes available.

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KSAT 12 Sports’ Big Game Coverage (BGC) and Texas Sports Productions are expanding their high school sports streaming partnership in 2022 to include football, boys and girls basketball, baseball and softball.

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Tuesday, March 15

Canyon vs. Alamo Heights – at Alamo Heights Field, 7 p.m.

Friday, March 18

Alamo Heights vs. Boerne Champion – at Boerne Champion Field, 7 p.m.

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H-E-B is providing an economic boost with the expansion of its support center on the Northeast Side, and now the San Antonio-based grocery company is looking to fill hundreds of jobs.

On Monday, KSAT received a rare look inside the new facility off Interstate 410 that recently tripled in size from 180,000 to 540,000 square feet.

“This used to be our old grocery warehouse. We have since rebuilt this new facility to expand and support our growing perishables business,” said Carson Landsgard, H-E-B executive VP of manufacturing, supply chain, logistics.

The refrigerated warehouse operates 24 hours, seven days a week, for 362 days a year. It’s also the largest refrigerated facility in the H-E-B network and operates daily at 34 degrees.

The warehouse features 60-foot ceilings, dozens of aisles, and 6,000 different items on shelves ready to be moved out.

Those items include deli products, meats, candy, bakery items, milk and eggs.

“It houses product that is made here, as well as produce from our suppliers,” said Landsgard. “We distribute products across the entire state of Texas from this facility.”

There are 500 people who currently work at the warehouse, but with its recent growth comes more job opportunities.

“We’re in the process right now, starting this facility up and adding volume to it. We’ll be hiring over 200 employees or partners over the next three to four months,” said Landsgard.

The company is also looking to add another 100 people to its manufacturing business to support the warehouse and the San Antonio campus.

“We’ve doubled just our supply chain in the last seven years, and this is an exciting time to join our supply chain team. We are growing. We have these great opportunities,” said Landsgard.

H-E-B’s pay starts at $16 an hour and above, depending on the role. Warehouse employees start at $18 and above, Landsgard said.

“That comes with all of our other benefits — from our 401K, our employee discount and our stock ownership plan,” said Landsgard. “We have a very comprehensive pay and benefits package that starts here.”

And even though these employees are working behind the scenes, they are vital to H-E-B’s operation and future.

“We have an amazing team, and our partners are there every day making sure we work hard to serve Texans and get groceries to our customers,” said Landsgard.

For more information on available jobs at H-E-B, click here.

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Join KSAT Explains host Myra Arthur and fellow KSAT Insiders via Zoom on Tuesday, March 22 at 7 p.m. CT for a local dive into illegal street racing, roadside dumping and the financial struggles of the San Antonio Symphony. The premiere of the episodes will also feature an opportunity for you to ask the team your questions on the topics.

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Illegal street racing in San Antonio is a common occurrence and sometimes turns deadly. Just last year, two new laws went into effect in Texas aimed at pumping the brakes on street racing. These laws increase punishments for racers and others involved, but people plugged into the local car community say it’s not a complete solution. Hear what we found out.It’s frustrating when you see it: trash dumped along a street or highway. We all know it’s illegal, but it still happens. So much so that the city now has a team dedicated to cleaning up illegal messes. Find out what penalties are in place and what illegal dumping can ultimately cost you, whether it’s your trash or not.For years, the San Antonio Symphony has struggled to stay afloat. Now, musicians are on strike. The shaky financial history of the symphony is complicated, as well as the arguments currently being made on both sides of the negotiating table between symphony management and musicians. They’re talking about the orchestra’s size, pay, and public distrust. We break it down.

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