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This week in San Antonio business bankruptcies include Custom Maid Service LLC. For the year, San Antonio has recorded 8 business bankruptcy filings.

U.S. colleges and universities are weighing whether to shed investments related to Russia following the country’s illegal invasion of Ukraine last week, higher-ed experts and attorneys said.

If you’re on a budget, and wanting to eat healthy, you’re in luck. Here are some of the cheapest, healthiest foods you can eat, according to healthline.com.

First, sweet potatoes are super healthy and one of the cheapest vegetables you can buy. For only about 90 cents a pound, they give you an impressive amount of vitamins and minerals that have many health benefits.

That includes beta-carotene, which is converted into vitamin a in the body, which plays an important role in eye health.

Next, brown rice is a great, cheap food that gives you a good amount of fiber, vitamins and minerals. Usually stores carry it for about $2 a pound. It’s mostly made up of carbs, with 4 grams of fiber per cup, and has a decent amount of b vitamins, magnesium, and phosphorus.

Air-popped popcorn can also be a cheap nutritious snack. It’s usually cheap, typically costing less than $2 a pound, and is high in fiber and very low in calories compared to other whole grains. With only 31 calories per cup, you can eat a lot of it without gaining weight. Just avoid too much butter, and go for olive oil, sea salt or parmesan cheese.

Finally, there’s good ol’ milk. Milk is very healthy and affordable, usually costing less than $3 a gallon. One cup of whole milk provides a significant amount of protein, calcium, b vitamins and phosphorus.

It’s also typically fortified with Vitamin D. There’s also 1-percent and skim milk if you want to be even healthier. Nutritionists say drinking milk regularly may help prevent several chronic diseases, including osteoporosis, heart disease, diabetes, and dementia.

Other cheap health foods to look out for include chicken breast, eggs, bananas, and canned beans.

An apparent squatter home on the Southeast Side caught on fire on Friday morning.

San Antonio firefighters said they were called to the 4200 block of Golden Spice Drive, near East Southcross and South WW White Road, around 6 a.m.

Details about the fire are unknown at this time, but as of 7:15 a.m., there are 11 units at the scene.

No one was inside the home and no injuries have been reported.

Firefighters said they had some initial challenges gaining entry because the home has burglar bars on the windows and front door.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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2 dogs killed, homeowner displaced after house fire in Northeast Bexar CountyFire destroys abandoned home on West Side, SAFD says

A homeowner has been displaced and two dogs are dead following a house fire in Northeast Bexar County early Friday morning, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said.

The fire was called in just before 3 a.m. at a home in the 7300 block of Estrid Trail, not far from Walzem Road and Seguin Road.

Converse firefighters said they arrived to find heavy fire on the backside of the house and had access problems moving around. Items could be seen all over the yard and inside the home, making it difficult to safely move.

The homeowner did manage to get out safely and was treated on scene for smoke inhalation. Two dogs however, died as a result of the fire.

The cause is not currently known and is presently under investigation. A damage estimate was not given.

Fire officials say the homeowner will now have to stay elsewhere as a result of the fire.

No other injuries were reported.

An abandoned home on the West Side was destroyed by a fire late Thursday night, the San Antonio Fire Department said.

The fire was called in around 11:15 p.m. in the 300 block of Patton Boulevard, not far from Highway 90 and Cupples Road.

Firefighters said they arrived to find the blaze showing after receiving a call for an unauthorized burn. The fire had already blown out all the windows of the house, fire officials said.

Firefighters were able to put the fire out quickly and without incident. The cause of the fire is not currently known. A fire investigation team has been called in to determine the exact cause. The home is now considered a total loss.

Both the San Antonio Fire Department and the San Antonio Police Department responded to the call.

No injures were reported.

A 52-year-old man is in the hospital after being stabbed during an altercation in a parking lot near a Northeast Side gas station overnight, San Antonio police said.

The incident occurred around 1 a.m. near a Shell gas station in the 2500 block of Nacogdoches Road, not far from Loop 410.

According to police, the victim was outside his van in a parking lot near the gas station when he got into a fight with another man.

Police said the victim was stabbed once in the chest and was slashed in the hand several times. The suspect, who officers described as being a tall male, fled on foot after the fight, police said.

The wounded man was taken by EMS to Brooke Army Medical Center, where he is listed in serious condition. The man’s name has not been released.

SAPD said they do not exactly know why the stabbing happened, as the victim is giving limited information.

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

The investigation is ongoing, police said.

Lytle ISDs is struggling to keep things functioning after 15 district vehicles had their catalytic converters stolen.

School clubs, campus inventory deliveries, staff trainings, and campus maintenance all are being hindered.

“We don’t have any fleet vehicles that we can send any district personnel out to for any events that they might have on the schedule. Then, for out maintenance guys and my department that puts us in a bind. We’re not able to get out throughout the district to service the facilities whether we have a pluming leak or an electrical issue,” William Cross, director of operations for Lytle ISD said.

Cross said student transportation to and from school won’t be affected because only one bus was hit in the theft. The district currently only has two day to day vehicles still in service, one for maintenance and one for staff transportation.

“Of course it’s difficult to carry a lot of tools when you’re on foot,” Cross said.

According to Lytle Police Department Chief Richard Priest, a gate next to the operations yard where the vehicles are parked was left unlocked. The gate gave the suspect access to the back of the operations yard where they cut through the wire fence.

The thief was there roughly three hours, from about 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., the chief said.

“The fella that broke in, it looks like one person, Anglo male, small build. This was not like a crime of opportunity, this is something the person knew what they planned on doing,” he said.

Lytle district officials said the total cost in damages is unknown, because the cost of each vehicle repair will vary. Cross believes it’ll come out to tens of thousands of dollars.

As many employers craft their return-to-office plans, Richard Florida believes employers will need to sell their workers on coming back.

Hondo police are investigating a child abuse case that turned deadly.

Interim Hondo Police Chief Ray Lacey said officers responded to a call on Feb. 14 for a one-month-old baby that wasn’t breathing.

Lacey said the child had to be airlifted to a hospital in San Antonio, where the child died.

Police say they have a person of interest in the case and are awaiting autopsy results.

More information about this case is limited. KSAT will update you on air and online with the latest developments.