Nora Lopez

San Antonio

News Executive Editor at MYSA

News Executive Editor at The San Antonio Express-News

SA Express-News Executive Editor | National Association of Hispanic Journalists president 20-22 | VP-programming SPJ-San Antonio | Past: The Dallas Morning News

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Record rainfall, Central Catholic hazing investigation topped the news

5 days ago | expressnews.com | Nora Lopez

Too busy worried about hail, flooding and tornado warnings to keep up with the rest of the news this week? Here's what else you missed while trying to keep track of our crazy weather. Gov. Greg Abbott this week signed a bill that closes a loophole in state law that's allowed so-called "traveling" agencies to partner with developers on faraway projects to get tax exemptions without local approval. Click to read more.
Changes afoot in Military City, George Strait's son topped the week's news

1 week ago | expressnews.com | Nora Lopez

If you couldn't find the time to keep up with the latest news in San Antonio this week, not to worry. Here's what you missed. In what could be the most significant change in the military presence in San Antonio in decades, the Army is drafting plans to fold two Army commands now headquartered at Fort Sam Houston into a new Western Hemisphere Command. Click to read more.
Body of man seen jumping from a bridge recovered near Elmendorf Lake

1 week ago | expressnews.com | Nora Lopez

First responders recovered the body of a man believed to have jumped off a bridge on the city's West Side, near Elmendorf Lake Park. Police were called to the 4200 block of West Commerce St. at about 9:45 p.m. Friday for a report that someone had jumped into the water near the West Commerce St. trailhead. A sergeant at the scene Friday said there were reports that another man may have jumped in to save him. But police only found the body of one man.
Thwarted school shooting, Trump's Qatari jet topped this week's news

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Nora Lopez

Too busy following President Donald Trump's trip to the Mideast to keep up with local news? Here are the top local stories you missed. For decades, Flaco Jiménez has been synonymous with Sunday evenings at the Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio at Rosedale Park. But not this year. Click to read why conjunto music's most acclaimed ambassador won't be at this year's festival. A mother is accused of helping her son gather supplies as he drew plans to carry out a school shooting in San Antonio.
SAPD asking for help identifying two 'persons of interest' in teen's death

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Nora Lopez

San Antonio police are asking for the public's help in identifying two "persons of interest" in the shooting death of 14-year-old Simon Julian Cuevas III, who was attacked by seven students while walking home from school last month. Police on Saturday posted a video on Facebook that shows two young men walking around what appears to be a lobby area. "The persons in the video were present at the time of the murder and were seen arriving and fleeing with the other suspects," the post states.
22-year-old man killed after veering off road, striking a tree

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Nora Lopez

A 22-year-old man was killed after he failed to negotiate a curve and veered off the road, striking a tree. According to a preliminary San Antonio police report, the accident happened around 3:45 a.m. Saturday in the 7700 block of U.S. Highway 90 on the city's West Side. Police said the driver of a 2010 white Chevrolet Impala was entering the eastbound lanes of Hwy. 90 from Southwest Loop 410 and failed to negotiate the curve. He drove onto the grassy median where he struck a tree.
Arboretum San Antonio reveals master plans for area's first arboretum

3 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Nora Lopez

Arboretum San Antonio on Saturday unveiled master plans for a South Side arboretum - the first of its kind in San Antonio and South Texas. City officials gathered at the former Republic Golf Club to mark the historic milestone. The former golf club, located off Southeast Military Drive next to the Woodbridge at Monte Viejo neighborhood, is being converted into a public space showcasing regional trees and other plants as well as creating public gathering spots and educationl settings.
War Department, UTSA professor's arrest tops the news

1 month ago | expressnews.com | Nora Lopez

We know. Fiesta. Here are the stories you missed while you were out enjoying a turkey leg at NIOSA, cracking cascarones on unsuspecting strangers and demanding that Fiesta royalty show you their shoes. Dang it. After World Wars I and II, war got a bad name. U.S. leaders recast military might as a deterrent, a way to prevent war. Hegseth thinks that went too far. He wants to re-emphasize 'lethality.' Click to read more.
Brewer Academy student's shooting death topped this week's news

1 month ago | expressnews.com | Nora Lopez

You probably spent the first part of the week recovering from Final Four festivities, and now you're busy making plans for Fiesta. Who has time to keep up with the news? No worries, here's what you missed. A 14-year-old student was shot and killed near a San Antonio Independent School District alternative campus on the West Side. The shooting death of Simon Julian Cuevas III, has sparked fear and concerns. Click to read more.
San Marcos warns of mountain lion sighting in area

1 month ago | expressnews.com | Nora Lopez

San Marcos city officials on Friday issued a public warning on social media about a mountain lion sighting in Purgatory Creek Natural Area. According to a post on Facebook, the mountain lion was spotted Thursday morning by a member of the city's trail crew near Dante Trail in an area commonly called Middle Purgatory. The mountain lion was seen climbing out of a tree. It quickly ran away.