The San Antonio Express-News

3 days ago | expressnews.com | Melissa Manno

As a little kid, Sophia Munson loved to perform. She would often steal her mother's high heels and dance around the living room like it was a stage, singing Spice Girls songs into whatever nearby object resembled a microphone. She was always filming silly videos with her older brother, riding her bike or goofing around with her friends. She was also an avid swimmer and dreamed of becoming a star cheerleader in high school.

4 days ago | expressnews.com | David DeKunder

After the Boerne Champion Chargers staved off elimination in Game 2 Friday of their Class 5A Division II area playoff series against the MacArthur Brahmas, Champion coach Ben Woodchick emphasized to his club the need to take advantage of scoring opportunities in Game 3. The Chargers took their skipper's words to heart, as Champion scored early and often in a 10-0 run rule win over MacArthur in five innings in Game 3 at Diz Reeves Diamond Saturday.

4 days ago | expressnews.com | Scott Huddleston

One local trio took a family outing together that few ever experience: walking across a stage this Mother's Day weekend in graduation caps and gowns. Native San Antonians Jorge Jimenez Jr., his wife Erica and their son Ricardo have put in the long hours of study and preparation, often feeding off of one another's determination and sometimes doing homework together around the family dinner table.

4 days ago | expressnews.com | Scott Huddleston

How would you like to own a fancy 1800s Colt revolver given by inventor Samuel Colt himself to famed Texas Ranger John Coffee "Jack" Hays? Or a small-caliber pistol carried by Bonnie Parker when she and Clyde Barrow were killed by lawmen? Those are among more than 100 firearms, photos, maps, letters and other artifacts available for purchase online through the "Old West, Outlaws, Lawmen and Gangsters" auction hosted by Boston-based RR Auction.

4 days ago | expressnews.com | Molly Smith |Leila Darwiche

Gina Ortiz Jones won more than one in every four votes cast in the May 3 city election by pulling support on San Antonio's East, West and South sides - which counts as a feat in a race with 26 other mayoral candidates clamoring for attention. She carried the majority of voting precincts, including a few on the more conservative North Side. The former Air Force undersecretary and two-time Democratic candidate for Congress is facing Rolando Pablos in the June 7 runoff election for mayor.