Brian Kirkpatrick
General Assignment ReporterBrian Kirkpatrick has been a journalist in Texas most of his life, covering San Antonio news since 1993, including the deadly October 1998 flooding, the arrival of the Toyota plant in 2003, and the base closure and realignments in 2005.
He also served as news director and anchor at KTSA and Metro Networks, and was previously the "Morning Edition" anchor at Texas Public Radio. His early career included work as a news anchor and production assistant for the Texas State News Network/Dallas Cowboys Radio Network in Dallas, from 1988-1993. During his years at TSN, he helped cover the Luby’s mass shooting in Killeen and the Branch Davidian standoff at Mount Carmel. Kirkpatrick read his first newscast on a small radio station in the Hill Country as a teenager in 1981.
Brian returns to reporting after teaching high school journalism at Harlandale High School in San Antonio for the past seven years.
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Boil water restrictions lifted for some areas of San Antonio as SAWS, the Food Bank, the city and the county worked together to provide water for cooking, flushing and bathing. -
Cielos despejados y carreteras limpias dieron a Alamo City una sensación de normalidad, el sábado, después de una semana de nevadas históricas y fallas catastróficas en los servicios de agua y electricidad. El sol y el tráfico indicaban que la vida retomaba su curso. Pero para miles de residentes, la crisis de los últimos días aún domina las facetas más básicas de su vida diaria.
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There is a 5-gallon limit per vehicle, and residents are advised to boil the water before consuming it.
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The National Weather Service has increased snowfall amounts, and lowered temperatures for Thursday’s last blast of cold from a damaging, frigid weather system. 1 to 2 inches of snow is forecasted from Kerrville to San Antonio.
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The San Antonio Water System reports the last blast of this current cold blitz will not freeze SAWS pipes underground, but during prolonged freezing weather, the utility frequently receives calls from customers thinking there is a water outage.
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Actualización Para Este Jueves: ¿Qué Hay En El Pronóstico De San Antonio Para El Resto De La Semana?La acumulación adicional de hielo podría llegar a medir hasta un cuarto de pulgada hasta el miércoles, con posibles acumulaciones de nieve y hielo ligero desde la noche del miércoles hasta la mañana del jueves.
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A record-breaking winter storm with an intensity not seen since 1989 could leave the San Antonio region frozen for most of the next few days.
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Una tormenta invernal sin precedentes con una intensidad no vista desde 1989 podría dejar la región de San Antonio cubierta de hielo durante la mayor parte de los próximos días.
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Thunderstorms drenched the San Antonio region on Thursday as a strong winter system poured an arctic airmass into South Texas. The storm promised to push temperatures into the teens and threatened a damp Valentine's Day weekend with freezing rain, sleet and even snow.
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More than 337,000 people have filed for unemployment since last year. Many are under the age of 34, and 80% of them have a high school diploma or less. The local jobs most in demand now require a higher education and skilled training.
