San Antonio News headlines for Jul 23 2011

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• Motorcyclist killed in I-35 collision identified
  share: diggfacebooktwitter The Bexar County Medical Examiner said Justin Thomas, who would have turned 22 Saturday, was killed after ramming into the back of an 18-wheeler near the interstate’s Judson Road exit.The man appeared to be speeding in the northbound lanes when he hit the back of the tractor-trailer rig, according to police.
• Racing incident ends in wreck
  share: diggfacebooktwitter A teen driver faced racing charges after his vehicle slammed into a family vehicle on the Southwest Side early Saturday, police said.A 10-year-old passenger in the SUV was taken to Christus Santa Rosa Hospital with non-life threatening injuries after the 2:35 a.m. crash.
• Fire destroys complex
  share: diggfacebooktwitter Arson investigators were on the scene at midday, said Fire Department shift commander Tom McNulty.First arriving firefighters discovered heavy smoke in the one building that housed the four units, part of a 20-building complex located east of NW Loop 410 at Babcock.
• Street proposals for HemisFair are mapped out
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  Project could see return of thoroughfares within the park.

• Polls show Perry’s star is on the rise
  share: diggfacebooktwitter Three other recent polls — the ABC News/Washington Post poll, the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll and a Public Policy Polling survey — find the Texas governor trailing far behind Romney.University of Iowa political science professor Tim Hagle said Perry has drawn interest from Republicans as “potentially the guy who is going to ignite the Republican Party behind a strong candidate.”“The Republican nomination is decidedly open at this point because there is not enough excitement about any of the candidates currently running,” said Stephen Wayne, a professor of American government at Georgetown University.
• Neighborhood squabble brewing over ice house
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  A popular Southtown establishment is launching a legal offensive against adversaries it suspects of conspiring to defame it.

• Last Chance Dogs
  These dogs don’t have much more time to live. Will you be the one who gives them a new lease on life?
• Tubers Flocking To Comal River
  City forced to shut down access to river twice this summer due to large numbers of tubers.
• TEA Investigates Teacher For Cheating On TAKS Test
  A San Antonio teacher being investigated for allegations of TAKS testing violations was taken off administrative leave after only one week.
• Man Shot, Killed At NE Side Apartments
  A man in his twenties was shot and killed outside the Madison on Dietrich Apartments Friday evening, police said.
• SA Unemployment Spikes
  Despite netting nearly 8,000 jobs in June, the local unemployment rate jumped to a rate not seen in years.
• Former Jailer Testifies In Hacksaw Trial
  A former Bexar County Jail Guard was the final witness in his trial on bribery and escape implement delivery charges.

• Gov. Perry: Gay marriage is states’ rights issue
  Texas governor and potential Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry says he supports state rights so much that he’s fine with New York allowing gay marriage.
• Neighbor upset over wasted water
  For the past week Pam Springer had been seeing water flowing down a neighboring street inside her far west Bexar County subdivision.
• Crowd to final astronauts: Welcome home and thanks
  Thousands of people welcomed home the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis Friday afternoon
• Obama formally ends 17-year ban on gays serving in the military
  President Barack Obama is putting a formal end the ban on gays serving openly in the military.
• Marine’s walk to benefit kids with cleft palates
  More than 200,000 children are born with cleft palates.
• Obama allows for possibility of US default
  President Barack Obama for the first time is allowing for the possibility that the U.S. may default on its financial obligations.

• Report: Amy Winehouse found dead
  Sky News is reporting that singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead in her London home.
• Be your own ‘thigh-master’
  
• Forget planking — who’s up for owling?
  The sad truth for ridiculous Web memes is that they have remarkably poor shelf lives. So, farewell planking.Hello, owling.
• 40 homeless after vehicle fire spreads to S.A. apartments
  An early morning blaze in northwest San Antonio has left 40 people without a home. Fire officials say it all began when a vehicle caught fire, and the flames then ignited the nearby apartment units.
• South Texas seeing fewer meth houses, but more ice coming from Mexico
  Law enforcement officials in south Texas claim the popular home grown drug methamphetamine is down in creation, but the drug is still out on the streets. The origins of the drug is what’s changed.
• 23-year-old man gunned down near apartment complex
  A 23-year-old man was shot to death outside his apartment. San Antonio Police are gathering evidence in search of the killer.