The omicron variant threw life in these United States into further disarray this week, and San Antonio certainly had its share of virus-related turmoil.
Among the Current's most-read stories of the week were yarns about San Antonio ISD offering substitutes $200 a day to offset a shortage in teachers and Northside ISD dealing with a wave of teachers calling in sick. Meanwhile, FEMA is opening COVID testing sites in SA and other Texas cities, and local health officials are warning folks to be on the lookout for fake testing locations.
Amid all that COVID craziness, we covered the gut-wrenching news that a team of FBI divers helped local authorities search for Lina Khil, the 3-year-old girl who's still unaccounted for after going missing on Dec. 20.
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