San Antonio woman’s killer set to die Thursday
Jan 26th
Convicted murderer Rodrigo Hernandez was headed to the Texas death chamber after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block his execution Thursday evening for the abduction, rape and strangulation of a 38-year-old woman in San Antonio 18 years ago.
The high court rejected a last-day appeal about two hours before Hernandez, 38, was set for lethal injection for the slaying of Susan Verstegen, an employee of snack maker Frito-Lay. She was attacked at a storage area behind a supermarket and her body was found dumped in a garbage barrel behind a San Antonio church.
Execution Thursday for San Antonio woman’s killer
Jan 25th
The slaying of a mother whose body was found stuffed in a garbage can behind a San Antonio church in 1994 remained a mystery for nearly a decade, when a prisoner in Michigan had to provide a DNA sample to be eligible for parole on an assault conviction.
That prisoner, Rodrigo Hernandez, was slated to die by injection Thursday for the abduction, rape and strangulation of 38-year-old Susan Verstegen. The execution would be the first of the year in Texas, which puts more prisoners to death than any other state and which is scheduled to kill at least six more inmates in the next several weeks.
San Antonio Trips Up Orlando in OT
Jan 19th
Tony Parker scored 25 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter and overtime, and San Antonio held on to beat Orlando 85-83 Wednesday night. More >
Cory Joseph headed back to San Antonio
Jan 12th
Well that didn’t take long. After suiting up in just four games with the Austin Toros Cory Joseph is headed back to San Antonio.
The Spurs sent the 2011 first rounder down to the D-League last Tuesday to get some quality minutes running their affiliate ball club; however once news came down regarding the severity of backup point guard T.J. Ford’s hamstring injury suffered this past Tuesday in a game against the Milwaukee Bucks, the organization had no choice but to bring the rookie guard back.
According the Spurs’ official website, Ford is expected to be out four to six weeks.
San Antonio woman blasts Romney stance
Jan 5th
Democrats and San Antonio DREAM Act advocate Benita Veliz have accused Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney of pandering to party extremists for his pledge to veto proposed legislation to provide citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.
Veliz, a Jefferson High School and St. Mary’s University graduate, was spared deportation in November.
Air Force One maintenance moving to San Antonio
Jan 4th
The Boeing facility in San Antonio will gain hundreds of workers and maintenance responsibilities for Air Force One now that the aerospace giant has decided to shutter a Wichita, Kan. plant over cost inefficiencies. More >
San Antonio hotel employee falls down elevator shaft, dies
Dec 29th
A woman died after she fell down an elevator shaft at the Crockett Hotel Wednesday evening, San Antonio police said. Police received reports of the accident around 6 p.m. Investigators said she fell six stories down the elevator shaft.
Police said the woman was an employee at the historic hotel. Investigators are looking into the circumstances surrounding her death. Her name has not been released.
San Antonio native remembers life in old Hollywood
Dec 28th
When Donnie Dunagan came to the front door at his home in San Angelo, I saw a man in perfect health who looked like he still could be a Marine drill instructor, a job he had when he was in his late teens. In fact, he was the youngest drill instructor in the history of the U.S. Marines. More >
San Antonio official hired as Tacoma city manager
Dec 22nd
Tacoma, Wash., officials have selected T.C. Broadnax as their next city manager. Broadnax is currently San Antonio’s assistant city manager and he has served that role since 2006. He oversees housing and community development, building and permitting, planning and neighborhood services and library services. More >
San Antonio court signs order on election deadlines
Dec 15th
A panel of three San Antonio federal judges has signed a proposed order on election deadlines reflecting a deal announced Wednesday by lawyers for the Democratic and Republican parties but left open for now the question of whether any or all of the state’s primary elections should be pushed to another date. More >
