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USS San Antonio sailors work with Marines

Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 has allowed sailors aboard the USS San Antonio an opportunity to once again work with Marines and Marine Corps equipment, something the ship’s crew has not handled in more than three years. “The last time we...

San Antonio woman’s killer set to die Thursday

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...

Execution Thursday for San Antonio woman’s killer

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...

Cory Joseph headed back to San Antonio

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...

San Antonio woman blasts Romney stance

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,...

San Antonio hotel employee falls down elevator shaft, dies

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...

Freshman leads OSU past UT-San Antonio

Oklahoma State is going to New York. Freshman guard Cezar Guerrero punched the Cowboys’ ticket. Guerrero hit eight 3-pointers, second most in school history, and scored 29 points, tying a freshman school record, as OSU rallied from an 11-point...

San Antonio offers sweepstakes during Top Chef

The San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Top Chef: Texas Sweepstakes page went live today. The CVB is giving away three prize packages — Culinaria, Fiesta and Top Chef: Texas — in conjunction with season 9 of Bravo’s “Top...

MEDNAX buys San Antonio pediatric surgical group

Bexar Pediatric Surgery Associates PLLC has been acquired by MEDNAX Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Bexar Pediatric consists of five pediatric surgeons, one pediatric plastic surgeon and one pediatric nurse practitioner. These professionals provide...

S.Antonio police officer’s killer to be executed tonight

A San Antonio street gang member set for execution this evening told police that he knew officers often wore bulletproof vests so when one responded to a domestic violence call at his home, he shot him in the head. Frank Garcia, 39, was sentenced...