JACKSON, Miss. – Attorneys hired by Jay-Z and other entertainers have ended two lawsuits they filed on behalf of Mississippi inmates in 2020 over what they said were squalid living conditions at the state’s oldest prison — a facility that came under Justice Department scrutiny after outbursts of deadly violence by inmates. Even before the … Read more
The Corrigan Police Department continues to investigate the crash. NACOGDOCHES, Texas — A former Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) baseball player and a current football player died following a crash Friday afternoon. According to SFA, Micah McAfoose,18, and Graylan Spring,19, were identified as the students involved in a vehicle accident just north of Corrigan. … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk returned to federal court Monday in San Francisco to testify in a class action lawsuit filed by Tesla investors alleging he misled them with a tweet. The tweet resulted in a $40 million settlement with securities regulators, claimed he had lined up the financing to take Tesla private in … Read more
Spurs Sports and Entertainment, and local company Victory Capital Holdings on Jan. 18 announced a multiyear naming rights partnership with Victory Capital Management Inc. for the team’s new performance center being built at The Rock at La Cantera on the northwest side of San Antonio. Victory Capital has been named the official investment partner of … Read more
Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai and Sheriff Javier Salazar announced on Friday the purchase of a 20-month supply of naloxone for use by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. The drug, also commonly known as Narcan, can reverse opioid overdoses. Salazar said Narcan had become an essential part of his deputies’ tool kit in the past … Read more
CHILD EXPLOITATION UNIT In Bexar County, Gilbert Jimenez, Jr. was arrested on December 8 on three counts of possession of child pornography. This case was received from a National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (“NCMEC”) CyberTipline report involving the upload of images of child pornography to a social media platform. In Bexar County, Eduardo … Read more
BERLIN – Sean Penn’s film about the war in Ukraine, “Superpower,” will have its world premiere at this year’s Berlin film festival, organizers said Monday. The documentary will run outside the main competition, which features 18 movies this year including John Trengove’s “Manodrome” with Jesse Eisenberg and Adrien Brody. Organizers said the Berlinale will pay … Read more