CBP officers seize rooster blades at port of entry in Laredo

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers on Thursday seized rooster blades used for illegal cockfighting at a port of entry in Laredo. The seizure happened at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge, where a CBP officer referred a Ford E-350 for a secondary inspection. Following a physical inspection of the vehicle, six packages containing a … Read more

Boerne Utilities water customers enter Stage 2 water restrictions

BOERNE – Boerne Utilities notified its water customers that Stage 2 water restrictions would take effect as drought and continuous triple-digit temperatures affect the region. The restrictions will begin Aug. 7, 2023. Boerne will continue to have some of the strictest watering restrictions compared to other Hill Country municipal water providers. “We all have a … Read more

Portion of a major San Antonio highway will no longer be closed this weekend, TxDOT says

SAN ANTONIO — On Friday afternoon TxDOT said the closures originally scheduled this weekend for a major San Antonio highway will be postponed for a later date but failed to give any other details.  The Loop 1604 westbound main lanes between Kyle Seale Parkway and Braun Road will be closed for relocation of traffic barriers … Read more

U.S. publishing executive dies in a boat crash off Italy’s Amalfi Coast

ROME – A U.S. publishing executive died in a boating accident off Italy’s Amalfi Coast, her company said Friday. Adrienne Vaughan, 45, was president of Bloomsbury Publishing’s U.S. branch, which counts writers ranging from bestselling novelists Sarah J. Maas and Susanna Clarke to historian Mark Kurlansky among its roster of authors. A Bloomsbury book, “Chasing … Read more

Movie weapons supervisor waives preliminary hearing in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

SANTA FE, N.M. – The woman who was overseeing the use of weapons on the movie set where Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer agreed Friday to forgo a preliminary hearing that would have provided court testimony from dozens of people, including eyewitnesses to the shooting. Arizona-based armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, in a court filing, waived … Read more

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