SAN ANTONIO – A man charged with a double murder that happened in 2018 is heading for trial in the new year. The trial for Jilson Avelar-Rodriguez, who is charged with capital murder, will start on Jan. 12 with jury selection. Avelar-Rodriguez is accused of shooting Nicholas Milanovich, 23, and Julia Wright, 21, in their … Read more
CIBOLO, Texas – A woman was arrested early Monday after allegedly shooting her husband at their Cibolo home, police said. Sonia Hammond, 37, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon – family violence, a first-degree felony. According to Cibolo police, officers were dispatched to the couple’s home in the 100 block of Spring … Read more
Check the pantry and the freezer. Quaker Oats issued a nationwide recall for a long list of granola bars and cereals, while TGI Fridays recalled frozen chicken bites. Quaker Oats bars Quaker Oats recalled more than 40 products because they could be contaminated with salmonella and make people sick. The recalled foods include the classic … Read more
NEW YORK – Jeffrey Wright has played Jean-Michel Basquiat, Martin Luther King Jr. and Muddy Waters. He’s played Colin Powell, a Dominican drug kingpin, Batman’s Commissioner Gordon and a longtime inmate nearing release. He’s played Bill Murray’s neighbor, a Civil War-era former slave, James Bond’s Felix Leiter, the nurse Belize in “Angels in America” and … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Gone are many of the elegant 19th century houses that graced much of Dignowity Hill where many of the city’s early leaders in business and industry raised their families. Still, there are vestiges of its affluent past in the mansions that took their place, many known by their familiar names such as … Read more
Police said an officer at the stadium Sunday was told that a contracted ticketing employee at an entry gate let in a group of people who did not have tickets. ARLINGTON, Texas — An employee working at AT&T Stadium during the Cowboys game on Dec. 10 was arrested for allegedly letting people who didn’t have … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – As of Monday morning, operations at the international railway crossing bridges in Eagle Pass and El Paso are suspended. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said they needed to suspend the crossings in part because of the recent resurgence of smuggling organizations moving migrants through Mexico via freight trains. The same day the … Read more