USC basketball recruit Alijah Arenas is out of an induced coma after vehicle crash in Los Angeles

Arenas is a son of former NBA player Gilbert Arenas and was signed to play for USC in the fall. LOS ANGELES — Alijah Arenas, the Southern California basketball recruit who was involved in a fiery vehicle accident, is out of an induced coma, his family said in a statement Friday. The 18-year-old Arenas remains … Read more

Frito-Lay driver honored in San Antonio for becoming first in Texas to reach 4 million safe miles

The Texas-based driver received a police escort and hero’s welcome in the Alamo City after 45-year career of excellence. SAN ANTONIO — A Frito-Lay driver was honored in San Antonio for reaching an historic milestone of 4 million miles driven without a preventable crash. On April 23, the Texas-based driver David Montague returned to Frito-Lay’s … Read more

Man convicted of sexual assault and kidnapping after failing to show up at trial, search underway

David Powers was convicted on all counts after he didn’t show up to be cross-examined on Monday. STILLWATER, Minn. — A Washington County jury found a man guilty on all counts Tuesday involving a violent 2023 kidnapping and rape in Lake Elmo.  In an unusual twist, he wasn’t there to hear the verdict, and authorities … Read more

Pepper, evicted Fredericksburg library cat, taken in by family

The community rallied to the young calico kitty’s side after the Commissioners Court ruled she couldn’t stay at the library. SAN ANTONIO — Call it a purr-fect ending for a Hill Country kitty at the center of a paw-troversy. Pepper, a beloved library cat in Fredericksburg whose fanbase exploded after Gillespie County officials ordered that … Read more

Jeremy Sochan headlines NBA Rising Stars Invitational Philippines; Spurs Give reveals new futsal Spurs-themed court

Jeremy Sochan will headline the NBA Rising Stars Invitational in Manila in May, marking the league’s first regional high-school tournament in Asia-Pacific. SAN ANTONIO — The NBA announced that San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan will headline the NBA Rising Stars Invitational Philippines Qualifiers in Metro Manila from Wednesday, May 7 to Saturday, May 10. … Read more