San Antonio woman on trial for murder-for-hire plot of son, daughter-in-law found guilty

SAN ANTONIO – A Bexar County jury found a woman guilty of attempting to pay a carnival worker to kill her son and daughter-in-law. Ruth Ann Comer, 69, was convicted Friday of solicitation of capital murder-remuneration in the 290th district court. She will be sentenced by a judge on Feb. 8. According to records, San … Read more

Grilling company Weber to be taken private in $3.7B deal – mySA

Grilling company Weber is being taken private in a deal valued at about $3.7 billion. Investment funds managed by BDT Capital Partners LLC will buy all of the outstanding shares of Weber Inc. that they don’t already own for $8.05 per share. Weber’s board has approved the transaction, which is expected to close in the … Read more

Historic US treasurer’s memorabilia on display in Ohio

MARION, Ohio – When Mary Ellen Withrow first ran for public office, she was not allowed to have a credit card in her name. In 1969, credit cards were for men only. Today, the 92-year-old Democrat’s signature appears on more U.S. paper currency than that of any other person. Just check the Guinness Book of … Read more

Off-duty Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant found dead at his home – 550 KTSA

Bexar County Sheriff’s Office (Photo: KTSA/Dennis Foley) SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is reporting the death of one of their own. Lieutenant Jeremy Payne was found dead at his home Sunday morning. He was off-duty at the time. The cause and manner of his death haven’t been released but investigators … Read more

Golden Globes, hobbled by scandal, set to announce noms

NEW YORK – After scandal and boycott plunged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association into disarray and knocked the Golden Globes broadcast off television for a year, the annual film and television awards are set to announce nominations Monday. Nominations to the 80th Golden Globe Awards will be announced 8:35 a.m. EST Monday by George and … Read more