Family holds vigil for 43-year-old woman who was choked to death; Suspect claiming self-defense

San Antonio police investigate a man’s claim of self-defense after he choked Rheanna Rae Saldaña Aquillon to death. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio police say the man who choked a 43-year-old woman to death is claiming he was defending himself against her attacks. Now, the woman’s family is holding a vigil in her honor. According … Read more

San Antonio man sentenced to 99 years in prison after killing neighbor at Stone Oak apartment complex in 2022

The affidavit shows detectives found blood in several places including on clothing, a plastic bag and an electrical cord. SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio man will spend the next 99 years in prison after being found guilty of fatally strangling his neighbor at a Stone Oak apartment complex in 2022. On Aug. 8, 2025, a … Read more

99-year prison sentence handed to man responsible for ‘brutal’ 2022 Stone Oak murder

The affidavit shows detectives found blood in several places including on clothing, a plastic bag and an electrical cord. SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio man will spend the next 99 years in prison after being found guilty of fatally strangling his neighbor at a Stone Oak apartment complex in 2022. On Aug. 8, 2025, a … Read more

Judge blocks Beto O’Rourke from financially supporting Texas Democrats who left the state

The order came at the request of AG Ken Paxton, whom O’Rourke accused in a separate lawsuit of going on a “fishing expedition, constitutional rights be damned.” (The Texas Tribune) Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke cannot financially support Texas Democrats who left the state to delay passage of a new congressional map, a Tarrant County … Read more

SAPD: 14-year-old girl stabbed after argument with another teen girl, taken to hospital with minor injuries

The 17-year-old suspect fled the scene in a white Mazda before police could arrive. She hasn’t been arrested as of Saturday morning. SAN ANTONIO — A 14-year-old girl was stabbed Friday night after an argument with another teen girl, police say. SAPD was called to the 9400 block of Gold Dust Drive just after 6:30 … Read more