OXON HILL, Md. – Navneeth Murali would strongly prefer for the Scripps National Spelling Bee to get rid of the onstage, multiple-choice vocabulary questions that were introduced to the competition two years ago. “It’s sort of hit or miss, the onstage vocab format, and it’s sort of brutal in my opinion,” the 17-year-old former speller … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – A member of the iconic Von Erich wrestling family is coming to San Antonio. Kevin Von Erich will be at the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 2 for a one-on-one conversation, according to a news release. Tickets for “An Evening with Kevin Von Erich: Stories From The Top Rope” go … Read more
A woman led law enforcement on a vehicle chase through Medina and Frio counties on Tuesday before barricading herself in a vehicle and shooting herself, a Texas Department of Public Safety official said.
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — Three men were arrested after New Braunfels Police say they stole a handgun from a truck and led officers on a chase. This happened Monday at around 7 p.m. in the 2900 block of Cold Spring Drive in the Creekside Shopping Center. Officers responded to a report that three men wearing … Read more
Time is a precious commodity and some readers need to be hooked from page one. T.J. Newman ‘s 2021 debut novel “Falling” (Avid Reader/Simon & Schuster) begins with a sentence that blasts out of a cannon: “When the shoe dropped in her lap the foot was still in it.” The novel — about a pilot … Read more
Johnson is treating his fans in China to some basketball action. SAN ANTONIO — In case you missed it, San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson is in China as part of a sneaker promotional tour of his Chinese-based sneaker line from Qiaodan. As part of the tour, he is hosting meet and greet sessions with … Read more
Two rock legends will be taking the stage at the Tobin Center this September to perform some of their greatest hits. Yngwie Malmsteen and Glenn Hughes will kick off their performance at 8 p.m. on Sept. 2 at the H-E-B Performance Hall. Yngwie Malmsteen is known for his neo-classical metal style and technical prowess. His … Read more