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JEFF VAUGHN: One on one with SBOE candidate Ken Mercer
Sun, 20 May 2012 11:02:23 -0700
Ken Mercer is running for re-election for the State Board of Education - District 5 seat that includes the northern part of Bexar County and into the Hill Country. As part of KENS 5's news-maker series, Jeff Vaughn interviews the former Texas State Representative on his views as he runs for SBOE and the issues facing students and teachers. Due to redistricting, all 15 Texas SBOE seats are up for ...
Motorcyclist dies in West Bexar wreck
Fri, 11 May 2012 16:29:05 -0700
A motorcyclist was killed this morning in western Bexar County when he apparently drove through a red light. Witnesses told officials the motorcycle “didn't even slow down” when it crashed into the truck as it drove through the intersection, Conger said.
No DWI fatalities; arrests up 10 percent
Mon, 07 May 2012 23:35:44 -0700
[...] no one was arrested for intoxication manslaughter — the usual charge when a suspected drunken driver kills someone — during Fiesta. The Texas Department of Transportation approved extra money for added Bexar County Sheriff's Office patrol officers during most of Fiesta, and twice as many Texas Department of Public Safety troopers than usual were on patrol, said Sam Aguirre, a TxDOT ...
DWI arrests up during fatality-free Fiesta
Mon, 07 May 2012 05:45:15 -0700
[...] no one was arrested for intoxication manslaughter — the usual charge when a suspected drunken driver kills someone — during Fiesta. The Texas Department of Transportation approved extra money for added Bexar County Sheriff's Office patrol officers during most of Fiesta, and twice as many Texas Department of Public Safety troopers than usual were on patrol, said Sam Aguirre, a TxDOT ...
Mastermind in theft rings keeps getting out of jail, Bexar Co. authorities say
Wed, 09 May 2012 09:02:40 -0700
A man who law-enforcement authorities say has been the mastermind behind major theft rings in San Antonio is back on the streets. Authorities said they've caught him before, but they can't keep him behind bars. And they blame the law. Julian Ontiveros, 40, has been the focus of a three-month investigation and is considered a career criminal by the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, Sgt. Sal Marin ...
Talks under way for veterans court
Sat, 19 May 2012 21:39:31 -0700
With 34,000 military vets who call it home, Montgomery County has the seventh-largest veteran population in Texas – and, exponentially, likely has a large number of combat veterans who have been charg
Texas man's execution stopped at least temporarily
Wed, 02 May 2012 15:37:55 -0700
A federal judge in San Antonio at least temporarily stopped the execution Wednesday of a rapist who was on parole when prosecutors say he killed a neighbor and stole the man's Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Texas man's execution halted for now
Wed, 02 May 2012 19:24:20 -0700
A Texas man was spared from the death chamber Wednesday after a federal appeals court refused to overturn a district judge's reprieve for the prisoner who's facing execution for killing a neighbor more than 15 years ago.
AgriLife Extension’s Bexar County office ‘abuzz’ May 18 with Beekeeping Basics
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:51:17 -0700
New tax code changes give beekeepers a break SAN ANTONIO — The Texas AgriLife Extension Service in Bexar County will host a Beekeeping Basics program from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. on May 18 in Suite 208 of its offices at Conroy Square, 3355 Cherry Ridge Drive, San Antonio. The program is presented by AgriLife [...]
Study: 2,000 convicted then exonerated in 23 years
Sun, 20 May 2012 21:12:27 -0700
More than 2,000 people who were falsely convicted of serious crimes have been exonerated in the United States in the past 23 years, according to a new archive compiled at two universities.