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Eric Vasquez gets 25 years for San Antonio road-rage killing
4+ hour, 44+ min ago (430+ words) Jurors convicted Eric Vasquez, 48, on Friday for the death of Jay Whitemountain Morales, 41, a father of two who was shot dead on Jan. 21, 2025. A jury sentenced Eric Vasquez to 25 years in prison Friday for the road-rage killing of Jay Whitemountain…...
A botched execution and plans for one in public show the US is conflicted about capital punishment
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (775+ words) Americans have long been divided over the death penalty, with nearly half of states banning capital punishment outright and just a handful of others carrying out most of the nation's executions each year. When Christa Pike was sentenced to die…...
Man gets 25 years in fatal road rage shooting
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (163+ words) SAN ANTONIO — A Bexar County jury found Eric Vasquez guilty of murder Friday in the 2025 shooting death of Jay Whitemountain Morales following a road rage incident. RELATED | Eric Vasquez on trial for murder after deadly road rage shooting Around 6:10 p.m....
Legal path seems narrow to challenge livestream of Fort Hood shooter's execution, experts say
5+ hour, 10+ min ago (643+ words) Ed White And Claudia Lauer Any effort to challenge the Trump administration's plan to livestream the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan might rest solely with the man sentenced to death for killing 13 people at the Texas…...
Judge convicts 3 Mexicans in the killings of 2 Australian brothers and American friend on surf trip
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (373+ words) ENSENADA – A local judge on Friday found three Mexicans guilty of the murders of two Australian brothers and their American friend in April 2024 in the Mexican state of Baja California. The trial for the triple homicide that shocked Mexico and…...
San Antonio Town Hall Exposes Gaps Between Domestic Violence Courts
10+ hour ago (335+ words) A San Antonio town hall put a spotlight on what happens after a domestic violence victim asks for help — and how often the systems meant to protect them fail to talk to each other. State Sen. Jose Menéndez hosted the…...
Man sentenced to 8 years in prison for 2024 stabbing of brother in Wilson County
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (159+ words) WILSON COUNTY, Texas – A man was sentenced to eight years in prison for stabbing his brother in Wilson County in 2024, according to the 81st Judicial District Attorney. Dagoberto Rivera-Martinez pleaded no contest to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on Oct....
Suspect convicted of brutal stabbing sentenced to eight years in prison
13+ hour, 54+ min ago (200+ words) FLORESVILLE, Texas - As a Wilson County jury panel waited for jury selection Monday, Dagoberto Rivera-Martinez pleaded no contest to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and agreed to an eight-year prison sentence, according to a Facebook post from Audrey Gossett…...
San Antonio man accused of beating partner inside moving car, preventing her from calling 911
14+ hour, 19+ min ago (218+ words) kens5.com San Antonio man accused of beating partner inside moving car, preventing her from calling 911 To stream KENS 5 on your phone, you need the KENS 5 app. Download the KENS 5 app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for…...
Curtis Flowers, a Black man whose death sentence was tossed by Supreme Court, dies in Mississippi
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (635+ words) Curtis Flowers, a Black man who spent more than 22 years in prison and was on death row in Mississippi before the U.S. Supreme Court threw out his conviction and death sentence, has died. He was 56. No cause of death was given,…...