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3 weeks ago | 
news4sanantonio.com | Mariah Medina |Michael Guerrero |Blake McCarty
AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Senate has passed a controversial bill that could significantly impact lawsuits stemming from crashes involving large trucks. Senate Bill 39, which passed on Thursday, aims to limit the evidence juries can consider in such cases, sparking debate over road safety and legal fairness. Texas is known for its bustling highways, where big rigs transport goods ranging from fruits to furniture.
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3 weeks ago | 
foxsanantonio.com | Mariah Medina |Michael Guerrero |Blake McCarty
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4 weeks ago | 
news4sanantonio.com | Mariah Medina |Blake McCarty
SAN ANTONIO - Nearly five years after the tragic death of her only child, Ana Maria Carpio is fighting to keep one of the individuals involved in the case behind bars. Her son, 17-year-old Sebastian Carpio, was found dead in the trunk of a vehicle that had been set on fire and abandoned in far west Bexar County back in 2020. Investigators revealed that Sebastian had been shot by another teenager, who is now serving a 20-year sentence for manslaughter.
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4 weeks ago | 
foxsanantonio.com | Mariah Medina |Blake McCarty
Sebastian Vasquez Carpio, 17, was reported missing around midnight on Sept. 19, 2020. Investigators found that Carpio had been shot at a house off Fortuna Place on the West Side. (Family Photo)
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1 month ago | 
news4sanantonio.com | Mariah Medina |Blake McCarty
SAN ANTONIO - As the city gears up for this year's Fiesta festivities, local attorneys are urging residents to plan safe rides to and from events, highlighting a spike in DWI enforcement efforts and arrests during the celebrations. "We definitely see spikes around major events," said Joseph Hoelscher, a criminal defense attorney who has authored a book on DWI defense in Texas. "Not so much tourism events, because they take Ubers or taxis, but events that we enjoy as locals, like Fiesta.
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1 month ago | 
foxsanantonio.com | Mariah Medina |Blake McCarty
Surveillance video shows the suspect drinking from a cup that was collected as evidence, yet never tested during the initial investigation.
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1 month ago | 
news4sanantonio.com | Mariah Medina |Blake McCarty
SAN ANTONIO - A man convicted in the robbery and stabbing of a Walmart loss prevention worker was declared innocent by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals late last month, nearly six years after a Bexar County jury wrongfully convicted him and sentenced him to 25 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. It was a grainy surveillance video depicting the back of the suspect's head that caused investigators to zero in on Travis Cobb.
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1 month ago | 
news4sanantonio.com | Mariah Medina |Blake McCarty
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Rapper Taymor McIntyre, known as Tay K, appeared in court Tuesday as his trial for capital murder continues. McIntyre is accused of robbing and killing photographer Mark Anthony Saldivar in 2017. Joanna Reyes, the driver of the car involved in the incident, retook the stand to answer questions from McIntyre's defense attorneys. Her testimony conflicted with previous statements to investigators, which she attributed to fear.
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1 month ago | 
foxsanantonio.com | Mariah Medina |Blake McCarty
SAN ANTONIO - Testimony in the capital murder trial of Texas rapper Taymor McIntyre, known as "Tay-K," is set to begin Tuesday in Bexar County's 187th District Court. McIntyre is alleged to have fatally shot Mark Anthony Saldivar, 23, in the parking lot of a Chick-Fil-A in April of 2017. According to a preliminary report released by the San Antonio Police Department at that time, Saldivar was involved in a fight with several other people inside a car at the intersection of Loop 410 and McCullough.
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1 month ago | 
news4sanantonio.com | Mariah Medina |Blake McCarty
SAN ANTONIO - Testimony in the capital murder trial of Texas rapper Taymor McIntyre, known as "Tay-K," is set to begin Tuesday in Bexar County's 187th District Court. McIntyre is alleged to have fatally shot Mark Anthony Saldivar, 23, in the parking lot of a Chick-Fil-A in April of 2017. According to a preliminary report released by the San Antonio Police Department at that time, Saldivar was involved in a fight with several other people inside a car at the intersection of Loop 410 and McCullough.
