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Phil Sterling

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Oct 2, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 2, 2026 · Phil Sterling

    Botched execution in Tennessee frustrates victim’s family members in San Antonio (opens the original)

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    SAN ANTONIO — Christa Pike is reported to still be alive after Tennessee failed to execute her, administering a lethal drug twice. John North, a senior investigative journalist with WBIR who witnessed the execution described Pike’s condition afterward. “At times, it appeared labored. She was snoring at times, but she was still breathing,” North said. Morgan Seeley, the niece of Colleen Slemmer — the woman Pike was convicted of killing — said the outcome devastated her family. “The fact that she

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Phil Sterling

    Security guard testifies in trial of man charged with shooting Jimmy Friesenhahn (opens the original)

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    SAN ANTONIO — It is day two of witness testimony in the case involving Jimmy Friesenhahn, who was shot in the neck while working as a security guard outside El Patio Sports Bar. Jurors heard Tuesday from one of the other security guards who was there. RELATED | Jury selection begins in trial of man accused of shooting Marine veteran “The whole time, he’s just smiling,” said Arlo Lorenzo Walton. Walton was talking about Wilmer Vladimir Ortega Ruiz, who is charged with shooting Friesenhahn after a

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Phil Sterling

    Downtown protest takes place in response to ICE shooting in Austin (opens the original)

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    SAN ANTONIO — Protests in Austin have broken out in support of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, an undocumented migrant who was shot and wounded by an ICE agent. One week later, more protests are happening Sunday in Austin and San Antonio. A smaller but determined group of about 20 people gathered at the federal courthouse, calling for court proceedings for all migrants in custody. “People are taking to the streets to demand that something be done,” said Joseph Montellano, a protester. “A lot of them

  4. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Phil Sterling

    Mental health & safety concerns brought up by neighbors after shooting by bar downtown (opens the original)

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    SAN ANTONIO - Neighbors near the West Side bar where officers opened fire on a man Friday night say they were shaken by the violence — and frustrated by what they describe as repeated dangerous incidents in the area. Police say the man had a shotgun concealed inside a duffel bag near Ruiz Street and North San Marcos. Video obtained by News 4 San Antonio captures the tense moments as officers surrounded him and repeatedly told him to drop the weapon. Police said the man continued making distressi

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Phil Sterling

    Attorney told to cover up in court over sleeveless dress (opens the original)

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    A San Antonio criminal defense attorney says she was told to cover up while appearing in court Monday to schedule a trial date. Mariah Medina said she owns several dresses like the sleeveless one she wore to Judge Yolanda Huff’s courtroom. But Medina said the judge had more to say than simply setting a court date. “She said that the dress that I was wearing, which is the dress I’m wearing now, was inappropriate,” said Medina, who owns Mariah Medina Law. Medina said Huff took issue with the fact

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