Mar 21 2011
Special to the NEWS HARLINGEN – “There was buried treasure in the backyard just waiting to be dug up and the family knew it. So one day the granddaughter decided to excavate what her grandmother, an escapee from an oppressive Russian tsarist rule, put in the dirt years ago. Turns out it was $57,000 worth …
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Mar 18 2011
By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito Lady ’Hounds found themselves in what has been an unfamiliar situation thus far in district Friday night against the Weslaco Lady Panthers. After blowing away the past district competition and ending the past games in no more than four innings, the Lady ’Hounds started …
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Mar 18 2011
NEWS Staff Report The San Benito Greyhound baseball team suffered a heartbreaking loss Friday night in Los Fresnos. Greyhound Head Baseball Coach Xavier Acosta said the Greyhounds lost by a score of 4-3 against the Falcons, a team hailed as one of the best in District 32-5A basball. Still, according to Acosta, Greyhound Jacob Puente …
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Mar 18 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Rulings on two high-profiled Civil Service hearings concerning previously suspended officers with the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) were made this week. Shortly after the San Benito News first reported Wednesday on sbnewspaper.com that one officer was reinstated from an indefinite suspension, another cop’s three-day suspension was upheld as …
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Mar 18 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The three-way race for Place 1 San Benito City Commissioner will be an interesting one, being that it features a sitting city commissioner, a former San Benito CISD board member, and a newcomer to the local political arena. Incumbent Tony Gonzales took office less than a year ago, …
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Mar 18 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Parks and Recreation Board is proposing some changes to Stookey Park, including the decommissioning of the pool to make way for both a skateboard and a spray park. “We would really like to rename that park. We would like to the park after someone who …
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Mar 18 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com After learning of the proposal to designate boundaries for a San Benito downtown district, business owners in the city are showing excitement about the many opportunities they say it could present. “I think it’s a great idea. It’s something that we need,” said Shirley Vega on Thursday. “We …
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Mar 18 2011
A fire was reported Wednesday evening behind BlackJack’s. According to authorities, The abandoned El Paraiso Lounge was in flames when San Benito police and firefighters arrive. Authorities believe a homeless man who lived inside may have started the fire to keep warm. (Staff photos by Michael Rodriguez)
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Mar 16 2011
SBNEWSPAPER.COM EXCLUSIVE! By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It was reported Wednesday morning that Guadalupe Andrade, the San Benito police officer placed on indefinite suspension last June allegedly for “conduct unbecoming an officer,” has been reinstated effective today. According to City of San Benito Human Resources Director Arturo Rodriguez, Andrade will receive $8,000 backpay while …
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Mar 16 2011
SBNEWSPAPER.COM EXCLUSIVE! By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito police arrested a man who is accused of allegedly stabbing his ex-wife in the arm earlier this week. According to police reports, the incident occurred on Monday, March 14 at approximately 9 a.m., when a 43-year-old woman was reportedly alone at her apartment located …
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