2012 archive

PD: Man arrested with crack

Jose A. Gonzalez

By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com On Wednesday, San Benito Police Department (SBPD) officers arrested a man believed to be carrying crack cocaine and marijuana. Police pulled over a maroon Monte Carlo for a moving violation on April 18, and the officer responding to the scene said he noticed the odor of marijuana emitting from …

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…at the Old Ball Game!

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Youngsters of the San Benito Youth Baseball/Softball Association are shown participating during a Shetland tournament held Monday, April 17 at Stookey Park. (Photos by Rodrigo Davila)

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Raising Autism Awareness at Rotary Club

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Shown (l to r) are Larissa R. Leal, Amelia Mendoza, and Mandi Gonzalez – all of the San Benito CISD Special Education Department – who visited the San Benito Rotary Club at Blanquita’s Mexican Restaurant Thursday to touch on Autism awareness in hopes to improve public and college school systems for children with the disorder. (Staff photo by Jerry Rodriguez)

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Autism awareness goes for a walk

Pictured are scenes from the annual Autism Walk, held Friday evening at the Heavin Resaca Trail in San Benito, which was reportedly well-attended. (Photos by Allison Lambright)

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Girl Scouts bash trash

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Girl Scout Troop 310 participated in the All-Valley Trash Bash on Saturday, April 14 in San Benito. Pictured are Haley Cano, Frida Longoria, Alyssa Aguilar, Ekaterina Cruz, Heaven Aguilar, Dalia Garcia, Trinity Cano and Alexandra Aguilar. Troop 310 is under the leadership of Rosie Ramirez. (Courtesy photo)

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Calendar of Events (April 18-April 21)

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Date: Thru May 11 Event: Angels Pet Rescue+ Raffle: Seven Sets of Pearl Earrings for Mother’s Day Where: Brownsville Animal Shelter, 416 FM 511 in Omito More Info: (956) 371-7320 or email llaneyll@aol.com Date: April 20-22 Event: SBHS Class of 1997 15th Reunion Where: South Padre Isla More Info: ydcostilla@gmail.com Date: April 21 Time: 11:30 …

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GUILTY: Slain teacher’s husband awaits sentencing

Julio Cesar Perez

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Julio Cesar Perez, the pastor at a local Pentecostal church who was accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot to kill his wife last year pled guilty to the crime Tuesday morning as part of a plea agreement, the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office confirmed. Perez, 41, now awaits his …

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Lightning Crashes: Residents say home nearly struck

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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Monday evening’s thunderstorms that swept through the Rio Grande Valley left cities such as Rio Hondo flooded and other areas subject to tornadoes; but for Elvira and Isabel Cantu of San Benito, the storms struck a little too close to home. Emphasis on the word, “struck.” Elvira, 78, and …

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Fire marshal confident of reinstatement

Henry Lopez

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Fire Marshal Henry Lopez, who was indefinitely suspended last month for reasons that remain unclear, said Tuesday that he believes he’ll be reinstated. “I’m very confident, because this issue is even less than last time, and last time it was overturned completely,” Lopez said when asked how …

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Man beaten with baseball bat

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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man beaten with an aluminum baseball bat has been released from the hospital despite suffering from what police described as “life-threatening injuries.” It was at approximately 4:07 a.m. on Sunday, April 15 when officers with the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) responded to what was reported …

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