May 23 2012
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The times, they are a-changing. That was the general feeling this Monday as the Friends of the San Benito Public Library regular meeting introduced their newest president, Roberta Schoenmakers. The previous president, Ernest Quintanilla, resigned during last month’s meeting citing personal reasons. This marks the third time in …
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May 22 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A man escaped near death Tuesday after risking his life to move multiple propane tanks to safety, this before they exploded near a busy thoroughfare in San Benito. It was 3 p.m. on May 22 when Rigo Dominguez, 46, of Edinburg was performing his usual routine of picking up …
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May 22 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD School Board President Yliana G. Rodriguez has retracted a letter she signed on May 16 that informed the district’s insurance agents and carriers that another group would be serving the district. Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón said Rodriguez informed him via email at approximately 5:40 …
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May 22 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The woman who made headlines in 2008 and again in 2009 for accumulating up to 76 outstanding warrants was arrested in San Benito on Friday for evading arrest. According to a San Benito Police Department (SBPD) press release, 36-year-old Valerie Sanchez is accused of leading officers on a chase …
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May 22 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com South Texas resacas may not be home to the 12-13 foot alligators that roam the Louisiana bayous, but monsters of a different sort do lurk beneath these waters. And Eddie Ruiz caught one. Ruiz, 45, with the help of Ricardo Villanueva, 35, fished a 7’1” alligator gar weighing 283 …
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May 22 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The YouTube video depicting a San Benito ninth grade teacher attempting to convince her students that she’s the reincarnated Mary Magdalene has accumulated over 140,000 views. The story has gained national attention since the San Benito News first reported it via sbnewspaper.com on Wednesday, May 9, thanks in large …
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May 22 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito police have reported the arrest of a man accused of sexually assaulting a child. Alberto Matamoros III, 26, is accused of aggravated sexual assault of a child, a charge that dates back to April for allegedly touching his relative, a 3-year-old girl, inappropriately. After the alleged molestation, …
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May 20 2012
San Benito firefighters work to extinguish a bus fire on Expressway 77/83 in San Benito early Sunday morning. (Staff photos by Michael Rodriguez) By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A bus driven by a Mission man and carrying his nephew caught fire early Sunday morning while traveling on Expressway 83 in San Benito. Samuel Martinez, …
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May 18 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD School Board President Yliana G. Rodriguez has announced changes regarding the district’s insurance agents to the protest of two fellow trustees. In a letter dated May 16 and signed by Rodriguez, the board president informed the district’s insurance agent, identified by administrators as Bob Treviño Insurance …
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May 18 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com “You want to cry, but no one will hear you.” That’s how 72-year-old San Benito resident Estela Lozano described her feelings when visiting her mom’s grave on Mother’s Day only to find that a bronze vase had been stolen from the marker. “You can’t imagine… it’s just terrible,” Estela …
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