Jan 15 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly assaulting his mother and endangering his nine-month-old baby by giving him non-prescribed herbal drops. It was at approximately 12:50 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, when San Benito police responded to the 1600 block of South McCullough Street in …
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Jan 15 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio said on Tuesday that there were no new developments in the shooting death of a Rio Hondo High School senior in late December. An ongoing investigation has not turned up any new leads following the arrest of a 13-year-old suspect charged with manslaughter …
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Jan 15 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Madelyn Victoria Vallejo is moving on up…literally. Vallejo has a slew of performances lined up before she leaves San Benito for “Big D.” “I’ll be working with a talent agency in Dallas, it’s called Studio 92 and Alima Industries,” said Vallejo on Monday afternoon. “I’ll be a talent …
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Jan 11 2013
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The South Texas Youth Stock Show in San Benito returns in 2013 with a four-day event beginning this week. The stock show will be held Thursday through Sunday, Jan. 17-20, at the San Benito Municipal Fairgrounds off FM 510. “We’re accepting entries from all four counties,” Director of …
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Jan 11 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl. According to Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio, 60-year-old Juan Roberto Garza of San Benito has been accused of sexually assaulting the child, who the suspect allegedly had access to at a home located just outside …
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Jan 11 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Faced with dwindling sources of funding aggravated by a still-weakened national economy, Tommy Ramirez, Jr. of the Boys and Girls Club of San Benito asked the San Benito City Commission for more money on Tuesday, lest the club close its doors. Commissioners responded by approving plans to create …
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Jan 11 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A financial consultant hired by the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District has recommended closing Landrum Elementary School after a sharp decline in enrollment. School records show that Landrum’s enrollment has fallen significantly from 440 during the 2007-2008 school year to 360 in 2008-09. The campus saw a slight …
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Jan 11 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A former candidate for the San Benito City Commission was arrested on Wednesday, January 9, after allegedly harassing employees at two different businesses. San Benito police responded to Capital One Bank located on the 100 block of South Sam Houston at approximately 3:49 p.m. in reference to an …
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Jan 11 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com “I might get emotional, so bear with me,” said Isabel González Thursday morning as she approached the San Benito CISD Maintenance Department, where her father, Gustavo González, works. Gustavo, an employee with the school district for a total of 21 years, has made a full recovery after undergoing …
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Jan 11 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A Customs Border Protection Office of Air and Marine helicopter, reportedly carrying U.S. Representative Filemon Vela and Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr., was forced to make an emergency landing near a local elementary school on Thursday. The helicopter’s pilot took precautionary measures after an emergency light indicated potential problems, …
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